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My wife is currently riding an old holdsworth mite bike, all original including the drop bars and standard weinman leavers.

She is strugging a little on the towpath with constant changing of hand position to brake and was asking about the old 'suicide' brakes she had on her silhouette when she was a teenager.

So should I pick up and fit a set of those or will she die horribly in a canal based accident if I do?

Or can I get a set of cross leavers for the bars that let the original levers stay or.....

Thanks
Gareth

Confused- are the cranks sold?

Elwigleeno and hugo7 - thanks for the advice....My initial look online and at signs seemed to indicate parking restrictions apart from overnight and vast costs so really helpful...I think hopefully been helped out by Steves by PM but will shout if still stuck...

Thanks again.
Gareth

So...

Hi

We are moored in Islington for the summer but the fridge on the boat doesn't work (well it does work but not for long cos the batteries are a bit tired...

Can anyone help me out by freezing 3 or 4 Ice blocks (I can provide) on a regular basis over the summer Can possibly repay with a boat trip depending on Olympic restrictions or beer or coffee onboard....

Thanks

Gareth

Hi

We are moored in Islington for the summer but need to bring our Tandem down by car - train won't carry tandems :-( and would like somewhere to park the car during the day on Sat and poss Sunday so my wife doesn't have to race off straight away...

Can anyone help - driveway or use of a visitors parking permit? Can possibly repay with a boat trip depending on Olympic restrictions...

Gareth

Thanks- I went last night on the off chance so all good. Thank you for taking time to answer. Gareth

Ok, hoping to catch days highlights this eve and wondered if on at lmnh or where?

Anyone know?

I'm out I am afraid.

Second dibs please

PMd on behalf of a friend.

I'll take the wheels if others drop out.

2nd dibs on Schmidt please.

Thanks SmallFurry - I agree that the MundoPanniers look the business - the cost is bit prohibitive at the moment - I might go the rack extender to fit my Ortleibs on.

Gareth

Smallfurry- what panniers are those? I am after some for my Mundo?

Someone once said to me that boats are like weddings when it comes to money...

So sir, I hear you want some flowers, they start at £15
Yes that's right, they're for my wedding.
Oh, I see, wedding flowers, no problem they start at £60....

And with boats..

So sir, I hear you you need to buy a new, alternator/boiler/regulator/bulb/stove/cooker etc... they start at £x

Yes that's right, it's for my narrowboat..
Oh, I see, a boat alternator/boiler/regulator/bulb/stove/cooker etc..., no
problem they start at £4x

All good fun....

Gareth
Making good progress south, now just north of Rickmansworth
N/b Lucy Alice

+1

they *never *puncture. go for it. if you quickly decide you don't like them cos they're too heavy, i'll buy at least one of them off you

^this

Did the locks both go?

Henry all the way, although we also have an all pink Henrietta and that works just as well...

Pmd

Actually undibs as I believe 10 speed campag shifters don't work with sjimano gears (winter bike sadly has shimano) without buying extra bits whilst 9 sp would have...

Dibs

You going for a pair sacredheart?

Is this aswell as the shopper or instead? If shopper finished I'd love to see a photo...

at fifty dorrah - dibs please! ;-)

I wasn't aware the forum did apologies... GLWS