It's all here: viewtopic.php?f=41&t=307486&start=0. Nothing to do with the frame, it's my shoddy drivechain installation. Started off thinking my rear mech was gubbed, but I'm now pretty sure the problem lies with the BB which is making the front ropey under shifting.
today i did ...........thourough cleaning and re orgaising of computer room
oh and also placed an order for my new man cave......to help me fettle the marin
man cave will be 14' x 8' apex sides starting a 6' taper to 7'6" to accomodate my 6'8" self.....
ahh my old man cave will be no more in 5 weeks. tis only 6x8 and crammed to the rafters with fishing tackle, golf clubs bags, trolleys and equipment, over stacked work bench with fook all room to build a matchbox car on it .....
they look like good grippy robust tyres, pretty much exactly what i need for my ambition of commuting right through winter... sadly the kinesis gran fondo, as much as I love it has a few short falls, one being that once you put mudguards on it, even narrow mudguards, you can only run 23c tyres