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weepiper said:
With a hydraulic brake that symptom usually means either the pads are worn and need replaced, or the hydraulic fluid has got some air that needs bled out of it. Sometimes as bees says it can be an issue of the lever adjuster screw needing adjusted to set the bite point but it sounds like a bleed needed to me.
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So I guess I successfully bled it to put a positive spin on things!
 
My bike mechanic has retired, have lined up a new one, he's sent through some of his work; the saddle on this thing...

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And this from my very local bike company, who make road bikes in spite of being based on the North Downs Way off-road track...

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Bahnhof Strasse said:
My bike mechanic has retired, have lined up a new one, he's sent through some of his work; the saddle on this thing...

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And this from my very local bike company, who make road bikes in spite of being based on the North Downs Way off-road track...

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Yeah... they're not "making" bikes. That's a Chinese open mould frame off AliExpress. It looks like a vague copy of a Scott Plasma from a couple of generations ago.
 
Bahnhof Strasse said:
According to their website the frames are made in Italy.
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It's the Pinarello maneuver. They get the frames from China then paint them and do some other finishing touches in Italy to slap a 'Made in Italy' label on them.

Bianchi are the only volume manufacturer that actually do the carbon fibre layup and molding in Italy.
 
weepiper said:
I'd want to see some evidence that he knows what to do with a Turbo Levo or a Trance though tbh Bahnhof Strasse. Very different knowledge bases. In our shop different mechanics would do them.
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He won't touch the motor, it's my brakes that are the issue, plus a general 12 month service/deep clean. The front brake makes a rubbing/clunking noise, unless I very lightly pull the leaver, not so much that the pads touch the disk, but the noise stops, odd?
 
Bahnhof Strasse said:
He won't touch the motor, it's my brakes that are the issue, plus a general 12 month service/deep clean. The front brake makes a rubbing/clunking noise, unless I very lightly pull the leaver, not so much that the pads touch the disk, but the noise stops, odd?
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Sticky piston and/or worn cylinder bore. Replace the calliper.
 
Got my bleed cap fixed and new brake pads installed as well as the necessary adjustments. Cost me £38. Was less than I expected but does anyone know if that’s reasonable? I like this guy. He’s operating out of a spare room in his rented house and he’s very nice and chatty and has a black lurcher puppy called Shimano, who wants to be my friend and wanted to follow me home.
 
Orang Utan said:
Got my bleed cap fixed and new brake pads installed as well as the necessary adjustments. Cost me £38. Was less than I expected but does anyone know if that’s reasonable? I like this guy. He’s operating out of a spare room in his rented house and he’s very nice and chatty and has a black lurcher puppy called Shimano, who wants to be my friend and wanted to follow me home.
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Sounds fair enough tbh. Just a stock set of Shimano pads can be between £10 and £20 depending on what brakes you have.
 
I am always ordering things that are the wrong size!

Latest is I need a replacement tyre for Mini Fire's BMX. She has a 20 x 1 1/8. Someone suggested we get a 20 x 1 3/8. BMX shop only had a 20 x 1.6 and it doesn't fit at all.

I thought the 20 is the diameter of the wheel. What have I got wrong?

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spitfire said:
I am always ordering things that are the wrong size!

Latest is I need a replacement tyre for Mini Fire's BMX. She has a 20 x 1 1/8. Someone suggested we get a 20 x 1 3/8. BMX shop only had a 20 x 1.6 and it doesn't fit at all.

I thought the 20 is the diameter of the wheel. What have I got wrong?

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20 is the diameter of the wheel, but unfortunately as you've discovered there are several different wheel diameters which are all notionally called 20". There will be another set of numbers on the tyre somewhere which is the ETRTO measurement, it's going to be something like 28-451 (check, because it might not actually be that). The larger number refers to the diameter of the bead seats and the smaller number refers to the width.

Edit, here is a link with more than you could ever want to know about this.

Tire Sizing Systems

Several different systems of size markings for bicycle tires are in existence. The modern ISO system is not as familiar as it should be, this article explains it.
www.sheldonbrown.com
 
So I clattered into an Audi on Tuesday night who did a sudden U-turn out of a parking space on the other side of the road without looking properly. Pretty minor in the scheme of things as I was trundling along slowly on the way back from work and was able to brake to an approximate walking pace at the moment of impact, so I just ended up leaning over the guy’s bonnet glowering at him.

Anyway, the guy reversed backwards, leaned out and said something like ‘are you alright?’ To which I replied ‘I think so, but not sure about my front wheel’, following which he just drove off at speed. Got the reg and reported to the police, also had a witness who didn’t see the collision but saw the aftermath and drive-off and also got the reg number. The police just texted me a link to a web page to fill in details which I’ve done, but it says something about a response within 12 weeks or something. In the meantime what do I do about damage to my bike, is there some way of getting in touch with the insurance? More than pissed off that the guy fucked off without checking I was OK. The car is taxed and has a valid MOT.

Bike (old Raleigh Record, bit of a pub bike) doesn’t seem too bad, not quite sure how I impacted the car, the quick release lever on the front wheel was pushed right in but it‘s only very slightly out of true which it might have been anyway. The back wheel has a much more noticeable wobble and is rubbing the brakes a bit. Not sure how that happened from a frontal impact but might have gone into the kerb or something? The chain was off after so definitely a bit of a jolt. Pedals also making a bit of a knocking sound but think that was already there. I have a few aches and pains, a definite sort of muscle strain across the left side of my chest and hand feels a bit bruised and sore, a few other aches and pains that might be attributable but I’m already a bit sore and aching from knocking down walls with a lump hammer at home over the weekend. Definitely a bit shaken up because it’s given me flashbacks to a much more serious collision I had about 7 years ago.
 
Dogsauce said:
So I clattered into an Audi on Tuesday night who did a sudden U-turn out of a parking space on the other side of the road without looking properly. Pretty minor in the scheme of things as I was trundling along slowly on the way back from work and was able to brake to an approximate walking pace at the moment of impact, so I just ended up leaning over the guy’s bonnet glowering at him.

Anyway, the guy reversed backwards, leaned out and said something like ‘are you alright?’ To which I replied ‘I think so, but not sure about my front wheel’, following which he just drove off at speed. Got the reg and reported to the police, also had a witness who didn’t see the collision but saw the aftermath and drive-off and also got the reg number. The police just texted me a link to a web page to fill in details which I’ve done, but it says something about a response within 12 weeks or something. In the meantime what do I do about damage to my bike, is there some way of getting in touch with the insurance? More than pissed off that the guy fucked off without checking I was OK. The car is taxed and has a valid MOT.

Bike (old Raleigh Record, bit of a pub bike) doesn’t seem too bad, not quite sure how I impacted the car, the quick release lever on the front wheel was pushed right in but it‘s only very slightly out of true which it might have been anyway. The back wheel has a much more noticeable wobble and is rubbing the brakes a bit. Not sure how that happened from a frontal impact but might have gone into the kerb or something? The chain was off after so definitely a bit of a jolt. Pedals also making a bit of a knocking sound but think that was already there. I have a few aches and pains, a definite sort of muscle strain across the left side of my chest and hand feels a bit bruised and sore, a few other aches and pains that might be attributable but I’m already a bit sore and aching from knocking down walls with a lump hammer at home over the weekend. Definitely a bit shaken up because it’s given me flashbacks to a much more serious collision I had about 7 years ago.
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I had this happen in 2018 where the driver gave me blag details and was driving his friends car uninsured. The accident happened in a very dodgy area and even the car behind me who saw everything left the scene while I was surrounded by men telling me there was nothing wrong with me and refusing to call an ambulance. Police predictably did fuck all and I had no witnesses.

I left it in the hands of a solicitor and claimed injuries and damage to my bike but it took 2 years to resolve, possibly due to my solicitor being something akin to Saul Goodman. In the end the damage to my bike wasn't paid out but my injuries payment more than covered the cost.

I think it's possible to do it yourself through the motor insurance bureau where you have an untraced or uninsured driver. You get to keep the full payout and it's probably quicker.

 
Happy to be corrected. But
Driver left the scene of an accident in which there were injuries without giving details. So could be in trouble

Police probably won’t do anything but worth pursuing as per part 2 advice

Ask for advice at local bike shop or dr bike ? You probably ought to get their opinion on if it is safe to ride (cracked frame etc?) and ideally an outrageous quote for repairs
 
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