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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-09-19, 05:48 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 19,374
Posted By Fidbloke

I prefer solid axles with Big Nuts on the end. ...

I prefer solid axles with Big Nuts on the end.
Hoik them up tight and you can't go wrong. :)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-08-19, 09:02 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 14,017
Posted By Fidbloke

Maybe my imagination has run away to join the...

Maybe my imagination has run away to join the Lords and Ladies, but don't you have to ask for consent before you HFTU someone?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-19, 10:15 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,862
Posted By Fidbloke

Being a British person myself, I always refer to...

Being a British person myself, I always refer to the bike as 'Rally' and Sir Walter "Ooh what a big potato!" as 'Rar-lee'.

The 'potato' reference only works if you've seen the second series of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-18, 11:22 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 22,455
Posted By Fidbloke

I think I've said this before, but I always had...

I think I've said this before, but I always had steel rims on my bikes.
I've only just put together a Peugeot racer with alloy rims and that will probably be my first alloy-rimmed bike.

You learn...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-18, 08:59 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,799
Posted By Fidbloke

The tyre tread on road bike (and I include any...

The tyre tread on road bike (and I include any city/utility bike under that heading) seems to be largely for aesthetic purposes. As other people have said in the past, bicycles don't aquaplane unless...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-21-18, 08:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,304
Posted By Fidbloke

Saying that, my bike is a step up from the usual...

Saying that, my bike is a step up from the usual pub bike.

I do have a proper pub bike set up down at my parent's place. I ride down to the local village pub with my Dad when I stay with them...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-21-18, 08:45 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,304
Posted By Fidbloke

Most of my riding is from pub to pub. I'm lucky...

Most of my riding is from pub to pub.
I'm lucky that I can get out of town within about a mile and enter the country lanes of North Hampshire. T'is some good drinking to be 'ad around there!
It's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-10-18, 05:00 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,746
Posted By Fidbloke

If the rear hub is Sturmey Archer, it should say...

If the rear hub is Sturmey Archer, it should say so on the hub itself.
Since the bike was built in Taiwan, it's possible that you may have a three-speed Shimano hub on the back, but I think they use...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-05-18, 09:28 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,358
Posted By Fidbloke

I love this film. The whole style is slightly...

I love this film.
The whole style is slightly Art Deco - looking. Especially when they reach Belleville itself.
The cars that the baddies drive round in are the coolest 'Bad Guy' cars. I'm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-18, 03:24 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,014
Posted By Fidbloke

I tend to use whatever comes with the bike or...

I tend to use whatever comes with the bike or whatever I have lying around at home - whichever seems to hurt less.

That 'My fanny is fashionista' means something very different in British...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-18, 02:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,146
Posted By Fidbloke

Every day is a slow news day in the local paper. ...

Every day is a slow news day in the local paper.

Even I managed to get a mention in the Basingstoke Gazette 10 years ago, when I won a full-size Dalek in a magazine competition. I think the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-18, 01:58 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,663
Posted By Fidbloke

You made me smile at the Torrey Canyon reference....

You made me smile at the Torrey Canyon reference. You might be showing your age by saying it, although I'm probably showing my age by understanding the reference!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-18, 01:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,056
Posted By Fidbloke

Even I've heard of him in Britain, although most...

Even I've heard of him in Britain, although most of what I know of him came from his books and articles on getting large numbers from large V8s.

I didn't read too many of them due to not owning a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-18, 11:11 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,561
Posted By Fidbloke

If you buy anything for a song, the bloke who...

If you buy anything for a song, the bloke who buys it from you will also want to screw you to the floor on price as well. He will have heard that this make/model is 'great value for money'. That's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-18, 09:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,342
Posted By Fidbloke

For some unknown reason, I got a strong image of...

For some unknown reason, I got a strong image of tomatoes going into a liquidiser when I looked at those photos. Did anyone else unconsciously move their legs closer together or was it just me?
I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-04-18, 04:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 772
Posted By Fidbloke

Maybe take some more photos with a tape measure...

Maybe take some more photos with a tape measure next to it to show scale (for posterity).

And then clean it off...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-04-18, 04:23 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,779
Posted By Fidbloke

It was an article that fitted the headline and...

It was an article that fitted the headline and did the job. I think it might have been better to say 'and their impact on cycling', rather than 'and how they changed cycling'. But I don't have a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-03-18, 07:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,991
Posted By Fidbloke

Are those 'V' Brake type pads? I'm nearly at...

Are those 'V' Brake type pads?
I'm nearly at the point of swapping out a set of Weinmann Centre-Pull brakes for a set of Weinmann 500 calipers, because the centre-pull brakes won't quite bring the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-18, 09:28 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,449
Posted By Fidbloke

According to their website, they produce four rim...

According to their website, they produce four rim designs in 27" (630mm) size.

But I've rarely ever seen 27" Velocity rims for sale, despite lots of Googling. The Google links that do come up...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-18, 04:40 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,863
Posted By Fidbloke

I also have a Chiltern, and that also had a...

I also have a Chiltern, and that also had a scabby set of Raleigh Record tyres on it. They'd gone a bit old and had hard inflexible patches on the sidewalls.

I went for a set of Michelin Protek...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-18, 04:23 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 32,210
Posted By Fidbloke

I suppose that 'set' means an assembly in those...

I suppose that 'set' means an assembly in those examples?

To me, the name for the cranks complete with chain-rings is a 'chainset'.
But I've seen somewhere that this is a British term, and not in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-13-18, 04:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,645
Posted By Fidbloke

What's odd about the name 'Moth'? On a...

What's odd about the name 'Moth'?


On a slightly different tack, we also had the De Havilland Gypsy Moth and Tiger Moth aircraft before the War. My family bought me a ride in a Tiger Moth for my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-05-18, 12:58 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 6,423
Posted By Fidbloke

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/832/42176474561_a04...

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/832/42176474561_a04eb2dc78_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/27fZstT)
Lascauxcaveman (with beer, naturally) sitting next to his skinny pal, Dave

I love this photo! Pretty...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-18, 11:46 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 32,210
Posted By Fidbloke

But isn't that similar to the arrangement that we...

But isn't that similar to the arrangement that we have now?
We went for years with no real mechanical attachment of the tyre to the rim. But most modern rims now have extra 'ribs', that the tyres...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-04-18, 11:44 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 32,210
Posted By Fidbloke

I always thought it was a Mountain Bike thing? ...

I always thought it was a Mountain Bike thing?
They're re-named various tyre sizes so that they sound more 'offroad-ish', so just I'd always assumed that any other odd terminology came from that end...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-18, 09:22 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,177
Posted By Fidbloke

One of the advantages of living in Britain (and...

One of the advantages of living in Britain (and rural North Hampshire in particular) is that the worst thing I need to worry about is the occasional Kamikaze Badger.

My Dad hit one about 25 years...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-18, 09:30 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,829
Posted By Fidbloke

I'd agree that big frames tend to feel better...

I'd agree that big frames tend to feel better when you ride them. My main concern is being able to get at least a toe down when I pull up at a junction, so that I don't up arse over tit in a heap in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-01-18, 08:54 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,000
Posted By Fidbloke

I noticed that a lot of people on this thread are...

I noticed that a lot of people on this thread are using the term 'enamel' for a lot of different paint types - even 2-pack types.
To me in Britain, 'enamels' are either stove enamel, which is a bit...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-24-18, 12:44 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,188
Posted By Fidbloke

I'm calling these chaps: ...

I'm calling these chaps:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FXmTwKZmSts/TPDrV7I901I/AAAAAAAAC9E/DchCVNNBlCE/s1600/monty-python-spanish-inquisition.jpg


You'll get the 'Comfy Chair' and the 'Nice Cup of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-18, 09:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,152
Posted By Fidbloke

I wondered why you would have a sticker from this...

I wondered why you would have a sticker from this lot on your bike:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_BOC_Group


And then I saw Gugie's photo. :)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-18, 07:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,721
Posted By Fidbloke

Do you know who makes the rims and are they...

Do you know who makes the rims and are they available as separate parts?


I know they may a bit 'Low Rent', but they seem to be the right size and not as expensive as the boutique rims more...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-15-18, 02:34 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,601
Posted By Fidbloke

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've also read that...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've also read that it's a good idea to wax chrome plated parts as well.


Chrome isn't a 100% solid surface at the microscopic level and the wax provides a protective...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-30-18, 10:22 AM
Replies: 1,066
Views: 382,372
Posted By Fidbloke

Just as a matter of interest, has someone talked...

Just as a matter of interest, has someone talked about the nicer 650A tyres on BF before?
I may be moving towards getting hold of some in the near future, and I'm primarily interested in 650A, as it...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-29-18, 10:48 AM
Replies: 183
Views: 23,460
Posted By Fidbloke

I'd have to agree with you about the cranksets...

I'd have to agree with you about the cranksets and chainsets.


I've sometimes been drawn to what I thought was a bargain, only to recoil in horror at the sight of the bulging & misshapen lump of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-29-18, 10:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,035
Posted By Fidbloke

I suspect that you're seeing these conversions...

I suspect that you're seeing these conversions because the original was damaged or stolen.

The Bike Kitchen place where I used to volunteer in the UK had a lot of people coming through the door...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-18, 01:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,046
Posted By Fidbloke

I knew about Brick Lane Bikes, but I didn't know...

I knew about Brick Lane Bikes, but I didn't know that they sold paint?

If you're in the US, there may be a restriction on what they can ship to you.
I can't see anything on their website, but I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-24-18, 01:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,046
Posted By Fidbloke

If it's a Matt finish, then you're probably meant...

If it's a Matt finish, then you're probably meant to blow it over with a couple of coats of clear lacquer - to give it a gloss finish and to provide some UV stabilisation.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-11-17, 04:16 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 6,492
Posted By Fidbloke

People moaned about it when the government...

People moaned about it when the government introduced a 5p charge for plastic shopping bags in Britain a year or so ago. You'd think they were coming for everyone's First Born with the fuss it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-17, 02:17 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,287
Posted By Fidbloke

Phillips is another company that produced all...

Phillips is another company that produced all their own components in the Forties and Fifties. They even released catalogues with lists of what was available.


My school-friend's Dad used to say...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-17, 03:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 813
Posted By Fidbloke

A lot of thread types have become lumped together...

A lot of thread types have become lumped together under the 'Whitworth' banner.
It confused me when I first started looking at comment threads on BF, because you guys tend to refer to everything as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-23-17, 06:59 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 920
Posted By Fidbloke

If you're after a decent enamel paint, the...

If you're after a decent enamel paint, the Craftmaster Paints might be what you're looking for. They're primarily mixed for brush-painting, but they can be sprayed if you have the equipment and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-17, 06:28 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,984
Posted By Fidbloke

'Captain Scarlet' was a kid's TV programme, made...

'Captain Scarlet' was a kid's TV programme, made by Gerry Anderson (the same chap who created the 'Thunderbirds' programme).
If you do a Google search for images of the programme, then you'll...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-17, 03:35 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 7,984
Posted By Fidbloke

I suspect that your colour is Carmine Red. In...

I suspect that your colour is Carmine Red.
In my youth, I used to have a Raleigh Clipper (Single Speed with 24" wheels). The frame was Carmine Red with gold steel mudguards and a gold chain guard....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-17, 03:15 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 12,321
Posted By Fidbloke

I'm amazed at what is available as 'Safety Wear'...

I'm amazed at what is available as 'Safety Wear' nowadays. The modern safety glasses look like wrap-around cycling glasses, and they're so cheap.!
As you said, they come in clear or tinted and they...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-17, 03:11 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 16,157
Posted By Fidbloke

I would 'second' the idea of re-using food...

I would 'second' the idea of re-using food containers.
I often happen to be in the right place at the right time to rummage through some of the 'Reduced' fresh food at my local supermarket, so I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-17, 09:28 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 12,071
Posted By Fidbloke

I think the 'Shopper' was a just a later...

I think the 'Shopper' was a just a later re-badged version of the Twenty (Maybe targeted at a different demographic?).
We had loads of Twenties come through as donated bikes at the Bike Kitchen...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-17, 08:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 21,473
Posted By Fidbloke

As other people have said, you should use a...

As other people have said, you should use a proper respirator mask with this stuff - or an air-fed respirator if you can get hold of one easily.
You should also try to do it in a really well...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-10-17, 08:38 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,300
Posted By Fidbloke

Who else saw 'Maxi Car hubs' and thought it...

Who else saw 'Maxi Car hubs' and thought it referred to hubs from an Austin Maxi?

Just me then?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-17, 09:15 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,698
Posted By Fidbloke

Wow! I've been censored with asterisks. Did...

Wow! I've been censored with asterisks.

Did I say something rude.?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-17, 09:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,698
Posted By Fidbloke

What with being British (and all that), I had no...

What with being British (and all that), I had no idea what 'Grits' was until I came over to visit friends in Phoenix.
Phoenix has a slightly different climate to Hampshire, doesn't it?

But...
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