Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Bike chains: how to inspect, replace, fit, clean and lubricate

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Figure 1. The Shimano Length Check (see 2(a) below). Fitting a new chain should be easy and satisfying. Yet, it's possible to make a ...
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Sunday, 7 August 2011

Time Trial on a Raleigh Twenty and a steel Iceni

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I decided to revamp the Iceni into a dedicated TT bike. I enlisted the assistance of AWCycles who did a great job (I can highly recommend t...
Saturday, 5 March 2011

Raleigh Twenty: Sturmey Archer Hub Gear Cable Adjustment - Indicator or Toggle Chain

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People have asked me how to adjust the gear cable on a 3 speed Sturmey Archer hub. Indeed, some folks are a bit perplexed by the dangly chai...
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Falcon Revenge Boy's Bike

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Photos of my son's Falcon Revenge bike, now for sale on eBay here . Specs below. Purchased new in 2008 this bike has served my son well...
Thursday, 27 January 2011

How to Shimergo your bike

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Campagnolo ERGO levers can work with a SHIMano drivetrain, mechs and cassette. In an earlier post here , I showed some photos of a bike tha...
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Sunday, 23 January 2011

Cyclocross on a Hybrid Bike

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Wanting to try cyclocross, I adapted my wife's hybrid bike. It is a Ridgeback Velocity that we bought in 2009. Here it is after being tu...
Thursday, 16 December 2010

Tyres: Raleigh Twenty 20, Shopper, Stowaway, Triumph 20, BSA, etc

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Most Raleigh Twenty bikes had ISO 451 diameter wheels. Despite the 20 name, this is closer to 21" than the common 406 BMX size wheels. ...
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