Cycling UK Forum

Thanks Gaz, I presume you mean this one;
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-SJSC ... -13208.htm
How exactly does it fit on?

Hi All, hope this is the right board to post on for this.
I have a Dawes Ultra Galaxy and I am looking at getting a propstand. I'm not sure which one to get. Does anyone here have a Galaxy with a propstand and if so which one do you have?

Thanks

reohn2 wrote:Its just that they haven't reached the pain barrier yet,have patience it will come.Its just that it hurts some at different levels.
The worst of it is that the goonies who tear about don't get anywhere any quicker as they're just racing to the next set of traffic lights.

Theres also going to be an aweful lot of 4x4's for sale at very low prices in the not too distant.

I've not seen any noticable difference to the way people drive. I suppose most people won't start hurting until the cost of fuel andtheir mortgage payments go up.
I had some twunt today - I was doing 50mph on a single carriageway road (so 60mph speed limit). He overtook the car behind me, and myself on the approach to a roundabout. This dangerous manouver didn't gain him anything as he arrived in T*sco's at EXACTLY the same time as me.

My Dawes Ultra Galaxy the day I got her. I've straightened the bars out now, done a few other tweaks to the seat position and added the pannier rack and I'm really pleased.

I've now screwed the rear reflector to the back of the rack. Anyone got any recs to mount a rear light to the rack? It's a Tubus cargo rack. I've historically mounted the rear lights to the seatpost, but if I use a tripple pannier / rack bag then the seat post is obscured.
Any recs on a handlebar extension thingy would be appreciated too. I've tested out the front lights (Electron 10w & 5W) and they fit ok to the bars (FSA Omega), but it then starts to look a bit cluttered with the computer as well.

Since we're on the subject of camping, I recommend "Shell Island" in Harlech. http://www.shellisland.co.uk/
I've been a few times when my dad has gone (he loves it there as he can take the dog with him). Costs around £6 pp per night depending on the time of year. They always go out of season as my step-mum has an aversion to small children.

With regards to Petrol I've halved my petrol spend by cycling to work most days and I've just recently dropped my speed by 10mph. Waiting for my panniers to arrive and I might even attempt to do the weekly shop.

The main thing that concerns me about the increase in petrol is going to be the increased incidence of crime. Inevitably you're going to get people syphoning other peoples petrol, and if there is an increased demand in small cars you're going to get more stolen. They've already started pinching pensioners oil from domestic oil tanks;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7424272.stm

For some reason I was picturing Shredded Wheat when reading this thread - Duh
I quite often have Weetabix for breakfast and it tides me over till lunch time (but then I do tend to have a piece of fruit at around 11am).
I prefer porridge with honey or bananas but most of the time I can never be bothered to make it.
What I can't abide when cycling are Rice Crispies. I'm always starving by the time I get to work when I have them.

Jeckyll_n_Snyde wrote:

7_lives_left wrote:The single disadvantage that I can think of is that your hands are no longer permanently positioned a fingers length away from the brake levers. And if you need to do an emergency stop you have to quickly and instinctively move your hands on to the brakes with 100% accuracy.

Not always the case....


They are TEKTRO RX 2.0 .....sometimes referred to as "cyclo-cross/top-bar safety levers".... excellent for someone going from straight's to drops.

I thought I wasn't imagining it! As a young lass I used to have a "racing" bike with brakes on the top bar as well as on the drops.
When looking at bikes with dropped handlebars recently I couldn't find any with brakes on the top bar so thought I'd just made it up!

I'm a newbie to drops myself. My new Dawes Galaxy should be arriving tomorrow. I have a hybrid at the moment, and have ridden on drops round the shop just to make sure I'm comfortable with them, but I'm sure I will still have a lot of adapting to do.