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rmurphy195 wrote:Reported this lottoBirmingham Council a couple of days ago via theier web site, had no acknowledgment yet.

I'm expecting them to say something like "Space will be used for parking during a big sporting event" or somesuch (it was during the big match at Edgbaston on Sunday)

Location is Cannon Hill Road, opposite the entrance to Cannon Hill Park, a green cyclepath on one side of the pavement.

http://s818.photobucket.com/user/murphy ... t=3&page=1

reohn2 wrote:

Airsporter1st wrote:
For the princely sum of £2.50, I've just joined the minority:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301856373916

That's great,but it's only the bit.
If you don't have a slot in handle to take the bit,it means further expense.

reohn2 wrote:

Gattonero wrote:Make it very simple:
If the screw is easy to turn, you can use almost anything that would somehow fit.
If the screw feels hard to turn, stop and use the proper tool.

Agreed,but such small screws in such vulnerable places which aren't turned very often,should be lubed regularly so they don't get corroded and hard to turn.
In which case a PH2 a Pozi1 or a flat blade screwdriver will suffice.

As I posted up thread I'd no idea there was a JIS head and I suspect the vast majority of cyclists outside of the trade don't either.
We live and learn,but I suspect the vast majority of home cycle mechanics wont be taking the trouble to order a JIS screwdriver just for that job and I'll be one of them,hey ho we can't say we weren't told

keyboardmonkey wrote:

Airsporter1st wrote:... I really don't understand the general aversion to spending the price of a couple of pints on buying the right tool for the job.

I had priced it up as a medium cappuccino and a goat cheese panini, but otherwise I would have to agree

Bonefishblues wrote:

lyncho1983 wrote:I emailed them the other day asking if i could send some pictures and the ref number and they said there would a £10 charge for them to check if they had any information on the bike.

I'm in bra dford west Yorkshire.

They can't get many such queries, and this just feels a bit "off" to me.

Mick F wrote:What is the specific difference between the PH2 and the JIS2?
Could a PH2 be modified successfully?

Gattonero wrote:Most of the people won't realize until they've tried it. You can almost feel the air sucked out between the screw head and the screwdriver

But seriously, in normal conditions a PH#2 is ok, the JIS#2 goes when you feel the screw is seized or needs some torque, in this case the JIS is so much better and makes life a lot easier.

fretsaw wrote:surely backing down is the best perogotive to putting oneself in line for a punch

mattsccm wrote:I'll ignore the backward fork possibility and just say to the Op that overlap isn't uncommon and for most its not an issue. I'll also 2nd the idea that the foot is too far forward.
Another pic from the side please.

meic wrote:Just about any "post type" cantilever brake pads.

Here are some that even look identical
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shim ... -prod27233

I am not recommending them but they are probably as near to the originals as you could want to have.

meic wrote:Yes, it always the same position-ish. Not horizontal but with the cleat facing down.
My foot knows better than I do! You get your toe a little under it and move forward on top of it which turns it over, then down and it engages. All one quick continuous action, after a while.