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I have a "Riva bicycle lift" rated up to 20kg - they come up for sale locally often.
Otherwise, chat to William at Thule in Woodmead - they have solutions too.
Here is another one
Thanks for the suggestions. The pic was just an example. Would have thought there would be a much bigger local demand and supply for such things.
Seems one has to have their own made.
I suspect it is a fairly small market for cycling specific coffee cups - although I do have some Assos mugs, and if you look around you probably could find some quite easily locally - but I prefer fairly plain rather than specific decorative things.
We're all cyclists and we like our coffee yet the cycling-coffee paraphernalia (in South Africa at least) seems to be very scarce.
Anyone know where one can get cups (cortado/espresso/normal mugs) from other than to import rare pro-team cups?
Would think the bike & coffee shops could be making a few extra bucks selling things like this. Bike brands extending their brand exposure etc.
Those were done by Circa Ceramics - don't think you can still buy them - but Etsy.com is probably the place to look for similar - or have them made locally - https://za.rapid.studio/site/products/c/homeware/mugs could probably do something for you - you might need to find the cups first.
+1 for this, I've doused my pedals in Q20 after every wash just to disperse any renaining water and to lubricate the moving bits and I definitely have a fine level of adjustment on the spring tension. What you're describing sounds like static friction on the hinge surface of the moving clip or in the spring, both of which will be solved with lubrication.
Also, you're not gonna break anything with Q20, so you can soak the pedal with it and cleat in and out a few times to get it into the gaps you're looking to lubricate.
There is a whole block of moving metal in the pedal - just make sure that block is properly lubed
Had the same pair for 2 years. Grease once a year. I personally would not use any other pedals. Can't stand sh!tmano.
I have a set of shimano spd's I have been using since 1991.... broken many sets of spuds - never again.
Hi Guys
I have a pair of Shimano model PD-M424 clipless pedals on my cross country bike. What i find disappointing is that it seems that the design has poor sensitivity when it comes to adjustment.
Attempts to adjust the spring tension by means of turning the adjustment screw in or out has little effect on the effort required to get the cleat out of the pedal. It is a question of ridiculously easy or extremely difficult.
I am expecting delivery of a trail bike soon and am hoping to purchase better pedals for the new bike.
I have noticed that Cycle Lab is selling Look Xtrack pedals at 50% off. To the untrained eye it looks like the cleats for the 2 types of pedal might be similar. (i am keeping the Shimano's on the cross country bike but intend to use the same shoe-cleat on both bikes.
Will the Shimano cleat work on the Look pedal?
Any advice is welcome.
Thanks
Lubricate the moving parts on the pedals - use a very thin oil that penetrates between the sliding parts - might take a couple of applications, but they will improve significantly - Q20 or 3 in 1 or tool in a can or similar should do the trick - it is kind of hard to see where it has to go - just spray on all the cracks you can see and then clip in and out several times and repeat - then wipe off the excess off the pedal.
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Unless this is your wedding photo, you will NEVER get that thing right.
Its from the DEVIL!!!
It's more a question of what defines right - pm me your whatsapp number... I will send video - you be the judge...
I am literally posting this award winning journalism just to get you riled up on what I think is a Friday (not really sure anymore)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12328854
Wayne - just a question - nothing to do with NZ - how far do I have to be able to ride that damn unicycle of yours you so kindly donated to me before you consider it as being able to be ridden?
It's been my lockdown project for a couple of weeks.... after some time on hold I took it out again.
I wonder what those 'strict regulations are'?
Had the boys on the hub been nicer to OldCoot, he might have posted the legal opinion he got that has facilitated these openings here... as well as the conditions...
Personally, I think the cycling industry in SA will be grateful for his leadership in taking the initiative on this - as well as putting his money firmly behind the industry.
NICE !!!!!!!
That brings back memories ...
Yes.... speedwobbles, blood and pain.....
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In testing the STR in the driveway, under load there is a groaning/creaking sound. I have changed the chain and then the chain ring to see if it was either of these ... and it was not.
Before ripping the hub apart, I will first remove the copper slip that I used between the frame and sliding drop outs ... this may just (hopefully) be the solution. If not, the hub will have to stripped down. I know the axel is secure and locked down, but I have never ridden this wheelset before, so do not really know what to expect from it.
Put some copper slip on the axle - across the full length - worth a go before stripping down a hub
@eddy, have you tried Dave Mercer for sliding dropouts?
https://www.paragonmachineworks.com/ will have
SO how many hospitalized crashes do you have in your friend circle in the past....say.....4 months?
ONE on my side.
Cyclist don't crash on a daily basis and taking up hospital beds are not a thing.
Just my 2c
I have seen 3 spinal fractures this month in cyclists... fortunately all relatively minor - but 2 required some surgical intervention....
All these videos of garden tracks and obstacles lead people to do things they don't have skills for.
Having grown up with those Ozalid cabinets they are too shallow and meant for drawings
They work fine for 80% of my tools - and are particularly good for small parts and things like nuts and bolt storage - easy to see everything without opening a million little drawers - also the big ones are nice to fit straight edges and levels and such - mostly because they are big.. On my big roll away, the long drawers are deeper, and I hate having things on top of each other - although that happens in the deep drawers a lot.
I often consider trying to re-engineer 2 drawers into a single deeper one though - I am sure it will be possible - just have not got around to trying yet.
This, but if you use a narrow cog, it may dig into a soft aluminium freewheel as there isn't a cassette to spread the load. Hope make a harder, steel (I think) freewheel which solves the problem, go for that or get a cog with a broad base.
Just use a wide base cog - does no damage to the freehub that i have noticed on my powertap hub - https://www.rapide.co.za/product/rapide-singleminded-cog/
I have floor to wall steel shelving to store larger items and boxes. I'm specifically looking at a solution to store hand tools in something like a drawer system. The architectural drawers might be an alternative. Those roll away drawers are quite expensive but seem like a worthwhile investment.
Search the second hand classifieds - they come up regularly - some are better quality than others.
Edit - here is another one - better view - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1438055306353647/
We recently moved and I want to do something different with tool storage. In the old house I had it up on the wall. I am now considering one of those mechanic tool cabinets on castors.
I'm mainly considering this because I have woodworking, bike and other general tools to store. I don't have much space because I'm sharing a single garage with a car.
How are your tools stored and what other options would you recommend?
I mostly have mechanics type hand tools - stored mostly in a BIG rollaway - but I also have a few old architects plan cabinets converted to tool storage - 2A0 and A0 size - the only issue with these drawer based solutions are the depth of the drawers for larger tools - few electric hand tools will fit in these.
I also have 3 horizontal filing cabinets - these work better for big tool storage, but are super hard to find - either new or second hand.
I also have floor to ceiling shelving in 2 garages - this tends to turn messy quickly, but is nice to have and easy to find things - also cheap second hand compared to roll away drawer sets.
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The timber thickness is too thin to get a rod or the likes into it unfortunately.
On the positive side, it does feel nice and sturdy!
Even a 2mm nail?
Will see how this rolls... took less than half and hour to slap together as I need to get started on real work.
Funny thing is that the handle already a little further from the pot than the origional.
Do you mean like this?
Yes - exactly
No need to panic guys, disaster averted!
The offending broken handle.
A quick new shaped handle from a bit of scrap timber (Smells like Iroko), used some epoxy to set the handle before pinning the handle, pot body and lid back together with a piece of brass welding rod.
Maybe some rod through the cross grain to strengthen it too? nice job btw.
edit - I always think those handles are kind of dumb because I inevitable bump knuckles against the hot pot or lose some hair on my fingers from the flame... perhaps a variant 2 at 45 degrees?
Walked into WW and saw this! Very nice Indeed
I tried it last week - works fine to froth indeed - but does change the mouth feel a bit - Might just be a change of taste I am noticing.
As an aside from this - I have had good success with Spar brand UHT long life milk if you want to get some stocks in - square container with a green top.
I am about to start with an experiment on what freezing woolies fresh milk will have - bottle defrosting now.... bottle only expires on 4/4 and has been frozen 2 days - will be interesting to see - never tried this one before - all I noticed so far is that the plastic was significantly expanded when I took it out the freezer - if it works then I will use a little first out the bottle rather than risk a massive leak in the freezer.
Diagnosed with stage 4 cancer - the long winding road it has become
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My condolences on your and your families loss Reinet - I hope that Francois' sharing of his fight encourages others to take early measures when they have healthcare concerns, and to investigate and deal with issues early before they become insurmountable (which may happen anyway)
I wish you the best going forward with your new challenges - as always, reaching out to hubbers and keeping them in the loop will generate support for your journey.
All the best