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Ahh, that'll be the stuff! Thinking back, I remember using it many decades ago when I worked in the shipyards. It came in 5 gallon tins if I remember right.

"Red Rubber grease" is normally used for when rebuilding Brake Calipers as it's compatible with brake fluid. I've used it before and it's very expensive for a small tub so I'm surprised it's used in that application.

I think your probably right John. I just remembered that when I arranged for the bike to be picked up, by "Paisley Freight", it was from the sellers workplace which was a large secondhand goods shop selling all sorts of stuff.

I bought a 2011 Kalkhoff Agattu from the seller about 7 months ago. Before I bid for it I asked if he would be willing to post and he said ok. He was a little slow in sending the bike as he said he had trouble getting his hands on a large box. The bike I bought also had no charger and the...

Got to be a Marathon Plus. There a heavy tyre but there's no substitute for the protection that the thick layer of rubber gives.

I've set up my Marin Bolinas Ridge MTB for road use. I went for these 2.0 wide tires for their light weight. http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/schwalbe-marathon-deluxe-tyre/aid:643283 These tyres are supposed to be nearly as puncture resistant as Marathon Plus but I don't think there's any...

For a cheaper option you could get a second hand Panasonic powered Kalkhoff Pro Connect. The're bullet proof, an excellent ride and can average 20mph in sports version or with a simple cog change. I recently bought one for less than £600 and it's in great condition.

Yep, my youngest likes me ordering from Wiggle too cos he gets the Haribo. :) Wiggle are excellent but I bought tons of stuff online from most of the big suppliers and always received good service.

Oops! missed that completely :oops: Thanks for putting me right!

Wouldn't any good mountain bike or a steel framed touring bike be suitable? Were only talking about 30mph here and these bikes are strongly built to withstand a lot of stress. . If using a hardtail, a fair sized box can be fabricated to fit the frame triangle for a battery, like Dave has done...

Finally the temperature has crept up enough to try out my Busch and Muller Cyo Premium 80Lux dynamo light. I also took along my Exposure Strada battery light (600Lumins) for comparison. I headed out of town for a 10mile circuit of completely unlit single track road. I was quite impressed with...

Here's an interesting discussion about this: http://www.pistonheads.com/gAssing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1476321&mid=0&i=0&nmt=Cyclist+vs+Car+%28again%29&mid=0 The first post has a link to the full video.

Thanks for the info Davy. I'm definitely going to have a tinker with these lights sometime. My Pro Connect headlight is DC so I might give the Banggood a try, it's a real bargain.

I bought a secondhand step through Panasonic Agattu recently and have been upgrading it ready for, hopefully, some better weather. As it was already fitted with hub dynamo I just upgraded the light to a Busch & Muller 80 Lux Cyo, which is pretty close to the top of their range. I'll try it...

As in the picture I thought my 11t sprocket looked worn out too. On further investigation I discovered the teeth on a new sprocket were not symmetrical either. Apparently there made that way for smoother gear changes. ( I never noticed your mileage and high speed usage in your original...

No water after Gascoyne Junction until Cobra Station (drinakable)/Mt Augustus (had to purchase bottle water or get it from a billabong) and no water again for about four or five days afterwards, so both sections required carrying around five days of water give or take a day or two and I left...

I've a pair of these as well. Great panniers, very tough and have a large capacity, but a tad heavy. I've also got a pair of Altura 42ltr fuse panniers. Same quality fixings but a lot lighter for weight weenies like myself. :)

I'd just like to wish this venture every success. It must have taken a heck of a lot of time and effort from yourself, Lynda and friends. Many Thanks! and I'm sure this will be a big help in the promotion of E Biking

Reported. I'm not surprised there trying again. They can make a real killing with these scams. I foolishly got sucked into a Gumtree Ad a few years ago and lost a sizeable amount of money. When you're really interested in an item you can miss telltale signs that seem obvious later. You...

This looks a pretty obvious scam to me. I've reported a dodgy bike listing before, but it stayed listed and I was never contacted by ebay.:(