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Barry_W

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  1. Whatever, re-read your second post I quoted then try again 😉
  2. Sympathy much? We are talking about people that died. I don’t think they or there family’s give a s**% what you think.
  3. Sorry I don’t know the answer but the thread title scared me 😂
  4. It’s fairly easy to do a DIY version. Get a bit of flat steel section and drill 2 holes, one at either end. One hole sized for the seat post bolt and the other one sized for a brake barrel adjuster bolt ( the type used on cheaper caliper brakes. A bit of fiddling with washers and shaping the section ends and you are done. Might not look the best but it will work.
  5. Here’s one I built using old school stem shifters and mafac centre pull brakes. It worked OK but nothing like a modern gravel bike.
  6. If you go Neo-Retro then look for a second hand bike complete with the group set you want, maybe one of the less desirable Alu frames or something in an odd size that’s a bargain, you will get the full group set for a lot less than buying it as a group or bit by bit. The frame can be donated or sold on to offset some of the cost.
  7. I’d say keep it original, Cosmos bikes are nice and a bit of South African cycling history. Depending on the frame tubing it might be worth getting better period correct components. Upgrading to 9 or 10 speed would be possible but you would probably need a wheel set, derailleur, shifters, cable stops and you might need the rear drop outs reset to take the wider axle on modern wheels. There are some interesting conversions done with old frames and modern group sets. Google Neo Retro for inspiration. Enjoy it whichever way you go.
  8. RobbyB Hi Barry, I'm not suggesting you chased him down but suggested that he was being courteous... Yes Robby he was, that was the point of my post. The driver hoots, it’s you, no problem, it’s the guy in the red top big problem. Maybe better not to hoot?
  9. [quote name="RobbyB" post="3750618" timestamp="1608827330 I happen to not agree with you Barry, Nothing worse than chastising a driver for courteously warning you that he approaching from behind. How can a hoot be aggressive?? (Maybe only if he hoots more than twice in a row or holds his hand on the hooter for a while...) Please don't think that every hoot is saying: Get the Hell out of my way! Bobby on the two points above a bit of clarity might help. I didn’t chase the driver down and chastise him. He stopped I rolled up next to him and asked the question in a friendly manner. The agro I was referring to is something I have seen far to often when a motorist hoots and the cyclist give the finger shouts or loses his ****. That can escalate to what happened in the OP’s post.
  10. I think cyclists and motorists often have I different view on hooting. A few days ago I had an incident where I was cycling on a quiet street with no oncoming traffic and a guy hoots at me then passes. A little bit further on he’s stopped at the lights and I pull up next to him. I ask him in a very non aggressive way if there was some reason he hooted at me? He says he just wanted to make sure I knew he was there. I explained that when riding someone hooting causes friction as cyclists see it as threatening and aggressive so he should just give us some space and carry on. He seemed to take that onboard and thanked me for the info! Maybe one less motorist hooting and causing agro I hope.
  11. Why not put tyre liners in the tyres, it’s probably thorns causing punctures and they work very well for that.
  12. If you sell on Gumtree or the Hub and someone messages you and asked you to contact them via Gmail just block the number and move on. Since I started doing this I haven’t had anymore scam messages. Maybe the use the same number with various names so a block or two and no more hassles.
  13. I had an irritating click that carried on after checking seat post, rails, BB, crank bolts pedals and stray cables. It turned out to be a little bit of grit wedged under my SPD cleat on my shoe! Might be worth a try to remove cleats and clean under there, you never know.
  14. Barry_W

    The Munga 2019

    So glad for Sarah! I watched her dot sit just outside Sutherland for the whole day yesterday but couldn't believe she would quit.
  15. I’ve always wondered about polishing parts like this. It’s my understanding that aluminum parts are anodized to prevent oxidation so if you sand and polish them you remove it. Don’t the polished parts then oxidize without any protection?
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