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  1. J

    SE Area Road Ride **postponed**

    I'm interested, date dependent.
  2. J

    strange bearings came out of my headset

    Needle roller as stated above. Things to check are the state of the races, These should be very clean and smooth. Check for lines where the rollers have dug in, and the state of the rollers. These again should be very smooth and polished. Check for scratches and chips. TBH if the bike...
  3. J

    Problem with touring bike set up

    Overlap is common. Is only usually an issue when turning very hard.
  4. J

    clements inherited and needs a future plan

    A. Keep the history and use it.
  5. J

    Freddie Grubb Fixie

    Great bike!! I actually like the stickers, but it's your bike. What saddle and bar tape are you using??
  6. J

    Sun road 1967

    Great to see another Sun. Get it cleaned up and ride.
  7. J

    Bespoked Bristol 2015

    I may turn up of Friday. Not sure yet.
  8. J

    1955 raleigh roadster wheel change, full chainguard

    For rear wheel dropout, there is a removable section at the rear of the guard. This allows the wheel to be removed, but is is a messy bu**er! As to the front, there is a slide on piece to close the gap to the crank, slide this back and it will fit over the pedal and crank arm. one on the hole...
  9. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Great day out and great company as ever. Cheers Adam for a lovely route around the mendips. The climb out of Wookey was something else!
  10. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Re: Cheers. I may cop out, 46/22 bottom gear may be too much.
  11. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Took the Sun out today... hmmm decisions, decisions... to have a (relatively) easy ride on the modern or join daj coughing up body parts on the Sun? Can anyone advise how bad the gradients are compared to Gospel pass??? See you all tomorrow!
  12. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    I too will be bringing the modern bike, but have none of the above excuses and am just slow......
  13. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Looking forward to this. Should be a fun day out! As Uncle Monty says, the more the merrier. A chance to play with the sportive riders on the hills.....
  14. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Re: The Mendip Mauler Retrobike Club Ride- 22 March 2015 Looks good to me. Where do we park? Cheers.
  15. J

    Help with 1954 claud butler rear fork spacing

    I used a flip-flop hub for my three speed. The freewheel side has the same thread as a thread on cassette. You may need to be cleaver with the spacers depending on your frame/hub/gear combination.
  16. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Re: The Mendip Mauler Retrobike Club Ride- 22 March 2015 22nd it is! If you can post the finalized route that would be great.
  17. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Re: The Mendip Mauler Retrobike Club Ride- 22 March 2015 Later in the year makes sense. More time to train on the three speed.
  18. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Re: The Mendip Mauler Retrobike Club Ride- 22 March 2015 I'll probably be on my Giant OCR winter bike. Bringing the 3 speed depends on how brave (or foolish) I'm feeling.
  19. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Re: Anyone interested in a re-run of The Mendip Mauler Thanks for the warning. I may have to practice those hills.
  20. J

    The Mendip Mauler 22 March 2015 ** New Sportive warning **

    Re: Anyone interested in a re-run of The Mendip Mauler Ok, I've booked the ambulance with oxygen for the top of cheddar. Count me in!
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