Recent content by daugs

Are you still looking ? Have a 14" Hahanna that was being used by the mrs to get to work, currently bit of a bitsa single speed, and now just sitting there, was bought off here a while back along with some giant forks to fit.

I have a 92 eldridge 19" (c-c which is how marin sized them I think) but is the slightly later model with fluoro stays not forks, owned from new but not used as much as it should be, and not at all in last 10 years, too big as got older, pretty original except saddle, even got the old original...

Re: you can join the long list of people with 14" Kona frames, ctt, which seem to work, my Mrs and daughter both 5ft ish but daughter has longer legs and fits a 14" Orange Prestige that is too big for the Mrs (standover height being issue). Mrs also has a more modern 14" Trek, and the daughter...

Re: no I think propanol has a higher btu than ethanol, and butanol (4 carbons) is higher still, but still less than petrol. To be honest can't really recall, its over 30 years since I was in a chemistry lab. I think the issue is that Propanol burns rather dirty, ie incomplete combustion with...

Re: for people who can't remember their school chemistry, any alcohol (-OH group in an organic chemical compound) will probably have similar solvent characteristics and not too harsh as opposed to brake cleaners and other stuff. The differences are chemical. ethanol or "alcohol" has 2 carbon...

yes :facepalm:

Re: If you turn it over you will see a nut that holds the ring onto the crank. Before undoing the nut there is a wire clip that needs to be removed first. There is a special tool for the nut, although if not too tight there are some "alternatives" involving a hammer, bear in mind the nut is...

Re: thanks, good tip and yes, I have come to the conclusion that my tool/socket is........ (wasn't there an old saying about workman and tools). I'm better off doing exactly what you describe with a spanner on the tool not a socket wrench to get them closer together and able to get the hands...

Re: seems that is always easier to do up than remove as not using a chain whip to stop freehub rotating so you have an extra hand to steady/guide/hold tool in position etc etc having just wrestled with another than would'nt undo and yet I'd swear when it went on it was not that tight. do we...

Re: Interesting feedback on the different cogs as I was probably just going to grab a gusset one off ebay. We are in Camden, and she heads south so not having to get up Hampstead Hill. There is a slight rise on her way home (Euston incline), which was significant enough for the railways back...

Re: thanks guys, so issue is real but probably less so in this instance if I do things properly. Yes, long term once settled on a ratio the plan is for one with a wde base, not least as not losing a cassette for sake of one cog. So where is that torque wrench - I do have one from when playing...

so the Mrs has been using a 1997 Hahanna built into single speed on the short commute to work, and as anticipated she's finding it easier now and wants a higher gear. The learn to spin faster conversation has been had. The current set up on wheel is here (same wheel and cog but different bike...

Re: its clear some bikes are realising better prices than would be expected, but that's on ebay and dependent on interest and location etc and while some people maybe willing to pay the type of price in the first post, its unlikely to be on here or other specialist sites, so the choice is clear...

Re: Re: absolutely this, I should have said, also you can play by 5mm or so by whether the chainring is on outside or inside of chainset ie in inner or outer position, assuming your chainset allows. Mine was an old stronglight 99 so had lots of flexibility. Also be prepared to play with...

Re: It also depends on the wheels and type of single speed, whether screw on in place of a standard freewheel which I know little about or later wheel with freehub where there is more flexibility as to where the spacers are which is what I do on my MTB single speeds. I guess with 126mm rear...