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That was a lot of fun. Thanks for organising and leading us.
Lovely meeting everyone / seeing people again.
@hollow__legs had got some great photos from the night on Instagram (hope he doesn’t mind me saying)
@timbre (is it pronounced ‘timbre’ or ‘timbre’?) hope your bike and shoulder are okay.

@user80342 / @MotherGirl I know you're having issues logging on but if you could pm me about picking up the stem that would be swell.
ta

I'm in.

1) Velocio y
2) cgg
3) Jonny69 y
4) Ruserius y
5) Oliver
6) scratchabit
7) JLaxe
8) xtc
9) Ndeipi y
10) Ninjadeipi
11) digs86
12) FrayMo
13) mespilus
14) malandro Y
15) DoubtfulAce
16) Mick
17) jaeyukdapbap
18) Settle y
19) jcksprggs y
20) pastry_bot
21) tlwr
22) Alex_Ch
23) Clockwork_killa + 2 non forumengers
24) Clockwork_killa guest 1
25) Clockwork_killa guest 2
26) tonyme
27) ioreka
28) brokenbetty y
29) Saibot
30) dimi3
31) disq
32) Lwaz
33) 9lives
34) Zebra_Cyclist
35) ShreddiMercury y
36) ChainBreaker y
37) ric_a5 y

Thanks man. This has helped a lot. It's still tight as anything in there but the wheels turn.

Thanks all. I think ultimately a new fork is the answer but at least this gets things back on the road.

I did try this, but because of the angle it pushes it further into wheel. I was wondering if uneven (so one side fatter than the other) washers existed to act as a wedge?

Help!

I'm trying to put some larger tyres on a Dolan Precursa with Alpina forks. Apparently people are successfully riding around on 28mm tyres.

I've got 25mm tyres on the wheel at the moment and there's plenty of clearance.

But when I put the brakes callipers on instead of sitting against the forks like:

it sits like this:

forcing the brakes to lean onto the tyre:

I've tried 3 different sets of callipers 2 of which say they clear 28mm. It feels like maybe the brake hole in the fork isn't as flush as it should be.
Has anyone got a cunning solution? can i file the top of the brake hole to level it off? is that a terrible idea?

A slightly dusty old bike that's been sat inside our communal hall for years needs a new home.
Would prefer it to go to a charity or something if that's possible?
Step through frame, tyres that seem to hold air last time I checked. It's got brakes, mudguards, might even have working gears (no guarantees)

Excellent. I'll start with some new brakes.

Cheers.

Question:
I've got a PreCursa with an Alpina track fork. It was running 23mm tyres. I wanted something a touch bigger but when I put 28s on there it rubs against the bottom of the brake callipers (looks fine for the clearance on the actual forks) . Is this a new brake calliper situation or a new fork situation? Or the boring answer of smaller tyres (least favourite answer) ?

Is anyone running 28s on the Alpina fork with a brake and if so - what brakes?

TIA

1) Velocio
2) cgg
3) mashton
4) Ruserius
5) Oliver
6) scratchabit
7) cagimaha
8) JLaxe
9) xtc
10) Ndeipi
11) Ninjadeipi
12) digs86
13) FrayMo
14) cliveo
15) mespilus
16) malandro

Hello - Giving this a little bump as I'm after a seat clamp again. preferably black but will take anything. Cheap is good. 31.8mm

Also a 1" threadless headset if anyone has one. Again - cheap is fine.

Thanks

An older (2006) 2.5 litre xt will give you somewhere around 24-30 miles /gallon depending on your driving style.

More in the link:

https://designyoutrust.com/2020/05/cruising-van-nuys-boulevard-in-the-summer-of-1972-in-stunning-black-and-white-photos-by-rick-mccloskey/?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email

Has anyone got a good Magnificent 7 Cemeteries route that they could possibly share? Obviously i can just do one on google maps but if there is a nice route around them all that would be smashing. TIA

There’s an old Raleigh wayfarer that’s been left in our communal hall for a couple of years. A bit of air in the tyres and I reckon it’s good to go.
E8

Awesome ride - thanks for organising.

@Dammit @danstuff @chiroshi thanks. Might yet be able to salvage this week. Ta

Is the Swiss / French border closed? I can't see anything definite.
They've just closed the lifts here (in Switzerland). Morzine is only an hour and half away. Will I be allowed back in to Switzerland?

I was looking into getting either Freetrade or Trading 212 apps. If anyone has a referral link that might get them some benefits?

Cautionary Tales from Tim Harwood is good. A look at some historical mistakes that were made and why humans make those mistakes.

Has anyone got any recommendations for motorbike recovery service (Eg a guy with a trailer and straps etc)? Or does anyone have a trailer and straps they’d be willing to lend / rent?

Bike is currently west London and I’m east london.

My bike has died. Sad times.

Yes the frame is still available.

Neil Martinson in Hackney in the 1970s

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-51238335

Migraine inducing interior design

quite possibly.

Cool - message me on here and we can arrange the details.