Recent content by Don't walk

Re: Don't know if you've removed the headset yet, i got one of the tools needed from sjs cycles a few years ago might be worth contacting them to see if they have any more.

Hi are the forks still available?

Re: DA/ult, saddles, stems, posts, bars, campag, wheels, sad Hi interested in the chorus rear mech, but can't see any pics. Have you got any? many thanks.

Can you not just use a thread pitch gauge.

I think the circle line should let you take a bike on the train as it doesn't go below ground. I used it a couple of years ago, not sure if they've changed the rules on it or not though.

I think Sachs have a different cable pull ratio to either campagnolo or shimano (around 1.6). You should be able to pick up some sachs brifters as they pop up every now and then.

I think most road bikes come with 170s anyway as you tend to have a higher cadence on road than of it. I only notice a difference with crank lengths when there is a significant difference i.e more than 10mm difference in crank length.

Looking at the picture of the mavic bottom bracket I would think that not too much of the thread has been removed and that you should still be able to fit a normal bottom bracket in the future.

The 8 speed block is longer so the outer sprocket will be closer to the frame, so just check for clearance.

In the link I posted the catalogs have the wheel sizes, or you could see if the size is typed on the side of your tyres.

Yep, and the bars seem to be getting wider as well. I suppose it's the manufacturers targeting the sportive riders.

When sewing it back up you just have to make sure that you do it really tight, once you've worked out a method for this it's not too hard. If your only going to be using cheap tubs like a vittoria rally then you might as well swap to 'normal' wheels and tyres. If you decide to keep using tubs...

A pin spanner might work, the spider looks a similar diameter to a bottom bracket.

The British standard 6102 says that a bike must have two independent braking systems, one on each wheel. A fixed wheel is counted as an acceptable brake. I wouldn't want to ride with only one brake just in case there is a problem.