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not quite. It does look short yes but that is the non-drive side (left) with the BB inserted the wrong way around (you can see the R on the BB sticker).

I'm assuming whichever cowboy did this bought a modern threaded BB and then realised that the frame is threaded the opposite way so just flipped the BB over.

undoubtedly this is leading to creaking on the drive side

It's not really obvious from the pic above but my thought is screw the b screw through the mech and then put a bolt onto the end of it. This bolt would then sit on top of the screw stop.

Also he has some mega range cassette on the rear and it wasn't shifting into the lowest gear. I think the issue is the B screw which was bent and with bits gouged out of the thread.

I replaced it with a spare one I had but as I screw it in it doesn't align properly with the screw stop on the frame so I can only push the derailleur a certain distance down and this isn't enough to accommodate the bottom gear.

Is there a way of sorting this? The end stop is very small so doesn't seem enough to bend into place.

If I find a small bolt that fits onto the screw thread would that work? I. E. I'm thinking it would make the end of the screw wider and would then remain in contact with the screw stop.

Cleaned a load of grease off everywhere else (in loads of places except where it actually should be) and finally got around to popping out the BB to inspect it.

Can anyone see the issue here? (it's just for fun, no prizes)

Dropped the headset down and the bearings were pretty dry. Some grease in there but not much in contact with the actual bearings so i repacked them and refitted

Giving this bike a service for a friend of mine who complains it creaks a lot. First thought was the BB but it felt solid i. E. No play in it.

we have tried two options to get from Epsom to Dover (150km & 2,000 metres of climbing)

• leave at 04:00 for the 10 am ferry. one mate blew four spokes on his rear wheel and we had to stop at a bike shop in Kent who were very good and fixed it but it took about an hours careful riding to nurse him to the shop and then an hour to fix it which meant we missed the 10 am ferry and had to get on the midday ferry instead. Very stressful

• leave at 23:00 the night before and ride overnight to Dover for the 08:00 ferry. Much better in terms of timing and we made the ferry easily but you miss a night's sleep and it gets very cold in deepest Kent (near Tunbridge Wells) circa 3 a.m.

• Dover hill is a real pig. you get to Folkstone and think you are pretty much there but then have to climb up a really tough climb on a fast A-road when you are at your lowest ebb. We haven't found a decent way of avoiding it yet

other tips, hmmm..let me think

• we stayed at the Lace Hotel in Brugge which features at the end of the first video. Bike friendly with overnight secure bike storage http://www.lacehotel.com/index-en.aspx

• we sent a box of stuff by courier to the Lace Hotel to save us carrying too much. Again in the first vid note only one of us is carrying a rucksack. The other two of us have nothing. The box was an A3 photocopier box from work and contained some t-shirts and footwear, grundies, washgear etc. most of which we used then threw away or carried on us the next day. Split between 3 the price was less than £20 per head.

• we pre-booked a table at Ribs n' Beer in Brugge. We went for the all you can eat option and given that we had left Epsom at 4 a.m. that morning and ridden to Dover and then Brugge we ate a lot. So much in fact that they started making excuses about not being able to serve us anymore

• on another trip we pushed on past Brugge and stayed in Sluis, trying to find the name of the hotel but I'm pushing the bike out of the door at the start of the second vid. Again bike friendly, secure storage and a massive breakfast the next day. Very reasonable price too

• if using the ferry from Dover to Dunkirk really, really try not to miss the ferry. We did on one trip due to a mechanical and the ferries are 2 hours apart meaning a pleasant late afternoon arrival in Brugge turned into a mad dash to make it for 9pm

• again if using the ferry pay the c. €14 upgrade for the lounge. it's quiet, you get a very comfortable seat and all the tea, coffee, pastries, biscuits etc you can eat, charging points for your phone, Garmin etc. and a chance to shut your eyes for a few winks during the crossing

I've done a North Sea loop which included these two sections which should be quite useful.

Dunkirk to Sluis (first town in Holland) but passes through Brugge.
The route: https://www.strava.com/routes/28714991
Care re getting out of Dunkirk port, it can be difficult to navigate
The video is actually of us riding Dunkirk to Brugge on a different trip but is the same roads and I like the vid: Let Me Go

Sluis to Hook of Holland, a great day that involves island hopping, crossing bridges & dykes and jumping on and off ferries
The route: https://www.strava.com/routes/28715090
The video: In Hell I'll be in Good Company

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I've just been introduced to a new one

Plan on a Page also represented as POAP.

It appears to contain the depth and certainty of the back of a fag packet plan of old.

Also another one in the same meeting.

Interlocking: despite it not appearing to tie up with anything else (inter) nor guaranteed to deliver (locking)

Ho hum said Pooh

great pix

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saw this bike down the Covid vaccination centre. Some old geezer in his 60's reckons he started wrapping the string around the frame so if he got knocked off no-one could claim SMIDSY

You decide

http://lookatmyfuckingredtrousers.blogspot.com/

60km post-work gravel ride in the setting sun last night finishing with beer n' frites and a Roubaix-style dusk mask #nogravel

great looking bike

sounds a great idea and would normally be up for this but already got a week booked 3rd to 10th July

I love riding on the IOW, went there twice last year

cycle-commuting, CS7 & CS3 Summer 2019

a few more, Flanders 2019

Good thread: one of my pet hates is when people post pix of their ride and you see a picture of them in the car park, in a bunch sitting at the top of the hill and sitting down in the cafe.

I much prefer shots captured while actually riding, usually a screengrab from a GoPro video file. Here are two wildly differing shots taken by me

1) almac68 - A10 Charcoal XL; white graphics
2) almac68 - D8 Orange XL; white graphics
3) Kiskubai - A2 Black S, white graphics
4) Kiskubai - D6 Natural S, black graphics
5) wools - A1 White S, black graphics
6) cgg - D8 Orange L, white graphics
7) youramericanlover - A2 Black S, white graphics
8) campervangogh - d3 maroon L, white gfx
9) HK_Berlin - A2 black XL, white grafix
10) hippy - D7 Navy L, white gfx
11) exteroceptive - A2 black XL, white graphics
12) Mtb idle - D5 military green, L, black graphics
13) Mtb idle - D7 navy, L, white graphics

along the same lines

https://twitter.com/Cyclopunk/status/1384825081499619328?s=20