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Post by tyrednexited on Jun 16, 2020 10:07:16 GMT
...he could probably make them "an offer they can't refuse" for that one....
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Post by Humph on Jun 16, 2020 10:08:33 GMT
Have you been drinking WDB?
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Post by Alanović on Jun 16, 2020 10:24:15 GMT
[clarkson voice] Yeeeeeeeeeeeees............ [/clarkson voice]
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Post by WDB on Jun 16, 2020 10:24:27 GMT
Only coffee this morning. I was on the Evans site to order a new helmet because I found a crack in the foam of mine, consistent with damage when I came off the other week. It’s tiny and may be superficial but if I’m wearing a helmet at all...
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Post by tyrednexited on Jun 16, 2020 10:28:37 GMT
..... to order a new helmet ........ It’s tiny and may be superficial but if I’m wearing a helmet at all... ...tall man, small head?
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Post by WDB on Jun 17, 2020 10:09:29 GMT
Well, I've actually ordered two helmets in case one doesn't cover it all.
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Post by tyrednexited on Jun 17, 2020 10:11:24 GMT
...I think I must have misunderstood just where you were needing protection....
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Post by WDB on Jun 17, 2020 10:24:10 GMT
Should be here today. Want me to post a picture?
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Post by Humph on Jun 17, 2020 10:38:31 GMT
I've never actually felt the need to delete a post on here, but if you put up a photograph of your helmet... 🙈
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Post by tyrednexited on Jun 17, 2020 11:12:47 GMT
...pass the mind-bleach, please...
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Post by Humph on Jun 18, 2020 10:09:37 GMT
My friend and neighbour, who is one of the very "High Heid Yins" at a certain local luxury car manufacturer, was telling me the other day that he completed a night school course last winter in bicycle mechanics. He's a keen cyclist, and I can see the attraction of "really" knowing how to fix and fettle your treadiron. Could be tempted to do myself if it becomes available again at some stage. Everything I know has been self taught or looked up online, but I'm sure there would be a load of things I could do better with proper training.
But, it did make me wonder what he knows or suspects the future holds...😬
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Post by WDB on Jun 18, 2020 13:27:46 GMT
Demand from all those footballers drying up, do you suppose?
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Post by Alanović on Jun 18, 2020 16:12:41 GMT
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Post by WDB on Jun 18, 2020 16:29:47 GMT
Look at the gear ratios. On-road you’d ideally have a 4:1 top gear, whereas this is barely 3:1. Conversely, for climbing slopes and fine control on rough or loose surfaces, you need a bottom gear of close to 1:1. (My Portobello has 44:42, the Friston 40:42.) This one is 38:28, nearly 30 percent higher even than the Portobello.
You can, of course, ride any bike wherever you like, but this one simply isn’t suitable for the use you want to put it to.
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Post by Humph on Jun 19, 2020 6:24:06 GMT
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