Recent content by bagpuss

WD 40 specialist grease is very good imho

Nope , but I did a lot of damage to the shed with a pellet gun . Tin cans became a favourite and you could get a right bang from an aerosol can 🥫

Three speed BSA first real sense of freedom followed by a Sun plus purchased from Mercians London road shop Derby in the early 70's . Never really stopped riding a bike since .

Over supply ,lack of desire/ demand.

Judging by some of the prices asked I don't think some sellers have caught up . Plastic drinks bottle £115 aluminium for £150 + Lots of other madness £ 180 and up for a musette. Some who have sunk a good deal of ££££ into all this stuff must be wondering when the market will pick up ...

Yep I had a gas pipe framed bike,boy did I get a bollocking from my dad when he saw what I had done to our heating system.

Purchased Carlton decals 2 weeks ago .no issues

Off to the Brooks open day this coming Saturday. Hopefully there will be some free samples :rolleyes: 👨‍✈️

I have what you need . Yours FOC. Top nut only. ⁹ It is in vgc. pm your address and I will post it to you on my return home. Away touring

I know that feeling, just you wait till you get your bus pass . It helps pick up a lot of slack . Recently spent hours buggering about with bits of head sets . In the end I bought a new one . . As others have said check the stack height .

Got my paws on a pair of wheels built with Royce hubs at Bristol bespoke a few year back . Beautiful engineering ,the wallet just couldn't stretch that far .

Fishing reels for hubs ... Give me Hope every time .

Don't get me wrong here about Carbon fibre frames. They are great for racing etc . But could I hang panniers on one and generally knock it about as I do to all my bikes . During the pandemic sales went through to roof . I have seen a lot of little used ones for sale and if it ain't got...

But it's a barrow of laughs

I saw a chap the other day jumping up and down on his fancy frame .I asked him why? He looked at me agast and replied "I am trying to improve my carbon footprint " Heads for door 🚪