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DCLane

Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
What with waiting for @JhnBssll's glue to dry and the outcome of @DCLane's to leave on or not, can't image a more climatic end to the week.....^_^

Decision made ... I'm going with 'bling'. The bike'll have to complete the Transcontinental before keeping a frame badge.
 

Elysian_Roads

Senior Member
Decision made ... I'm going with 'bling'. The bike'll have to complete the Transcontinental before keeping a frame badge.
They are seriously good looking brakes.

Went and had a look at them on the net and the description that struck me was "They are made in a small shop in Taiwan run by a former bike racer and engineer. The noir finish version is anodised black whereas the silver finish is hand polished, but not anodized; that way they can be re-polished 25 years down the road and look great forever."

And I thought it was only the Patek Philippe watch that got handed down to the next generation!
 
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Deleted member 1258

Guest
Stripped the tyre, tube, rim tape and cassette of my Eastway's rear wheel ready to drop it off at the LBS tomorrow for a rebuild with a new hub and spokes after this morning's pothole encounter. The only part of the wheel I'm keeping is the rim.
 
Stripped the tyre, tube, rim tape and cassette of my Eastway's rear wheel ready to drop it off at the LBS tomorrow for a rebuild with a new hub and spokes after this morning's pothole encounter. The only part of the wheel I'm keeping is the rim.

Eeeks! :eek: Hope the *only* damage was to the wheel xxx
 
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Deleted member 1258

Guest
Eeeks! :eek: Hope the *only* damage was to the wheel xxx

Just a ruined hub and ride nothing else, I was only just on the outskirts of Coventry, I ended up with a pringle shaped back wheel.


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Stripped the tyre, tube, rim tape and cassette of my Eastway's rear wheel ready to drop it off at the LBS tomorrow for a rebuild with a new hub and spokes after this morning's pothole encounter. The only part of the wheel I'm keeping is the rim.
Spokes and nipples may come in handy .
 

si_c

Guru
Location
Wirral
Finished the spring clean of the commuter, put some cable ends on, as I couldn't find the tub I keep them in the other day, also removed the 48/32t chainset and bottom bracket, cleaned out the hub, and fitted a new BB and chainset in 52/36. The big ring on the current crankset really hasn't lasted very long, it was starting to slip again, really not impressed with the FSA chainring longevity. New crankset has tiagra rings fitted, which look much substantial visually than the old ones ever did.

It suits the majority of the riding that I do a bit better, and the power meter doesn't hurt either:hyper:, just have to change the cassette for a 11-32 for tomorrow's ride as I don't fancy using the close range 12-25.
 

the stupid one

Über Member
Location
NWUK
New mudguards arrived today - SKS Bluemels, black with reflective edges - so off came the old ones and the fun began.

It took longer than I was expecting, but then I haven't fitted mudguards for ages and I ddn't need to rush. Once everything was set, it was time to cut the wires. Sod the hacksaw, out with the Dremel. Sparks flew.

That done, I discovered the new kickstand had arrived, so I fitted that. Looks pretty good.

There's an old Raleigh Mustang in the garage which Granddad gave to the boy a while back. The wires on its mudguards looked a bit long, so I enthusiastically plugged in the Dremel again. Also greased the seatpost, straightened the saddle, aligned the quill stem and fixed the front brakes.
 
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