What have you bought for the bike today ?
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Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Some nice looking mudguards for my new pedelec.
Drzdave58
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
One rear Maxxis Minion DHR II 27x2.3 60 TPI 3c MAXX TERRA Tubeless Ready. There are half a million different versions, so it was a bit tricky getting the exact one.
What a mouthful. It's a spare to replace my half worn one. I'll continue with the old tyre until I have some proper technical rides, then swap back.
What a mouthful. It's a spare to replace my half worn one. I'll continue with the old tyre until I have some proper technical rides, then swap back.
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Darius_Jedburgh
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I've just bought some of those pedal extenders ^^^^
I keep trashing shoes and winter overshoes on my cranks so I'm hoping this small expenditure will save large expenditure in the future.
I keep trashing shoes and winter overshoes on my cranks so I'm hoping this small expenditure will save large expenditure in the future.
I like that, a lot! 😍
Drzdave58
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They are easy to get if u live in the UK. Cool little bikes with full suspension!
Darius_Jedburgh
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Mine also came off Ebay. IIRC £9 and certainly less than a tenner. Titanium or so it's claimed.
Came from somewhere in Wiltshire/West Country allegedly but I've a sneaking suspicion they really came from virus central.
But for the price I paid I'm happy to swallow my principles.
Drzdave58
Über Member
Yeah. I was a little concerned about the quality too. But I just needed them for a bike I only ride once in awhile and ride slowly, so I figured they would do. Shipping was surprisingly fast too. Like a week and a half.
Darius_Jedburgh
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I've fitted them, but haven't cranked them up tight. I know pedalling action might tighten them for me, and on my winter bike I do a lot of bad weather miles. We shall see.
The "titanium" stem bolts I fitted to replace the rusty steel ones have given no problems and they came from a similarly reputable Ebay source.
The "titanium" stem bolts I fitted to replace the rusty steel ones have given no problems and they came from a similarly reputable Ebay source.
Today I bought a FHS-10
I got a hunk of junk Raleigh Venture donated to me for spares as the owner brought it to a Lbs and nearly had a heart attack when he was told the price of a service and a new full head set plus 2 brake cables and 1 set of pads.
How much was he quoted €195
YES €195 so he got my number from someone he worked with and I sold him a bike, 3 days later I got a call from him and I thought when I seen his number show up on my phone something had happened to the bike I sold him but he was very happy with the purchase and asked me did I want his old bike for spares, he then told me about the lbs quote.
Right now I am just having a cuppa and going back up to my shed to finish it off, the parts cost me €23 for all parts needed, I keep cables and other items on hand ( brake pads) but the price includes the cost of new parts if I had to buy them all.
so the FHS-10 is a “ Full Head Set“
for a. 1 1/4 stem on the Raleigh.
tomorrow I will offer this bike back to the old owner and see if he wants it as a spare, if he doesn’t want it then I will sell it on tomorrow evening as I have a couple of people looking for bikes of all sorts.
Tomorrow is another day, I have to collect 2 Trek hybrids and 3 Giant Bikes ( used but all needing work) they will need all sorts of stuff fixed.
I got a hunk of junk Raleigh Venture donated to me for spares as the owner brought it to a Lbs and nearly had a heart attack when he was told the price of a service and a new full head set plus 2 brake cables and 1 set of pads.
How much was he quoted €195
YES €195 so he got my number from someone he worked with and I sold him a bike, 3 days later I got a call from him and I thought when I seen his number show up on my phone something had happened to the bike I sold him but he was very happy with the purchase and asked me did I want his old bike for spares, he then told me about the lbs quote.
Right now I am just having a cuppa and going back up to my shed to finish it off, the parts cost me €23 for all parts needed, I keep cables and other items on hand ( brake pads) but the price includes the cost of new parts if I had to buy them all.
so the FHS-10 is a “ Full Head Set“
for a. 1 1/4 stem on the Raleigh.
tomorrow I will offer this bike back to the old owner and see if he wants it as a spare, if he doesn’t want it then I will sell it on tomorrow evening as I have a couple of people looking for bikes of all sorts.
Tomorrow is another day, I have to collect 2 Trek hybrids and 3 Giant Bikes ( used but all needing work) they will need all sorts of stuff fixed.
Because of the harlequin design I'm now referred to as Elmer 
any pictures of new said pedelec
