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i got some winter sock from aldi in the last sale, these too are excellent and also have supports sewn into them such that they are marked "R" and "L" so you get them on the correct feet.

you might be refering to CJ's review of a 29er (700c wheeled MTB) in which he puts forward the case that the larger wheel size is bigger because it rolls over bumps better and having a long thin contact point rather than a short fat one, means that energy lost in ssurface compaction/drag is reduced.

But, ont he other hand, 26 inch wheels have a much better selection of off road tyres with we are talking seriously stogey terrain.

There's a bloke in our Section that must be in his eighties and he is proud to ride several bikes that he claims are older than him, and uses them as normal clubrun, in all weathers, type of bikes.

Bike life depends on how you look after them (assuming they are proper bikes made of steel rather than baco-foil or plastic )

Forget the "cycle" bit for a moment, and all becomes clear. Touring, tourist and toursim are common everyday terms, well understood by the man-in-the-street. Cycle-touring, -tourist and -tourism is just the same thing

I would say not. Each person in the street will give a different definition of "tourist". e.g. is a partaker of a package holiday doing a tour because they seem to be classed as tourists? There are no truths, especially with language, just interpretations.

Raises hand!

Appologies - twas me that moved it to the wrong place (sticky mouse) and now I can't get the bugger out again.
I was attempting to move it to Forum Help as it was more about the forum than about cycling.

And I was also going to say that the moderators already knew and that Hugo had been advised that anyone who posted anything abusive would not be here long.

To be honest I think it much better for posts such as that one to be made to the mods rather than to the forum as you run the risk of starting an arguement/flame with the target of your post, and of increasing the amount of bad feeling.

We are hoping that everyone will treat the new forum as a clean slate and that old grudges can be buried.

no, the 8spd will be too wide.

you could remove a sprocket and put it on but that would be a bit pointless. or change the freehub body but a lot of effort/cost for little requard IMHO.

I'll see you your wellies and raise you a pair of wellies and a set of fishing rods strapped tot he top tube! A 12ft match road is excellent for bicycle jousting!

The steeple blew off of the church where Mrs Si works - if it had gone the other way it would have lannded on a playground full of kids! Oh well, can't win them all

David wrote:Mick, what you need is a cape and a primus stove.

That's how the Montgolfier brothers started

For me the name I use depends upon what I am applying it to. If I were taping up a duct then I would call it Duct Tape, if on the other hand...

pigman wrote:

However, a seven spd long cage will also work fine

not sure for definite if this is the case, but will bow to better judgement. Make sure you check that a 7 speed throws far enough to accommodate the extra width needed for an 8.

Well, it workd for me old deore 7spd mech on an 8spd cassette

The spacing has to be different because both cassettes are the same width as they fit on the same hubs. Thus if you want an extra sprocket inthere then you have to find the space from somewhere.

You can mix the derailer type because the chain sits on a jockey wheel between two generously spaces side plates, where as on a cassette the sprockets on either side are closer. The internal width of 8 and 9 spd chains are the same, but 9spd have narrower side plates.

If using it in indexed mode then, ideally a shimano long cage 8spd rear mech - deore,LX, XT, etc

However, a seven spd long cage will also work fine. I've also heard of people using 9spd mechs but have no experience of it myself.

I'd go for a 7 or 8 spd sram chain.

the sprockets are spaced differently and possibly different widths, so, you could take a sprocket off* but if you then use it with 8spd shifters it won't index properly.

*remove three screws/rivits from back of big sprocket and the casstte will come apart.

Terry T wrote:I had no idea Chris Juden was in the Reggie Perrin series!

Chris Juden didn't get where he is today without knowing that Chris Juden was in the Reggie Perrin series!