The Cycling Chat Thread

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Worth stressing that if you’ve never changed a pair before, make sure you know exactly what you’re doing by watching a YouTube clip (Park Tool, GCN etc), so you don’t end up making a painful mistake

I’ll have a few voddies first, to focus the mind…

 

[weepiper]

Brakes and alcohol, what could go wrong.

 

[weepiper]

Colleague has just spent an enjoyable day or two building this up for a customer who bought the frame and forks in a charity auction.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

People who get muddy when they ride - tell me about mountain bike tyre pressures.

70kg rider, 27.5” wheels, 2.2 wide tyres, with inner tubes for now. Nothing gnarly, just forest fire roads, single track and paths etc .

I’ve been told to start around 25psi, which seems… low

 

[weepiper]

People who get muddy when they ride - tell me about mountain bike tyre pressures.

70kg rider, 27.5” wheels, 2.2 wide tyres, with inner tubes for now. Nothing gnarly, just forest fire roads, single track and paths etc .

I’ve been told to start around 25psi, which seems… low

It's not an unreasonable pressure to suggest but I'm about 56kg and I run about that in the same circumstances. I think with tubes in and that weight you're likely to get frequent pinch flats below 30psi. The lower your pressure the better your grip is over roots and gravelly stuff though.

 

[DownwardDog]

People who get muddy when they ride - tell me about mountain bike tyre pressures.

70kg rider, 27.5” wheels, 2.2 wide tyres, with inner tubes for now. Nothing gnarly, just forest fire roads, single track and paths etc .

I’ve been told to start around 25psi, which seems… low

1.5-2.0 bar front, 2.0-2.5 bar rear should be about right.

If you say 'psi' you like Brexit.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

1.5-2.0 bar front, 2.0-2.5 bar rear should be about right.

That feels so… squishy

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

25 here with tubeless for grip. 35 in summer if just riding fire road type things.

 

[DownwardDog]

That feels so… squishy

Ride a trail at 4 bar then air it down to 2 and do the same ride to feel the difference. You will embrace the squish.

 

[magneze]

I had my bike serviced recently and one of the brakes is now held together by a clip rather than the bolt it used to have:


Apparently they had to drill out the bolt as it was seized.

As we drill out the seized bolt, we are unable to use a normal bolt as it will not be as secure as it was before hence why a disc brake clip is fitted, it’s not uncommon for a lots of disc brakes caliper to have the clip instead of bolt.

If you do wish to have a brake with a bolt through, a new brakes will be needed I’m afraid.

Is this right? Is this safe? Feels like this ought to have been replaced with a bolt, but perhaps I'm missing something.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

That was easier than I imagined, just changed the brake pads front and rear, no issues, no drama, whole job took less than 15 minutes including a deep clean with some alcohol so inside and out they are shiny and new.


No resin left on the pads at all, just bare metal, oops, discs aren’t scratched at all though…

 

[weepiper]

I had my bike serviced recently and one of the brakes is now held together by a clip rather than the bolt it used to have:
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Apparently they had to drill out the bolt as it was seized.

Is this right? Is this safe? Feels like this ought to have been replaced with a bolt, but perhaps I'm missing something.

Perfectly safe. Lots of brakes come with a split pin which is what you've got now instead of a bolt, precisely because they tend to seize and become a bastard to remove. It's fine.

 

[magneze]

Perfectly safe. Lots of brakes come with a split pin which is what you've got now instead of a bolt, precisely because they tend to seize and become a bastard to remove. It's fine.

Thanks! Appreciate the reply. Puts my mind at rest.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

The sheer skill and power on display here is unreal.

 

[Part 2]

Here's a 12 year old 360ing the last jump on the second straight and being DQ'd. Apparently he was Disqualified on day one for something aswell.

 

[weepiper]

 

[weepiper]

We run a broad church at my shop. Never a dull day.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

We run a broad church at my shop. Never a dull day.

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Well, at least one of them is really rather cool and a fantastic bit of kit…

 

[spitfire]

Mini Fire met Tre White, "in 2014 he claimed bronze in the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships" on Wednesday night. She was absolutely made up, you'll have to imagine a big smile. Especially when he complimented her on her bike, he's a GT rider.

Edited as I was misinformed that it was his brother Kye, the Olympic Gold medallist.

 

[spitfire]

^^ Oops edited. ^^

She thought it was Kye.

 

[BristolEcho]

The Humvee cycling trouser looks alright. Casual enough for work and looks alright I think. I've ordered a pair

These were a great tip. Got the equivalent shorts for the summer as I wore my cargo shorts last week and they were already rubbing on the back so wouldn't have lasted long.

 

[DownwardDog]

I had my bike serviced recently and one of the brakes is now held together by a clip rather than the bolt it used to have:
View attachment 313693

Apparently they had to drill out the bolt as it was seized.

Is this right? Is this safe? Feels like this ought to have been replaced with a bolt, but perhaps I'm missing something.

It's fucking gash. They should have retapped the hole after extracting the bolt. It's not unsafe but it's a cock fingered bodge.

 

[braindancer]

 

[braindancer]

170km round a 200km on Sunday. After posing for the photo that Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll was demolished in around 3 seconds....

 

[a_chap]

They've just put the route for London Edinburgh London onto the LEL site.

It suddenly looks a very, very long way....

LEL2022 London-Edinburgh-London 2022 Official Route

DRAFT — SUBJECT TO ABSOLUTE CHANGE! https://londonedinburghlondon.com/ - 1522.3 km, +13639 m. Bike ride in Epping Forest, England

ridewithgps.com

It also goes to Dunfermline now. Extra fucking miles

 

[braindancer]

They've just put the route for London Edinburgh London onto the LEL site.

It suddenly looks a very, very long way....

LEL2022 London-Edinburgh-London 2022 Official Route

DRAFT — SUBJECT TO ABSOLUTE CHANGE! https://londonedinburghlondon.com/ - 1522.3 km, +13639 m. Bike ride in Epping Forest, England

ridewithgps.com

It also goes to Dunfermline now. Extra fucking miles

Wowzers. Are you riding? I briefly considered entering but I chickened out. There's too much going on in life to get myself into any kind of shape for it. The next one! (Maybe).

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

They've just put the route for London Edinburgh London onto the LEL site.

It suddenly looks a very, very long way....

LEL2022 London-Edinburgh-London 2022 Official Route

DRAFT — SUBJECT TO ABSOLUTE CHANGE! https://londonedinburghlondon.com/ - 1522.3 km, +13639 m. Bike ride in Epping Forest, England

ridewithgps.com

It also goes to Dunfermline now. Extra fucking miles

Good job you’re on a lightweight, carbon monster and not something that weighs the same as a small moon then.

 

[a_chap]

Wowzers. Are you riding? I briefly considered entering but I chickened out. There's too much going on in life to get myself into any kind of shape for it. The next one! (Maybe).

I do indeed, foolishly, appear to have a place on LEL.

Still trying to decide which unsuitable bike to ride: the Pashley Roadster (weighs a ton, five speed Sturmey Archer, drum brakes) or the Pashley Guv'nor (less than a ton, three speed Sturmey Archer, drum brakes)

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I do indeed, foolishly, appear to have a place on LEL.

Still trying to decide which unsuitable bike to ride: the Pashley Roadster (weighs a ton, five speed Sturmey Archer, drum brakes) or the Pashley Guv'nor (less than a ton, three speed Sturmey Archer, drum brakes)

Have you ever ridden a modern lightweight carbon machine? You’d fly

 

[weepiper]

I do indeed, foolishly, appear to have a place on LEL.

Still trying to decide which unsuitable bike to ride: the Pashley Roadster (weighs a ton, five speed Sturmey Archer, drum brakes) or the Pashley Guv'nor (less than a ton, three speed Sturmey Archer, drum brakes)

Looks from your map like you're going up the Devil's Beeftub one way and over the Granites the other. Gears are your friend.