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Going back to an earlier post about tyre pressures: I recently bought a low-pressure gauge and discovered that the pressures I currently use on the AventuraTT, now equipped with WTB Dissent 2.5" tyres and motorcycle weight 25" (effectively 28" or 700C) innertubes, are: Rear - 11psi Front - 7...

Thanks to everyone for their support. I've just returned from Germany, where I managed to purchase a fairly decent (and extremely rare) pair of 635 rims. So it won't be too long now before I have 70-635 tyres fitted (that's 31" diameter). Very good to see Joe riding the original Aventura...

That's good! I'm away to Germany (off-road cycling paradise - right to cycle wherever you want, paths and tracks everywhere, few fences, and the need to open and close gates almost non-existent) for three weeks, so it would probably be better to leave it until early August. Also, Graham...

I've just come across this thread; THANKS GUYS! Just been out today surveying an area of steep woodland for suitable singletrack. There are no complete tracks around here, stunning terrain, lots of trails, but no circuits. I spent three months earlier this year on a nice circuit, but, so far...

Yep ~ a 4" seatpin was standard, but you could get radical and fit a 6" one... wow. I must have found something a bit longer, probably plain tubing.

No, I didn't wire up the dynohub (unlike my modern Aventura). I took all the guts out when I built the new wheels, (stainless rims and spokes) and wondered if I could fit a brake plate instead. I tried this, but it didn't work very well because the inner surface was not right. Even way back...

Yep, 'tracking' was what we called it. Avon 'Skidway Gripsters' 26" X 1 3/8" were the only knobbly tyres you could get in the UK. Cowhorn handlebars, which flexed as you rode. Single speed, or Sturmey Archer 3speed. If you you were lucky, like me, and retrieved a bike from a ditch (quite...

The Cleland Team just returned in time for the eight o'clock shot at the car park. Lovely warm evening.

I was hoping to get down to Morpeth for the NE 'Ride to the Sea Side', but can't now make it. So instead, I'll do a ride in the woods near Duns http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=Duns&c ... 4:14|Duns| You'll have to key the whole URL to see the red circle marking the car park and, if anyone...

That would be great! I do believe it is also the weekend of the Jim Clark Rally, the only international rally in the UK to be run on public roads (closed, of course). So, with my local knowledge, we can take some of that action in as well. I took these pictures about a mile from my home.

I am making plans for a long-weekend over the bank holiday at the end of May. The rides will be two local rides around Duns, plus a day at Thrunton and a day at Glentress. Before doing anything definite, I need to know who may be interested in coming, so please either reply to this posting, or...

You make some interesting points there, Chris. There are several factors that people overlook with hub brakes. First is the naming of the different kinds. Drum, disc, roller, band and coaster are all hub brakes. The Leleu drum brakes I used to fit to the early Clelands were the only kind of...

No date set yet for the Thrunton Ride, but how about some time in March? Self-build spec sheets yet to be started, sorry...

Thanks for that, Jan. Unlike modern MTB tyres, with very thin sidewalls, the original Hakkapeliittas had relatively thick sidewalls and should be run at around 15psi pressure. The Clelands are sluggish on the road, but seem to come into their own as soon as you leave the tarmac. The...

Absolutely right! ... and to think that I designed the most popular stabilisers on the market, which design was stolen by Weldtite, damages for which I sued. It took more than six years to get to court, and six years out of my life, damaged my reputation, set my career back as many years ~...

Ha ha, that made me chuckle. Yes, I was impressed on the day, and I'm reminded of the experimentation with DPC the previous day. If just fitted a longer mudflap to my front wheel, and when I get the longer mudguards fitted, it'll give even more protection. Also, I've just fitted the...

Wales sounds interesting. I'm hoping to get some folks together for a ride in Trunton Woods; some nice challenging singletrack, but I just pootle down while waving my Bus Pass. Yes, Wendover was an excellent ride. Robert and I seemed to be the most adventurous of the group, and he's only a...

Anyone heard of Haworth Swing pedals. Apparently they're like these Dyna drive ones, but fit into an ordinary crank. Nothin comes up on Google.

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Scott at the bash was one of those unforgettable events in my life, as I said, it made clear that a good rider can successfully ride any bike ~ although perhaps for not very long; I don't think Scott was particularly enamoured of the MF Courier, a very successful bike from the commercial point...