Recent content by chriscl

"In Pursuit of Stardom: Los Nomades du Velo Anglais" by Tony Hewson. A really good memoir of the early English 'privateers' who went to France in the 1950s to compete in Road Races over there. Fascinating and hilarious in parts, possibly one of the best cycling books I've ever read.

Virgin Media Cable here; the service I have is 100Mbps Up and 10Mbs down, I regularly get 97-103Mbps up and 9.75Mbps down (according to Speedtest.net). Can't complain, really! :D

I like Pearl Izumi X-Road shoes; I bought a new pair recently from Evans, they are extremely comfortable (so much so, I wear them all day at work!) Bit of a discount too; currently £45 (apparently retail for £85!) http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pea ... e-ec027192

The timings for bunch finishes are done for safety reasons; otherwise, you'd have the issue of dozens of riders trying to sprint for the line rather than a handful - which wouldn't work (they tried, which is why the "bunch" rules are in place). Same with the 3km rule - if a rider...

Bradley Wiggins will never have as a good a chance for the GC as this year. And hopefully Cav can take the Green Jersey also...

I have the same crankset on my '99 East Peak (not original, I know). To get the spider off, I had to put the tool in a vice, then turn the crank (with an extension bar over the end to get leverage). It was very tight, but no loctite (which is what I'd expected to be honest).

One of the accusations is use of a corticosteroid, the same corticosteroid he was prescribed, and that was approved for use, to treat saddle-sores. The same corticosteroid that was approved for use (not only by Lance Armstrong) by the UCI and cleared by WADA. Essentially, these are the...

For Windows PCs, the combination of Microsoft Security Essentials and Malware Bytes' Anti-Malware program is a decent setup, both 'free' and both lightweight. Also CCleaner for general Windows "housekeeping" is worth installing.

I use a Muc-off Chain Cleaner, which comes with an aerosol of de-greaser attached, brings the chain up shiny and new. Once it's clean, I wipe it down with a rag to dry it, then re-lube each link with Green Oil, then run the chain through all the gears for a few minutes to make sure everything...

Bought an XT Rear Mech from Spencer at a very good price, it arrived very quickly, was well packaged and in very good condition. Top seller, all round!

In the last week I seem to have acquired the bulk of an M750 Groupset (Cassette, Rapidfire shifters, Front and Rear Mech) for the combined sum of £47. Rather happy with that!

Bought a 9-speed XT cassette from Ash, extremely reasonable price, and he delivered it extremely well packed in a couple of days. Cannot fault him, and would definitely buy from him again.

I would be interested in the Rear Mech if you do split (or if bren wants the Chain set)?

Yes please - you have PM...