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- 31 Oct 2009 22:44
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: A great read
- Replies: 153
- Views: 3922120
- 16 Oct 2009 11:38
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Stupid question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4996
....and for each spoke you tighten slacken off the spokes either side so you minimise the adjustment to any single spoke. Edit: John's is a good point. Depends how big the wobble is. If it's only slight (your brake blocks are close to the rim) I'd attempt it myself. If it's a big wobble I'd be conce...
- 16 Oct 2009 10:41
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Stupid question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4996
Easy job for you local LBS. If you do it yourself just remember that to tighten a spoke you turn the nipple anticlockwise (looking at it from the hub) which can be a bit counter-intuitive, or at least it was for me last time I tweeked a wheel and couldn't understand why it was getting worse not bett...
- 23 Sep 2009 13:40
- Forum: Pro Racing
- Topic: Live Streams
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15978
Women's Worlds TT currently on BBC freeview red button and http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 269507.stm
- 17 Aug 2009 22:05
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: New to Beacon - advice on bike buying
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4329
For day rides, most of us manage with a reasonable size saddle wedge. For a bit of extra space for a day ride you could use a bar bag or for maybe an overnight stop a rear rack bag or a seatpost bag. For all round use including touring and commuting you'll most probably want mudguards so look for a ...
- 15 Aug 2009 22:50
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: New to Beacon - advice on bike buying
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4329
Hi Steve & welcome. When I first started cycling I had a similar budget and wasn't sure how my cycling interests might develop. It's difficult without a crystal ball but it's worth doing some hard thinking in this respect before you finally decide what sort of bike you need. For instance, why canal ...
- 10 Aug 2009 20:42
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: flick flick flick....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2373
- 05 Aug 2009 22:13
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: flick flick flick....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2373
flick flick flick....
Went out for a ride tonight and this flick flick flick noise was bugging me. Stopped to spin wheels but no noise so started riding again... flick flick flick. Thought it might be a bit of grit on a tyre so stopped again to inspect tyres. There was a small bald patch on the rear tyre and a bit of rub...
- 13 Jul 2009 09:04
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Bodge of the week
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4625
- 12 Jul 2009 21:44
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Bodge of the week
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4625
- 12 Jul 2009 21:07
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Bodge of the week
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4625
- 30 Jun 2009 15:45
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: GPS navigation
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5327
If you're planning your route in advance and transferring this to the unit the maps aren't essential. An arrow points you in the right direction and changes when you need to turn. This is how the older pre-mapping units worked and quite a few people still use this for audax purposes. You only really...
- 29 Jun 2009 22:18
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: GPS navigation
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5327
Two choices, either City Navigator or the Topo map, so add another £100 or so to your bill. :shock: Of course you don't have to have either, just go by the preloaded base map, but its pretty crap to be honest, ok then.... very crap!! OpenStreetMap increasingly seems to be a viable free alternative....
- 29 Jun 2009 17:16
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: GPS navigation
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5327
- 26 Jun 2009 19:16
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Another miracle cure for the saddle bag
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5892
Thanks Rod - a trusted professional opinion is most welcome in these days when unqualified internet self-diagnosis is so accessible and doctor's waiting rooms are so hazardous. Having previously not suffered from insect bites much, during the last few years I seem to have become more prone to them. ...
- 26 Jun 2009 09:05
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Another miracle cure for the saddle bag
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5892
Having recommended Ibrupofen I should point out that it's NOT a pain killer. It's a non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drug so reduces the pain by reducing the inflamation that causes it rather than simply masking the pain itself. It works by inhibiting platelet formation so it would not be a good idea ...
- 24 Jun 2009 00:11
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Saddles
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12460
- 23 Jun 2009 23:42
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Jockey wheels
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8831
- 22 Jun 2009 17:07
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Another miracle cure for the saddle bag
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5892
Another miracle cure for the saddle bag
I don't do headaches or pills as a rule but carry a couple of paracetamol in the saddle wedge in case a headache or something should ever threaten to spoil a long ride. Yesterday I popped them to try and help me through some bad leg pain, I think the beer at Shutford was more effective though. At th...
- 07 Jun 2009 11:09
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: childrens bikes.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3068
http://www.islabikes.co.uk/ founded by Isla Rowntree of Stourbridge CC (2nd woman in this years LMTT) are the specialists.
Some taller girls might get away with 650C ladies bikes but islabikes will offer stuff like appropriate length cranks, brake reach etc.
Some taller girls might get away with 650C ladies bikes but islabikes will offer stuff like appropriate length cranks, brake reach etc.
- 16 May 2009 08:11
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Tyres
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5778
the fact that loads of pro teams still use them is testimony to their performance. Yeh, but if they get a flat they just have to hold up their hand and somebody gives them a new wheel :wink: BTW, I didn't mean to imply that I think the grip on conti's is bad, just that I've heard that it's particul...
- 15 May 2009 19:16
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Tyres
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5778
I use Conti GP 4 Seasons oct-apr and Conti GP4000S for the rest of the year. They seem to have good flat resistance and are hard wearing. I don't really go fast enough to be able to comment on what the grip's like but it's supposed to be better on the GP4000S than on the GP4000 and the GP 4 Seasons ...
- 07 May 2009 17:06
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Replacing chain and cassette
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5193
You can use any Shimano compatible 8 spd chain, I used to prefer SRAM but I've recently been converted to KMC. If the current chain is Shimano original it'll be fixed together with a joining pin and you'll need a chain tool to break it. KMC and SRAM chains come with a joining link which is better (I...
- 07 May 2009 12:53
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Replacing chain and cassette
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5193
I use mileage as a guide but measure with a steel rule to check when I think it's about time to change the chain. You measure a 12" length (24 links) pin to pin with the chain under a little tension. The chain needs changing when the far pin is 1/16" past the mark - you can carry on until 1/8" but t...
- 29 Apr 2009 09:59
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Life of brake blocks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8876
I now have Koolstops but they're going to have an easier time of it in drier weather. Have you gone for green, black, salmon or dual compound? I started with the dual compounds, switching to salmon for wet weather, but now I just tend to leave the salmon in all the time. When I manage to wear any o...
- 18 Apr 2009 19:26
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Life of brake blocks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8876
Not really comparing like with like because I don't cover the same distances as you nor go fast enough to need to brake very often. However, I switched from standard blocks including OEM's to Koolstop Salmons (last autumn I think) because I found the ordinary ones were rubbish in the wet, quickly be...
- 16 Apr 2009 09:22
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: A great read
- Replies: 153
- Views: 3922120
I recently finished reading a very curious book called 'Travels with Rosinante (?)' by Bernard something-or-other. I would be more precise, but I instantly lent it to Steve to read so I can't copy down the rather magnificent French surname. It's Bernard Magnouloux. I'm a few chapters in and enjoyin...
- 13 Apr 2009 22:00
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Why aren't more people using GPS?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 31482
I'd be surprised if a bit of imaginative searching doesn't reveal a hack to enable you to use the maps you've already bought on both units. This sounds like a rip off - you can only use one unit at a time after all. Alternatively, Open Street Maps might be of interest depending on where you want to ...
- 11 Apr 2009 20:23
- Forum: Audaxes & Cyclosportives
- Topic: Audax Digest
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1147423
Leominster 122km "Welsh Marches"
Leominster 122km "Welsh Marches" Mid April Start @ Monkland Village Hall Well organised with good food at start & finish - good cafe controls. Clear & accurate route sheet. Lumpy first section to Grosmont. Middle section includes climb of Gospel Pass to the second stop at Hay on Wye. Beautiful pano...
- 01 Apr 2009 21:39
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Why is Phil's so much bigger than mine?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2437
- 25 Mar 2009 15:40
- Forum: Pro Racing
- Topic: Live Streams
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15978
No live video themselves but the following have links to live video streams as and when they appear...
http://www.steephill.tv/
http://www.cyclingfans.com/
http://www.steephill.tv/
http://www.cyclingfans.com/
- 20 Mar 2009 13:50
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Where can I buy the cheapest chainrings....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7053
- 25 Feb 2009 19:34
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Additional computer/lighting mount?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2250
- 19 Feb 2009 23:50
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: split tyres
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4454
These are intended for emergency get you home purposes but I have a tyre with a small hole (no bigger than a mm or two) after hitting a large stone which I might try to repair with part of one. If it works I think I'd only use that tyre for local rides though.
- 09 Feb 2009 21:42
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Digest Question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2134
There's no email digest option Jon but, as Ed suggests, the page to bookmark is.....
http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/message_boa ... d=newposts
http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/message_boa ... d=newposts
- 30 Jan 2009 22:38
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: how far is it? (Mapping web sites)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8337
A permanent is an audax that you can ride on a day of your choice. Rather than control stamps you need to get other timed/dated proofs of passage. That should be simple with Danial Webb's out & back Cambrian (the first of the two which is being run as a calendar event on April 11), I guess it would ...
- 30 Jan 2009 22:12
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: how far is it? (Mapping web sites)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8337
- 30 Jan 2009 09:11
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: how far is it? (Mapping web sites)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8337
- 29 Jan 2009 09:43
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: how far is it? (Mapping web sites)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8337
Here's another for the collection. The registration / login function is a bit basic but everything seems to work well and it seems to process imprted GPX files quickly (recently bikeroutetoaster seems to have struggled with that). I also like the OS map that you get if you "toggle map sizes" http://...
- 28 Jan 2009 16:09
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: cycle computers
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13189
- 25 Jan 2009 16:29
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Light Lane
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2680
- 13 Jan 2009 21:23
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: GPS Mobile Phones
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1537
I know nothing but some discussion of this at http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3414.0
- 08 Jan 2009 10:20
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Mavic R-SYS wheel recall
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2157
- 08 Jan 2009 10:15
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Noiseless Turbo Trainer Mat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3519
- 08 Jan 2009 08:58
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: Mavic R-SYS wheel recall
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2157
Mavic R-SYS wheel recall
All models of Mavic R-SYS front wheels are concerned (R-SYS, R-SYS test, R-SYS Premium), whether purchased separately or as part of a bicycle. The wheels must no longer be used.
http://www.mavic.com/road/news/news.762.aspx
http://www.mavic.com/road/news/news.762.aspx
- 05 Jan 2009 09:40
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: how far is it? (Mapping web sites)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8337
Actually, having recently tried http://bikeroutetoaster.com/ I think I prefer that.
- 09 Dec 2008 09:05
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: how far is it? (Mapping web sites)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8337
Noticed this while purging old topics, will move to technical.
My current preference is http://www.bikely.com/
My current preference is http://www.bikely.com/
- 24 Nov 2008 20:42
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: A great read
- Replies: 153
- Views: 3922120
A Significant Other by Matt Rendell
A Significant Other by Matt Rendell
Overall, not one of my favourites, but I did really enjoy the chapters written from the eyes of Victor Hugo Pena. These chapters are worth reading in their own right even if you skip the rest of the book.
Overall, not one of my favourites, but I did really enjoy the chapters written from the eyes of Victor Hugo Pena. These chapters are worth reading in their own right even if you skip the rest of the book.
- 17 Nov 2008 22:31
- Forum: Technical Talk
- Topic: geeky computer question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2159
Do you mean like this....
[url=http://www.edwardmoss.co.uk/]Location photographer[/url]
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- 25 Oct 2008 09:58
- Forum: Cafe Stop
- Topic: A great read
- Replies: 153
- Views: 3922120
In Search of Robert Millar Richard Moore This was read in a couple of sittings, again an essential read about another of the UK's most successful cyclist, if not THE most successful. He was my cycling hero, so was pleased to find this a great read - recommended!! I'll second that - just finished it...