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- 20 Oct 2014 11:02
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: Wern Watkin Bunkhouse, Llangattock, 13 -15 February 2015
- Replies: 40
- Views: 23685
- 15 Oct 2014 16:50
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Bec and Catford HC Classics results
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4010
- 11 Oct 2014 15:29
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Worcester St John Hill climb 5th Oct
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2612
- 11 Oct 2014 15:18
- Forum: Pro Racing
- Topic: Andy Schleck retires
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15286
Like Tim and others, I have always felt that his associations with known dopers and the downturn in his form just when many of his associates were getting their collars felt by WADA looked a little too coincidental. And like Pete, I always found his moaning and generally sour public demeanour unende...
- 04 Oct 2014 13:40
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: mid week rides
- Replies: 231
- Views: 465603
- 22 Sep 2014 13:35
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Rear Mudguard Bridge
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7164
Alan, didn't you ask this same question a while back? I personally never use those stainless steel crimp-it-yourself brackets, for precisely the reasons you describe. I almost always drill and cable tie. I've never understood why manufacturers persist with crimp-it-yourself brackets, when they are s...
- 16 Sep 2014 20:13
- Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
- Topic: CX Round 2
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4610
- 14 Sep 2014 15:37
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: RESULTS Beacon RCC Hill Climb Championships 14th September
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10389
- 09 Sep 2014 08:54
- Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
- Topic: Beyond Shropshire - 25th October
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1824
- 22 Aug 2014 11:32
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Left-hand crank
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8168
- 21 Aug 2014 11:41
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Left-hand crank
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8168
- 19 Aug 2014 13:02
- Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
- Topic: RideLondon 2014
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10994
- 01 Aug 2014 10:27
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Result: K20/5 30 July
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2513
- 18 Jul 2014 21:58
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Club 25 Champs July 16th
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3306
- 16 Jul 2014 17:23
- Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
- Topic: Track Champs July 12th 2014 RESULTS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1979
- 14 Jul 2014 12:55
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Result SCCA 100
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5930
- 10 Jul 2014 09:55
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Result K34/10D 9th July
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3831
- 09 Jul 2014 17:31
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Water bottles/bidons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2909
- 08 Jul 2014 13:37
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Water bottles/bidons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2909
Over the years, we have used various suppliers. Most recently (and successfully):
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- 04 Jul 2014 07:39
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Missing link fitting / removal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4889
Nick, thanks for the tip, but I only positioned the link there for the photo. Most of my efforts were concentrated on trying to close it by hand, with no stress on the chain at all. I felt that if I needed to force it closed by pedalling, something had to be wrong, since in the past I've had no trou...
- 03 Jul 2014 21:46
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Missing link fitting / removal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4889
A different tool is required for fitting. I've never had a problem fitting, just removal recently. To fit, squeeze the plates together a bit while pulling the links apart. Once they're partially engaged, stand on a pedal with the brakes on and "click". Yes, I know about the two tools, Steve ... I w...
- 03 Jul 2014 10:04
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Club 10 Chanps 9th July course change.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3448
- 02 Jul 2014 23:38
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Alps and Low Countries tour
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18653
- 02 Jul 2014 23:36
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Missing link fitting / removal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4889
This is ironic! Just before James posted, I was struggling to fit one of those little KMC missing link buggers to a new chain before eventually giving up and deciding that I'd have to buy a tool. If only I'd given up a bit sooner, I might have beaten Laurence to it! I can confirm what Steve says. I'...
- 01 Jul 2014 22:05
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Am I a freak?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8168
Cheers, all. The few pairs I've bought over the years haven't all been cheapo shades. Also, I have tried on other people's big-brand glasses, and haven't been encouraged to believe that they would suit me better. Unfortunately, proper experimentation is hard, even with modest-priced glasses: I'm not...
- 01 Jul 2014 14:29
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Am I a freak?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8168
Am I a freak?
At this time of year, I get a lot of flies and dust in my eyes. So, every few years, I think to myself, "you really ought to be like everyone else and get yourself some shades." I do so, and quickly find that the glasses are more trouble than the flies and the dust. The bottoms of the lenses invaria...
- 27 Jun 2014 16:34
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Result KC32/20 25th June
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5337
- 22 Jun 2014 00:19
- Forum: Beacon Road / Track / CycloCross Racing
- Topic: Nottingham Cat 3/4 omnium / circuit races (including RESULT)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6632
- 15 Jun 2014 19:41
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Improving strength on one side
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6710
- 15 Jun 2014 19:38
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Mercia CC 25 K16 TT result
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3727
- 12 Jun 2014 10:13
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Concorde Cat 3/4 June
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7597
- 11 Jun 2014 22:30
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Result K36/4.5C 11th June
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4400
- 08 Jun 2014 19:50
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Club 50 championship.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3916
- 07 Jun 2014 19:57
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Bike Insurance
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2836
It's years since I looked into it, Alan, but last time I did I came to the conclusion you have: insurance away from the house doesn't make financial sense. In your case, you've got to have a £1200 bike stolen once every three years to break even. Unless you're doing some very high-risk stuff, it's m...
- 06 Jun 2014 22:21
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Alps and Low Countries tour
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18653
- 01 Jun 2014 19:22
- Forum: Pro Racing
- Topic: British 10mile TT record
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8418
Re: British 10mile TT record
So he did it just before tea. But what was his time?Tim wrote:Alex Dowsett rode a new British 10 TT record today. 17.20
- 01 Jun 2014 19:21
- Forum: Pro Racing
- Topic: British 10mile TT record
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8418
- 29 May 2014 09:09
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Result K36/4.5C 28th May
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5526
- 26 May 2014 12:51
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Three wheels to Abu Simbel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5502
Three wheels to Abu Simbel
The story of a 5,500 mile tricycle ride from south London to the far south of Egypt and back (posted by George on behalf of former Beacon member Howard Boyd). [/b] Springtime 1963 is just over 50 years ago. I was about to leave the Upper Sixth form at grammar school, ready to study Archaeology at u...
- 21 May 2014 22:26
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: tewkesbury sprint tri result
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2826
- 21 May 2014 22:21
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: Result K36/4.5C 21st May
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8582
- 20 May 2014 10:16
- Forum: Club Runs
- Topic: New cafe suggestions
- Replies: 124
- Views: 342910
A couple of years ago, I signed up for Zoho Creator, which is free for up to a certain number of apps. I used it to set up a contact info database, which any family member can consult and update using a predefined form. I have it embedded in a page in the private area of our webspace, where the curr...
- 19 May 2014 12:50
- Forum: Club Runs
- Topic: New cafe suggestions
- Replies: 124
- Views: 342910
The café map & info on the club website is gradually getting out of date. Several of the cafés that we now use aren't on, and some of the contact info is missing/out of date. It's unreasonable and impractical to expect Steve to keep abreast of every addition to our collective knowledge of local café...
- 17 May 2014 19:45
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: 9-speed Campag cassette with Shimano mech and shifters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2108
- 17 May 2014 10:18
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Left-hand crank
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8168
Chris, in an ideal world I'd like one like the one pictured below, but anything broadly similar will do. I have an ancient Stronglight, but it is from the era when spindles were longer and cranks didn't bend out. Consequently, it almost brushes the frame. http://www.haywoodhouse.net/Resources/Images...
- 16 May 2014 16:24
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Left-hand crank
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8168
- 16 May 2014 16:18
- Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
- Topic: Kidderminster Killer route testing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3471
Interesting report, Barry. I'm really starting to get quite enthusiastic. (About the prospect of helping at the HQ.) - never been down Stanford bank before. Everything that makes it a bitch of a climb (long, straight and steep) makes it a ripper descent :) ... but be warned, there's a concealed driv...
- 15 May 2014 16:45
- Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
- Topic: The Fred Whitton Sportive 2014 - 11th May
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10517
Quite possibly, Laurence.laurence_cooley wrote:Possibly this, George, that Nick Shenton posted on Facebook about.George wrote:Oh, sorry -- I thought I'd read elsewhere that someone died. I must be muddling up two separate incidents.
- 15 May 2014 13:28
- Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
- Topic: The Fred Whitton Sportive 2014 - 11th May
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10517