Recent content by Apollonius

Re: Went as a spectator. ish i had ridden it. It was brilliant. I'll be there next year.

I bought one of those folding £30 ones of Ebay and I wish I hadn't. It is quite a neat design, but doesn't pack away that well. The bottom bracket rests in a sort of cup which fits some bikes but not others. The big drawback is that it traps gear cables which means you cannot adjust indexed...

Good points, though I wonder how non-durable carbon fibre will prove to be. I think it will surprise us. My wife was helping ship upgrades to Harriers in the form of carbon fibre wings nearly 40 years ago. I believe the Dreamliner has a lot of carbon fibre in it. I don't imagine they are...

Interesting thread, as much for the prejudiced ideas displayed as anything. Wow, there is some prejudice here. I'll put mine on the line straight up, so we know where to start. I am pro-European. I like local. I am Campagnolo for preference, but respect good Shimano. I like classic stuff...

Re: Cliff Peters Cycle Shop, Aston. Any info out there on hi What a marvellous thread. This sort of thing is precious, as before we know it all these little artisan shops that were the heart of the cycle trade in the 50s and 60s will have disappeared from living memory. Another of those...

Use the wheels. I have both my Vikings set up with 700 wheels and the difference from the original 27" is minimal. Re the Arc en Ciel/ Record combination - I have a similar set in my shed I have never thought to use as I am wary of the tubular tyres on them. They came as part of a bundle. I...

I have converted two older machines to 700c from 27" with no difficulty whatever. Both my Vikings in fact. There is only a 6mm difference in drop after all, and in both cases the Mafac brakes had enough range of adjustment. The advantages are considerable: wider range of tyres as well as...

That looks brilliant. I wish I had known about it a bit earlier as we are booked-up for that weekend now. Next year!

Re: Esoteric question regarding Campagnolo and Cyclo drop-ou Already ordered the ones linked above, but thanks for trying.

Re: Esoteric question regarding Campagnolo and Cyclo drop-ou Very helpful, thanks, and your link looks exactly what I need. I was worried that in those funny old days they were using out-of-date measurements like pints, feet, miles.... Hang on a minute! Cheers.

My Severn Valley frame has Cyclo rear drop-outs. All well and good as that is a nice Birmingham maker and all that. I am about to start building it up and have got to the "discovering all the irritating little bits you don't have stage." On the list is a pair of those long screws that...

Right. You have options here. I had a similar issue with my 1949 Higgins and, as it was pretty much a historic frame decided to stay with the OLD it had and go for single fixed. All well and good, but not ideal for all circumstances. I have other bikes, so that is a luxury I can afford. I...

Are these still available? I assume they fit Campagnolo, or would that be naive?

Finally got a look at those wheels. Well, it stopped raining and my management asked how much longer the box was going to stay in the lounge. Very nice! Lovely condition. Well pleased, thanks.

Not sure if this is any help, but I recently had to replace a friction shifted 5 speed with a Shimano 6 speed as it was the only decent quality block I could get. I was assured they were the same width. As it happened, i had to widen the OLN by 1mm to clear the frame with the 6th gear, but...