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Discussion of UK cycling issues
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Wheel sizes
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Hi, I need to put my wheel size into a new bicycle computer/odometer. It is asking for a size which I do not know how to work out. Size is between 60 and 300, but my wheel size is 26". Does anyone know what this equates to in the bicycle computer world? Many thanks in advance.
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Elephant repellant
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To prevent elephant infestations in your garden, paint the gateposts with a mixture of tiger dung and creosote. I have done this for years and have never seen an elephant. QED. Guy
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Spokes breaking at threads?
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to prevent spoke breakage at the threads, use a hard setting cement or soft solder or silver solder(preferrable) them.
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Cyclaire Bike pumps
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I have carried a Cyclaire pump with me now since before my 2006 Tour. Before that I had carried a mini pump but I found it extremely hard work and I continually bent and frequently broke the "presta valve" tops. Funnily enough I also converted to Marathon Plus at about the same time. and so my use of the Cyclaire has been fairly infrequent apart from topping up... more »
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Halfrods bicycle pedals last one month
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<rant> Is this a record? I know they are cheap at £11.99 but I would expect them to last more than a month of light usage without breaking. And the bearings are crap too! </rant>
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"Put the fun between your legs: The Bike Bloc"
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"For the UN summit Mobilisations in Copenhagen, Climate Camp is teaming up with artactivist collective The Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination (link) to design and build a new tool of civil disobedience, to be unleashed on the RECLAIM POWER day of action on 16th December. Made from hundreds of recycled bikes, The Bike Bloc... more »
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Tied and soldered spokes.
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Tying and soldering the spokes will diminish the possibility of a radial buckle in a lighweight rim when heavily loaded.
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Ed Dolan and the fair sex
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These cycling newsgroups are rampant with anti-women messages, even equating them with whores. The fact is that women are angels. Any man who does not consider a woman an angel is a beast. I am a life long hermit and have had very little contact with women, but I knew my mother well and my sister. They were and are both angels. In fact,... more »
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