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- 27 Feb 2015 00:50
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Little Mountain Time Trial and Janet Kelly Memorial 10
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3626
- 21 Feb 2015 22:12
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Barry in New Zealand
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4521
- 02 Dec 2014 19:09
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: 2014 BEACON AWARDS DINNER; TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10961
This year will rock till 0001.... Jules has got me on a promise to get a disco organised. Anyone? Ghetto blaster + cheesy music? Nick Shenton ducked... something about trans-acid-techno-house music not being suitable and having no Abba. As if! I need a cheesy DJ in a DJ in a box for Saturday night. ...
- 30 Nov 2014 17:45
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Your Favourite Spinning Tracks?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8576
- 29 Nov 2014 22:29
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Your Favourite Spinning Tracks?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8576
- 22 Nov 2014 15:04
- Forum: Club Runs
- Topic: C run pace
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14534
Have numbers (across A B and C) increased this year? It certainly looks like they have. This may be exasperating the problems of different abilities and aims within each group. I have recently ridden a few B and C and enjoyed them. Hats off to B and C leaders; its a tough job. Large groups of divers...
- 14 Nov 2014 17:56
- Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
- Topic: Tinsel and Lanes/Flowers to Furnace - Tamworth 6/12/14
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2924
- 04 Nov 2014 14:44
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Rear gear cable snapped again
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19048
I wrote to Shimano 2 weeks a go asking why they did not include the inner-lever nylon cable guide (cost c. £0.05) in their cable replacement kit when they state in their own service manual that it should be replaced every time the inner is changed (everything else is included in the kit), but I have...
- 02 Nov 2014 17:21
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Knighton Weekend 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11796
- 24 Oct 2014 22:17
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Knighton Weekend 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11796
- 22 Oct 2014 21:57
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Knighton Weekend 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11796
- 22 Oct 2014 21:40
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Knighton Weekend 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11796
Departure time Saturday?
Route? Same as last year?
Out: http://www.gps-sport.net/routes/BH-Knighton_138531
Back: http://www.gps-sport.net/routes/Knighton-BH_138534
If yes, then I'll meet you along the route on Saturday as I'm going to struggle so will get a head start.
Route? Same as last year?
Out: http://www.gps-sport.net/routes/BH-Knighton_138531
Back: http://www.gps-sport.net/routes/Knighton-BH_138534
If yes, then I'll meet you along the route on Saturday as I'm going to struggle so will get a head start.
- 22 Oct 2014 21:30
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Knighton Weekend 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11796
- 22 Oct 2014 11:03
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Knighton Weekend 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11796
- 20 Oct 2014 00:36
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Knighton Weekend 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11796
- 16 Oct 2014 21:42
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Rear gear cable snapped again
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19048
Interesting Chris. Were the gears fitted with the correct end caps? Having disassembled my R lever, in hindsight I'm pretty sure that the issue you helped me with (lack of indexing) was caused by the cable nipple dislodging due to sticky outers and a lack of bottom plate on the lever. (In fairness I...
- 15 Oct 2014 10:26
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Rear gear cable snapped again
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19048
The funny thing is I was talking to Nic about my intent to change the front mech's cable since it was 9000 km old. 20 mins later, the (3000km old) rear mech cable started getting sticky. It snapped just after the café :x Like all good professionals Nic did have a spare cable with him, but it would h...
- 14 Oct 2014 22:00
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Rear gear cable snapped again
- Replies: 29
- Views: 19048
Rear gear cable snapped again
On Sunday I snapped another rear gear cable at the lever end. This one lasted just 3000 km and again broke inside the lever making it a nightmare to get out. In the end I had to detach the lever and virtually disassemble it in order to dig out the nipple which becomes lodged in the mech. Yuk. In doi...
- 14 Oct 2014 20:35
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Removing a crank- which way to push or pull
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9362
Da da...Hooray https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15537804952_df84472fd7_n.jpg You just need the right 'standard' tools :lol: Ultegra BB BR60 adapter: I ended up with 2 x park tools mentioned above and the difference in fit when attaching to the adapter between the 3 tools I now have is significant...
- 14 Oct 2014 20:11
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Bec and Catford HC Classics results
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4293
- 13 Oct 2014 12:43
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Removing a crank- which way to push or pull
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9362
Blimey, this is better than The Archers (Lisa, I am still waiting for a one-sentence exec summary of 40 years of story line!) So, one mystery solved, another remains totally baffling: SRAM GXP on my tourer. Turns out to be 'standard' hollowtech 2 diameter. (I'm beginning to think bicycle 'standards'...
- 12 Oct 2014 20:57
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Removing a crank- which way to push or pull
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9362
Thanks Martin and Pete. OK, I have a confession to make :oops: The BB R60 I have came with a unidentified plastic thingy. I have just read (Q&A at http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-bb-r60-ultegra-6800105-5800-hollowtech-ii/) that this is the adapter to fit inside old hollowtech tools. Duh. To be fair ...
- 12 Oct 2014 19:09
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Removing a crank- which way to push or pull
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9362
pete, BB have evidently shrunk in diameter. The new 6800 Ultegra 11 speed BB (BB R60) is the same diameter as the SRAM GPX on my touring bike above. I took a new BB R60 round to Paul's to test and his tool was the same size as my old one. The tools listed below SAY they fit the new 6800 and GPX? I r...
- 12 Oct 2014 17:01
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Removing a crank- which way to push or pull
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9362
- 12 Oct 2014 07:57
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Removing a crank- which way to push or pull
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9362
- 11 Oct 2014 20:23
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Removing a crank- which way to push or pull
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9362
Well I eventually got round to taking the crank off. Just minor skin loss on 2 knuckles :o Then discovered I don't have the tool for removing the BB. Well, the one I have is too big. (Have external BBs shrunk in the past 10 years?). So.. What is better for removing external BB, one of these with an ...
- 03 Oct 2014 11:40
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
Thanks to Andy and the rest of the OSM crew for coming to talk to us, to Laurence and my mate Joe for the projector and screen, and for everyone who attended. Hopefully all enjoyed what was for me a fascinating evening. The whole point of the exercise was to show that we, as roving knowledgeable cyc...
- 01 Oct 2014 19:01
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
- 01 Oct 2014 16:45
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
Did you establish that there's not a white wall upstairs in the club, Barry? The projector works perfectly well without a screen if you have a suitable wall. I honestly don't know having only ever been up there twice in the past 5 years. Any of the regulars know? I might pop in on my way in to town...
- 01 Oct 2014 12:05
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
Unfortunately Charlie does not have his screen, but I am hopeful a non-member friend may have one. As a last resort I will have to rent. Any idea where from? Is there a wifi at the club? I suspect not. So we will attempt to do stuff offline, but will almost certainly need internet access at some sta...
- 30 Sep 2014 23:46
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Plotaroute
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2339
Maybe, maybe not. I tried one of their suggested routes tonight and it was pretty good... except when it tried to send me through a field near Blackwell Golf Club. A quick check of OSM when I got home showed that it was incorrectly designated as path suitable for bicycles, so it was not the website'...
- 30 Sep 2014 23:23
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
- 30 Sep 2014 10:21
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
- 29 Sep 2014 13:24
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Plotaroute
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2339
Plotaroute
Yet another route plotter, but with some interesting features http://www.plotaroute.com Check out their 'Make me a route' feature in the Route Plotter/Plot/Advanced feature. Pick your start point, distance and other options and it will suggest 10 routes. I tried from the Black Horse and it really di...
- 29 Sep 2014 11:37
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
- 21 Sep 2014 18:13
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Rear Mudguard Bridge
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7435
The bracket (similar to yours) on my road bike's tortec mudguards constantly came loose and rattled. Echelon fixed it with packing and glue! And while we're on SKS mudguard longevity, the rear on my tourer has recently broken after just 6500 km / 2 years. Rubbish. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3853...
- 20 Sep 2014 17:28
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Saturday Morning Training Rides - Redditch
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11773
- 19 Sep 2014 10:23
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Saturday Morning Training Rides - Redditch
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11773
- 18 Sep 2014 10:57
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Saturday Morning Training Rides - Redditch
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11773
- 16 Sep 2014 11:56
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Shimano shoes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4463
- 15 Sep 2014 10:46
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Shimano shoes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4463
Shimano shoes
As I was wandering my way up KH12 yesterday, I thought to myself, I have to get some new shoes. Mine are starting to die, being 6 years old and suffering damage during a smash a few years a go. Current shoes are Shimano R300 and I have been very happy with them. 20 years of walking near-barefoot, wi...
- 14 Sep 2014 13:52
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: RESULTS Beacon RCC Hill Climb Championships 14th September
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11524
- 13 Sep 2014 11:03
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Beacon RCC Hill Climb Championships 14th September
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3410
Dave, you're wasted on radiography. You should be selling tickets for the circus :lol: Just done a not-so-quick recce of the course. Apart from a trail of thumb tacks that only I know the way round, I am pleased to report that the tarmac is as smooth, sticky, clean and dry as its probably ever been....
- 08 Sep 2014 10:50
- Forum: Pro Racing
- Topic: Local Tour of Britain Stage - Wednesday 10th September
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23899
Just to throw some more info-light at this, according to the website http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/files/documents/Worcestershire_Spectator_information.pdf The only road closures outside of rolling road closures are planned FULL CLOSURES with no exemptions, for associated activity, as follows: The ...
- 04 Sep 2014 18:06
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Removing a crank- which way to push or pull
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9362
I still haven't done this, but want to real soon... Before I do, I want to have some new spare BB handy just in case I find a mess in there or -more-likely- strip the external shell even more. (You'll note from this picture that some cack-handed mechanic in Europe had a go last year without taking t...
- 04 Sep 2014 12:41
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Knighton Weekend 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11796
- 04 Sep 2014 12:17
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
- 21 Aug 2014 23:29
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Left-hand crank
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9109
- 19 Aug 2014 16:14
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Route to Lutterworth
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1497
Route to Lutterworth
Anyone got a road bike route to Lutterworth from the Black Horse(ish)? Or can someone who know the route/area, please suggest a rough route.
As is often the case going across country, there doesn't seem to be any obvious route and is potentially in the way.
Thanks
As is often the case going across country, there doesn't seem to be any obvious route and is potentially in the way.
Thanks
- 15 Aug 2014 21:46
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10038
Thurs 2 Oct 2014: Openstreetmap talk at Rednal Social Club
Members are invited to attend a presentation and Q&A session on Openstreetmap ( www.openstreetmap.org ) at the Rednall Social Club (upstairs), at 7.30pm Thurs 2nd Oct 2014. The presentation will be given by Andy Robinson and other members of the Openstreetmap organisation. What is openstreetmap? In ...