Luxos and dyno hub for the e bike clever beam manipulation mean it's not loads less bright than the iqx on the other bike but it doesn't have anything like as useful a stand light length. Frequently goes so dim at junctions I wonder if it's on

Plus

A new tool for the workshop as the old one died of death and was only 350ftlbs

Trail-rat wrote: A new tool for the workshop

Snap! I picked up one of those the other day on the VAT free machine mart offer thingy

Snap vat free and quidco meant it was about 60 quid.
my old one just about took off the 27mm wheel nuts on the landy on a good day.

Everyone said I needed bigger hose. = Expensive as my compressors live at bottom of the garden.

The Clarke above ripped off the wheel nuts -no bother and then removed the crank bolt on the landy which is torqued at 260ft lb and locktited. -i know it is I did it.... All before the compressor kicked in to top up.

All on 8mm hose.

New project arrived yesterday in the shape of a 68 year old ES2 lump - hopefully, I'll start building a frame for it after Christmas

Keep a running project of that one please

Grass getting a bit long?

Grass getting a bit long?

Give over, it's a fine piece of British engineering - obviously by 1948 they should really have been producing something better but Norton singles hold a special place in my heart (and barn)

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

Grass getting a bit long?

Give over, it's a fine piece of British engineering - obviously by 1948 they should really have been producing something better but Norton singles hold a special place in my heart (and barn)

My dad used to have a Matchless 350 single cylinder motorbike. My mum made him mothball it after they got wed. We sold it on after his death.

That's a fine start to any project Stu. I can't wait to have more time to do projects like that.

Commuter bike bits today - tyres Conti 4 seasons road tyres, cassette, brake pads, just waiting on a chain from Taiwan.

"fine piece of British engineering" - yes indeed a lovely little machine that and an interesting project. Perhaps the MTB equivalent is scoring a bottom-bracket from the scrap pile and building a Saracen Tufftrax round it from scratch. Although, if you'll forgive me paraphrasing Mr C Dundee: "You call that an engine? THIS is an engine!". Equally British, V8, still going strong nearly 60 years later. Not sure how much the postage would be on this though, but it took a hell of a crane to lift it back in . I don't know, boys and our toys eh

"Reg"

A selection of maintenance bits arrived this morning with the postie, also a smaller chainring and a larger cassette as I have the fear I'm not fit enough for Ray's winter bothy trip next week!

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Caved in. Spent some money on Northwave Celsius 2 GTX winter boots. To be unveiled this weekend on my only night spent out all year

Blair512 wrote:A selection of maintenance bits arrived this morning with the postie, also a smaller chainring and a larger cassette as I have the fear I'm not fit enough for Ray's winter bothy trip next week!

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You'll cope, my current fitness level is sh*te!

Garmin etrex 20. Seems straight forward enough to use and the map (at least in an urban environment) has enough detail to use.

Thanks to Charlie the Bikemonger for a Global Fat Bike Day only super special offer, I'm now sorted now for when the temperature drops.

John earlier today while visiting a bothy

Where's the LIKE button

PS, I've got those down bothy slippers now, so all's good

My second old school honker horn died on my commuter, in 18 months. I love the noise it makes, genuinely loud and quite amusing, but the rain seems to kill them.

So ordered a spur cycles knock off rockbros bell. Fitted it earlier, makes a cracking sound, lovely long ring to it. Will enjoy doing some bell ringing on the commute in tomorrow. Will order another one for my Brompton I think

I'd be careful the bell doesn't affect the Brompton fold, Ben!!!

Artie Fufkin wrote:I'd be careful the bell doesn't affect the Brompton fold, Ben!!!

That's alright. It has one already so I'll just swap them over. You're right though, anything too big on the bars (like a decent light) and you can't fold the bars down. Alpkit Tau works well as a bright 'see me' light, have to use my commuting helmet light to see on the canal paths etc

voodoo_simon wrote:

Nice. Have they sorted the non tubeless rims issue out yet?

GregMay wrote:

voodoo_simon wrote:

Nice. Have they sorted the non tubeless rims issue out yet?

Ooh I'm jealous now!

I think you trade the old wheels for mavic branded new ones at the LBS.

It's a demo bike, have a medium and large in and both have mavic wheels

Can't wait to have a spin on it tomorrow before handing it over to the customer