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Encouraged by this thread and the fact that my front wheel rim has worn out I ordered the decathlon wheel and collected it yesterday. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/28-front-hybrid-dynamo-wheel-id_8133890.html Mine did come with a QR Skewer and the dynamo was the Nexus version. 1-IMG_1435.JPG As predic...

I managed to route the cable to my front derailleur the wrong side of the little tab next to the pinch bolt . Made it very difficult to change gear. It should go like this (but I expect you knew that already).

Steve

Many thanks for all the helpful replies.

Steve

Thanks, tempting but I am in London

I would like to build a pair of 27in wheels for a friend who has an old bike. The only new rims I can find are single walled without eyelets. https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/rims-tape/alex-ap18-wide-low-profile-27-inch-630-rim-silver-36-hole/ Would these be OK or would I be better off trying to find som...

Actually I can think of one other thread that is finer than this, but it doesn't appear on every bike and most folk that have it don't know it is there.

Oh you tease! The thread on a freewheel is pretty fine but I guess not finer than that....

Hi Vetus I have just purchased an Alan Super Record that sounds like yours with the round forks. Its a small frame (51cm) and I am not particularly strong so frame flex is not an issue for me. The forks however seem to flex much more that I am used to on my other bikes when braking or going over bum...

KMC chain comes with a quicklink that is easy to use and re-use (even if they say its single use only), Shimano comes with a special connecting pin that you push through then snap off. Only used the Shimano system once and whilst it worked fine there seems more potential to mess it up so I have avoi...

Had the same problem when I fitted mine. Googling it at the time it seems like they are designed to be used without a ferrule. I used a small dremmel disc cutter to cut the cable housing square and they work OK. Does seem an odd design however.
Steve

I have not tried this myself but Sugru is a moldable silicone rubber that sets in 24 hours. Its available in a variety of colours and looks like it might work well.

FWIW there was a similar thread on another forum about this a couple of years ago:

http://tinyurl.com/j7uc4vw

The photos from the original thread seem to have gone but from what I remember looked similar to the OP

Steve

For right handed people the muscles used to turn a screwdriver clockwise are the supinator muscle of the forearm and the biceps brachii of the upper arm. These are stronger than the muscles used to turn a screwdriver anticlockwise (the pronator teres and pronator quadratus). Might be a reason why ri...

They come up regularly:

http://tinyurl.com/zcnz5la

Thanks folks. Advice noted, I have shifted the mount to the front of the fork. That now gives me 3 inches of clearance between the mudflap and the ground. Will still need to take care over kerbs.

I have just fitted some SKS Longboard mudguards to my commuter bike. I fitted them as per the instructions with the bracket on the front mudguard behind the fork. I was surprised how low the mudflap on the front guard was to the ground. The clearance is just over 1inch. Is this OK? Thanks for any ad...