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Following on from my "Slime tubes" thread, I want some of your expert advice on tyres.... As you may know the bike is fitted with and OEM version of the Schwalbe Smart Sam which has 50TPI .... When I come to change the tyres I would like something better and more puncture proof... So far I...

I decided to clean my bike for the first time this year(I know☹️) with a jet wash and some paint came away from the top of the fork. I had some spare matte black touch up paint so covered it over for now. But have a feeling I should now replace it. It’s a straight 1 1/8 fork. Should...

Just picked up the Cycliq fly6 rear camera, and now looking for a front camera. Aim is twofold - #1: Record and report the lunatics that regularly try to kill me #2: Occassional cycling videos - some of fun parts of the ride, some of lunatics that are trying to kill me! So of course, clarity...

im currently building up a Kinesis Ti Granfondo frame and wanted to ask for any advice about the best way to thread the rear brake cable outer through the frame. The channel has a length of stiffish wire threaded through it as shown below with the piece of masking tape hanging off it. I’m...

I use a Brompton (in conjunction with a train journey) to commute to the office. So far I have used my normal rucksack/backpack to hold my computer, notebook and other bits and pieces for work. However, I would much prefer to use a front-carrier bag on my bike instead of a back pack as doing...

Hi I know this is a folder but I am looking for very shallow advice, I am about to pull the trigger on a Brompton and have decided on an M6L with the low gear ratio option the only question is what colour? I quite fancy grey with Lime green forks and rear triangle but other suggestions are welcome.

Salutations, I'm planning a cycle tour up in Scotland in July, going from Edinburgh to Inverness using campsites and then perhaps a bit of wild camping north west of Inverness after that. Anyway, down to the question at hand. On my second day the route I've drawn has me going from Lochearnhead...

I have sold my Raleigh Record Sprint on ebay and I need to post the bike. (Uk Mainland) What are the better companies for delivery and do they provide a box. What is the best wrapping procedures. Front wheel off, handle bars turned in? @biggs682 must be an expert at this. Thanks Guy

Do I need to carry split links in the tool bag for road bikes? I keep a link tool in the bag. I have only ever rejoined a chain on a MTB about 3 times. I never used any split links though-I just used the link tool. It has only recently occurred to me to that I may need spare links in respect...

Here's the sit rep: Signed up for end of May 100 charity ride, then realised it's only three weeks away and the final week's "training" is too late so effectively a fortnight to prep. Route is flat, 100miles (obvs) and around where I live so know it well. - I can do solo 65-70 with a few...

So a bit of background history here my di2 is around two years old, last year after nearly a year of the faultless riding i got my bike out after not using it in the winter for a couple months. I had roughly 40% battery so thought i'd top it up for the start of the session. It was then that i...

I am colour blind and going to buy a helmet, it says the colour is Black, Blue, purple The helmet looks black and blue to me, which bit is purple?

Does anyone on here have a Decathlon folding bike, and if so which one and is it any good https://www.decathlon.co.uk/C-847975-folding-bikes?opeco=opeco:Universepage-cycling&type=opeco thanks alot

I've never worked on bearings before so improving my knowledge by servicing the cup and cone front hub on the mtb. It had a bit of a grumble going on so thought I'd have a look. The balls look fine to me but the cones look pitted, one more than the other. The races in the hub look ok to my...

Hi all After a couple of rides using my new DMR V12 pedals I want to wind the grub screws in, in order to be able to move my feet around a bit more. Even though the pedals are almost new the screws are bloody hard to shift, and I'm worried about causing damage by applying too much force. Does...

I plan to take all our bikes’ bottom brackets apart for a service after this winter’s loveliness. I am a fan of Park Tools, but just can’t find the correct match on google or YouTube. It’s probably really straightforward but as usual I’m probably overthinking things. These are the bottom...

My indoor cycling turbo trainer broke in December over Christmas, after using it for 7 months with no problems. The company in question returned my email on 29/12/17 and I'm still yet to have a satisfactory outcome to the problem. At first I had no problem with customer service, they asked what...

Hi, went to resurrect my roadie today only to find the washer/shim/spacer that goes onto the spindle before the cassette is missing. Probably between the decking outside my shed. Been trying to source a replacement online to no avail. Anyone got any idea what it's called? It's for a Shimano 10...

I currently ride a kuota kharma which has been a great bike for me (and still is !) - Its coming up 8 years old now and would like a new bike. One of the contenders is the de rosa idol - however I have read they have larger sizing and some reviewers have struggled to the position sorted. My...

My wife's an excellent crafter who is particularly good at making birthday cards &c. Our anniversary is approaching and a friend has suggested getting her a vinyl cutter. Now, I'd never heard of such a tool and it looks to be very versatile but there seems to be a bewildering range of choices...

I am doing a charity ride in the summer Can anyone tell me the best route to take that will miss out heavy traffic. I am starting in Balamory heading south to Brigadoon.

Hello. I normally stream music through my phone, and use an Anker Bluetooth speaker, but it's quite weak for filling a room full of sound. What would be the best solution for achieving a bigger sound (not necessarily loud)? I was looking at the Tannoy Eclipse 2 floor standing speakers which...

Hi all. I'm wanting to clean out and re-grease my Nexus 7 Internal gear hub. I have purchased the (expensive) recommended shimano hub gear grease but I'm struggling to find a decent website or YouTube video with simple instructions. Can anyone link me to a suitable one please ? The ones I found...

I couldn't decide where to post this but I thought there may be some people who don't venture into other parts of the forum, but please feel free to move if it should just be in the main buying advice section. Long story short, Mrs Slick fancies an e-bike. We have always had bikes, but for...

Right I've given up on spring - I am about to take the plunge and buy a tacx 2240 ...... What else do I need to buy ? Some sort of dongle - any recommendations I have a windows laptop and an andriod phone - do I need a tablet ? Turbo tyre ? - I have recently put some pro 4 endurance on winter...

Hi all when I lived in London I used to have a Charge Plug 0 (until some scrote nicked it). Lovely bike to commute on, gear ratio of 42/16 was fine for me - lived SE London so a few hills to navigate but nothing too bad - worst was up the side of Greenwich park into Blackheath, or maybe Dulwich...

so i often cycle straight on at this junction and enter the cycle lane which has a contraflow on the one way street. https://goo.gl/maps/EuoTnNZSDcu Trouble is, a lot of the traffic coming towards me does a right turn and don't seem to realise that there is even potential for cyclists to be...

Long shot but does anyone know if 2011 DT Swiss R1600 rear wheel uses the 240 hub? Cheers in advance!

My phone doesn't seem to show junk emails. I opened laptop today..........first time in a week. I had 16 junk emails. Six were from people like Amazon telling me about cancelled orders and giving me links to click on in order to resolve the problem. One was from Barclays telling me about a...

My eldest has just secured a fantastic opportunity with M&S on their Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship scheme. There were 19000 applications, 600 went to assessment days and 50 people have been successful. My girl is one of them. Beyond proud! However. The opportunity is in Edinburgh and we live in...