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Re: That was a brave trip on many fronts! The weather really hasn't been much good for cycling recently has it... I had a week off on the west coast myself last week and only got out on the bike once (though that once was very enjoyable.) I would say you need a tandem for the sake of your...

Speaking for myself, I am very happy indeed that the techniques are available to fix you up like that but would selfishly prefer that the contents of my own stomach remained neatly contained rather than all over my keyboard (which I have just cleaned!) I cannot stand the sight of any injuries...

Re: It was just stuck in there with glue before, I'm sure it could be stuck back in there again :)

Re: Re: Yeah, that sounds ideal. I've never tried a hub gear with more than 3 speeds so the idea of middle gear being direct drive seems ideal (just like the SW/AW but wider range) Shows how far (or otherwise) my thoughts had gone - I totally neglected to consider the width. Oh well, I...

Re: Re: That's the hub I've been having ideas about for a while... how well does it work for this kind of stuff? Is there any harshness or noticeable drag in any of the gears? I think I'd go for one with a drum brake included, though maybe that makes it a bit heavy? The thoughts haven't...

Re: Finally managed to actually get out and ride a bike for the first time this week... thought I'd go and have a look at the occupied rig that's been in the news since Monday: Aside from the police cars and vans littered around, it all looks much the same as it did last week - I obviously...

Re: Re: Ebay is a strange thing - so many times I've seen something completely unremarkable but which I quite fancy only to be massively outbid by multiple people... yet with this - something genuinely rare and unlikely I would ever find elsewhere again - there wasn't a single bid against me!

Re: I can't exactly show myself eating my words, but having said this last year about my 1950s roadster's ailing hub: I got this in the post today :D Containing these, described on Sheldon Brown's website as rarer than hen's teeth... The spares kit isn't complete but does have a...

Thanks, both are on my "to do" list, I think Ben Hope is the most likely candidate for the next one. By my standards they're both a long way from me though, the drive there and back puts me off...

What hill is that big one near the centre of the picture Jamie? I'm hardly getting out on the bike at all this past month or two, very busy with work - I did take an hour off for a ride this morning though, feel like I even got the sun a bit it was so nice. (Then again my genes are thoroughly...

Re: I hadn't realised the new harbour was to be built there... glad I'm no longer cycling that coast road to and from work. Mind you the sewage works right at the bottom of the hill there was always badly placed for someone about to breathe deeply for a few minutes! Good on you for getting...

I could hardly justify a Veritas plough plane when I picked up a complete Marples 44 on eBay a few years ago for £5.50 + P&P... it lacks the depth adjustment screw of other plough planes but so long as you keep it sharp and set it carefully it does the job fine (probably wouldn't want to use it...

Re: Nice, I have the Veritas router plane and it's a joy to use too. The price of these tools seems to have rocketed over the past few years, even wrecked old stanleys are going for not much less than a brand new one L-N or Veritas! Looks like you got a good deal though ( I paid a tenner more...

Re: I used to love the Endura Humvee trousers but the last pair I got (admittedly a while ago now) were a terrible shape. They were baggy around the crotch but really tight at the waist - so tight that they were almost painful to wear buttoned up, and I'm not a fatty by any standard. The...

That sounds bizarre - is that so the lady could continue smoking her pipe whilst braking? :) Which model of hubs are on that? The Humber has Sturmey Archer LB hubs - the front one even seems to lock the wheel although there's a nut missing from the bottom of the actuating rod. The rear does...

Definitely! To think I bought this, through a third party who was offered a different bike for free, purely on a verbal description of a "pretty old bike" from someone who bought it on a whim at a jumble sale in Tain about 20 years ago (for a pound) but never did anything with it after! My...

Haven't been out on a bike since last post but did snatch five minutes today to see my latest addition in daylight for the first time... It turns out to be a 1934 Humber ladies All-Weather Standard Roadster, amazingly complete (the missing mudguard and chaincase parts came with it) and pretty...

As already said, outside of the major cities whatever you get will almost certainly be via Openreach. Doesn't mean it's no good though... if you want decent service (both performance and customer), you'll just have to pay for it. A business broadband package from pretty much any provider gets...

The stuff of nightmares. Don't think that's red paint on the handle!

Finally got out on a bike again, busy week with work. Rather a stiff headwind most of the way - that kind of wind that is so strong that even as a sidewind it's quite hard going, but otherwise a nice bright and sunny ride loop to see how the turbines are coming along... These are destined to...