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Is it ok to use 3 in 1 oil on a 8 speed bicycle chain.

Thank you for all your kind help guys, I am cycling to connahs key on the old railway and then coming back on the river dee path into chester and then i will be exploring the canal around the city.

thank you very much john that is just what i wanted to hear. have you done the route yourself and what is it like?

Hi john thank you for your reply, is it possible to join the canal towpath near the station and join the route that way so to avoid the traffic?

I am intending to cycle this route next week has anyone any idea where i join the old railway path? I will be arriving in chester by train.

This shop is amazing as if you buy a bike from them you get free servicing of the bike for life. 10 out of 10 for customer service.

Contact your local trading standards as the bike is not fit for purpose and you can make a claim for up to 6 years after the purchase was made.

Cycled the lancaster to kendal canal today a total of 28 miles. The first 11 miles are all tarmac and then it is grass for most of the way until the final 2 miles into kendal. I found it very hard going the last few miles as their are loads of tree roots on the towpath and also a lot of the cycling is across farmland where the canal used to be and cycling on the grass is so energy sapping and i found it very hard having to lift my mountain bike over lots of stiles. On some parts of the towpath i was cycling at 4mph and in other parts it was that bad i had to get off the bike and walk. I would not recommend cycling the last 8 miles as it is more suitable for ramblers to be honest.

Gerry you are spot on, It Is Indeed a fsrxc as i remember the design from around that time.

Great to know that there is a very good shop in the local area staffed by folk who really care about bikes.

Yes crepello those are exactly what i am looking for thank you very much.

I still have the bolts to put back in the holes and the reason i wanted blanking caps was because they look a lot neater.

I have removed my v brakes from my mountain bike to in order install disc brakes, and would be very grateful if anyone can tell me where i can obtain blanking caps to put in the screw holes where the brake bosses have been removed.

Yes bikepacker it is them who do the one day sales they have been doing them for over twenty years now.

I sent a few messages on ebay to them last monday morning and they were answered within mins, i then phoned them for further details and they were very helpful and polite, so i placed my order on ebay and it was despatched in just over an hour and i recieved it the next day. Great service and i will defo use them again.