If you have a Clas Olsen shop locally you can buy reflective tapes in rolls from them.

Car part prices are a tad crazy… i do like the idea with the berlingo that should one of it’s old fashioned h4 bulbs go.. it’ll be a doddle to reach in and change.

If your running an shiney expensive car you can probably afford the running costs. (the berlingo is shiney, but only twice a year when i bother to wash it)

Stick with your tacx ones. They’re awesome.

Capt J some of the lads behind the scene in the bistro at JL are really talented Chefs.

cadence is pretty damn important to fixie riders

+1 the above.

‘he’s not rad’

What the heck is this place pinkbiketrackworld.com?

same sort of tale with my coil sektors.
Arrived with whats better imagined as an aerosol coating of oil.
Since servicing the lowers they feel much much better.

Jack of all trades full sus, and a jack of all trades commuter road/ thing.

We were out last night then stopped at the pub for 3 pints of Beehive beer..

same again tonight i suspect.
Mtb has spat its dummy so i’ll be on the conti gatorskins on the pomp for everything tonight. Should be fast if a little sketchy.

enjoy your pint :)

Make friends with the boys and girls at retro swag hoarding… cough i mean older stuff. [/url]

Big community of people riding older kit and chances are you’d find something for sale on the forum.

Driving a hoofing big van takes a short while to adjust to.
I know whenever i pick up a transit before a riding holiday it takes a couple of miles to get used to being in a different position and so on.

Marzochi always used to do an mxcomp..

other option is get in touch with magura as the last i remember they could do a special order of an inch steerer fork.

If you are trying to breathe fresh life into a retroish bike.. you may be better off selling your current frame fork combo on to someone who would be happy with that setup then the world is your confusing suspension fork size oyster.

is it when the bike is “spitting traction”.. a favourite mbuk’ism

I’m now a two bike guy.
Currently using a Pompino built with flat bars constantly for commuting, and, general whooshing around.
The full sus sits around most of the time until i go for a night ride.

One paticular section of Dalbeatie ticks the box for me.
It’s not natural but its a nice place to be, and, i know my riding holiday has kicked off once i’ve ridden there.

Does the boot floor seem damaged? Wheel well area?

They were exceedingly helpful with a technical question… tip top.

Haha.

Now that is a phone.

Many variables at play here..
it could have been a friday afternoon job..

Go in and be calm and ask if they can sort it out for you.

or, buy one off ebay with 40 quid off and a few chips…

Blasted out to town on the singlespeed for some Oktoberfest Erdinger in Tyne bar yesterday and met my mates Fixie crew.. then today was a blast to get a feel for my new gatorskins..
feels sweet.

Clue is in the username..
ss…

Singlespeed is indeed rad but be nice to people they’ll be nice back.

hug ssjeff?

Ensure you are in future equally well equiped and also ensure you either give a tube/missing link away in future to redress the karma balance.

Jobs a goodun.

Before someone comes along and gives you a how to do it guide..
the weight difference will be so small you’d be better off losing weight elsewhere.

What sort of bike is it?

My bro and i think they’ve been listening to wayy too much Focus.. but still sounds like Opeth.

Will be seeing them in Newcastle in winter. Can’t wait.

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Some of this stuff makes sense if i stare it for a really long time..

I’ll be riding my fakenger Pompino to the screening of

at Tyne bar in Newcastle.

I avoid buying from people who just come on here to sell.
It’s really not in keeping with the spirit of what i think this forum should be for.

His latest venture

Used one last winter as a rear tyre and they’re brill.

Great value tyre… priced the way they should be.

as long as you don’t do bender style drops hucks with them they’ll be quite happy.
I’d suggest the coil ones.

I’ve got some and with the standard spring they handle my sack of crap riding style.

Other option would no doubt be something by Marzocchi..

Just buy a golf instead a better car in several ways.

my disc brake ‘compatible’ gen2 (pre swapdrop) inbred frame came with closed guides.
Seems insane given most people will run hydros and will not wish to bleed and rebuild a brake.

so i’ve had to use some stick on cable guides.
They’re available from crc, or ebay. CRC turned out to be the cheapest if memory serves me correctly.

option two… drill..

or option three.. run some cables that have a seal tube between the stops like goodridge?

Of late it’s been right price/place right time.

Pompino was an ebay fluke.. 65 with lots of kit with it..

Inbred was from long line of triggers broom builds.. think the hubs are the oldest bit.

Mountain Cycle full sus was a drunk purchase on christmas eve two years ago. My first full sus bike, and, it’s taken me down some crackin trails very quickly.

One of the chaps in our riding bunch has a really nice stumpjmper with a brain shock, but, he’s got the queerest setup in the world with his stem/bars.

just feels wrong.
Would be such an easy fix.

So as a result you spend the whole time cursing the setup when you ride it.

I try not to justify cycling as a financial improvement.. rather a more pleasant way to get from a to b.
The alternative is sitting next to someone with poor bum muscle control who farts everytime the bus hits a pot hole.

Been intending to buy Adventures in Hifi which i think is one of the best things they did.

If the ideas start drying up then it’s good sense, it also means you can have a massive come back in say 10 years.

My father is on his second Suzuki V Strom.
He had a 1000 first, and he’s now got the vastly improved 650 which is a more flexible engine and gives better fuel economy.

The older models in the vstrom range make decent second hand buy according to the old man.

nearly all the stems/seatposts/saddles i run are second hand.

Why pay retail for thomson stuff.