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Anyone got a Pre Cursa with a front brake?

What callipers are you running, are they long or short reach?

Which particular mechanisms are you running with which levers?

It might be a dumb question.

Cheers folks.

Baz

A bike shop might rethread your crank arm for a nominal cash fee or some ice cream.

if its a shit bike you could just use that liquid metal stuff / araldite and hope for the best.

You can get them new for that price from Dolan.

I've skived off work today because its not raining to finally get around to swapping the back wheel from the freewheel side to the fixed side. The charming gent at the shop has left a "danger of death" sticker on it.

I am soooo keeping both brakes on. Any practical advice that perhaps hasn't been covered in the prior pages?

Anyone had a look at the Barbor To Ki To collab bike jacket?

Tweed outer, warm inner, rain proof, storm skirt, all the usual nonsense with a hood big enough to put over a helmet.

So, I am not a fat bastard tipping the scales at a healthy 58kg.

When i say sheared out of the crank arm the pedal axel remained intact but the threads on the inside of the crank arm were smoothed off. It didnt unscrew itself it just pulled straight out.

Shop - Velo Ecosse in Edinburgh refused to fix it, said it wasnt a fitting or manufacturing fault as then it would have sheared much earlier instead of five or six months after I bought it.

I had to go to another bike shop to get them to retap the thread and refit the pedal.

So the moral of this is -

VELO ECOSSE Edinburgh - Arseholes

Alpine Bikes Edinburgh - Angels.

Ps the second mechanic to look at it wouldnt actually take any money for the work as he said it was a quick easy fix but I should look into replacing it as soon as I copuld because he wouldnt trust it. He said it would get me home at least. 10miles is a long walk in the pissing rain.

The pedals were fitted by the shop that built the bike when I bought it. I supplied my own pedals to them and they came fitted.

They also serviced it a few months ago and didnt say anything about it.

The pedals were new and boxed direct from a mail order website.

So,

New singlespeed with an FSA driveset.

Bought in April, light commuting every day all on-road. Yesterday the pedal sheared out of the crank arm.

Am I being reasonable to go back to the shop and say its tat would they replace it for me?

Worth a go... a hundred quid is a hundred quid.

Cheers for the advice.

I am 5'5 with a 30" inside leg.

Whats a better way to fit a bike?

I still fit shoes by seeing if I can get a finger in the back. How would you recommend I fit myself for a frame that fits.

Baz

True, but the ones I tried were either too big for me to stand with my feet on the floor and my crotch clear of the top tube or the ones where I was clear left me really hunched up on the frame.

All of the shops I visited to try a bike for size were unwilling to order me a smaller one to try for size unless I actually paid the full price up front with no refund if it didnt fit. One charming gent even offered to sell it on for me if I didnt like it for a small fee.

So my off the peg choice is limited by that.

Hi,

So I have tried a few frames for size from the major manufacturers and they are all a little too big. My local bike shop fella offered to build me this bike for the same price as the Charge Plug I was originally after.

Any thoughts on this spec, is it a good deal, are any of the parts cause for concern?

Velo Ecosse Single Speed Frame 50cm Red (Alloy with carbon fork)
Xkegmet XR-300 wheel set (Black)
Continental Gatorskin tyres 23 or 25C
Tektro R538 Brakes
Tektro brake levers
Alloy Stem, bars and seat post
Continental Bar tape (Black) (Optional)
FSA bottom bracket
FSA Chainset 48T 170mm
16T Fixed Sprocket (Variable)
Izumi 1/8th Chain

£549.95

Thanks for any help, guidance, digs about my tiny legs and so forth.

I tried the small and the extra small plug for size...

The frame offered is a compact so I have been assured it will fit.

By fit I mean I can stand with my feet flat on the ground and my nuts dont rest on the top tube.

Easy Folks,
Can I get some help
After being told I was too damn short to get a Plug ,my local bike shop fella offered to build me a bike with these specs for the same price as the Plug.
Should I accept and hand him over some dollar, is the spec any good for £500

Any thoughts at all?

Velo Ecosse Single Speed Frame 50cm Red (Alloy with carbon fork)
Xkegmet XR-300 wheel set (Black)
Continental Gatorskin tyres 23 or 25C
Tektro R538 Brakes
Tektro brake levers
Alloy Stem, bars and seat post
Continental Bar tape (Black) (Optional)
FSA bottom bracket
[]FSA Chainset 48T 170mm
16T Fixed Sprocket (Variable)
Izumi 1/8th Chain

Hey,

Thanks Julian... I thought of that, bought some 661 Filters to avoid that... to the undiscerning eye they just look like slightly "special" snakers.

Special bad rather than special good.

Hey,

So bit of advice, any thoughts on fitting the 2010 Charge Plug wih those Cranks Bros Egg Beater pedals?

Upsides - Keeps the minimal asthetic of the Charge, any possible downsides?

Any advice gratefully revceived

Baz

Can I take a medium rabbit?

Cant PM yet...

Cheers

Baz

Good luck with the bidding...

I just picked up a Seiko Automatic Diver.. SKX008 reserved for the Japanese Domestic Market.. What a gayer