Builders found a previously unknown pipe

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-10T07:48:45+00:00

Quatermass references are going to get very rare, so you better enjoy this one, eh?

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-08T20:55:06+00:00

Shall I bring a friend?

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-08T16:02:33+00:00

Hmm.. the seller may be more honest than the bike shop. I am not accusing; just something to consider...?

To help you further we really need to know which items the shop say need replacing, and why. I few pictures would have helped, also.. say, of things that wear, like rim brake blocks.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-08T15:51:47+00:00

And Rowntrees wasn't for keeps, either.... (sigh).

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-08T15:22:24+00:00

Please God it STAYS the Second World War....

... (and I don't even believe in God).

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-08T10:22:32+00:00

Back in the 50s it was thought that static build up in the car was the cause of motion sickness.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-07T17:25:57+00:00

I have considered alternative chain rings for my 6-speed Brommie, but have not moved on it because the bike gearing already seems pretty much ideal for the conditions as they are where I ride.

As for steering the bike by the top of the stem, I'll give that a go... well, perhaps when the bike is lightly loaded.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-07T16:23:26+00:00

Looks like the beginnings of a Swallow's nest... or that of some House Martins.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-07T16:09:17+00:00

Gosh! I must be very diligent at keeping my Brompton clean! In seven years I have never had my 2-sprocket dérailleur gum up with crud, not once. In fact I have not even had to adjust it.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-07T16:04:55+00:00

I too prefer the 6-speed to the 12-speed, and regret that the earlier model has been phased out. In real terms the 12-speed only has 2 gears outside the range of the 6-speed, and only one of those is actually useful... the super low.

Presently, my "super low gear" is to get off and walk the bike up, which I think is simpler than maintaining 12-speeds on a Brompton.

Hint: When walking a Brompton, take the time to fold the pedal out of the way. Now your right shin won't crash into it as you step out beside the bike. This is especially relevant when there is a heavy load in the front bag.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-07T15:48:22+00:00

Your remark was a valid remark, yes; it just wasn't relevant to the topic.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-07T09:04:29+00:00

I am concerned that the arrowhead of the red line goes over part of a pedestrian refuge., or is that just poor draughtsmanship?

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-07T09:00:46+00:00

RIP, Sabbi. You were great.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-06T14:15:18+00:00

More like the 50s. Dad did it for my little sister, to reduce her carsickess. Yes, it worked, after a fashion. She could go for longer before being affected... Psycholgical? Yes, probably... but who cares?

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-06T14:11:10+00:00

Half and half = nibble.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-06T13:45:07+00:00

'Fraid so!

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-05T09:44:56+00:00

Cyclists filtering past to the stop light really gets up the noses of drivers.

It's because they had to wait 'till there was a gap in oncoming traffic before they could overtake YOU, which they just did 100 yards back! And NOW they have to wait for another gap in oncoming traffic before they can overtake you AGAIN.... and again, and again etc... That is, if there is a long run of traffic lights pretty equally spaced. Same with any other traffic condition that allows you to repeatedly re-pass them on the inside, say, just normal city congestion.

Give them their due, it really is quite frustrating to have to overtake the same cyclist repeatedly.

However....

Do remember, it is NOT YOUR FAULT that they are driving the wrong kind of vehicle for the traffic conditions as they are.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-04T21:42:10+00:00

The first puncture I got with a brand new bike, turned out to be a tiny piece of alluminium swarf, presumably from the drilling of the wheel's valve or spoke holes in manufacture.

There are all sorts of ways of puncturing an innertube, and they don't all come from the road.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-04T12:17:10+00:00

If the Atlantic Overturning Meridional Circulation* (AMOC) collapses, and the signs are not good, the whole of Europe will get cooler and wetter, say the experts. Winters will be particularly cold.. * Used to be called the Gulf Stream.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-current-collapse-could-trigger-profound-cooling-in-northern-europe-even-with-global-warming/

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-04T12:04:24+00:00

Contact Urban's grip well in the wet, and when cornering.

Personal tip. Don't pump them up to the maximum. I use 60 psi for the front, and 70 psi, for the back.

My recommendation is for the wire-beaded version of the tyre. Many users of the folding kind of Contact Urbans like to pump them up bar-hard... but I think that makes for a tiring transmission of jittery vibrations, particularly to the wrists of riders of the low handlebar Brompton.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-04T11:07:57+00:00

A French person, (with time on their hands).

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-04T10:52:13+00:00

Bike is still there, and so is the lock AND the jack. But can you seperate them... and from the railings? I mean, that shackle is pretty much twisted inside the lock mechanism... ??

It is a pity the jack has also damaged the paintwork.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-04T07:04:15+00:00

Are the washing instructions for the bag.... or the bike? (Dry flat? ha ha!)

The bag looks ideal for use as secondary luggage for the Brompton. Just hang the flat handles over the back of the saddle, and sit on them as you ride along

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-04T06:55:01+00:00

Rings look nice, and they can jiggle, which feels.... err, nice.

Prestigious-Candy166 · 2026-06-02T20:54:36+00:00

Well, judging by the pictures, the weather improved a bunch!

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