Recent content by Wilcycle

How about just running a coaster brake and be done with it. Personally I like the clean look of no front brake.

For anyone in the UK the mould your own grip material is available from Maplin Electronics as Polymorph.

Well I wouldn't let that bother me. But then I am a little fella and don't hit the dirt hard.

Sounds like you have put the switch across the battery. Shorting the battery out would certainly make it heat up and not last very long. It would also switch the light off, making it seem correct. Try this.. 1. Battery positive wire to one terminal of the switch. 2. Other terminal of switch...

Well that must make me NOT naturaly talented and certainly needing more practice :( I've been stick welding for decades and still make a monkey of it :lol: An automatic darkening welding helmet has helped me a lot. A bit of an investment but it was worth it. Unfortunately not in your budget...

Hi Seadragon Thanks for the tip about Billing. I will have to see if I can get up there. I did check out the Hot Rod Hayride car show which is not too far from me but they want £60 to get in (x3 family) works out an expensive trip :shock: I have bought bikes for less than that :lol: The beer...

Re: Bike from scratch? Well I'd guess the optimum distance from seat to h/bars depends on how long your arms are. And optimum distance from seat to pedals depends on how long your legs are. It does matter because you need to steer and pedal. Not much fun otherwise. Seriously though. Measure...

I believe Rustoleum to be the same product sold as Hammerite in England. On this presumption I would second Mrfritz in rough surface and one ample coat. I think that is covered in the instructions. Certainly apply and leave to level. You can make a heck of a mess if you keep tinkering with it. I...

Hey Largek9, You sure are right about th scarcity of old bikes in the UK. I am not sure if it is all the rain rusting everything away; but I usually blame the war effort where any old metal was scrapped 'to make spitfires'. Then again we are a very little island not so much space to store junk...

Hi Ric, Don't be shy; show us what you've done. They are all a bunch of good guys on here. You should see the heap that I posted (my avatar) and nobody threw eggs at me :) Everyone seems to appreciate the effort as much as the the result. And anyway, you should first off build to please...

And me too. 18m south of London. I like my road bikes but it would be cool to find a bike show that wasn't all carbon fibre gizmo's at horrendous prices. The London bike show had a couple of Electra's and that was it for custom/cruisers. Regards Kev

Hi there, I too have been looking at the motorised bicycle thing the last few days. I decided here in the outskirts of London that Moped registration would be the best way to go. But like I said it is only the last few days I have been looking so I havn't figured out the DVLA stuff yet. Good...

No way are AA (or any) dry cells practical, they have a high internal resistance and just wouldn't put out the Amps. Rechargeable AA would work (for a short while). Heres a quick example.. I found 2900mAh NiMh AA on ebay; highest capacity AA that I could find. That is the same as 2.9Ah (just...

Well I didn't claim to be the oldest rider on the forum :wink:

I wouldn't worry too much about the chain alignment. Look how crossed up a modern dérailleur set up can get. I know that they use skinny chains designed for the purpose, but you will not be putting in that much offset. You may get a bit of noise and increased wear if you get too extreme, but I...