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Re: That's what I feared. Even for walking I've moved away from traditional stiff, heavy boots to lightweight trail shoes. I think I've become so used to wearing soft, minimalist shoes, that whenever I wear sturdier shoes I find them really uncomfortable. Can you get Vibram Five Fingers for...

Re: That seems to be an issue with many cycling shoes, and some shoes and trainers in general. Odd colour combinations and wierd styling abound. I see some shoes and think "what the hell colour trousers are going to go with those?".

I currently use ye olde fashioned flat pedals with toe clips and straps. However, I'm thinking giving SPD pedals another go. I have a set of SPD pedals kicking aabout and I also have some SPD shoes. However, the shoes I have are totally hopeless off the bike, the soles are completely rigid...

Re: Nice: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boardman-Urb ... SwBPldE8et My brother picked up an older model that was very tidy with very little use for £180.00. Of the Boardman bikes I've seen up close I've been quite impressed, the aluminium frames have smoothed welds and look nicely finished.

Re: I think that is another difference between a modern gravel bike frame and some of the 90s MTBs. Some 90s MTBs had quite steep head angles and quick steering, whereas some of the gravel bikes have quite slack head angles and plenty of fork trail, to make the steering more stable off-road...

Re: My twopence worth. If you're buying an entry level-ish bike and not riding agressively off road, get a bike with rigid forks. No suspension is better than cheap suspension. A friend recently bought a barely used Boardman CXR 9.0 for £500, like this one: Boardman make a number of flat...

Re: I had some early Avid V-brakes that didn't use the holes. There was a square nut behind the lever arm for adjusting the spring tension. Like this:

Re: Like Graeme "is that a bit of a washing machine" Obree:

Re: The issue for me with fitting drop bars to an MTB would be the reach and stack. I'm quite short, but even for my height I think I have short arms, so frames with short top tubes and tall head tubes fit me best. Most 90s MTBs are the complete opposite of that - long and low. On my 90s rigid...

Re: Definately not retro:. The sort of riding I do would probably be classed a "gravel", I don't do technical stuff with jumps, down hill runs and as I don't have a car, I don't do purely off-road rides. I will generally ride on quiet country lanes with the occoasional detour along a...

Re: Love that green.

Re: Ginger Nut! To which I say "Get thee behind me Satan!".

Re: No chance of a pinch-flat on the front of that.

Re: Re: Says "biscuit" on the packet, ergo, it's a biscuit. :P

Re: We're not all sugar junkies, where are the Jacob's Cheddars?

Re: I wonder who makes their El-guapo hubs for them. I know Novatec make a lot of hubs that are re-badged by other brands: http://www.nguide.eu/hubs https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/novatec-hub-spares/ I think Formula do as well: https://www.formulahubs.com/

Re: You first need to determine the overall length, thread length and thread pitch you need. Sadly, there's no standard size for 12mm thru axles. :roll: I used one of these, because one of them was the righ size: https://clee-cycles.co.uk/P51808/product These look OK too...

Re: Kool Stop are good, but I was also quite impressed with some cheap Clarks I put on my "shopping bike": https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/cla ... -prod55826

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Re: Very nice, but it needs a new one of these: https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/tra ... prod164195 Why spoil the ship for ha'porth or tar? :D