Search results for:

Glad to hear that. In my case the other mount would be to the brake mount on the fork, so I'm wary that'll be be putting extra stress on the forks too. Fingers crossed they can take it.

Hi all,

I have a pair of Condor Piaggio carbon forks, and would like to run my Pizza Rack on them, with the aid of an axle connected mounting kit. My concern is if carbon forks can take the stress of loads that I might carry on the rack and whether or not this would be mitigated by the weight being taken by the axle rather than the forks themselves. Thanks for any advice!

Last last price drop before I use these to build up a new bike out of sheer frustration at having parts lying around.

Thoughts to the rider and family. :-(

When I worked in Halfords 30+ years ago, it wasn’t even an expectation, hence a lot of dangerous bikes left the shop. I just imagine in this more litigation-heavy world, a business insurer would insist on some kind of professional accreditation.

This is true, and IMO preferable. I just wonder if business insurance insists these days on a formal qualification? I'm not on that side of the counter, hence my question.

Nice!

Oh, @marcomarcos, I rode past the other day; happy days, the flower bed is still there (at the foot Ghandi's statue). The capsule survives!

If you were opening a business offering cycle maintenance (among other things), which qualification would you prefer any prospective mechanics to hold? Cytech is often referred to, but City & Guilds (as an examining board), is more established, so I wonder if anyone has any experience of both, or could give a pointer?

Cheers

My IRC Formula Pro tyres are not feeling the love from being garaged away for the best part of 24 months. In that time, has there been a new tyre to market that's better than that (pls don't say Schwalbe Pro S)?

Last price drop bump before the bay beckons.

Price drop bump here

It does indeed allude to my advancing years.

Cheers :-)

Selling these Ribble 725s Urban forks in Grey. CrMo, with an uncut steerer, unrequired because I'm a Discman.

£50, pickup from SW19 or can meet central LDN

Cheers

To some extent I have! Iwas about to go down the hot/cold route but then three days' soaking in Plus Gas + massive heave ho with a large hammer = success. However, as you can see, the spacer and the spline adaptor still present minor challenges of their own, although an improvised vice should sort those out. The BB is mashed, but that's far more easily replaced.

That sounds amazing, thanks. Will look it up :-)

This has been mentioned, as has cooling liquid for the spindle. I'll give that a shot too, thanks.

Have tried both sides, both are equally stuffed, but the the advice about wedging the frame is a good one. I'll give it another shot that way.

Pretty much like this (in a perfect world)

https://youtu.be/_Tov8Xfw0ho?t=337

With this one, you screw the puller into the spindle, then tap (hit violently) with a hammer to separate the spindle from crank arm. I wish there was a less destructive method to releasing these cranks, but it appears not.

Hi, tried all those methods, starting with WD, then lubricant, then Plus Gas. Still no joy.

They come with their own puller, but I've still had no joy. Paradise Cycles have offered to have a go, so fingers crossed they have more joy than me.

Good one, cheers. Been in touch with them, they're not confident either.

No, good point. I actually have a stuck seat post in the same frame, so I could hopefully kill two birds with one stone. Cheers for that.

Perhaps, but it's not just the crank; it's the spider (£70) and BB (£35), so in total am looking about £250 to replace the whole lot. Even with a couple of workshop hours, I'd hope I'd still be saving money.

Nice one, thanks