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Imposters .there only one .

For a triple I always used a 115mm sealed bb It seemed to fit any triple / frame combination. My rule of thumb for a chain line 10 speed Top ring first 3/4 sprocket Middle ring 4 / 8 sprocket Little ring 7 / 10 sprocket I know a lot of folk who use the big ring and say a 28/ 30 sprocket, how...

2 notches ohh the joy . Thankfully someone came along with a better tool and splined fw and then a cassette . I still have at least 6 different types of freewheel tools.

Freewheel removal tips . If your freewheel is two notch type you will find it a lot easier if you place the tool in a vice . First drop some plus gas down the spoke side of the freewheel and leave over night . This will help break the bond . If the hub is alloy you will more than likely...

Ann summers Heads for door sharpish

At one of my tea stops today my Mercain was the only steel framed bike to be seen out of 16 . Most looked to be carbon fibre ant the odd alloy one . Majority had disc brakes . Times are a changing.

The above rides round the peaks reminds me of the Shenstone ,Castleton audax which featured about 9,000 ft of climbing (2700m in new money) listed as 200k, 120 m always worked out at just over 130 miles . Dammed hard event . Wished I still had the legs for it , lol . It's a Bustard...

I was posting a message to Cycling uk as to why I had cancelled my membership after 25 years. Somehow I deleted it. I can't be arsed to retype it all as to was a long text .

Shortish ride today 3 tea stops. Looked like a big piece of fly paper at the first one ,what with sun cream and preparation, dam green fly . Protein on the move . Lake side 2nd stop for butties and more tea . Called at a mates house soon after for more tea and cake. A lovely ride through...

Seen lots of well equipped machines on my local gumtree, again little is moving. Similar story on the bay IMHO.

No sale at £55 , this really does show how flat the cycle market is here in the UK

Buyer beware covers it when buying second hand . I learnt a hard lesson when I bought what I thought was a flying gate . By the time I found out it was a replica/fake it was to late to do anything about it. Unless you can see a frame up close leave we'll alone 😔

Can't believe what I am looking at.

My dilemmas Sun Manx tt ,fixed wheel . Carlton International ( fancy lugs) 22 1/2) 1963 to small Carlton International ( fancy lugs) 23 1/2 1950's .....hmm way over geared Raleigh Randonneur 531 . My size, seldom used. Carlton Giro d itaila, keeper? Rides lovely Fits me well Hetchins...

Count stands at 14. Complete machines 1 lives in the house, plink plink fizz 🔥 4 regular rides The rest are really just hanging up in the garage and I am not sentimental about any of them. 5 frames of which 4 could go . Hopefully there will be another local bike jumble this year and I...

Finished clearing components etc from shed . Eying up two bikes for stripping and sale of parts .In an ideal world I would to see 3 more go as well . Time will tell if I complete being ruthless with my down sizing mission. Tried before and failed.

You need to measure the distance on the rear drop outs . Plenty of advice on line of how to do this . Sounds like the rear triangle spaci is way out from what you have said

OK I'll call you......

Rim cull time today number of sprint rims to go . These are the ones that escaped an earlier round up . A further thin out of 5 speed free wheels all close ratio . Music whilst I work.