Recent content by gxaustin

Re: I now have an ETC silver headset - just what I wanted. Its the correct dimensions - but a very tight fit, looking at it. I'm a bit worried that I may not be able to replace the lower bearing in future though because its a caged needle roller device. The upper seems to be regular caged balls.

Re: There is an offer at Tredz on 1" ECT headsets and these would appear to be JIS if 22.2/30/27 means what I think it means - and they are very reasonably priced - the better one having a water seal. Graham

Re: Hi all This may be the one. I finally found a description of a decent looking sealed headset: M:Part Elite 1" Threadless Headset This top of the range headset comes with a 3 year manufacturing warranty Precision CNC alloy cups made from aircraft grade aluminium Quad sealed precision...

Re: Thanks for the tip. Are Tange Levin and DA both threadLESS, ahead or whatever though? Graham

Re: NeilM Hi, I'm in the same position. Did you get the correct JIS headset? If so what exact sort was it please? Cheers, Graham

Re: I fitted a 6 speed to my old Falcon but had to re-dish the wheel, put a bigger spacer on the spindle and widen the rear forks from 120mm to 126mm. It's still not great with six speeds and 28t rear freewheel so I shall rebuild the wheel with a freehub hub and use an 8 speed cassette. I...

Re: Park stuff is well regarded and will no doubt last forever but this seems either to bolt to the floor or requires a 30kg steel plate. Not one for the kitchen then :(

Re: I bought a repair stand for about £30. It has a large plastic clamp, folding legs (4) and the clamp can be extended horizontally so the cranks miss the upright. handy for getting the gear cable tension right. It probably isn't as good as a professional stand costing several hundred £, but...

Re: They often come up on Ebay - but may need a bit of fettling

Re: I didn't see wheels at Dudley Wilko but tubes were cheap

Re: I bought a chain for my 6 speed from Wilko for 87p, and a nine speed for £1.24.

Well I can't fault your choice of car make and I could do with a better bike.............

Cycle paths; I remember before all cars had laminated screens numpty drivers were in the habit of knocking out the glass of broken screens on the nearest cycle track. Then car drivers would all honk when you diverted onto the road to avoid punctures. In those days I found that truck and bus...

I've seen very mixed reviews for Taya chains but maybe they are OK for a bike which doesn't get a lot of use? I just paid 87p for a Taya 5-8 spd chain and £2.24 for a 9 spd chain at Wilko. I figured that at those prices they were worth trying. I also bought a Slime inner tube, to see if they...

Re: voting Click the appropriate bar next to the bike you want to vote for. I am indebted to the chap who explained this - it worked for me. Graham