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Oh well £17.21 all-in.
I ordered one spare copper rivet as I'm bound to foul up - just need to find a suitable object to use as an anvil...
Quite a lot of the transaction dialogue was in Italian - but then I believe Brooks is now actually owned by Selle Italia ...
 
What are you riveting on? No wonder things break on your bike. Rivets are for very strong components that bear enormous amounts of stress in my understanding, not sure cycle parts fall under that category.
 
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or gtfo.
 
8115 said:
What are you riveting on? No wonder things break on your bike. Rivets are for very strong components that bear enormous amounts of stress in my understanding, not sure cycle parts fall under that category.
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:confused:

Brooks saddles are famous for their rivets.

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Confirmation email from Brooks says 2 to 3 weeks !
I've emailed them with a photo of the state of my saddle.

The other sources were out of stock of one or more parts.

I sincerely hope I won't have to resort to my horrible emergency saddle.
I'm taking a gamble tomorrow - I need to get some miles in - I'm contemplating some temporary reinforcement.
 
I have a pop riveter - those are for joining thin panels - usually metal.
Joining leather to steel takes something larger in diameter and with a bit more sensitivity.
 
I was out early this morning to avoid the extreme heat, although I was still sweating spinal fluid by the time I got home.

Despite having the bike for nearly five years, I'm finding myself using the top chainring a lot more recently. It might be because I'm in a much flatter area than I have been previously, or I could just be getting stronger. Either way or both, it feels good.
 
Sean Kelly was bemoaning his difficulty in getting up Mont Ventoux these days with a 39 x 25 gear when he would usually use a 39 x 28 ..

I would struggle with a 22 x 34 and smaller wheels - though the lowest gear on my bike is actually 28 x 34 - so something like half the gearing and I still struggle some mornings getting up my baby hill. :(
 
Much longer ride today. My arse was practically buckled by the end, and my legs had run out of gas to the point I had to walk the last bit and I now have lobster arms betwixt my wrists and shoulders. All in all though, was a good day out. Probably did about 15 miles in total and out for about 4 hours (lunch break and stop off at the pub included).
 
Ignoring the difficulties I'm having with my Brooks saddle (in any case I've broken several other saddles and a seat post clamp over the years), a good saddle, correctly set, will eliminate one barrier to doing 50 miles, and this one is the best I've ever had by a huge margin.

The main thing is to ride as often as possible ..

I'm unsure about my policy of pushing every half hour commute to the limit - even my sprinting muscles benefit from a proper warm-up.
 
We are going to cycle along the Avon Gorge path today to Ham Green, so I can show butchers some of my childhood haunts. Quite excited, as I usually do it on my own on the way to my mum's, so it will be nice to get off the bike and be able to explore. I'm always wary of doing that on my own.
 
Again I went out very early, when it was still cloudy so I didn't frazzle. I did a new route too with some OK hills (I'll do the opposite way next week as there were steeper descents today) and mostly very well kept road, which makes a big difference to me. I kept up a very good pace too, considering my back tyre wasn't at its hardest (not a puncture, just natural deflation).
 
This weekend has completely and utterly NOT gone to plan. Instead of doing a 300+ mile trundle in lovely weather I have instead fabricated a new pair of brackets for the rear rack (a disaster waiting to happen - I cannot make anything) and cleaned the bike. I now have a very, very clean bike (individual spokes polished, rims brasso'd, hubs cleaned with string wrapped around them, chain looks like new, etc)

However, when I line up with the rest of the riders outside Buckingham Palace in two weeks time I shall at least have a clean bike.
 
It's flaming hot out there though - even with the TDF insanity setting a precedent.
I'm doing a bit of gardening and tidying - though it's too hot for much of that.
Given my precarious saddle, I'll have a gentle ride tomorrow ...
 
ChrisFilter said:
Speaking of which, I'm missing my Sunday cycle to do the London 10k. Gutted. I'd much rather be on the bike, but charideee calls.
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Did you do the British London 10km? My husband (magneze) was there too. Saw two awful cases of heat stroke, but all in all, great fun to watch.

edit: ooops, hadn't seen the accident above :( :( sad news.
 
A cyclist has died following a collision with a lorry in central London, the Metropolitan Police said.
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how exactly does a cyclist 'collide with a lorry'?

'a cyclist has died as a result of a lorry running them over'

fucking victim blaming horse shit. the bbc have a habit of doing this.
 
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