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Back to the original problem. Sounds to me like the usual problems with Shimano STI's front indexed shifting, exacerbated by the use of a stronglight impact chainset on which there are no ramps etc. to assist gear changes. I suspect any noted differences between chains are not really worthy of note ...

Much appreciated - thanks.

All you need is shorter chainring bolts for a single ring. Most shops will have them now that single speed/fixed conversions are so popular! Alternatively, if you have the appropriate equipment, you can just grind down the double bolts.

Morning all, I've got an old steel frame which I'm building up as a commuter but it has no braze-on for the rear derailleur on the dropouts. I can find all sorts of dropout replacements online but there doesn't seem to be any adaptor for this kind of arrangement to enable the use of a modern deraill...

Just turn up and wait, there's a shelter and even loos. If around rush hour you'll have a large queue of traffic to overtake on the approach road, don't wait as it goes on for half a mile so scoot to the front and take a seat.

I think the best thing to do is just find the most comprehensive contents cover you can - I'm with M&S and it's a simple 'everything insured at home and away from home' only have to list items with a replacement value in excess of £4k. It's pricey, but given all the hoops and small print you fig...

If you look at the map you will see that the M5 and the A38 follow a similar path between Exeter and Bristol When you have an A road next to a motorway the motor traffic all goes on the motorway, leaving the A road clear for other vehicles :D Fine in theory and sometimes in practise (i.e. on a Sund...

I'm another who isn't a brooks fan (I'm vegan!) and there are many other for reasons of weight and aesthetics. I've done the Specialized range and also recently experimented with Fizik and conclude that saddle width makes the biggest difference. Before getting my 'sit bones' measured for a specializ...

Well, I ended up towing a pretty heavy trailer 35 miles each way - hard going with a standard road triple (soon to change that!) but only on hills or into a headwind. Only thing that takes some getting used to is the tugging/surging, but once over that I could get out of the saddle and honk up short...

Hi Jazzkat, I've done a similar thing, I wanted a fairly quick, light bike as I'd be mainly using it for commuting and day rides. I'd previously had a so-called 'road' bike and didn't want a full-on touring bike. I ended up with a Dawes Audax which feels nearly as light and quick as a road bike but...

Green oil?

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I've got some - like a wet-lube but not as gloopy so a really nice balance between traditional wet lubes and teflon style lubes.

Laptop case (thin neoprene job) in courier bag. I was fortunate enough to be able to order one of those tiny lightweight Toshiba laptops on the basis that I'd be cycling with it. If I'm away for a few days then I just pack it carefully in a pannier.

I think it's worth investigating all the potential causes as listed above (excellent post that!) - I've got a shimano 10 speed set-up, albeit with Campag shifters and a Jtek shiftmate, and have found it far more accurate and reliable than my old 8 speed set up. That's probably just because I ran the...

Could you not go the other way and buy a longer handlebar stem? I would imagine too much seatpost layback is not a good thing if you want to efficiently put power down into the peddles. Not a solution I'm afraid, the saddle position would still be too far forward and put too much weight onto my han...

Tako - that's just the kind of advice I was after. I'm completely clueless about getting fires started or any such thing (no scouts for me!) so that is a big help. I'll have a small gas canister stove to use too but would like to use the bushbuddy wherever possible. Do you carry a small saw or big k...