I've just gathered my crap up to shovel into the car to leave later this afternoon. I'm breaking the journey up staying with friends tonight, so should be there tomorrow around lunch.
This surface finish is only will look good if you manage to remove all impurities on the surface before the lacquer is added. This is so you don't get anything reacting with the metal or the surface oxidising. You would need a thick coat of a plastic lacquer to provide a good skin on the...
If you got rear ended in that you would end up as sandwich filling where the 'Cut n Shut' welds fail... or not as they are proberbly stronger than the Ausin Rover welds.
I used to commute to work along the coastal cycle path between Brighton toward Worthing. On a sunny, still day it was bliss, 8 miles in around 26mins. Other days would be the polar opposite and the journey would take 40 odd mins and felt like a constant fight with the wind. The first few time I...
I took part in a training course here ten years or so ago..
http://www.bike-inn.co.uk/training_dates.asp
Alf, who runs the course is a very helpful guy. You can learn from a book, but it is a lot easier having somone nip any bad habits in the bud stright away or drumming home the 'Correct'...
I was around his house on Saturday playing with bikes, eating cakes and drinking tea.. Wu's broadband internet connection is down at his home and dial up one is slower than carrier pigeon so gave up communication with outside world. I'm sure he will be online tomorrow at work.
A landrover tie rod split pin that ended up in my wallet mixed in loose change and Matt Browns key ring off his front door key.... These items combined held Matt's lower jockey wheel in place for the rest of the ride.
I had one as my 1st bike.. 21 inch job. It may still be at my parents in the loft or side shed. I'll have a look next time i'm up there in a few weeks.