Recent content by Fladdem

I don't care too much about the weight of the bike, I'll use an old 26 x 1 & 3/8 and put them inbetween the tube and tyre. I mostly ride to school and work and then down canal towpaths or similar surfaces at the weekend so I shan't worry too much about rolling resistance and all that. I have two...

I keep getting thorns and the odd bit of glass, I try to avoid them. Not tears in the tube but little holes, and that's annoying, it's not that frequent that I am repairing every week but maybe every month.

Hello everyone, I keep getting punctures on my mountain bikes, and the cranks fall off, but that's for later. Before you scoff just bear with me, I have had an idea, would putting a cut up inner tube or even another old tyre between the tube and the tyre work, has anyone done this? It might save...

I have brought the seat forward and that seems to have fixed it for now, but I always want to do something to my bikes, it's an addiction. I own quite a few sit up and beg styles, most noticebly my old Raleighs, 1930 something 1958 and 1962, the '58 and '62 are the same bike but a few years...

I know it's a bit of an old thread but I got so excited I created this account just to say how good it looks. I got mine for a fiver as well, same paint job, gel saddle, used twice to go to work or so the bloke claimed. I love mine it's my favourite bike, it weighs hardly anything compared to my...