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Sorry to hear about the injury Velocio. You could always try sneaking round the east side of Portsdown hill. i.e. Eastern Rd up to Farlington, through Bedhampton and Leigh Park to Rowlands Castle. Once there you have the start of some nice country lanes. My favourite is Rowlands Castle up to Buriton, through Queen Elizabeth forest. . .. . plenty of other possibilities though.

I really don't know much about CTC Insurance . . . I have always self-insured, and I only tour on a sub-prime bicycle. ( The best bike is saved for day-rides only, and is never out of sight. )

I suspect yes. I have recently shimergo'd
My Ergopowers are now effectively 10-speed and all the backend is shimano 8-speed.
The two spare gears are at the low end ( I think ), but you can fix it to be any way you prefer.

Rear Shimergo article
http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3946

I have not changed the front end. i.e. All Campag.
However, the front shift is not indexed and you should be able to trim-as-you-go in the normal Campag way.
. . . or just leave the Shimano shifter in place.

Front shifter article
http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=4068

horizon wrote:Given that we don't have a cycling equivalent of the AA (why not?), . . .

We do . . . http://www.eta.co.uk/pages/Cycle-Rescue/21/default.htm

Cost effective ?? For the individual to judge.
Terms & Conditions are likely to apply.

Welcome to CTC and welcome to the message board.
Whilst waiting for specific replies to your message, have a try with the search facility ( on the left ). I tried "car AND racks" and a few topics looked promising. Other search word combinations may reveal more.
Best Wishes
Graham

Hi T/C,
I have reviewed the Topic and removed a few "padding" posts. I have to say that the topic is one of the cleanest that I have seen. Good quality posts : useful debate.
Beyond that I can't really do much more within the constrainst of this Message Board software. I'm not quite sure how copying it out to a Word Processor would make it any easier.

andyml wrote:it was really advice from brompton owners i was hoping for as the rear wheel on a six speed seems very tricky to remove and replace at the side of the road...

Sorry, maybe my post was unclear. In the great majority of rear punctures on a brompton you can effect the repair without having to remove the back wheel.
Depending on the nature of the journey, you may judge that if you are forced to remove the rear wheel for any reason, it is easier for you to fold the bike and get it home by any other means to affect the repair back at base.
Brompton Owner L5 - mainly train/brompton commuting central London.

Use tyre levers to expose the inner tube on the non-gear side.
FInd the hole in the usual way. Remove whatever penetrated the tyre.
Use a puncture repair patch.
Reassemble, and off you go. . . . .

If that doesn't work then fold up the bike and catch the bus, a cab, the train, hitchhike . . .

Thanks to Anthony for introducing the term polystyrene hat. It serves to illustrate very nicely the emotional content carried with the language that we use. Whether I wear one or not I will endeavour to substitute this in any further discussions I have about . . . polystyrene hats.

Personal anecdote time : About 10 years ago my elderly mother was a passenger in a car accident. She received a severe head injury. We watched her progress from death's door, total loss of character, through very slow recovery, back to normal ( about 2 years ).
She implores me to wear a polystyrene hat whilst cycling. When in a more mischevious mood, I implore her to wear a polystyrene hat whilst driving.
I do sometimes whilst cycling.
She never does whilst driving.

Properties . . . . as in right-click on ANY filename/icon on your computer. See "properties" in the resulting drop-down list.
Image files (should) have additional properties relating to the image.

Hi Mick F,
I have tested with the image files in question.
I did receive the "File size too large message" on the smaller image file.
What I noticed was that the File Properties on the larger file were as expected for an image file. The smaller file had lost its image properties.
I have opened and resaved the smaller file in an image editor ( GIMP ) and the image properties are present on the new file and it uploads OK.
I don't know what you did to resize the smaller file, but it lost its image properties and confused the Forum image upload procedure.

My next touring/load carrying bike will have 26-inch wheels - so you are off to a good start.
SPA cycles do good touring spares & equipment. Their wheels are highly regarded, not least because of the choice of rims and the differential spoking on the rear. i.e. Drive side 13/14 gauge Sapim Strong single butted. non-drive side 14/16 double-butted ( from memory ).

Thus my latest build was 700 rear, XT hub, spokes as above, DRC rim. With thanks to CJ for advice.
. . . and it was running nicely, until I derailled into the spokes . . . just rebuilding it now

thirdcrank wrote:(To casual bystanders: I am indifferent to the benefits of any other system.)

Please respect T/Cs request on this.
Can anyone offer a diagnosis for this forum + MSIE problem ??
Sorry I cannot help myself T/C . . . I gave up using MS a couple of years ago ( and have forgotten much about it )

HUSSEYR wrote:Could anybody tell me the advantages of paniers over say a rucksack for touring??

If you are a CTC member, CJ may send you a copy of a thoughtful analysis he wrote about cycle luggage.
In the meantime here is a collection of Q & As . . .
http://ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3819

IMO. Touring with a rucksack is a really BAD idea.

Sorry Niall. I don't want it posted on this board ( without clearance from management ).
Some kind person may scan it and send it to you as an email attachment.
Meanwhile I will try to get some guidelines on this sort of request.