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- 20 Jan 2014 09:57
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Rear brake pad sheared off?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8016
Thanks for observations, comments and recommendations chaps. Closer 2nd look in daylight reveals that the Ultegra 6800 brakes are indeed one-piece. They have been fitted the correct way (except perhaps the previously noted slight non-alignment on the RH). They are working perfectly, i.e. nice equal ...
- 19 Jan 2014 17:47
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Rear brake pad sheared off?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8016
Rear brake pad sheared off?
During todays B run, some may have noticed that I started to fiddle with my back brake just after leaving Evesham. I had suddenly lost 80% of braking power on the rear. At first I thought someone was playing silly billies at the café and had flipped the quick release on the (Ultegra) rear brake beca...
- 10 Dec 2013 23:54
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Don't try this at home. (OR ANYWHERE ELSE.....)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4147
- 09 Dec 2013 12:52
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: ANNUAL PRIZE & DINNER PHOTOS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2406
- 04 Dec 2013 22:28
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Greasy roads
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5000
- 28 Nov 2013 16:52
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Greasy roads
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5000
Greasy roads
Managed to get out this afternoon and very pleasant it was too. However, several times I managed to lock/lose my back wheel under very modest braking/acceleration. The roads are very greasy. I guess as a result of weeks of rain, followed by no rain for a whole 4 days, plus high humidy, plus the usua...
- 27 Nov 2013 11:54
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Car stereo upgrade
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2422
Car stereo upgrade
VERY off-topic, but my excuse is I don't know Brum very well and the last time I did this was when I was 18! Can someone recommend a local business that will select and and install a new car stereo in my 2006 Ford Fiesta. Don't want anything fancy, but do need bluetooth (for music and hands free) an...
- 27 Nov 2013 10:03
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Brum to Chippenham
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6663
- 26 Nov 2013 22:59
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Brum to Chippenham
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6663
- 26 Nov 2013 19:22
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Brum to Chippenham
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6663
Great ride down and back to Chippenham. Outbound: http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/Home-to-Tytheron-1a_1267340 Nice tail wind going S on Frid. 130km. Made the mistake of using Route 55 / Icknield St down to Redditch. Its little more than a farm track caked in sloppy half-frozen mud (that I ended u...
- 26 Nov 2013 11:28
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Toaster down?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14595
- 24 Nov 2013 20:34
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Toaster down?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14595
- 21 Nov 2013 11:00
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Toaster down?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14595
Toaster down?
Can someone please see if they can view the maps tab on
www.bikeroutetoaster.com
I have tried on different browsers and on different devices/OSs and still can't view maps for the past 48 hours.
Thanks
www.bikeroutetoaster.com
I have tried on different browsers and on different devices/OSs and still can't view maps for the past 48 hours.
Thanks
- 20 Nov 2013 17:06
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Brum to Chippenham
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6663
Forecast is OK, so I will be off down to Chippenham on Friday and I'd be very happy with some company if any one wants to join me for part of the way? Leaving Edgbaston at 0900. Route is here: http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=626209 going through Redditch and Evesham. I think I'll ...
- 18 Nov 2013 17:08
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Pedalling for Laughs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1424
Pedalling for Laughs
The forecast for Weds night training ride is not looking very funny, so here is an alternative:
https://www.glee.co.uk/performers/pedal ... laughs.htm
1930 Weds 20 Nov @ The Glee Club, The Arcadian, Birmingham
Myself and Julia hope to be there.
Barry
https://www.glee.co.uk/performers/pedal ... laughs.htm
1930 Weds 20 Nov @ The Glee Club, The Arcadian, Birmingham
Myself and Julia hope to be there.
Barry
- 14 Nov 2013 11:16
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Brum to Chippenham
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6663
- 13 Nov 2013 16:45
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Brum to Chippenham
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6663
Just looking for a alternative out/back route and used www.openrouteservice.org/ (race bike mode) to come up with this (imported in to Bikeroutetoaster): http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=628032 143 km with a single big climb south of Western Subedge up to Chipping Camden. Is this r...
- 08 Nov 2013 16:02
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: broken lezyne power drive?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5112
Yes, most smart phones now come with lithium batteries that do not require such re-charge discipline. And yes they benefit from occasionally being run COMPLETELY flat. But this is more to do with (calibrating) the intelligent battery management systems in smartphones. I am not sure if bicycle lights...
- 07 Nov 2013 15:19
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Brum to Chippenham
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6663
Phil and Alan Thanks for comments; much appreciated. I checked with another friend who lives in Evesham and it looks like the most suitable/direct way is as the toaster and Alan describes. I'll just go straight through Cirencester. Planning this -weather permitting- friday 22 nov if anyone fancies a...
- 06 Nov 2013 13:07
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Brum to Chippenham
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6663
Brum to Chippenham
Planning a overnight trip to Chippenham area and need a good on-road route. Bike toaster says this: http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=626209 c. 130 km, with climbs south of Winchcombe and Withington. My friend reckons it all looks good south of Cirencester, so no probs there. But wh...
- 03 Nov 2013 23:02
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: 2 wheels with a mota and a flat battery!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1304
2 wheels with a mota and a flat battery!
Does anyone have a 6v battery charger (for a motorcycle) that I can borrow for a few days? If so, please PM me.
Mine is in Australia!
Thanks
Barry
Mine is in Australia!
Thanks
Barry
- 31 Oct 2013 19:06
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: commuting tyres
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6034
+1 for the Schwalbe marathons. I have not commuted on them, but toured on and off road with +25 kg luggage. Marathon Plus are indestructable, never had a **flat** (c. 6000 km), but slow. We ran the Supremes last tour (1 flat in total of 8000 km) which are faster and handle better, but not quite as g...
- 24 Oct 2013 16:54
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: A close shave
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6631
A close shave
Today at lunchtime as I was riding SE along Edgbaston Rd past the cricket ground a car side-swipped me and hit my right elbow hard with their left wing mirror as they drove past. Myself and traffic had just pulled away from the Pershore Rd lights, but I was travelling almost as fast as the cars, and...
- 21 Oct 2013 18:51
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: Warm Showers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1365
Warm Showers
One of the things that added enormous fun and joy to our recent tour of Europe was discovering Warm Showers ( www.warmshowers.org/ ). For those unfamiliar it is a hosting/guest service for and (mostly) by cyclo-tourers. We didnt even know about it until told by someone on the road. We met some fanta...
- 28 Sep 2013 22:09
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Winter/Audax/light touring bike
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5581
- 24 Sep 2013 21:45
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Etrex or Edge?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14240
Neil if you have a Android smartphone, just download OSMAnd+ from the Google Play store. It is open source Ware based upon osm. Brilliant. I have been using it for 4 months touring round Europe and it hasn't missed a beat. Downloadable offline maps. Turn by turn navigation specifically for bicycles....
- 17 Sep 2013 18:47
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Water Proof Jacket Advice Required
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9217
Thanks Steve I forgot to add that the hood I brilliant. Attaches by Velcro tab at back so you don't have to drag it with you always (e.g. when its just showers), and it pivots at the back allowing freedom of movement. Stomped up a hill in rain yesterday and -yes- it was hot inside, but it's still 20...
- 17 Sep 2013 18:42
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Winter/Audax/light touring bike
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5581
Winter/Audax/light touring bike
Looks like I'll be on the UK for winter :o so need a suitable bike, plus something I can do audax and fast light touring on. Very very happy with my Van Nicholas Pioneer (heavy duty touring), so top candidate for new bike would be a VN Yukon. But I'm all ears on other suggestions as I am woefully ou...
- 15 Sep 2013 17:06
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Water Proof Jacket Advice Required
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9217
Just catching up with the board and spotted my name! My jacket had turned out to be well worth the money for touring. Dry as a bone in all day hard rain, but we are not going fast. Easily packed into the back pocket. But the zip is v stiff. I guess I'll soon find out how it breathes when pushing alo...
- 02 Jun 2013 09:30
- Forum: Club News & Events
- Topic: To Weston and Back: "The Weston Run"
- Replies: 196
- Views: 389750
- 01 Jun 2013 19:58
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: GPS? Any good?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5370
- 17 May 2013 12:05
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Birmingham to Church Stretton
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3847
Many thanks for comments. I like your idea Phil of joing the Killer. I can pick it up where it crosses the A451 Stourbridge-Kidderminster Rd: http://www.gps-sport.net/routes/Edgbaston-to-Asterton_129255 - I might just drive to Stourbridge rd as route to there from Edgbaston doesnt inspire! - take a ...
- 16 May 2013 22:19
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: Birmingham to Church Stretton
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3847
Birmingham to Church Stretton
Trying to plot a route from Edgbaston, Birmingham to Church Stretton. There seems to be no obvious off-main-road route. On the all-terrain tourer (for a fully loaded test), so don't mind a bit of the rough stuff
Thanks
Barry
Thanks
Barry
- 13 May 2013 12:41
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: European Tour
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3044
- 12 May 2013 21:43
- Forum: Other Rides & Touring
- Topic: European Tour
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3044
European Tour
Off this summer for a long lazy tour through central and western Europe :) Always keen to hear from others who may have pedalled the same route. Roughly, we plan to start in Tuscany in early June and head north over the Brenner Pass, Austria, Bavaria, East Germany/West Czech, Berlin, Copenhagen. Tur...
- 11 May 2013 12:46
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Garmins
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6387
Or... Why not buy a bike mount (c. £10-15) for your iThing and use it as your primary recorder/navigator? It will do EVERYTHING the garmin does AND make a phone call. Lots and lots of software to choose. http://theiphonecyclist.com/ My smartphone self loads in to 'car mode' when mounted and will ans...
- 04 May 2013 23:54
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Alternatives to Brooks B17
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2631
- 04 May 2013 15:44
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Good quality cardboard bicycle box
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2828
Good quality cardboard bicycle box
Just fished the box out of the shed that my bike was delivered in last year and found that it was half eaten by (now fat) woodlice! Need a disposable box for one-way flight. So where is the best shop to get a good quality cardboard bicycle shop from in the central/south Birmingham area? Thanks Barry
- 04 May 2013 15:19
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Alternatives to Brooks B17
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2631
Alternatives to Brooks B17
After 6 months and c. 1000 km I have concluded that my B17 just doesnt fit my derrier. The saddle is too wide and causes pain and chaffing despite trialling various nicks and creams. So...
Can anyone suggest alternative (probaby thinner) saddles for flat bar touring bikes?
Thanks
Barry
Can anyone suggest alternative (probaby thinner) saddles for flat bar touring bikes?
Thanks
Barry
- 01 Oct 2012 22:49
- Forum: Time Trials
- Topic: RESULT: Big Hand for Gary Mac. Three Peaks CX
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14328
- 22 Sep 2012 16:22
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Cutting Titanium
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6632
- 07 Sep 2012 14:20
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Cutting Titanium
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6632
Thanks Bob. I went off to Listers @ Redditch (note they have moved from where their website says they are!) and was just about to purchase a couple of 32 tooth blades when a fellow-curtomer who works at a motorbike shop (BJP racing) advised that it was best to use a angle grinder with a blah blah (i...
- 05 Sep 2012 13:08
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Cutting Titanium
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6632
- 04 Sep 2012 17:41
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Cutting Titanium
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6632
Cutting Titanium
Got to cut a few cm off each end of my Ti bars. Do I need a special blade, or will a standard hacksaw do it? Any tips?
Thx
Barry
Thx
Barry
- 03 Dec 2011 12:41
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: RIP to an old friend: The longevity of aluminium frames
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11161
- 28 Oct 2011 22:09
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Noisy Inner Tubes: Is that truly possible?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5672
- 27 Oct 2011 20:02
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Noisy Inner Tubes: Is that truly possible?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5672
- 17 Oct 2011 16:02
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Repairing panniers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2222
- 22 Sep 2011 10:39
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: another technical recommendation :)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6288
- 16 Sep 2011 17:48
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Chains
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9335
I should have added that I am running a compact chainset (50/34) which -I am told- significantly decreases chain life. Moreover, I also have a 27 granny (as part of a 27-12 cassette) which again doesnt help things, but I never ever run 27 to 50 or 12 to 34. I dont feel the need for any more gears, b...