Recent content by charly h

Yeah, I'm in London. And I'm female!:D

Hello I have had the very annoying experience of buying some 2nd hand clipless pedals which have turned out to be total ****!!! :mad: First off I couldn't clip in to them, then when I tried loosening the cleats so that I could one of the screws fell off and won't go back in! They are VP pedals...

There's a cool company in the UK that makes more interesting cycling stuff, foska.com ... check out that reflective bones jacket! (A lot of the brands on the shirts are UK specific ...) I am going to get one ... dunno what your climate is like but here in London there is a lot of darkness at the...

Hello I have a 1970s era Dawes 5sp bike that is on its way to becoming my first fixie conversion. Exciting!!! :D I have a threaded rear hub and would like to remove the 5sp cassette and just get a sprocket to go on to that for minimum hassle and also cheapness! However I don't want to ride it...

Thanks for your advice, it's useful to know - I am thinking I'll probably go with spd for now and some shoes with grip, as like you say, they do seem cheaper on ebay and stuff ... maybe I'll see how I go and upgrade when I'm used to it - the thing I like about Look style ones is that they look...

Hello everyone I want to buy a pair of clipless pedals, but I'm not really sure what to go for, and I'm getting confused! Can I use any sort of shoes with any pedals, is the cleat the bit that needs to be compatible? Or do I have to be locked into one particluar system? For example, is it...

Hello Sorry to hear about your shitty luck ... I am just emerging from a bit of an injury nightmare, and waiting for an MRI was part of the problem, so thought you might like to know my tips for speeding it up. Dunno where you live, but the chances are that you may be able to be referred to...

Thanks for the tips Don, and impressive display of restraint! ;) The dual levers do give soggy braking, the braking is much better just from the levers themselves ... and the cables are definitely pretty ancient ... think it's time to invest in a bit cabling and an afternoon's bike wreckin...

Yeah, doh! I realised that after I put the post up. The levers are weinmann ones with the additional dual lever, and my bars are drops. Thanks for your advice though, I'll have a butcher's in a bit, and hopefully all will proceed smoothly :D .... do you think that new cables would improve...

Hello!! I want to get my handlebars off to trim them down and then move my brake levers up a bit, but how do I get the levers off so I can remove the bars? I can't see any screw anywhere. Also, once I have got the bars off, is the clamp thing that keeps the brakes fixed securely on the bars...

Hello To me this sounds like a classic blood pressure problem. To rule this out you could try this... when you get the dizzy feelings, stop, get off your bike and sit down, or better still, lie down and raise your legs, resting them on something - the idea is that your legs need to be as level...

Oh yeah, and what about the people that cycle along with their helmets dangling from their handlebars??? Duh! Much good they'll do there! Also, although a helmet isn't going to help if you get flattened by a lorry, a head injury is about as bad as it gets in terms of severity, and many people...

Hello Not sure whether you have this sort of stuff in the US but here in London you can access free (or very cheap) maintenance classes from local authorities who are keen to promote cycling in cities. Dunno if you have that sort of thing? Failing that there must be courses local to you ... and...

What a nightmare! I suppose you maybe jarred it when you fell ... that's good to hear that generally it doesn't bother you as much as previously though. I'll just keep up the cycling and exercises that the osteopath gave me (weird stuff like superman flying through air poses - but seem to help...

Hello Another female here! I love my bike too. It's a crappy old racer, probably about my age (31), but still v fast, and I've got lots of plans for it ... a slow rebuild and doing up. New wheels on Tues! I live in London and cycling is the best way to get around - I also love the fact that I...