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I was on my own, but this young lady would of made for good company. Not that I would have stood much of a chance of keeping pace with her. She was one very fast and fit rider. A Jenny Risveeds replica. :)

Good to hear that you are all sorted. :) As an aside for anyone reading this, there is a very quick way to test to see if either your cassette or front chain wheel are worn. If there is uncertainly in respect of what is causing the slippage, simply remove the rear wheel, and then use a chain...

Today’s little ride of 52 miles with 6,441ft of elevation gain was kind of a try out for the Swiss trip. I wanted to see how the new handlebar and stem set up would work under a proper test, and also how carrying 5kg of weight in the Camelbak would pan out, in respect of my neck and back. 5Kg...

I'd say that the high range gears on the cassette are worn. .

Giving the hatdtail a bit of a shake down yesterday evening, in readiness for this evenings little outing of both bikes.

I'm far from trying to dissuade you from selling the bike, but could you not spend the financial difference/loss that you will incur when part exchanging, on the current bike instead, in order to bring it to the spec that you might be after with the new bike. I can't help with offering a value...

If nothing else, get a copy of each of the following. The Ultimate Guide to Bicycle Maintenance by Guy Andrews. ISBN 1-78106-028-2 Total bike repair and maintenance by Essential Cycling (no ISBN number)

Knowing how near vertical and difficult that this was to walk down before they transformed this, the whole thing could be rather worrying! :D Some of the routes that the young local riders make here, are pretty much suicidal.

I have just received an email to say that this trail opened yesterday, at the village that we stay in. It looks as though I'll have somewhere new to try this July. :) The downside is that I already know this trail, or rather the footpath that it once was, and to say that it is steep is very...

I like your train of thought. (sorry) :oops:

Speaking of dropper posts. This could well be a bargain. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/rockshox-reverb-stealth-dropper-seatpost-2015/rp-prod84857

If a Levo owning friend of mine is to be believed, he was saying when I last saw him, that the Levo is very much in short supply, with demand out stripping supply. If that is true, then I very much doubt that you will find any end of season/year bargains.

I don't like anything that impedes stand over height, but if it works for you, then you have had a good result. :) You now need one of these for those cold Yorkshire rides...

It would invalidate your bikes warranty, but once expired, you could possibly drill and fit a couple of rivnuts to the bike, and install a bottle cage. Actually, another idea has just popped into my head. I wonder if you could use Velcro or Haibike ties to fix a bottle cage to the battery when...

End of thread for me, but I will end by saying that many years ago whilst on a trip to France, both myself and a friend put our own lives at risk to save two people that had done something silly. We didn't do this lightly, but decided that the two people concerned were considerably younger than...

Hypocritcal, because you knowingly put your life at risk by drinking, and then relied upon someone else to save you. This guy had stupidly put his own life at risk, yet you are not willing to help. You have assumed that he was drunk, which he more than likely was, but you do not know whether a...

How could you possibly know that the train driver would not have carried out an emergency stop, which could cause injury or even death to passengers, or that the cycle wouldn't have become entangled in the wheels of the train, again with unknown consequences. So your conscience wouldn't be...

I disagree with that, and would rather have tried to either talk sense to the guy or physically prevent him. Better that, than risk a potential rail disaster, which could have lead to injury or death of many. Given that there are cameras mounted at level crossings, and at least eight potential...

Out for a quick evening play.

This was the one that I had found. https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/kind-shock-lev-eten-272-seatpost-27.2mm-x-410-mm-493340/wg_id-369