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PS: Sheldon is brilliant on this as usual: Your modern wheels will probably be 130mm and the frame will probably be 126mm, which means just a bit of spring either side. Btw, sheldon also has info on freewheels: I think yours is almost certainly a screw on freewheel. http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_sp-...

Just try it...that will tell you better than we can! For the most part i've always been able to put modern axles in old steel frames no problem: just need to spread the stays out a little bit with your thumbs and squeeze. It' s easy. Alternatively measure across the inside of the frame, and measure....

This arrangement: hanging by the wheel, is iirc used by none other than Spa Cycles Harrogate 'showroom': a big garage in the back garden. If it's good enough for Spa...

Intriguing this as I was riding along yesterday when someone opened a door on me which I as able to avoid, and in that moment I was very grateful for my Deore upgrade. I have also upgraded to XT on another bike from standard Tektro. In my view this is money very well spent, though many of the benefi...

Deep background on Fairy Liquid ingredients: http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/behind_the_label/268721/behind_the_label_fairy_liquid.html Yes, the evil sodium chloride is there waiting to pounce and turn the whole world rusty. Personally I have never had problems with standard household...

Link to useful table with measurements, esp for 700s: http://www.carboncycles.cc/?s=0&t=10&&q=fork_selector& Personally I would go for carbon. You're going to be getting chunky, thick legs anyway (on the fork that is) and asssumin gyou're not doing mad downhill on it I would regard t...

My long list would be: -Boardman Hybrid at Halfords. (yes, really, the Boardman's get top revfiews and although it's the done thing to sneer at Halfords, some branches are ok. In any case you could always get it serviced at your lbs. -Specialized Vita (my partner has one, she loves it, I envy it, re...

Even if you don't have the mudguard eyes you can do a bodge job with the following: -use brackets from a rear lamp that goes round the seat post -stick them round the front forks -use an SKS Secu Clip and attach this to the aforementioned lamp bracket using a 5mm bolt. . -stick the stay ends into th...

+1 for Gunk. I would be very cautious about using diesel as this will corrode rubber, bad news if it drips on to a tyre, which it will. I use the Park Tools chain scrubber which has the following distinctive benefits: -replaceable scrubbers/brushers -a magnetic block for attracting metal flakes. Als...

I am just sorting out my mudguards and wondered if there is any reason to not fit secu clips to rear mudguard stays as well as the front? As I understand it, the reason for these is to give the mudguard a chance to break away if something gets caught up in the wheel instead of the wheel locking up. ...

If you are changing to Mega Range 34 teeth you will need a long mech, known as Tourney in Shimano Land. A word of caution, especially as last poster has set the triple hare running: :D You can end up spending very large sums of money on these sorts of upgrades £150 easily, (cassette, chain, chainset...

Tip: I suspect you are bending wheels because you don't have right air pressure in your tyres. And technique as ohthers haved suggested. Solution: Get track pump/foot pump from bike shop with gauge on. Or simple car foot pump from Sainsbury's for £6 with gauge on, if you have 'car type' valves ie Sc...

Sounds like a broken axle to me.

Test: remove axle. If broken, replace.

Yes it is the rubber boot seal, that's the phrase I was looking for.

As it says in the question, and as post below says, am preparing a bike for my son to go touring France on. He will be keeping valuables in a rucksack which will be removed at night, or walking round town. Question is any tips for securing panniers to the rack to prevent opportunistic theft when bik...