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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-06-20, 08:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 773
Posted By Mainframeguy

You may have resolved this, buy having just...

You may have resolved this, buy having just tensioned my ten year old b190 thought I would share.
Screwdriver needs to be LARGE with at least 15cm Shaft.
Tension bolt needs to have room for further...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-23-14, 03:45 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,560
Posted By Mainframeguy

What he said.... but I keep this pair for "best"...

What he said.... but I keep this pair for "best" and have others for day to day riding that have faded from once upon a time red to dusty pink grey.... I think there is a comeback with the vintage...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-23-14, 03:37 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,499
Posted By Mainframeguy

Yes indeed.... So to clarify I was in front...

Yes indeed....

So to clarify I was in front at traffic lights and pulled away some three or four metres from the nearside (left) curb... The driver came from behind me and pulled level as though...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
11-21-14, 02:43 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 19,123
Posted By Mainframeguy

I can post pics if wanted as I'm due to re-tape...

I can post pics if wanted as I'm due to re-tape stokers bars with gel tape..... we have a solution very similar to these bars sold by SJS...
Forum: Recreational & Family
11-16-14, 11:50 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,301
Posted By Mainframeguy

When we've ruled out the physical then we have to...

When we've ruled out the physical then we have to look elsewhere, I guess. And it is a big ask for a nine year old to have emotional self awareness and be able to articulate it..

I can't help...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-16-14, 11:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,149
Posted By Mainframeguy

I recently saw a very tasty blue Scott road bike...

I recently saw a very tasty blue Scott road bike with a fetching tape that was essentially black but with red speckling - the overall effect was red bar tape and blur bike - it worked so well I found...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
11-16-14, 11:23 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,560
Posted By Mainframeguy

beg to differ - when I buy a Brooks saddle I am...

beg to differ - when I buy a Brooks saddle I am spending enough that the colour IS a factor, and in that arena Brooks seldom disappoints.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-16-14, 05:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,545
Posted By Mainframeguy

Since I brought the subject up and am well aware...

Since I brought the subject up and am well aware these are key factors for the old knees I better put some numbers to this - I'm hitting my 55 years old on December 12th and due to some...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-16-14, 04:20 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,545
Posted By Mainframeguy

Wow! :thumb: What a fabulous response! I am...

Wow! :thumb: What a fabulous response! I am truly grateful to all who posted on this thread for taking the time to offer up things that have been helpful for yourselves and all the many strands of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-14-14, 02:07 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,545
Posted By Mainframeguy

Feeling it in the knees after ride

I'm getting slightly alarmed to find myself waking with knee pain on both sides a couple of days after I stretched myself with a 32 miler with a couple of hard climbs.

I have a context for this...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-14-14, 01:56 AM
Replies: 222
Views: 28,647
Posted By Mainframeguy

Our tandem is called "Derek", my ridgeback tourer...

Our tandem is called "Derek", my ridgeback tourer is called "Voyager" and my roadbikeI call "DG" (short for Dawes Giro)

My old Raleigh Aero used to be called "Rory" and an original Ridgeback 501...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-14-14, 01:47 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,606
Posted By Mainframeguy

:lol: :):lol::D:lol: I experience this too,...

:lol: :):lol::D:lol:

I experience this too, and the fact it is largely the soles/undersides I think may be a result of riding hard - you are applying pressure at the contact points of the bike,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-09-14, 04:45 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,499
Posted By Mainframeguy

I am attaching an anonymised second draft, be...

I am attaching an anonymised second draft, be interested in any feedback but not going to clutter thread by posting the letter iinstream
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-07-14, 05:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,499
Posted By Mainframeguy

:) Many thanks for your perspective J.C. ...

:) Many thanks for your perspective J.C.


Today I received a cheque for the sum we agreed at the scene to compensate my damages; but more importantly he enclosed a card headed with his contact...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
11-07-14, 01:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,194
Posted By Mainframeguy

Stoker had knee surgery, any tips?

Hi there, been away from the forums for a while... largely due to an enforced break from tandem riding since May when my stoker and wife underwent a total knee replacement surgery. After this...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-07-14, 01:15 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,499
Posted By Mainframeguy

Got knocked off yesterday

Got knocked off my touring bike yesterday. Coming away from some lights and proceeding straight ahead from a position at the head of the traffic it was what I believe is referred to as a "left hook"...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-12-13, 10:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,896
Posted By Mainframeguy

I have always had to change cassettes alongside...

I have always had to change cassettes alongside chains or I experience skipping- I measured mileage on my original chain with my Ridgeback voyager tourer and achieved less than 4k :( And my chain...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-24-12, 04:40 AM
Replies: 1,509
Views: 669,630
Posted By Mainframeguy

you heard the saying yet? "Whatever way your...

you heard the saying yet? "Whatever way your relationship is heading; you get there faster on a tandem!"

Welcome to forums and to tandems especially!
Forum: Tandem Cycling
10-13-12, 01:57 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 15,786
Posted By Mainframeguy

@ Chris_W - I think the general specification of...

@ Chris_W - I think the general specification of your bike is such that, just maybe, you'd like to consider and Arai and it seems there is an option on one here...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
10-09-12, 04:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,605
Posted By Mainframeguy

I could tell quite a story about this - there is...

I could tell quite a story about this - there is a thread which tells it all here.... (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/759746-sourcing-a-drum-brake-Arai-v-Karasawa) Hope it makes useful...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
10-09-12, 03:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,029
Posted By Mainframeguy

Many thanks to all the readers, and to the...

Many thanks to all the readers, and to the helpful posts, which we shall look into soon - really pleased to hear back, for some reason my settings had not subscribed me to the thread, so apologies...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-25-12, 12:18 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 536
Posted By Mainframeguy

Tandems and honeymoons - any tips? Memories?

As some of you may have spotted, I made a specific post with request for assistance (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/848266-Hoping-to-tandem-Corsica-without-taking-bike-anyone-help) at the...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-23-12, 07:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,029
Posted By Mainframeguy

Hoping to tandem Corsica without taking bike - anyone help?

Stoker and I are getting hitched next May and were hoping to take a honeymoon in Corsica and take a supported cycle break, with a tandem provided out there.

Note that half bikes are simply not an...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-23-12, 02:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,588
Posted By Mainframeguy

Just to close out this thread - I have now put in...

Just to close out this thread - I have now put in my first fifty odd miles having retaped bars, changed out lower small chainring from 41 down to 38, renewed gear cables, replaced pads with Aztec's,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-11-12, 04:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,588
Posted By Mainframeguy

totally mine own sentiment; and a work in...

totally mine own sentiment; and a work in progress as I am indulging myself with a bike shop service plus new bar tape, gear cable runs, aztec blocks, and a smaller small front chain ring (dropping...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-12, 12:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,950
Posted By Mainframeguy

actually I could not resist and tweaked all the...

actually I could not resist and tweaked all the things I needed to early this morning to take it for a spin down to the velodrome a couple of miles away, not to ride the track of course, but just see...
Forum: United Kingdom
09-09-12, 12:12 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 945
Posted By Mainframeguy

It seems wikipedia can be wrong! A veteran...

It seems wikipedia can be wrong! A veteran seller of old bikes and parts down at a bike "jumble sale" here tells me they were still being "knocked out" here in the UK right to the end of the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-09-12, 12:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,588
Posted By Mainframeguy

I live near the top of one of the most...

I live near the top of one of the most significant hills in SE London! I do like a decent ascent, but I haven't the aerobic fitness of my youth and you were bang on the money about the gearing,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-09-12, 11:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,950
Posted By Mainframeguy

not at all - I am just back from a visit to the...

not at all - I am just back from a visit to the local velodrome where they were having a bicycle "jumble sale" and one of the older people there remembers this model, and could place it with a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-12, 07:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,950
Posted By Mainframeguy

many thanks Bianchigirl (incidentally that is one...

many thanks Bianchigirl (incidentally that is one bike I would die for, a bianchi from those days, with the original paintwork.... like your "Trofeo" (had to stop looking at your flikr after I saw...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-08-12, 06:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,588
Posted By Mainframeguy

maybe - would LOVE to do this with my stoker,...

maybe - would LOVE to do this with my stoker, strong or not, but that is not possible as she is having a forced break from tandem riding while we "break in" the new guide dog.

The weird thing...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-08-12, 12:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,588
Posted By Mainframeguy

And so it begins... I just swapped out those...

And so it begins... I just swapped out those heavy old style cleats (?) for a pair of welgoes with toe-clips and straps, the grams are falling away! Actually so long as I can get the driveset right...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-12, 11:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,950
Posted By Mainframeguy

Anyone interested can "read all about it" with...

Anyone interested can "read all about it" with pics over here in the 50+ forum,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-08-12, 11:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,588
Posted By Mainframeguy

Thanks stap, believe you have summed it up pretty...

Thanks stap, believe you have summed it up pretty well.

I now have it in my possession but I have to admit, I am a rubbish negotiator and buyer - so paid the agreed Ebay price, he had listed...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-07-12, 10:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,950
Posted By Mainframeguy

Pardon me "bumping" thread - but I have a highly...

Pardon me "bumping" thread - but I have a highly specific question

When you look at the picture here
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the pedals are clipless and look to me not to be original,

But when I now look...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-07-12, 10:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,588
Posted By Mainframeguy

Thanks, NOS 88, for the reassurance. My...

Thanks, NOS 88, for the reassurance.

My latest panic is a small one, but those pedals surely cannot be original? Clipless on a road bike of that pedigree?! I have some wellgos that might replace...
Forum: Commuting
09-07-12, 09:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,162
Posted By Mainframeguy

remains a valid question for me, UK based ...

remains a valid question for me, UK based

doh! see here (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ek-123625-Cat-Crap-Anti-Fog/dp/B002ZNA488/ref=sr_1_3?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1347076577&sr=1-3)
Forum: Commuting
09-07-12, 09:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,162
Posted By Mainframeguy

good subject... weird names! I do not wear...

good subject... weird names!

I do not wear glasses for visual correction but do take eye protection extremely seriously, so always wear protection on the road, sunny or not.

I tried a product...
Forum: Northern California
09-07-12, 09:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,016
Posted By Mainframeguy

Always carry lights, one set days (helmet...

Always carry lights, one set days (helmet mounted) and three sets after dark.
Advantage of this strategy is that I am never "caught out" without lights by changed conditions or circumstance and...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
09-07-12, 09:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,162
Posted By Mainframeguy

if this is true AND if you have space for...

if this is true
AND
if you have space for more than one bike in your life

then I suggest you do not compromise to a hybrid, and if you do then personally I would never go for suspension forks,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-07-12, 09:07 PM
Replies: 27,136
Views: 3,124,181
Posted By Mainframeguy

looked like no riding after eyes dilated in...

looked like no riding after eyes dilated in morning for checkup....

but come afternoon sight 20 20 again and needed to use bike for some shopping, which fortunately resulted in about ten miles...
Forum: United Kingdom
09-07-12, 09:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 945
Posted By Mainframeguy

Dawes - when did they stop being made in the UK?

About to purchase one from the 80's and hoping it was made here, but having my doubts on reflection now.... anyone know?

I may google and post back, but am aware these forums are often faster and...
Forum: Introductions
09-07-12, 08:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 300
Posted By Mainframeguy

this maybe a bit personal, but here goes ...

this maybe a bit personal, but here goes
Tandem..... think about it if space and funds permit. They are a whole new world if you ever think you need something new IMHO you can experience every...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-07-12, 08:50 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,552
Posted By Mainframeguy

I only have room in my life for two bikes (three...

I only have room in my life for two bikes (three if you count the tandem) and city life means an MTB is wasted.

That said I only recently gave up my original ridgeback 501 and looking at this bike...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-07-12, 08:24 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,817
Posted By Mainframeguy

This is a most entertaining thread, but the...

This is a most entertaining thread, but the subject matter is highly serious (esp. stateside, right to bear and all!).... You're to be commended for the "almost" in the title!

Would it work in the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-07-12, 07:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,588
Posted By Mainframeguy

Nervous about Dawes Giro 500 (80's) purchase

OK, I already made a thread over in classic / vintage (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/844133-Dawes-80-s-vintage-Giro-500-any-opinions-welcome-esp-owners-of-same-similar)about this bike....
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-04-12, 09:04 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,378
Posted By Mainframeguy

+1 that is one sweet ride *envy* ! ...

+1

that is one sweet ride *envy* !

<edit> DOH! wish I hadn't said now, having read the rest of the thread. Was not meant to be a "told you so"... But I am sure you are happy with the change....
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-04-12, 08:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,021
Posted By Mainframeguy

It is most certainly a possible.... we came into...

It is most certainly a possible.... we came into tandem riding and "missed out" on a Burley very similar to the one you are considering at a very similar price.... in the end we picked up a 'dale...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-12, 04:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,950
Posted By Mainframeguy

Dawes 80's vintage Giro 500 - any opinions welcome, esp. owners of same/similar

After a wait of about four years to accumulate funds and prompted by finally getting fed up with riding the Raleigh Airlite I had settled for despite it's being a good 2" too large in the frame (it...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-23-12, 04:25 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,739
Posted By Mainframeguy

yep - and they are a recommended supplier, I have...

yep - and they are a recommended supplier, I have used them for this and other components with no problems.

A small update on the drum brake - we had an outing at the weekend with a few decent two...
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