Cycling UK Forum

Hi Guys Thank you so much, you are all vey helpful. I have downloaded and now reading Rogers book recommended. I so eager to start with some old wheels I have. After I have built my truing stand (also in the book) Again thank you all. I will let you know how I get on. Thanks Two_Trooper Roger Musso...

Hi I'm not sure where you are but there's a guy in london called Arup, I think south east London, who does small friendly courses for a few people depending on demand. He's a link if you want know more. http://www.yogarup.com/wheels/ He's supposed to be good although I've not actually been on his c...

I have seen too many stories of cracked ti frames on the internet to ever recommend one, regardless of source. I think failure rates of ti frames are disproportionally high. In nearly every case of a cracked ti frame it will have been poor construction and nowt wrong with the material. You don't se...

I'm going to need some deep drop caliper brakes (700c in a trad roadie frame situation). Tektro seem to produce some, look okay but are they any good in practice? Or are there any other quality makes available that are tried and tested. Centre to centre drop measurement is 65mm. I would appreciate ...

I'd have to list a few I guess
Repair stand
Set of tools
Garmin 800
Quality truing stand
Assos bibs
..... and more.

Does anyone know anything about these wheels? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121514207457?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT To me with my limited knowledge they seem keenly priced. If I was in the market for upgrading my Wiggo, mamil, carbon wannabe bike would they be any go...

In my own experience with bikes costing up to 2000 pounds to build, within 12 months if trying to sell around 800 is a price hard to get! Bike people in my opinion are generally friendly but pretty mean when it comes buying secondhand. I have been deeply upset at times. On the other hand second han...

Hi Matt, If its a Carrera Subway 2. That's the same bike I have. The only must haves are mudguards and a 'disc' rack and you are in business. The mudguards are easy to fit, you need to make a little plastic spacer on the forks, and use the brazed ons inside the rear stays at the back. I have done s...

I have:
Veloce shifters with triple chainring and 12 - 32 cassette
Veloce shifters with compact chainring and 12 - 32 cassete. This is enough for me and the triple (above) it's too much.

You would know better what is best for you though. A long cage rear derailleur is needed for a 32t cassette.

In about 2004 there seemed to be machines that would stress-relieve, for example....... http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=49702&hilit=spokes&start=60 Thank you for the link, some really interesting stuff there. I bookemarked the topic as I need more time to read it and digest ...

i like gerd schraner's book "the art of wheelbuilding." with the advance into the market of machine built examples i wonder whether the art will one day die out though. My background is in software development but I also build wheels. I haven't read much about what type of machines exist ...

Unless the nipple is corroded onto the spoke, a round spoke will not twist enough to have any real effect. (flat spokes twist much more) I agree its good technique to "tighten the spoke to a bit past where you want it, then back off a bit", otherwise its difficult to make a small adjustme...

[quote="Milfred Cubicle"]That's great folks, many thanks. As for the Vaseline, did the spokes loosen over time?[ /quote] Make sure the spokes have sufficient tension and you balance the spokes . You can use a similar wheel to judge what is sufficient tension ( assuming the wheel has been b...

I find it odd that nobody has mentioned stress-relieving the spokes, which is probably the single most important thing you can do in order to prolong spoke fatigue life. And I'm afraid I disagree with Stewart.... ............... - the absolutely vital one - always backing off spokes after adding an...

Hi, I really don't know what the problem might be. I have two bikes working with 10 speed shifters and 8 speed cassette and derailleur (shimano) - never a problem. Then I bought a set of record 11 speed shifters. The bike has shimano 9 speed cassette and derailleur. No special cable configuration. I...