Cycling UK Forum

Try here http://www.nfauto.co.uk/consumables.htm

rower40 wrote:A "complete chain link" is half the length of the shortest possible chain that one can make. (More a parallelogram than a 'chain'.) It wouldn't be much use as a chain though.

And using a half link that would be a triangle

I've heard nothing but good about Kevin Winter, if you're anywhere near County Durham. I've a late nineties KW road bike and the frame build and detailing is exemplary. Have a look at this

http://www.63xc.com/pauls/kwint.htm .

He can build just about anything and works on direct personal contact with the customer.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/sponsors/ita ... exhibition

Hey it doesn't look like the one here does it?

Though personally I think I'd have Coppi's Bianchi given the choice...

Tom wrote:With respect pete read the web pages properley and it will discusse the cycle chain,do you think I don't know the diff between a chain link fence and a bike chain,
Regards

What I was trying to say is that if you put the phrase "complete chain link"(which this thread is about) into google it comes up with very little relating to cycle chains. In 3 pages of results it returned this thread, a patent for a new type of chain and a description of the Sram joining link. The rest referred to fences, conveyor belts and even Turtlegirls Bloggy Thing which isn't as interesting as it sounds.

As we've never met I've no idea if you know the difference between a chain link fence and a bike chain or not.

Tandemist wrote:I don't beleive it - somebody else with TWO U locks !
I met a girl with two U locks last week and it was the first time I had ever seen anyone with not one but two of the heavy things on her bike.
Is bicycle crime getting progressively worse now I wonder ?

Either that or paranoia is on the increase...

Crazydave wrote:as well as have 3 pints every night 9some peopledo this anyway but I can't afford to do that).

But if you planned your route so you end each day in a town with a Wetherspoons the 3 pints would be under a fiver. So you see you can afford it

DaveP wrote:Calling them a half link has to be a bit of a linguistic stretch when you think about it - as they have exactly the same pitch as any other unit of the chain! The dictionary says that a link is one loop in a chain, so by analogy, any pair of plates and two rivets would qualify.

I could grind on and on here and be a real bore about it all, but really I would just like to know what the consensus is!

Well a half link has a roller at one end and a pin at the other as opposed to links which are either roller at both ends or a pin at both ends. I've used them on motorcycles and in general engineering.

As for what a complete link is I've no idea - only ever come across the term link or half link. Put "complete chain link" into google and this forum topic is at the head of the list. Most other items refer to chain link fencing. I'd imagine the term is pretty meaningless...

Here's my collection of cheap n nasty stuff - paid under £500 for the lot!



Cheap...

Kevin Winter(who? I hear you say) road bike - £250. Good, powerful ride..


Cheaper...

Grisley MTB £135 new. Tough, not too heavy and pleasant to ride.



Cheapest....

My 100 quid British Eagle Touristique which is a suberb tourer.

Take a look at this http://www.users.waitrose.com/~ianclare ... reaves.htm

Good point about the travellodges - apparently if you book more than 4 weeks in advance you can get a room for 10 quid at a lot of them. Big rooms too - plenty of space for your bikes

PrettyBoyTim wrote:I guess it depends what he means by 'pretty cheap' - whether it means £90 from Argos the low end of what could be called a 'reasonable bike' from a LBS (£200?).

But don't a £90 bike from Argos cost £200 at LBS?

WHat the the cycletraining.co.uk website says about the Natioanl Standard is :-
"This is due to be phased in to replace cycling proficiency and other types of (often off-road) training over the next few years creating a new generation of confident on-road bike riders throughout the country."

Note the phrase "over the next few years".
I don't know why they mention it replacing off road training . With the prevalence of MTBs then surely off training is a good idea. After all it's technically more difficult than on road riding.

30 odd years ago when I was 18 I had a very second hand Mal Reece testers bike. On 52 x 13 fixed I could do a 10 in not much over 22. Back into cycling, modern(ish) bike, lots of gears yet it takes nearly twice as long to do 10 miles. Why has cycle design regressed?
Modern bikes seem to have particularly poor hill climbing ability compared to my old one which could get up almost anything quickly on it's single quite big gear.

I've an old Raleigh Clubman I want to convert to fixed wheel.
Any idea where I can get the parts. Just doing it the cheap and cheerful way we did 30 years ago for winter training bikes which worked well enough so all I really need is a sprocket.