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This would be good for all the women roadies that get lewd comments as drivers overtake them.

I find flushing them out with white spirit and adding a couple of drops of gearbox oil (not engine oil) can help. If the ticking is too loud, that generally means they don't have enough oil.

Much as I love the machines everyone here does, my real passion is bike touring. I've been all over the UK on my bike. But my dream tour would be across the States for a year or so, because it's big and beautiful, and England is tiny and overcrowded. Thing is, while I'm still healthy and have...

I phoned up the Swine Flu helpline, but all I could get was crackling.... (I'll get my coat) Seriously, I hope all the Ratrodbikers are OK.

I like that. More bikes should be blue, IMO.

That seems to be all over the internet at the minute. Even my non cycling friends are sending it to me. I love the bits when he jumps off improbable things, and people come over to where he's jumped off, expecting to see a gory mess where he landed.

Those are great. In England, you **never** see old sports bikes that look as good as that. JoKeR63, that is wrong, but amazing at the same time. How does it ride?

Very nice. If I were ever to have a frame built, it would look like that.

They are lovely. I love the attention you paid to all the little details on them.

If it was a smaller jump, say 130mm (modern road bike) to 135mm (modern MTB) you'd be able to "cold set" (bend) the frame so the wider wheel fitted, or just sprung the frame open to fit the wheel. But 112mm to 135mm is rather a large jump. Had you thought how to mount the disc caliper on the...

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My first really good bike was a Puegeot Alpine. I still use it for general transport, even though the top tube is bent and it doesn't go in a straight line anymore. Here it was in action last week when I had to buy a bit of wood. I'm about half a mile from any road access until spring when I...

Very nice. Always loved Texas, one of my best mates emigrated there.

This is Lucky, my dog. He's a good boy: Part German Shepherd, part Border Collie. Was hard work when I picked him up, a bad tempered adolescent, but he's perfect now!

My word, what a lot of bike for $300! In England, the nearest thing to that would be £300!

Good lord! Is that the handlebarred zealot? :shock: Pleasure to see you dear chap. 8) Alas, there's no Mrs Chris667. I longed for the patter of tiny feet, so I got a dog. Cheaper, and you get twice as many feet. :wink: Was this Grand Designs? I saw that the other day. I have a much more...

1930s mongrel path racer stylee, vast improvement.

Bath's the other end of the canal I'm on 60-odd miles away. One hour by car, one week by boat. Thanks for comparing my boat to a Dutch Barge! They're very upmarket compared to us narrowboaters!

Stout and ale ... never fail? (Frustrated poet) :roll: That is a beautiful machine. I don't see what you could do to improve it. If it doesn't rain where you live and it's not a commuter, there's no need for mudguards.

This is my 1948 Clubman. My latest find, I swapped it for a prewar Superbe that was **miles** too big for me. Plan is to use it this summer, and if we're still getting along, I'm going to fix it up next winter. Lovely machine to ride but yes, heavy as a ton of bricks. Incredibly heavy for a...