Cycling UK Forum

I thought the max was £1000 at least thats what it appears we will be offered when our scheme starts up, what about getting a discounted this years model early next year? that way you should get something currently around £700 ish? By the way does anyone recomend a decent entry race bike at around ...

I was a bit surprised at the lowly record of the East Anglian train services in the recent Cycle article. I was also surprised at the high rating of a few companies where I regularly hear stories of being told "you can't travel with that bike". However, I only see some of the East Anglian ...

You could try calling the following (if they've not gone for Christmas yet) Membership Tel: 0870 873 0061 Fax: 0870 873 0065 Email: membership@ctc.org.uk Thanks, but they are the muppets who don't answer their email (apart from the automatic "we got your message and will be in touch within 48 ...

I've read the other thread. Simple question, how do I get the membership department to answer an email ? I have an auto-email from 1 week ago saying "we aim to answer in 48 hours". Nothing else (and have checked the spam filter bucket), I guess its been a really good office party ? I belie...

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360006646 Is this what you're recommending PW? Not sure what 'Mr Smiths' is? These do look a bit more the business than my current sub £10 pedals. Its my experience that Wellgo clone SPDs are subtly different in cleat design to genuin...

If anyone in the UK is still hunting down the last of 2006 stocks of 10 speed Ergo shifters, you could try ebay and this item: 170114698040, Centaur shifters including cables for £65 . I bought one of the two sets offered, the other appears to still be for sale. ( I have no connection with seller, o...

Benm asked: I am curious about how much of the additional 'comfort' - specifically the vibration - of the carbon forks is attributable to the forks, and how much to the different frame/setup? This I can't answer the difference beyond the description of the two bikes. The seat-pedal-bar positions are...

Thanks Robin, that proved to be an inspired suggestion. Jay replied within a couple of hours and said they're working on something to go with SRAM shifters, check website in a few weeks time. Jay said SRAM have uniform cable pull, as do hubs, whereas Ergo and STI have different pull at each end of t...

My observations from my two main bikes: 1990 Nigel Dean, 531 frame and forks. "Grab-on" foam bar grips rather than tape. 2006 Roberts compact audax. Carbon Issac touring forks. Tape grips with Maras foam strips underneath. Both running light 28mm wide tyres, if anything the Dean has the mo...

Thanks for comments so far, and I knew about the Alfine shifter. The Alfine shifter is for a 22mm bar (standard flat bar size), and a typical drop bar (measuring one in my shed) is more than 23mm. In principle, if there is enough metal, I could take the alloy bar mount from the Alfine shifter and bo...

I've a plan to convert a 1980's bike to hub gears. Horizontal drop outs already present, etc.. I'd like to run with drop touring bars rather than flat bars. Question is the gear shifter. One option I've seen with standard Shimano shifters is to put the grip shift on the end of a drop handlebar with ...