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I have a couple of friends coming over from Greece next weekend and I am planning to take them on a bike ride around London on Sunday 8th November. I am likely to follow a neat route that was at the basis of the Urban RetroBike rides I used to organise a few years ago. It has been suggested...

I have some biking friends coming to visit in early November, all the way from Greece and they want to ride with me around London. I have bike suitable for my mate, but his wife is quite petite so I am looking to see if anyone has a small working bike to lend for the day; a sturdy hybrid or...

Does anyone have some scans of the 1998-2000 era Marin catalogues, there's nothing that modern to be found in the archive. It is to help a friend who has just bought an East Peak frame and needs to find the original specs. for the correct bottom bracket size, etc. Thanks.

To cut a long story short, what sort of stem would I need to mount on top of a 1 1/8" MTB suspension fork?

October special deal, ex-demo NISM skibike specific skiboards are now down 10% in price for the whole of October. But there's only a single pair of each type available in the UK, buy now or regret later.... http://www.skibike.me.uk/2014/10/oktobe ... ction.html

This may be a long shot, but you never know this might appeal to the right person here. Wonderful therapy for those who have experienced ski/board related injuries and been told to stay off the mountain by their doctors. At least check out the video, riding/sliding on snow in a high mountain...

I have a couple of frames with clear coat lacquer over what appears to be brushed aluminium tubing, a style that was popular in the late nineties with a number of manufacturers. As the lacquer gets scratched and chipped from use, humidity creeps beneath it and causes "snail trails" of white...

Nothing to do with this season's favourite vegetable, the humble Brussels sprout. But rather, having endured a couple of rides home this week into a 15 Mph headwind, the forecast for next week goes quite a bit higher and with heavy rain too. :roll: So at what point would you decide to take...

I don't know if this has made it on here already, but it seems that Specialized are putting their corporate might to get a tiny bike shop to change their name and not use the word "Roubaix". http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2013/12/ ... ecialized/

The thread is wearing out on a pair of forks and the lock nut won't tighten up enough and slips a thread, I admit it is most likely my own fault for giving it a spot too much torque. I have tried another lock nut and coating the thread in Locktite, both provided a temporary respite. So what...

I was enjoying a very chilled out Friday afternoon only to have my reverie disturbed by the notice of the unexpected, but not unwelcome early arrival of Pyro Tim. He would be coming all the way from Bournemouth in Dorset and wanted to avoid an early morning rushed drive by overnighting chez moi...

I put this in the "road" section, but thought I would check with the locals too, I know there are some hoarders in these parts. My current front wheel is getting tired and keeps breaking spokes, so I'm on the lookout for a sensibly priced replacement. Here's my ideal combo, but do let me know...

My current front wheel is getting tired and keeps breaking spokes, so I'm on the lookout for a sensibly priced replacement. Here's my ideal combo, but do let me know if you have similar: Quando or Shimano qr hub 36 hole, in silver, not disk brake Stainless Spokes Mavic alloy rim, in silver...

I spotted this left out for the scrap man and thought there might be someone wanting it here before it gets recycled. It's a Trek Navigator T10 Ladies comfort bike, just the frame & forks in black, I will put up a picture later, but for the moment here is one for illustrative purposes only...

Attendance on my recent "RetroBike" rides have been diminishing, with few signing up and most of those dropping out at the 11th hour. The ride began with a very poor turnout of just myself and one other rider. On the plus side of the equation, that other rider was Flossyrockstar aka Pete...

Pictures and a full write up will come later, but let me say many thanks to both Andys for great company on quite a long ride. Also thanks to Steve, if you get to the read this, our orphaned non-retro biker who joined us for a fair part of the ride, your mate deserves full retribution for...

After my last ride I found the reason for a recent drop off in gear shifting performance, there is now huge play in the free hub. The play is in the same axis as if you had loose wheel bearings. So as not to make a schoolboy error, I checked the wheel bearings and cassette lock ring just in...

Yes, old faithful will be back for November for anyone that wants to have another spin or missed it earlier in the year. A long, but easy ride that takes in; the suburbs of the South of London, some of the grittier bits of the East End and all the way through to the glitziest addresses in the...

Following last weekend's successful recce of the route I would like to offer it as a group ride for October. The starting point is Bromley South railway station, a handy transport hub for anyone in the South East of the Country, well served by express trains from pretty much anywhere in Kent...

As has been mooted on recent rides, I would like to do an inaugural "Suburban RetroBike" ride in September. The planned route would follow the Thames Path from Greenwich to Dartford. This takes you past some interesting landmarks such as The Cutty Sark, Queen Anne's house, The O2 Dome, Emirates...