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fitted mech today!...no probs!!

pushed out pin just so that it didnt fall out...but enough to free the link!

put on mech then screwed pin back in!

thanks for the advice guys

have you tried taking any supplements??

when i increased mileage, and partly from running, i got knee pain!
so i take one fish oil capsule each day now...which really does make a diiference! hardly no knee pains since! nd if i do get any pain...its nowhere near as severe

hi guys!

had me birthday yesterday!!
few nice prezzies...few duff ones!

jus wondered wots the worst present youve ever received for a bday??

The Rolls Royce solution is to fit one of these: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360020546&N=KMC%20Chain%20Links They come in different widths for different chains. With one in your chain, you can separate the chain easily to do maintenance/cleaning/fit new fron...

http://forum.ctc.org.uk/userpix/4851_casper_1.jpg casper :D http://forum.ctc.org.uk/userpix/4851_Jack02_1.jpg jack :D http://forum.ctc.org.uk/userpix/4851_juliaa_1.jpg julia :D http://forum.ctc.org.uk/userpix/4851_Sopher_1.jpg sophie :D http://forum.ctc.org.uk/userpix/4851_Mabel_1.jpg mabel :D

looks prettty good!!!

im impressed!!

****ps im a bodger too!!!****

specialised sirrus 2years ago cost £400 , prob spent about £50 since on replacement parts/maintenance etc over the last two years ive had 50plus hours of learning to drive which is about a £1000!!! ive had 5 or 6 failed driving tests ( ive lost count now! lol) which cost about £250 - £300!!! £50 a t...

See your point about the chain, can be fiddly, a job I've done many times over. I take you have a chain tool, to push the pin out is about 6 full turns of the tool. To push back the pin, is to reverse the tool and again 6 full turns. If the chain links feels stiff, just flex the chain back and fort...

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lauriematt wrote:have alan shearer & that tv presenter off ' The One' on bbc (or wotever its called) just done a charity cycle????

Shearer Them bikes look like Dawes Giro 300.

do you think they had to pay for those bikes??

probably sponsorship

...i wonder if they get to keep them after...

any cyclist ever bin caught speeding by a camera???

in my town centre i can just break the speed limit...but theres no cameras about

anyone ever seen ' Chucklevision ' kids programme???

theyve got a butlins style pedal car

...the flintstones had the right idea...foot powered family car!! lol



....am i on the wrong wavelength????

hi guys ! fitting a new front mech on my specialised sirrus!! the old one is loose/rattly and worn...only two years old but its done some miles!!! normally on the cage you can unscrew it...allowing you to simply slip the chain into the mech! but with this one the cage is joined by a rivet so i have ...

vaseline works well against chafing!!!

i use the little pots of lip balm vaseline cos theyre small & light

have alan shearer & that tv presenter off ' The One' on bbc (or wotever its called) just done a charity cycle????

its my 19th today!!! wwoooooohhhh