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Is it my imagination or are tubes less durable than they used to be. I seem to remember patching and better patching the same tube several times over its life - punctured frequently riding through glass strewn back streets and alleys in Middlesbrough. Now the tubes seem to become porous before they'...

Don't forget the animal welfare concerns regarding down bags either. It all has to be weighed up. http://environment.guardian.co.uk/ethicalliving/story/0,,1944754,00.html

I do not think I am thick but I am acutely aware of my own limitations. We'll reserve judgement on that for the time being :twisted: Does it happen with every link or just with some. If you give me some sample links I can try them out from Mrs D's computer, however if it breaks HER computer you wil...

Like the paint job. Is it an optical illusion or are the forks bent/damaged ?

shift up two at the back, and shift down at the front half of a turn after. This never fails me - but you need to work out your ratios. My cassette is fairly closely spaced, so going up two might only mean a 12% increase. And show me the hub gear that gives you 18 ratios between 50 and 120 inches! ...

Difficult to diagnose - I do recall serious problems with acrobat a while ago, have you got the latest acrobat and an up to date MSIE ?

You could always try downloading and installing mozilla. mozilla is to IE as campagnolo is to shimano.

Si wrote:

Dai wrote:Wasn't Pob some sort of children's TV character in the 80s?

are you sure that wasn't Bod?

No, it was pob :-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pob%27s_Programme

Yep, annoying isn't it! But, if you are looking at the ads like the ones in my local rags, then they are mostly from what some people unkindly term "POBs" rather than "Cyclists". They have little knowledge concerning bikes, and assume that they only come in two sizes: adult's or...

Mrs D bought me the Northern England memory map from the OS website. Basically it is all the 1:50000 Landranger series for Northern England. This is a DVD which you can use to print and display maps. You can also download to your GPS enabled PocketPC. You can see further details at http://www.memory...

pops wrote:... At least one other I've taught with rides predominantly on the pavement too - I was a bit embarrassed riding back into town with him as he was going at a fair lick. ...

Was this because you were on the pavement with him too ?

I flew years ago and just took the bike as hold luggage, there were no problems with it then but things are probably different now. In those days you could buy appliances without plugs !! If it's going to be expensive, you could leave the bike at home and buy one at destination. When you're ready to...

HR,

[whisper]Just do a search for "pannier and rucksack" from the search bar[/whisper]

Hopefully MickF won't notice this thread

Just got back from the Docs, I have an inflamed lining in my nose

I could not stop sneezing yesterday and my eyes were streaming all day. No sore throat nothing.

Need to get some anti-histamines.

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rides beautiful bicycle
along country lanes

I bought a Dutchbike kit a few months ago - it's still in bits because I haven't had time to build it. The 'frame' is quite heavy. When I get it built I'll post a report and some pics. On to the original topic of the post, all you can salvage is the parts and the memories of the bike. You could alwa...