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If the bottom of the can is swaged on it can develop a leak caused by corrosion or rust. Accelerated by the cold damp storage.

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simonineaston wrote: ↑29 Jan 2025, 10:51am I use fb as sparingly as I can, but it has a few groups that I like one obvious example being those that focus on Moultons. But a recent discovery has been the source of much chuckling. There's a Wallace & Gromit fan group, who specialise in spotting Aardman's characters humorous props. Both the human & the pooch are often shown reading books, all with amusing titles. Wallace usually reads something with a cheese-based pun, Gromit's are dog-based. Half the fun is spotting them, as they're often visible for a split second only.

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I've been chuckling over them too.

Fromage to eternity
East of Edam
Brie encounter
How green is my cheese
Grated Expectations

To name just a few.

And the odd can of WG40 to lubricate things.

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Barrowman wrote: ↑27 Jan 2025, 9:24pm Retired Police Officer here. We used to consider it a bonus if a cyclist had any lights in the dark.

When flashing led rear lights came on the market I fitted one and after less than a week's use I was pulled over by a panda car. I was expecting a reprimand but to my surprise he thought they were brilliant and was only interested in where he could obtain one too.

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Ive got some Shimano DT levers rubber covers. Back in the day I used to have various coloured Campag ones. Thanks for reminding me.

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Some of the early aheadsets didn't use compression rings just a minimal clearance top cover pressing on the upper race. They were prone to "knocking" if the clearance was anything less than miniscule. I resolved a knocking issue by using a thin "O" ring between the top race and it's hat. Similar principle to Bruceys idea. It may even be possible to use a fatter "O" ring instead of the compression ring. Perhaps someone could try it and report back.

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That's not good. Stay indoors and a plug for helmets in your situation. Stay safe. We only had a few plant pots and the odd Wheely bin making a dash for freedom. I slept through it all but Swmbo and several of my neighbours were disturbed during the night.

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SJSC have the leather faced rain pads for steel rims.
"Fibrax Raincheater 35mm Brake Blocks" https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brake-block ... teel-rims/

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Thankyou Simon
I confess to having to Google a wimple

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Check on Velobase. It suggests they are 3/16".

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You will have an increasingly difficult assessment to make as his fingers reach into various pies throughout the land. Several home battery installations rely on his Power Wall and i noticed the other day there were domestic led lightbulbs branded as Tesla. Trying to avoid his products will become increasingly difficult.

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Nice link there.

ready for your next emergency. My guards are stuffed with mud from salted roads so reluctant to throw it on the garden.

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Been there too. I wear stout gloves now when doing similar jobs.

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The search function has thrown up a similar issue which facilitated a repair strategy. It may be a similar issue which could advise you.
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Positron was Shimano's early foray into indexed gearing. It relied upon solid cables and the indexing took place in the rear mech with a crocodile tooth arrangement. Not very successful.
If you have the front freewheel system on the chainset then that's rare.

http://www.shimano.com/en/100th/history/products/16.php

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It's not difficult to have a remote bell rung from any convenient lever. This was common on tandems where the stoker was able to ring the bell mounted up front. Brake levers were often employed to operate the bell using a brake cable joining the pair.
Handy when the captain has his hands full.

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