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Hello all, As above - I would be really grateful if any of you in the know could give me any advice or guidelines when reviewing quotations. We have three on the go, one from the local and well-established patio experts, and two from a couple of small businesses. The big boys say that you must...

Myself and three friends are looking for a base (hotel/pub) in the above area to ride from each day. Four days cycling. 50 or so miles per day. Aylsham, Framlingham or Fakenham look possibilities, but I’d appreciate any local knowledge and recommendations. Despite all being over 60, none of us...

Tried this on a friends dry chain it was not easy then even tougher on one of my own, used some mole(vice) grips after the plastic winder disintegrated and got the thing installed. Cheap but bought it as it had the opposing part to brace the plate on the far side from the winder. Question is...

I have a Boardman Team FS MTB. It is currently playing host to my Weeeride front baby holder. As the baby & seat sits between my legs I could really do with pushing the peddles further apart.. My first thought was a combination of wider pedals, probably flats and some pedal extenders. Does...

HI all, I have a gravel bike and want to change the tyres it came with. The manufacturer recommends that the wheels should not go below 28 mm - does this just translate as a tyre of 1.75 would be 44 therefore well within the limit? many thanks

Mrs Smoo lost her Nan just before Christmas and now has the uneviable task of selling the house. We have very limited experience between us, I've bought two houses and sold one in 25 years, and the MIL has lived in her home for around 35 years. So would you go with a conventional high street...

Hi Everyone Very new around here and think its time I paid some attention to my chain and gave it a bit of TLC. With this in mind, I have purchased the following items: Bike chain cleaning tool Muc Off chain degreaser Muc Off wet lube From what I can gather the process goes something like...

Hi just returned to the forum and have more time on my hands due to change of circumstances. So I have joined Audax UK and hope to have a go sometime in the next few months. The advice I would like from you hardened audaxers is about comfort, I'm happy riding 100 miles but am worried going to...

Hi folks, I have recently taken on the role of membership secretary for my club. We currently have no computerised records, no membership application forms; everything is on a spreadsheet. I intend to start a tidy up by getting application forms completed. I am tempted to use membermojo as I...

Hi I am planning to do the through the night "ride to the sun" event in June next year. I'd like to have some good rechargeable lights to take me through the event, but I'm a bit overwhelmed by information at the moment so would appreciate some advice. I will likely be cycling from about 7pm...

It's not for me but for a friend of mine. There is a development going on behind his house, which he isn't all that happy about but he understands that that is the way of these things. The issue is that one of the houses ( and possibly another one thats yet to be started ) is being built on land...

Carpenters, look away now. I didn't mean that sort. I get B T Infinity broadband and, have never been massively impressed with it. It got tragically slow back in the Spring to the point even I complained. An engineer arrived with commendable speed and diagnosed a duff router. A new one was...

Hi all, I switched to my MTB in October as I wasn't sure my road bikes (Defy1 and Defy1 Advanced 1)'s tyres were up to a winter asthey are still the tyres the bike came with. I am happy on my MTB but am missing the road bikes and don't want to wait until the spring to ride them again. I keep...

The Elswick frame has landed, kindly sent to me by @Rusty Nails I’ve already got umpteen steel bikes with conventional gearing, derailleurs etc, so I’m looking to do something different with this one. I’ve had the hankering for a path racer style bike for a while, so this frame could be a good...

Hey everyone, I have owned a Garmin Edge 25 for a couple of years, until it recently died... it lost GPS signal all the time. As it was out of warranty, Garmin offered me another for £55, which I decided to go with, only for the replacement to have the exact same problem! I'm a bit put off now...

The pull switch for my bathroom light has been a bit iffy for a number of years. Yesterday it finally went... the light wouldn't turn off. Today i bought a new pull switch from Screwfix, fitted it and... the light still won't turn off. There's another pull switch for the extractor fan, which...

I've always been into hifi, spent too much money on nothing that amazing. I honestly think that the key area I never focused on was speakers until now. A change of where I live, I'm currently living in a detached house, with no neighbours, and actually getting a bargain off Ebay for the fist...

I think my BB is quite noisy and was wondering about cleaning and greasing or would just buy a new one if that is better. Its a felt F95 that I have only had a month or so and is in very good condition. The number on the bottom of frame is FT40. I really don't know where to start but am keen to...

Hi, Black Ewe's road bike now has flat bars on it as this is more comfortable and confidence inspiring than drop bars where she was struggling to cover the brakes. The next thing is to replace the saddle as it's probably too narrow for her as it's actually the one that came attached to the...

I’ve got an itch for another project and I’m considering the matter of a Gillott frame. Like most things bike related I know nothing about what’s genuine or hokey. Is this a lot of money for this sort of thing...

I recently sold my road bike as wasn't getting enough use now to having kids who want to go out riding. Kids are 5 and 2 so looking to buy something that I can use to ride with them, mainly dirt tracks and through woods. Would I be better buying a hybrid or a mountain bike? I also have a turbo...

Afternoon all. I'm thinking of treating myself to a Stolen Goat Orkaan but I'm on the cusp of their sizing and wondered if anyone can offer some help I'm 6ft 1in 42in / 106cm chest 36in / 91cm waist 85-87kg long in the body Do I get (L) or (XL) Or get both and return the one which fits least...

Hi all as you may have noticed on my other posts new to cycling and have at the moment a banged up super cheap bike to learn on. Anyway to the point of this post, my wife last night has said she wants us to get a couple of new bikes for our 20th wedding anniversary, so i thought I would post...

The pic is of my current shifters working a Shimano Sora gearset on my beloved Felt F95 which I have recently acquired and absolutely love. Been to mechanic today who gave me a bike fit and said the only thing I would possibly need to upgrade would be the shifters. I have two questions. There...

My wife doesn't like cycling as much as she should, even to get around town. I think an ebike conversion for her Trek ladies hybrid might help. It is a mixte style steel frame with steel forks and 3x7 speed on 700c wheels What are the options for conversions ?

Hi all I'm going to be living at the in-laws in Bolton for the next 3-4 weeks. I work near the university of Manchester. I was considering taking the train from Bolton station to Manchester Oxford road. But the recent situation with northern rail and scare stories from work colleagues have put...

Pensioners are told to eat cake, put cream in coffee and FRY food 'to avoid malnutrition' in old age Ok you old cyclists,do as you are told.I going first.

I am building a light tower with TRP HY/RD cable operated disc brakes I used the cables that came with the shifters and there seems to be too much travel in the lever. Several sites say to use compressionless housing so I have ordered the TRP branded product in the hope that helps. Looking at...

Hi, I think I need a 30mm seat clamp but would like some reassurance that I'm right before ordering. Bike is a 2015 Genesis Equilibrium Disc - Mjolnir steel tubing. Spec list claims a seatpost diameter of 27.2mm. I have measured the removed clamp and the seat tube (see below) and to my eye...

I am looking at moving my water bottle from my frame to my handle bar stem. I have been really getting on well with the roller wheels, but the only downside is that the current bottle locations means that I have to remove my bag when folded. The obvious solution is to mount the bottle to the...