Stupid question, but do they know what they have bought ?

She is probaly carrying a pocket full of 26" tubes around as spares !!

I dont think you will find current TNF stuff much cheaper than Gaynors in Ambleside, good mail order too:

Gaynors Link[/url]

It depends what mounts the caliper and forks have

You should be able to figure out if the female part is too long by seeing if it comes through to the front side of the rings too much, if it is file it down, simples !!

The length of the male one is less critical, just makes it harder to get the tool on properly to tighten the last bit down.

what rings are you fitting to what spider, sounds like the bolts are too long to me if they wont nip up.

It looks, erm, average ?

Get yourself over to Veloriders, you will find somebody over there who will have them

I use mine on the minimum insertion mark and find it flexes maybe 1-2 cm.

:?: 8O

Its been done, several times !!

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/friday-fun-ha-ha-thanks-ghincapie

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/mc-spandxperformance

Acer at a guess !!

Cheers, Ordered !!

We just swapped over, you can get a quote online pretty quickly, premium was around £300, was paying that with our mortgage provider, its a bit of a no brainer for the level of cover they provide.

Yeah working cocker here too, really intelligent, just unhinged with it !!

thats fighting talk!

Yeah perhaps i should have put :wink: after it !! :lol:

Mines not, and i would say in this case having the brains to swim to a boat proved it !!

If you want the definition of dumb dog i think you need to look no further thatn a Lab !!

They will be on Fulcrum Red Metal 5's so should be OK i would hope

OK cheers, need a good all rounder without spending £40 a tyre in 2.2-2.4 then in that case, any suggestions ?

Give me a shout if you want a few quid for em, i will take them off your hands.

Didn't Shedon Brown used to work at a bike shop?

How the hell do i know that !!

Anyways, i would personally get it done for the sake of a tenner !!

And if you are can you show me some evidence that is from an impartial source and not a manufacturer of parts that 'require' facing or a manufacturer of tools that 'face'.

Well that might be difficult really dont you think ? But is Sheldon Brown good enough ?

Facing
The process of finishing the flat surfaces of the frame and fork to which bearing assemblies attach. Correct facing of the head tube, fork crown, and bottom bracket shell ensures correct alignment of the headset and bottom bracket bearings. This is necessary to ensure good bearing performance and reliability.

Oh and this is a load of crap because if the threads arnt parallel then no matter what you do the cups wont be concentric to one another. Just closer.

I hope to hell you are not an engineer, if you are we are all ****.

So as i said all facing does is move the bb cups closer together.

I am afraid you are off the mark with that comment, its all to do with getting the bearings in line as best you can

This is what park have to say on the matter:

Additionally, some bearing system benefit from having the faces of the shell square to improve bearing adjustment and bearing longevity. If the shell faces are deformed, and are not parallel to one another, the left and right bearing may not be concentric to one another. Machining the shell face improves concentricity.

It doesnt matter on little bit

i think you are missing the point ?

Its not about BB shell width, its about getting both faces square so the axle is in line with the bearings is it not ?

Sanderson Soloist

As already suggested its the **** stops that need adjusting !!!!

i think the gap is closing quickly on the handbuilt crew, i run Fulcrum Red Metal 5's and cant fault them, yet to try and find a spoke in a hurry thought which seems to be the main problem with factory wheels

+1 more for Topeak Joe Blow, I have been through loads and its the best yet

As above for a project that maybe in the pipeline. Your comments please.

What about the XT wheelset thats on offer at on-one, £250 and they look pretty good too

the "Honda" bike looks awful with that stickers set on ot, i'd take the spesh

I second that, apart from it looks fuggin awful, i hate frames with bulbus head tubes and then 1/8" steerers sticking through like a matchstick.

Go for the Spesh

If you want shimano you can fit either SLX but they are only Center Lock, otherwise its LX\XT if you want 6 Bolt, i cant comment if anything else would be suitable, i just used the XT ones.

More retro, Leontien Van Moorsel:

At the price point they are at they are fine, however i dont think they are as good as a Thermarest, the blurb says they are as light as a Thermarest but i dont think they are (i have a slim airic and 2 Thermarests) and to me they dont seem to pack as small as Thermarests either.

If you do more than 20-30 nights a year under canvas then personally i would go for Thermarest.

On my work bike i took the cable and shifter off and screwed the stops in until its in the right position chainline wise, the shorten the chain so the rear mech is under tension all the time

Willy Voet: Breaking the Chain is a good read, the true story of drugs in cycling and how some attitudes have changed and some have not !!

Yup too many pointless signs, like this one for instance, pure genius:

Its all here:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/sell/ChargebackGuide1-outside

I never send anything unless the funds have cleared, i suppose the old chargeback scam thing might sting you if its a lot of money though ?

Just for reference i have got 2 pairs of Merlin 2009 RS Reba SL's at home, both WITH[/b] serial numbers intact on the fork crown.

I am no lady but my missus has Fizik Vitesse on all her bikes.

It depends where you are riding really ?

If you pop over to Charliethebikemonger.co.uk you can get an A2Z kit with a 16 and 18 tooth sprocket, my plan is to see what suits and swap the sprocket to a surly one which look a bit more robust

By the way Charlie helped me loads with getting the right chainring sorted, well worth visiting and buying stuff off IMHO, his service was superb.