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Cheers for all the possibilities all - will check out my cable outers (yes, they are compressionlesss), derailleur, barrel adjusters and persevere.

Or buy a new bike.

Indexing question!

My partners bike's gears repeatedly/frequently slip out of index, way quicker than they should, and I can't discover why. I have the same kit on my bike without any issues, so I know what I'm doing with the setup.

Within a week / a few short rides the indexing will be wildly out, to the extent it chatters away furiously / won't stay in any gear.

Any ideas?! We've changed cables, replaced chain and cassette (at same time), and had the hanger alignment checked. Also got a reputable shop to set it all up as was starting to think I must be doing something wrong, but same result a couple of days after collecting it.

Problem doesn't follow the usual rule either of "struggling to get onto bigger sprockets = more cable tension required and vice versa" - once the indexing starts going it isn't happy going up or down the cassette.

Any recommendations for providers of insurance? Pulling everything together for imminent arrival of furry little fella!

Ex-local (ish) here - you're right about Aldershot - expect you know already, but the West End Centre is one of Aldershot's very few hidden gems. https://www.westendcentre.co.uk/

Ooh! I did this too! Proof: https://www.instagram.com/p/BlypPEyhY7r/

Did the amateur race. Form not helped by too many beers the night before.

Think I came midfield on the first round (not helped by a MTBer in front of me putting their foot down on the climb, allowing 4 riders past me I couldn't get back to), then about 8th in the second race.

Really good course - much longer than I'm used to.

Spotted a few Brixton CC socks in the race!

Nope...

As it says in the title, Vulpine Harrington, in a Womens Small. £20.

Can collect SE13 or W1T for the next week, after that will have to post.

More pics here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FFxW0IAnLxIWs7uz2

Are Voyager Hypers (in 32mm) still on sale anywhere? Can't find any these days sadly.

Hello all,

Anyone have any interest in a Squier Tele Custom II? Selling for £105 and then remembered this thread. So £90 for someone on here.

Is stock, aside from different knobs, and there's a p90 in the bridge - no clue on the brand! Condition wise, it's got a few dings on the body, and needs a new selector switch tip. Finish a bit faded on one part (actually, I think its a bit of sticker residue so might come off with a bit of nail polish removal).

Pic: https://photos.app.goo.gl/0kfJO4rJJBIx1cVb2
Pic 2: https://photos.app.goo.gl/X3gQYGfzec9ifUm58

If you'll allow me to jump in here - I have an amp with a phono stage going cheap in the classifieds. It's one of these: https://www.marantz.co.uk/uk/products/pages/productdetails.aspx?catid=hifi&subcatid=amplifier&productid=pm4001&status=discontinue

Stand is sold! Little price drop on the others before I run away to the (e)Bay.

Bike Stand likely gone due to the two interested people, a few price drops on the others.

Roll up roll up!

Clearing out some gear before moving house. Photos here.

Thanks all - taking the rest to Ebay.

As Thrustvector says below - a lot broke! Mine snapped in half, and when I emailed them they said it was happening quite a bit.

If you come down Granville Park you can go straight over onto Silk Mills Path - it isn't the dead end googlemap makes it look like, turns into brief shared use path, linking up to Conington Road. That then allows you to go over the incredible Elverson Road DLR station footbridge to get over to St Johns and link up with the current route. Pic below!

If that's too fiddly, then anything that gets you to Conington Rd then Elverson Road DLR is your friend I reckon. The footbridge is fun and will cut out Loampit Road.

Just a thought anyway, not for me to tell you how to run this!

Disgracefully I've realised I've steered you slightly wrong - the tiny cobbled climb at the end of Whitepost Lane is the bit between Sandrock and Overcliff Road, as circled in the screenshot below.

Looks good! Good to see Brockley Footpath on there.

Harefield Mews between Cranford/Harefield roads by Brockley station has some mean cobbles. Brockley deli there for a bit of fuel.

Also, by Hilly Fields, there is an alley from Overcliff Rd to hilly fields - Whitepost Lane I think. Starts with a 15 metre steep cobbled section at the Overcliff road end.

Just adding another voice to the "haven't had the adjustment screw issue" with Spyres.

Also read that smutpeddaler review and was worried about it but haven't had a problem on mine or my partners bikes, both of which have been used and abused.

Perhaps they changed the design...

Inspired by @StevePeel and his timer switch on the Technivorm! Can't believe I hadn't thought of this before. Will be investing stat.

I found there are so many mildly different gpx files out there that there was quite a lot of natural variation in routes once out of London. Was a bit unnerving at times as my partner and I would occasionally split off from everyone else down pitch black lanes.

Also, sat in a bus stop (Or bandstand, can't remember) somewhere near Dunwich having a sandwich and watching the 50/50 split between riders passing to our left/right. Then lost riders asking us "which way??". "Both!"

Coaches were fine last year - bikes arrived similar time back in London. Perhaps they've changed the system - seemed to be specific removals lorries for the specific timed coaches, so 9am lorry would leave Dunwich same time as 9am coach. Queuing traffic back into London wasn't much fun though - took about an hour from when I thought "ooh, nearly back in London!". There's a pizza place operating out of a shipping container by Surrey Quays Tesco that is good for post-coach sustenance.

Works by you queuing on the beach on arrival in Dunwich to get a slip saying which time bus you'll be on - first come first served, so recommend doing that fairly sharpish once you're there, unless you want to hang around for a long time.

Echo the above re: queues at all the food places. Also, about 30 meters after every crazy busy pub in Essex there seemed to be another pub, but much quieter!

Is great! Have it on mine and my partner's bikes.

Much better than the old Tiagra. Great mix of function/value.

I've found the "cheap" Assos ones to be pleasingly short in the leg after a long period of searching.

Think they're called "Assos T.mille_S7".

Edit - these!: http://road.cc/content/review/222756-assos-tmilleshortss7

Picked up one of these few months ago and it is boss!

Defo too warm for serious riding I think, but for stop/start/winter in the city riding it's fantastic. No rain got through it yet, which I'm impressed by as I assumed it was just showerproof. Laughed in the face of the beast from the east.

I've tried about 3000 handlebar bags also due to small frame and have settled on a ten quid job from decathlon. Spent the savings on Ritter Sports.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/100-bike-handlebar-bag-25l-id_8355750.html

Cut a slot in the leather patch on the bike to attach a strap to go around the top tube to stop any swing.