Cycling is My Life : Tom Simpson
Two Wheels to the Top: Reg Harris
The Agong and the Ecstacy: Stephen Roche
Champion on Two Wheels: Hugh Porter
Watching the Wheels Go Round: Barry Hoban
A Peipers Tale: Allan Peiper
The Bernard Hinault Story

Second Moment of Inertia

Reynolds 853 stiffness 207 GPa.

http://reynoldstechnology.biz/assets/pdf/rtl_steel_alloys_extract.pdf

Reynolds suggest ER70-S filler wire to weld 853. They do not say it is the only stuff to use just that it works.

GXP
http://www.hopegb.com/page_mep_force_57.html

Young's Modulus

http://www.matter.org.uk/schools/content/YoungModulus/Default.htm

goinggaga

If the rug doctor ones are not good enough then its new carpets time.

bank statements

http://www.askmid.com/ownvehicle/

http://www.halotrust.org/

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

Stiffness
http://www.nous.org.uk/steel.tensile.html

£18 seems quite expensive.

Why does engine oil cost more per litre than diesel, when diesel price is mostly tax?

There was a letter in Diesel Car magazine, Feb 2005, issue 203. (www.dieselcar.com)

" Myself and two other motoring enthusiasts got together to find a cheaper way of getting quality oil at a better price. We each agreed to accept a 20 litre container and, armed with an order for our 60 litres. I went to a local oil distributor to get a price for some fully synthetic oil in this case Total Quartz 9000 5w/40. In January 2004 I was quoted £1.45 per litre including vat. When we eventually went to order in October we had expected a price rise – what with the escalating cost of crude oil. We were then quoted £1.20 per litre, plus vat and I could barely believe it! I was told that it was because the order was placed at the beginning of the month! That worked out at £7.05 for 5 litres, delivered to my front door. Apparently we were classed as "bulk-buyers"."

The OP what size is a 10mm axle, is that the answer or the question?
http://wheelsmfg.com/content/view/469/32/

http://www.carbibles.com/fuel_engine_bible_pg3.html

no better than WD40
http://bicycletutor.com/no-wd40-bike-chain/

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=35033

have a look at Highpath

Interestingly the nonsense claims made on the bottle/ packaging of Redex and all the other potions are not subject to the rules of the Advertising Standards Authority. So the claims can be as amazing, credulous and rediculous as Redex feel, without the incumberance of fact or proof.
http://www.which.co.uk/reviews-ns/fuel-additives/index.jsp

It was Linus Pauling that was convinced that Vitamin c could cure cancer, colds and whatever else you what.

Reynolds 853 is strong enough that tubes can be made with fairly thin wall thickness of 0.4 and 0.5mm and still have the strength and importantly the fracture toughness.
http://reynoldstechnology.biz/our_materials_853.php

http://reynoldstechnology.biz/assets/pdf/rtl_2009_product_range.pdf

for a comparison of Al, Ti, steel etc
http://aluminium.matter.org.uk/content/html/eng/default.asp?catid=89&pageid=2144417037

Wind farms you cannot beat them.

see Highpath.net
Cycle information : Rear derailleurs and Indexing

https://apprenticeshipvacancymatchingservice.lsc.gov.uk/navms/forms/candidate/Apprenticeships.aspx

Bont or North Wave

Having an engineering degree means that you get to sit in meetings and listen to people disscusing seriously dull dull dull …….. nonsense that has nothing to do with anything. The qualification means that its your signature that goes on the reports, so that you can be blamed when things go wrong.

You might want to consider an advanced modern apprenticeship in something. The guys at HOPE, for example, did their apprenticeship tool making at Rolls-Royce. It is hands on and it is a first rung on the ladder to further opportunities.

Yes fair point, physics is lots of maths.

Lord Saville the man leading the Bloody Sunday inquiry allegedly never went to lectures when an undergraduate but won some prize or other for being brilliant. He just read lots of books so you could be on the right track asking about books.

Have a look at: The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor by JE Gordon

Land of HOPE (Barnoldswick) is OK

Copa slip (copper grease) does it not cause galvanic corrosion.
I had a Royce BB years ago and the left crank (Campagnolo Athena) kept coming loose. Had a look at the BB axle it had no chamfer on the end, so filed a small (0.5mm) chamfer on it and the crank did fit slightly further on and stayed on.

By the way bike slang: why is it BB axle and not spindle, or even crank shaft?
Why is it crank arm and not crank (the thing with the chainrings bolted to it ) and arm (the thing that does not have chainrings bolted to it)?

Do a Physics degree, it is fundamental to so much and it is interesting.

Wood is good

http://chestofbooks.com/home-improvement/woodworking/Mechanical-Properties-of-Wood/Part-I-The-Mechanical-Properties-Of-Wood-Introduction.html

What is a space man ?
Its where you park a car man.

Black bin bag , cut holes for arms and head and its cheap.

Robert Millar used to keep a set of bolt croppers in the boot of his car and used them to cut the padlock off the gate before the toll gate, to get past the toll without paying.

Sounds like you would be best having a chat with the Open Uni. There are plenty of people in your position that find the OU suits them.

Allan Peiper gets involved in some of these things these days.

What is a bushing?

By the way Sporticus, Lazy Town is brilliant, the best prog on telly.

http://www.highpath.net/
"There are two very important points to remember when fitting cranks:

Always clean and lightly grease the axle tapers or splines before fitting cranks. This contradicts advice which is often given, but anyone suggesting that grease shouldn't be used either doesn't have any mechanical understanding or has a vested interest in shortening the life of your cranks.
Always tighten the axle bolts adequately. If you have a torque wrench set it to 35 Nm, otherwise use a long spanner or a long Allen key as you won't tighten the bolts sufficiently with short ones. Then re-tighten them after riding 100km or so – loose cranks move under load and damage their sockets beyond repair.
Similarly, clean and lightly grease the pedal threads and tighten the pedals firmly. If you place a thin 'pedal washer' on each thread first, you can prevent steel pedal spindles from damaging aluminium cranks. "

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=82119

What is the difference between a bush and a bushing?

White saddle and hoods easily sorted get some Tipex.
That was Graeme Obree's explanation for having a white frame, can touch up the scratches with Tipex.