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roley poley

Veteran
Location
leeds
Swapped my B67 for the Flyer I got on Fri from SJS, much better, the B67 was too broad. A flyer is the update for the B66 champion that FITS ME .Wish I had known that as I could have saved myself 3 month of suffering .Any one want to buy a slightly used B67 ? Hey ho ...live and learn
 

Gunk

Guru
Location
Oxford
Had a very pleasant lunch in the garden and then tackled a job I’ve meaning to do for a while and that’s to tidy up the tatty outside lights, so firstly I cleaned them before painting them in smooth Hammerite.

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Asa Post

Super Iconic Legend
Location
Sheffield
My morning walk round the garden revealed that the pond pump had stopped overnight.
The filters were due for a clean, so I did that. It still didn't work.
I checked all the electrics, and they were fine. I could hear the pump working, but no water came out of the fountain.
I disassembled it, and couldn't see any problem. Then I took the black plastic cover off the UV lamp.
Inside the cover was a small newt, feebly waving its legs. I moved it to another "pond" (just an old raised bed with pond liner inside it) where lots of newts live.
Reassembled the pump, turned it on, and it worked perfectly.
 

JhnBssll

Guru
Location
Suffolk
I've been having trauma's with my power meters since I bought them, they've never worked properly. I've got a refund processing now so have bought replacements, the first of which I fitted today. Hopefully I'll get to give it a try on Thursday as I'm off work from then until Tuesday so should get some miles in. The weather is certainly looking pleasant :okay:

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This bike is normally kitted with ultegra, the dura-ace crank arm was ordered for my Bianchi which hasn't arrived yet due to the factory shutdown in Italy. The Ultegra crank arm also hasn't arrived yet, despite being ordered over 2 weeks ago - note to self, never use Tweeks Cycles again :rolleyes: They were showing the Ultegra Stages power meter in stock and happily took my money on the 5th of April. I haven't heard from them since despite emails, phone calls, facebook messages etc... The crank isn't marked as dispatched but I can't get through to anyone to cancel my order and buy it elsewhere. So annoying. If they are having problems due to Covid I could understand it, but they've got big notices up everywhere saying mail orders aren't affected, business as usual - and they even had the audacity to comment on a positive trust pilot review this afternoon, despite dozens of unhappy customers having heard nothing from them :rolleyes:
 

JhnBssll

Guru
Location
Suffolk
Is the Brompton finished John?

No :shy:

It's currently still quarantined at the lbs, I haven't had any reason to drop by and its not 'essential' enough for a trip of its own. Gutting really as it's the ideal project to be getting on with while I'm stuck indoors :sad:
 

Gunk

Guru
Location
Oxford
No :shy:

It's currently still quarantined at the lbs, I haven't had any reason to drop by and its not 'essential' enough for a trip of its own. Gutting really as it's the ideal project to be getting on with while I'm stuck indoors :sad:

The lack of projects is driving me nuts, I’ve got loads of time but nothing to work on and I offloaded a couple of good project bikes for nothing earlier this year when we had far too much on going on. :rolleyes:

Now I’m enjoying Brompton ownership myself, I’m just intrigued to see how yours comes out, especially the DI2 conversion. Not sure I’m convinced about the camo paint scheme though, you’re a braver man than I am! :ohmy:
 
The chain jumped off whilst shifting large to small on my last ride, 2nd time in about a month. This is on the CB 9 speed Sora. First time, the chain catcher put it back on again but this time it was partially jammed. I think the chain catcher had slipped down so I have raised it about 10mm so it catches the chain before it has time to drop. We`ll see how that goes. Admittedly it does not happen often but an it is an annoyance.
 
Received two Schwalbe Marathon tyres at the beginning of the week ('28' with the reflective sidewalls)
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/change-of-tyres-poll.259999/

I decided to fit them an hour or so ago
I was surprised how easily they went on, having read/heard stories about them..... in fact, the Durano's were more trouble to remove

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I only had chance to roll down the street & back, so hope to try them out tomorrow
 
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