Forum ride: 100+ km in Cheshire. [DATE CHANGE] Sat, 1st July, 2023. Details to follow...

[ColinJ]

I'll buy a new BB for the 6-er and try the loose/suspect BB in the turbo bike instead, and scrap the one with the rough bearings. If the turbo bike BB is then annoying

Ha - I had forgotten that the turbo bike has Italian threads AND that something is wrong with them. I suspect that I cross-threaded a BB one time. I'll leave it alone - I don't do much on it anyway!

The other thing that I need to do is to get the soles of my cycling shoes glued back on. They have gradually been coming loose and I don't want a shoe failure in mid-Cheshire! There is a cobbler in Todmorden who is only open Friday and Saturday so I'll stroll round to his shop tomorrow and see how much he would charge to do it.

£15 a shoe - I'll buy some glue and do it myself!

I will buy another pair of shoes first so I definitely have good shoes for this ride and the rest of the summer, and repair the iffy shoes to keep as a spare pair.

 

[GuyBoden]

£15 a shoe - I'll buy some glue and do it myself!

I will buy another pair of shoes first so I definitely have good shoes for this ride and the rest of the summer, and repair the iffy shoes to keep as a spare pair.

I used Gorilla glue on my trainer soles, but clamped the shoe very, very tightly, because the Gorilla glue expands like polyurethane.

Worked very well, better than most glues. But, you'll need to clamp them tight.

 

[GuyBoden]

You're right, those prices are very high. I wouldn't buy anything other than a teacake or toast.

There's always the Coop shop at Kelsall for additional nutrition, I've bought plenty of flapjacks and chocolate milk shake from there on many rides.

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[Pale Rider]

I'm with @ColinJ on the cafe prices.

A forum ride is a big day out for me, so splurging a bit at the cafe stop is no problem.

Overall, the day is still relatively cheap given there are unlikely to be any other big spends.

But were I local and riding past regularly I wouldn't be stopping.

 

[ColinJ]

I used Gorilla glue on my trainer soles, but clamped the shoe very, very tightly, because the Gorilla glue expands like polyurethane.

Worked very well, better than most glues. But, you'll need to clamp them tight.

I'll look into that.

Meanwhile, I found a pair of Shimano XC1s in my size*** on eBay. They look to be in good condition and include cleats. £36 + £4 p&p is around half price. They should arrive a week before this ride.

*** Normally UK 10-10.5, but 11.5 in Shimano's odd undersizing!

 

[Vantage]

Erm...problem! Dunno why, but I though there was a post from someone saying they could only do 1 July and that's the date I've had in my head since. Has the post disappeared or was it never there in the first place. I can do July 1 but 24 June is impossible for me. No money. The bikes running ok though.

 

[ColinJ]

Erm...problem! Dunno why, but I though there was a post from someone saying they could only do 1 July and that's the date I've had in my head since. Has the post disappeared or was it never there in the first place. I can do July 1 but 24 June is impossible for me. No money. The bikes running ok though.

Oops - no, I pointed out that I can't get there by train on the 24th because there are rail replacement buses running through Todmorden and I ain't got a Brompton...

I forgot to edit the thread title. It IS going to be July 1st!

 

[ColinJ]

Sorted!

 

[Vantage]

Phew!

 

[Grant Fondo]

Edit: I only mentioned the 12p cost, because it seems a bit of a joke low price

Used to be 2p when i were a lad!

 

[ColinJ]

Used to be 2p when i were a lad!

Wouldn't that be 2d?

 

[Vantage]

Wouldn't that be 2d?

Didn't they pay in rocks back then?

 

[ColinJ]

Didn't they pay in rocks back then?

I still have the 1971 decimalisation song ringing in my ears!

 

[ColinJ]

Aaargh - it will take me another 52 years to forget it!

 

[ColinJ]

The new bottom bracket is in, and the nominally oversized Shimano shoes have arrived, and sure enough, are actually the right size for me!