Sergeant_Pluck

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• Brompton owners

  in General • 2 days, 22 hours

  

  What happens when you brake via the pedals though, does the chain not drop onto the chainstay?

• Brompton owners

  in General • 1 week, 5 days

  

  Does the steel-skinned carbon seat post from the T-Line fit a normal Brompton?

  Ignore me, I have just seen on Brilliant bikes that it does fit. Only 90g saving though!

• Brompton owners

  in General • 3 weeks, 4 days

  

  Looks really promising. Like the mudguards.

  Is it an Alfine hub and do you have a link to details of the Renthal triangle?

• Kitchen appliances chat

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 4 weeks

  

  Dehumidifiers: got an Ecoair DC12 4 years ago, works very well. Can certainly pull out 4 - 6l in 8 hours or so.

  A month ago, I became convinced that it wasn’t working as well as it should, and got a Ebac 4250, at around twice what I paid for the Ecoair. I am coming to the conclusion that it is nowhere near as good and that there is bugger all wrong with the Ecoair. I’ve experimented with different locations and settings and have yet to get it to take out more than about 1 - 1.5l / per day. Ebac’s guff suggests not to fiddle with settings, just put it on “smart”, and let it do its thing whereby it supposedly learns about its environment.

  The Ebac does use less power though. I am beginning to think this is purely because the fan is relatively feeble compared to the Ecoair.

• SOLD Albion Zoa rain trousers M

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• SOLD Albion Zoa rain trousers M

  in Components and clothing • 1 month

  

  Sold to first dibs (for the asking price). Thanks for the interest.

• SOLD Albion Zoa rain trousers M

  in Components and clothing • 1 month

  

  Albion Zoa rain trousers, size M:
  https://www.albioncycling.com/products/zoa-rain-trousers-olive-grey

  Bought early last year. Worn only for a few short rides and in excellent condition. Have never seen mud.

  The only sign I can see that they have been worn at all is slight furring on the insides of the ankle cuffs, as seen in the photo which shows the inside leg length (other side same).

  There is a velcro fastener on one side of the waist. Depending how you line up the velcro, you can adjust the waist (although it is a fairly stretchy material anyway). I make the available range from 40.5 to 43cm, approx, laid flat but not stretched.

  Selling because after a year sitting in a drawer it’s time to accept that these don’t fit me.

  £100 + post.

• London bike shops closing

  in General • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Had an email from Donhou - closing up their (Greek) shop and ending production of frames.

• Chain Waxing

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  What’s the deal with cleaning the chain before re-waxing?

  For previously waxed chains, I just use a microfibre cloth to wipe off any dried dirt or flaky old wax, in my case there is never much to clean off, and then re-wax.

• Chain Waxing

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  If this is the initial switch to a waxed chain, make sure the cassette, chainring, jockey wheels etc are also completely degreased before you put the first waxed chain on or it will all be a waste of time. Worth spending time on - you won’t need to do it again.

  Best to have more than one chain, with a freshly waxed one to swap in. After a prolonged wet ride, the wax is going to be washed off and it’s time to swap the chain and re-do the first one.

  The rest of the bike? Depends on the crud level, you might not need to bother at all, but if it’s been serious SFAB then you are going to be swapping the chain anyway so you can just clean the rest of the bike normally if needed. With a waxed chain, there won't be any degreasing needed from here on out. In fact you’d want to avoid any risk of residual degreaser or solvent on the cassette etc.

  I have found “top up” drip waxes to be a waste of time, for me freshly waxed chain with nothing further until the chain needs swapped. Drip wax top ups could be useful for longer audaxes or other situations where you aren’t going to be in a position to swap chains.