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Hello, sorry to list a totally off topic item but my mate can't do the Etape around Pitlochry in May. Carra Beag BB which is right on the Start line now has a single room available the owner is going to charge me for if it's not filled in the next six weeks. Please ask any friends to give...

Hello, Off to Holland again this year tandemming around the polders of Edam, Volendam, Hoorn etc. Has anyone tried Panaracer Pasela Tour Guard 26 x 1.75 Kevlar/Aramid reinforced tyres either on a tandem or a single bike? SJS Cycles reckon they are the only tyres endorsed for tandem use and...

Here's the latest addition to the man-cave. Since it was smuggled into the house on Saturday I've built it up with a pair of C'dale Fattys and had it out for a spin. I really liked the ride so it's now back in pieces and the frame has had the lacquer/decals stripped and ready for a decent...

I was matter of fact when the bolt got stuck, tried a few things to get it out, pedalled over to a couple of shops and then to a recycling scheme, then started to panic. Nobody has what I thought would easy to find....can you help? I have looked up the part number (KF106645) but if you have...

I managed to get a V brake bolt stuck inside a Cannondale Fatty R Fork brake boss yesterday. I attacked the bolt with a hacksw to get the brake arm free but now have a sorry looking boss with a bolt stuck in it. Does anyone have a replacement boss (KF106645) they don't need. Or does anyone...

Hello, Sorry to start a new thread but I can't find the one which contained the information about using boiling water to remove the cups from Shimano BB's to reuse them. My current head-scratcher is trying to replace the old ball bearing and lockring type bottom brackets on our French tandem...

Hello people, I've just bought the following cranks for our tandem. They're Deore DX. Could Anyone suggest a triple chainset to match and make a complete tandem set? We're not racers so a normal 42/32/22 set would be fine and it doesn't really have to be DX as long as they're silver and a...

Hello fellow fettlers, does anyone have or know where I can lay my greasy mitts on a black 26.0mm seatpost? I'm using a naff suspension post in this size at the moment on my winter SS bike but not only is it offensively silver but it also has play left, right and side to side! I can find a...

I have cobled together a cheapo SS bike to save the good bikes from the ravages of Newcastle's salty winter roads. (Fleabay bankrupt stock steel frame and forks £13.50 was a nice start.) The problem I discovered last night when I finally finished the build is that the chain is slipping under...

Go for DX thumbies if you can as the XT bolt is easy to sheer inside the clamp. I've got a NOS pair of DX on the 'dale and can't believe how crisp the shifting is especially on a commuter which to be honest only needs 2/3 gears for my normal run to work. I am planning to use it on the...

Expectations ran high yesterday as we sped past Morpeth towards the the hills with Cheviot standing proud in a claear pale blue morning sky. Our destination was Alwinton the ride a 19ish circuit running anticlockwise taking in the delights of Kidland, Whitburn Shank, Fairhaugh, Batallshiel...

As the title suggests I have a query about Ti bolts. I've bought twelve ti torx bolts for my disc rotors and seem to remember somebody recommending threadlock instead of copperslip. Can a ti expert out there give me some advice?

I'm at work, clearly not working typing this but it's keeping me from lifting the new frame again and conducting yet another inspection. It's an 17" Orange Gringo, I'm not sure about the year (Orange bikes website only allows warranty holders to register!!) but it has seen some action judging...

I'm doing the Caledonian Etape on the 'dale next May. 81 miles around Pitlochry with 2000 roadies on their carbon bone-shakers. I will be surprising a few of them by tootling alongside on my M900!! Can anyone suggest a good rim hub combo (or even wheel deal currently available) as an upgrade...

Here's a pic of my 1995 Cannondale (1995) in serpent met. green, full details in gallery. Thanks to all those folks who offered ideas on how to get the bolt out of the wishbone but I've admitted defeat and the LBS are repairing it on Friday.

Here's my 'dale in it's new Serpent met. green paintjob. Parts are as follows: Frame: 1995 Cannondale M900 18" Forks: 1997 Cannondale P-bones Wheels: Deore hubs, Sun CR18 Rims Brakes: Cane Creek Direct Curve Crank: Specialized Strongarm (splined) Gears: 14 speed XTII thumbies Tyres...

With the garage bulging at the seams I'm starting to worry about a break in. I do lock the bikes to an old D'lock I've glued into the well with chemical metal but a pair of decent bolt croppers and the tandem, XC MTB and three retro rides and dutch shopper could easily disappear! Does...

I have a M900 'dale like Dave Gibson's in this month's BOTM Comp. Following a respray the pannier rack fixing points on the top of the wishbone rear triangle got a bit difficult to screw into. Now instead of going down the LBS and having them clear them out I have done the stupid schoolbay...

I've just bought a hundred green Halo nipples for my resprayed green '95 'dale M900. Would it be okay to replace them one by one and then pass the wheel "loose" to the LBS to have them trued or will the rim suffer? (M.Steels in Newcastle would insist on new spokes otherwise) The reason I'm...

Has anyone got a pair of black Cane Creek Direct Curve levers in good condition?