Recent content by Frankenorange

What a great find. The finished product is going to have a nice used and cared for look. The pic of the BB shell blew my tiny mind and loving the brakes.

I was just about to post this. Would make a great 26" wheel tourer.

Looking at those rack pics of non-folders i can almost smell them :)

At exactly 17.3mph all the creaking and grinding components synch perfectly with each other creating a brilliant deutsche industri pop track.

We are too invested in CF for it to be banned. Planes are full of it, for example. I can see restrictions in place on the amount that some industries can use, like cars for example, and manufacturers and/or end users having to pay 'specialists' to take it away, like asbestos, but it will be...

Ten quid! They really saw you coming ;)

Not much hope for that frame. The amount of rust around the BB and that rotted through bridge makes me think the bottom of the frame has been full of water for quite some time. I don't like throwing things away but if it was mine i would be sending the frame to the recycler. XT parts are worth...

Something that doesn't get talked about much is the need for rest days between exercise days as we get older. Once you get north of 50 it is important whether you are on the way to being fit, or are super fit already. Rest days can be doing absolutely nothing at all days and gives the body a...

In house Sturmey Archer engineered according to this https://www.rmerc.co.uk/safety-seven-info Some S-A engine info https://cybermotorcycle.com/marques/sturmey-archer/

Yummy! My bigger ride feeding comprises of Breakfast: eggs(hard boiled or fried) on multigrain or rye toast 30-45mins digestion Pre ride: 1 large banana 4hr rides : 3 cheese and marmalade toasties(multigrain or rye) spaced evenly-ish apart, or all 3 at 2hrs. Depends on the route and whether...

My experience was with Michelin Air Comp latex that are good up to 2.2 and Vittoria Competition latex that are good up to 2.3 so at the upper limit with a 2.2 tyre. The tyres were Conti Raceking and Speedking which are true to size. The rim tape you mention is probably the fix. Regarding...

One thing to watch out for with the Michelin and Vittoria latex tubes at 40psi in a 2.2+ tyre is the rim side of the tube at each spoke hole. Using cotton rim tape; the tubes would try and push the tape into the holes in the rim and the tubes would deform at those points. Hard plastic tape would...

What a brilliant vid :)

That is a cool sticker :)