@bikenite @ascentale aside: onr of those pads is probably the wrong way round 😆 #BikeNite
@bikenite @ascentale A1 hi from Highcliffe-on-Sea where the rain has been quite depressing but when the sun has been out, it's been actually warming.
What's new on my bike is a long drop rear brake calliper. The old Shimano R7000 has always been a marginal fit, and after last week's roaring success with the mudguards, everything had shifted so the pads were rubbing on the tyre. This is acknowledged by experts as being a Bad Thing. I shopped around for a long drop calliper, and then saved myself £££ by salvaging a Textro R539 from the hangar queen, and also saved myself a wasted nearly-new rear brake cable by clipping the existing one right at the crimp so there was still some spare. Be prepared to shout "<name of offspring of deity of choice>!" when the crimp flies past your ear. A bit of fettling and presto, a safe and cheap rear brake.
Bonus, when I went to remove the _front_ calliper from the hangar queen, it had corroded in place. So I felt even better with my salvage! #BikeNite
@bikenite @ascentale aside: onr of those pads is probably the wrong way round 😆 #BikeNite
@MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale A5. Thank You very much for so many answers! English is not my first language and I sometimes felt unsure whether a term for person on a bicycle has a certain meaning. Also interesting how some of you distinguish bicycle and motorbicycle though using the word bike.
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@realSiegfried and @MarkBrigham mentioned a question by @Trailanderror
Q5. As a person who uses bikes/cycles, how do you refer to yourself?
original post: https://troet.cafe/@Trailanderror@scicomm.xyz/113874769989879332
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale A5. Thank You very much for so many answers! English is not my first language and I sometimes felt unsure whether a term for person on a bicycle has a certain meaning. Also interesting how some of you distinguish bicycle and motorbicycle though using the word bike.
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@MatthewNewell @ascentale @bikenite I think you were standing a few metres to my right when you took that photo! 😂 #BikeNite
@MatthewNewell @ascentale @bikenite I think you were standing a few metres to my right when you took that photo! 😂 #BikeNite
@ascentale @bikenite A1 have a cold so my daughter and I walked to swimming…THE HORROR!
Also I’ve been away on compassionate leave and have been walking a lot between locations in Derby, the home of Mercian Cycles.
@ascentale @moira @bikenite #BikeNite This seems to have been comprehenisvely answered in other replies, but as a related bonus A2 answer, keep an eye on any tubes you're carrying as spares: It's easy not to notice the edges/seams being worn away over time. TPU tubes are even more susceptable to this.
@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale A5. it says "Endangered MAMIL" on my Strava profile 😃
I'd usually say "I ride a bike" not "I am a cyclist" - but then, John Lennon put me off ism-ism-ism in "Give Peace A Chance".
@MarkBrigham @bikenite @ascentale A3
On road, freezing gives me pause for thought, but if there's low risk of ice I'll be out. My record is a feeble minus 8C earlier this winter, wind chill minus 14C. Double base-layer! #BikeNite
@ascentale @bikenite @genex adventure scootering! #BikeNite
@ascentale @bikenite @MatthewNewell even more 🇬🇧 in the crowd! #BikeNite
@bikenite @ascentale A8. I can't put my delight into words at seeing this on Wednesday. Back to grey and drizzle now. #BikeNite
@ascentale @bikenite @moira probably a fossilised imprint from a bike crash. #BikeNite
@yantor3d @ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite @dgodon that's am excellent point about drivers, which probably saved me a painful experiment 👍 #BikeNite
@InkySchwartz @bikenite @ascentale yeah I didn't think of this first when Insaw the question, but this aligns with "vintage" car rallies around here - no 4 wheel drifts through gravel corners, just a gentle potter around the countryside! #BikeNite
@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @bikemonterey it's amazing how much "person first" makes a difference especially if I keep doing it without making a big deal that I'm doing it. 👍
(for clarity I don't mean to imply you're making a big deal of it!)
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@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @bobjonkman surely "tentist" for consistency 😃 #BikeNite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite @cainmark admiring the precision of your reply 😃 #BikeNite
@ascentale @moira @bikenite @NNN we use a.lot of rubber(ish) seals in the <work main product line> and the manufacturers usually give a shelf life of 7 years, fwiw. "Thankfully" I go through tubes and tyres much more quickly. #BikeNite