Cycling UK Forum

It's a bit of a minefield. I see some BBB pedals have DU bearings, some 'cartridge' and some loose balls. As Brucey has said before, if the body is very slim it's unlikely to be loose balls. Very confusing even on the BBB website we have pedal BPD-15 stated as loose ball, and the very similar number BPD-15B which although black plastic (rather than aluminium alloy) has du bearings. Still on the BBB website there is BPD-16B (which isn't a black body) but is stated as having loose balls but the body doesn't appear big enough. Best 'bet' seems to be BPD-15 which has an aluminium alloy body and black cage, but more importantly, has a good chunky body to house the stated loose balls, although looking at description from UK suppliers the type of bearing isn't stated. Crikey I.m confused

I put it in the bin yesterday, but I could probably retrieve it if someone was desperate - to be fair it was shot!

I examined the rear hub a short while ago - it's got SUNTOUR stamped into the alloy and a 7S sticker on it The axle was the part holding it all together (though in this case not very well

That's very similar I'm sure. I also pretty sure it wasn't identified as Shimano, but I'll have another look.
The owner had mentioned the original BB was getting badly worn and I offered to fix it with him (free labour) as I'd managed to fit a Shimano UN55 to my blue one without any problems. He took the bike it to the LBS, and sometime after said the guy had cut away some of the seat tube. Yesterday, fearing what I would see, I removed the (pretty lumpy UN300) bb. There was a hole through both seat tubes, and there were witness marks on the bb spacer tube where the inner seat tube had been clashing during the fold - this explained the 'lumpy' feel when folding, despite plenty of grease being present. The grease may not easily reach the lower extreme of the tubes now though, as it has an 'exit path' . I'll pull the bb out again some time and examine whilst adding grease. At least the LBS guy hadn't cut around 180 degrees of the inner seatube! More disturbing was how he'd mullered the thread on the driveside, either by getting the original bb out, or doing the 'seat tube work' - there was only about 2/3 rds of the thread intact, and what was there seemed to have the peaks removed. Careful insertion of an old bb cup was tried, then with a slot cut in the old bb cup, again inserted and as much of the thread recovered/cleaned as possible. I had an already used but good condition un23 (cheapo shimano) bottom bracket which is waisted like the UN55, so fitted that easily and called it a day. I think the logic of the LBS was 'I won't bother trying to find something that will fit, I have this UN300 so I'll make it fit'. IMHO a very poor 'repair' and I wouldn't let him anywhere near my bikes.
ETA - having looked at my previous note a couple of pages back, it appears the 'surgery' was done less than a year ago, so the UN300 bb hasn't lasted well. The previous owner appears to be very hard on his bikes though, and clearly ridden in all weathers with no 'guards.

Strange things happen!....... I think it was 5 years ago when I said I'd bought a Rudge Montague and also been given one all in a couple of weeks after looking for one fo a couple of years. I sold the white one (maybe a pic on an earlier page). Fast forward 5 years to now, and the owner has 'finished with it' and offered it to me for free, It's in a sad state..... No rear mech or chain. a knackered freewheel, no brakes. Otherwise looks like it's lived outside, but it is salvageable and I had decided it would be good to have a cheap bike at my Daughter's place in case I needed transport, so the timing was good. I'll see what the bike shop did inside the BB shell (see earlier). Interestingly the freewheel (described by the donor as a freehub) was some sort of 'Hybrid freehub', and I'd be interested if anyone else has one of their Rudge Montague. It was very wobbly (not worth saving IMHO) so I set about getting it off so I could rebuild the rim into a Shimano MTB freehub I have. Upon removing the axle what looked like a freewheel but had no visible means of removal just fell off - behind was a spline which was part of the hub and similar to a shimano setup, but the sprockets looked to be screwed onto the freehub body like a traditional freewheel, with the centre part mating to the spline on the hub a la Shimano.
Looking for a cheap rear mech on Ebay brought up many called 'fit for Shimano Tourney' or similar, and clearly copies - I'll get one from Halford for £2 extra in the hope it's genuine!

I wouldn't even use hammerite for painting shelving in my garage, it's dreadful stuff which falls off after rust develops (unseen) underneath it.

A mudguard (even a plastic one) will prevent a serious accident, and I agree the cable dropping on the tyre would present a serious hazard. The other possibility is a (if long enough) bracket intended for a reflector, or indeed. complete with the reflector. Always best to check cables of course, but it's worth having a belt & braces approach.
ETA.... beaten to it!

Lever boss or mech boss? Lever boss is standard M5

I agree with all the above. is there possible a 'grid' online which lists on both axis most materials - the intersection showing what glue brand is suitable? A little anecdote.........
Many years ago I wanted to bond an aluminium surround to perspex and found a local place that was a loctite products specialist. They produced a 'grid' and the suitable adhesive was identified. Being young and inexperienced I didn't think to abrade and clean both surfaces. i read the instructions which were along the lines of "coat surface A with the gel using a brush and surface B with a line of the liquid activator and bring parts together" This was incredible and worked almost instantly. Several years later I was disposing of the assembly and wondered how strong the join would still be...... The 6mm perspex broke and the aluminium stayed attached at the join, irrespective of which direction I applied the 'test pull'. very impressive some of these glues.

Whilst I echo the advice given by others, there are a couple of 'caveats' I'd like to add:-
1) selling on auction sites will be a drawn-out and sometimes costly process.
2) If you establish the prices of similar items sold on auction sites and get a 'total' for the lot it may be worth contacting a recognised trader on the basis they may well offer near the total - buyers will most likely pay extra on auction sites on the basis they are buying from a trader, and the individual seller rarely achieves the same price. Selling to a trader means everything is sold quickly and easily.
I ought to add I'm not a trader! I did, however, sell many parts in similar circumstances and it took about a year to sell them all. A trader immediately sold on one lovely, shiny, steel track quill stem for 50 % more than I achieved, but it had been on Ebay for quite some time before I sold it - that rankled a little, but that's how things are. I recently used Ebay after several months break and where I previously got 100 free listings there was now a listing fee.
I wish the OP luck with her sales.

The Brompton part looks to be good and cheap...... being a cheapskate I considered making a copy using a piece of plumbing waste pipe. That may be an option depending on the size required?

I find when I'm on the bike in any of our narrow lanes in Norfolk, that the two extremes prevail - the motorist either apparently doesn't see me at all (I thumped a door mirror a few years back as one approached far too fast leaving me no room) or they take to the grass verge when there's plenty of room. A lady motorist was coming towards me on Sunday and dived off the road planting her wheels into the very bumpy verge and there was a good few feet between us - the crazy thing was that instead of stopping (or going at a crawl) she maintained her speed, thus hitting many lumps she could have avoided. When in my motor car I find most motorists dive well into the verge and create a 4ft gap between us, where a minor 'dive' would allow us to pass without door mirrors kissing - I think it's because they don't want to lose any speed at all

I bought one of the mini tool kits today. It's not something I'd usually consider, but at £4.99 It is pretty small but packed with good quality tools which have been designed well. I'm confident that it would be more use for a roadside breakdown than other mini tools I've seen.
ETA I also saw they had cycling shorts at £5, and have always been pleased with their shorts. As one of the packages had been opened I took the opportunity to examine the shorts, and decided not to buy because they had no waist cord to tie them tighter - my previous (and indeed current) Lidl shorts had this feature. I didn't want to buy shorts that could fall down!

We drive the A11/A14 route frequently. There seem to be a lot of 'plain clothes' covert Police vehicles - we have seen many different makes/styles of vehicle with blue flashing lights! One day we noticed a motorcycle drawing alongside. My Wife and I were chatting, and wondered if the Police motorcyclist thought she was on the phone driving at the speed limit (she rarely exceeds them). He looked inside the window, nodded and gave a thumbs up and carried on his way. It's good to see this covert policing taking place - it's there to protect us. One day on an A road (single carriageway ) the driver of an approaching lorry was reading his newspaper at 60 MPH.

Today I'd only ridden 1/2 mile before I noticed a 'peleton approaching' they were going fast (maybe 25MPH) and I greeted them with "Morning" to which one replied "where's your hat?" I was unable to reply of course. What I did notice this group, 2 abreast and going fast ,were about to get to a narrow part of the road ahead, and given their width and speed were possibly heading for danger - but they had hats on!