I use the Dualco Grease gun – easily refillable :)

I use the Shimano grease recently and is good or TF2 Grease from Weldtite.

All I can say is I use good water repellent grease for bearings and moving parts and copper grease for threads (anti-seize) and then thread lock for stuff you dont want to budge or seize – I wouldn’t use copper grease for bearings & moving parts (like grinding paste) due to the fine copper particles.

Too late – as TINAS says above.

As mocha says its in all external bearing destructions!

I think the aim was to include Scotland, Wales and England hence going a bit more west – Thanks for the routes though ! :)

Only from Leominster to Hereford – trying to keep off major trunk roads but around there there arn’t too many options unless you add one major miles?

delivering a sponsor a daily blog, or having a blip on a trackable map is a good thing. riding from one end of the country to the other with a logo on your shirt is less good.

Planning a daily blog and trackable map (got it working in theory from my android phone) – we also started a training diary and blog[/url], guest book and FB updates etc :) – maybe trying too hard ;)

we have about £210 (inc a nice donation last night from epicyclo off STW) so far but haven’t started fund-raising yet.

Were doing it for both – fun/challenge and for the charity that 3 of the members are directly involved in – its not a big issue TBH. If we don’t its not devastating. Don’t feel pressured about doing it for charity, feel good about it actually. I think my OP has been blown a bit out of context really!

There might be the possibility of some official Ambulance trust cycle jerseys on offer for free and we can get them printed on – that’s the alternative so far :)

:( – feel sorry for you :(

All too a familiar story – you never know he may think twice but trying to change a leopards spots is difficult – trouble is without witnesses your stuffed I reckon :(

I do now follow TJ’s recommendation of being aware and taking your lane and have very few altercations :)

workman and tools? ;) my 3 HD’s have been fine – try a bit of spit on them to lube it and make sure there are no burs on any sawn headtube?

Well sort of both Bez – but the idea would be to get a good sponsor subsidise the jerseys, so we look maybe a bit more organised and may allow us to make more of an impression. This would hopefully give us yes some nice jerseys but if we get a good sponsor get them to use their advertising (websites, email, FB, Twitter) (if poss) to push our event more and hence get more fundraising (as well as getting in the local news teams more readily). Do you see what I mean – its not just about money for jerseys? [trying not to be in money grabbing mode]

Anyway I’ll carry on and see if we get anywhere, its not that our event hangs on it :)

It’s not TJ I am trying to get a sponsor for the jersey not out of fundraising – I am unlikely to get £200-£300 for an anonymous donation from a company – well I didn’t last time – Well if that is the case TJ then the few hundred quid we are spending on the trip should also go to charity and we stay at home?

It pains me to see a couple of hundred quid spent on shirts for a “charity” event that is unlikely to raise large sums.

Also for use to keep and use as jerseys! its not a waste, they wouldn’t go in the bin! I still wear my Jersey from 2 years ago when I raised over £500 for Prostate Cancer – a few quid more for printed on a good race jersey – can’t see the problem.

Were doing it for fun, a challenge and for charity :)

Well 3 of the guys doing it work (well non-paid charity) for the charity we are riding for – I am the hanger oner so trying to do my bit.

I take your point – LEJOG/JOGLE is overdone esp when its comes to charities/individuality/sponsorship so its gonna be hard – the jersey bit is my input to some extent so just trying to do what I can for the charity and riders :)

Were only talking about £200-£300 quid for clothing (subsidised) – everything else we have is out our own pockets. Fundraising will start in ernest next year (afrer xmas and sales!). Have £200 so far but that’s just from a few people we know.

Not looking for huge amounts of cash just can’t ask this from donors.

Just asking :(

Oh just thinking there used to be a list of companies with charity funds( can get it from a public library I beleive)would outline the sorts of causes they were looking to donate to so you could pick and choose the ones you’ve got the most chance with. I used this method a fair few yeards ago, sent about 100 letters and got sponsorship off about 4 and some gifts for a raffle off a few more.

Good idea – I expect that maybe online as well :)

Done that druidh – have got a few sponsors already – If you don’t ask you don’t get – if we don’t get it its not terrible – just be a nice addition :) Don’t need lots of cash – we are paying everything ourselves anyhow – would just be a named sponsor for the clothing and to help us get more sponsorship?

In your spam box – I expect it would be an e-voucher?

smell_it – prob as more commuters/road riders around these days as well as many more cars?

Failure to anticipate seems to be on the increase, and it doesn’t seem to cross people’s minds to slow down.

I do think that people are blinkered in from getting from A to B. I too am a car driver and in my youth I was a bit on the accelerator but my brain has now taken over ;) I agree that you should overtake where you can but not at the expense of safety. I don’t care if people overtake with room and enough speed. Some drivers are scared to overtake (hence middle lane driving) and other who should calm it down. 15 seconds on a journey makes not difference etc.

People in life are not very self aware in or out the car and I think its a symptom of that?

SKS chromoplastics FTW

http://clee-cycles.co.uk/esite/P985/product

might fit better?

Either really – I like the lifeline stuff – seems goof VFM :)

You can also get a small round profile metal file and do it that way if your apprehensive of using a drill :)

I have drilled out guides before – rear cable brake to hydraulic and was fine – just got some paint to cover the bare metal – don’t be scared to – just decide what’s best for you before you hit the buy button :)

Or these :) as mentioned above – not neat but if you don’t want to alter the frame :)

LOL – does look a bit bobby in that first cut away? Tssk

Frame only option is quoted as Feb 2012 aparently.

Wow – resurrected ;)

No its not the lightest but if you read the blurb that was not their primary aim – light but not the lightest – more about function – the full builds are on their way apparently :)

[sits back with biscuit and a cuppa] ;)

Yeah activity log all normal so?

My IMAP access had stopped working which is why I logged in to check – so it was not via a dodgy email :)

Hmmm – I was asked to replace my password as there had been suspicious activity on my account :(

G-Forms? But are they a bit light weight?

http://www.cyclistno1.co.uk/gear/protection/leg-guards/g-form-knee-and-elbow-pads.htm

A quick guide here – one tip – inflate your new tyres (I wouldn’t use old ones are they will be like Edam cheese) with tubes overnight and get them warm first (put them in a sink of hot water and they will pump up better:

http://www.cyclistno1.co.uk/features/maintenance/stans-no-tubes-guide.htm

Yes does a bit doesn’t it apart from the cable routing etc :)

Cool – I can sleep now George ;) LOL

No worries – prob could do with spicing up ;)

How rude – LOL

LOL – glad its not just me then Simon ;)

Darn – got my hopes up ;)

@ loco – missed that? Further picture to come in time says Dom when its built up :)

Poor you! My sympathies!

He left in the police car and his car left on a transporter. I had the last laugh as his daughter was just left there asking how she was going to get home..

Fantastic end result though!!!