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Mark Thompson
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1. Brake Blocks for dual pivot. Are they all of a muchness? Do the expensive ones last longer, or
just stop quicker? I'd very much like to stop quicker, but how much quicker would they stop me?
2. Which gets more punctures, the front or the rear? I've got a kevlar tyre thingy on the front but
the back tyre is a regular one. Was thinking of swapping them round.
3. On the other hand, the posh tyre can be pumped up to a higher pressure than the regular tyre.
Should I have the hard tyre at the front (it's a drop bar bike so is that where most of the
weight (and therefore rolling resistance) is) or should it again go on the back so the front has
the lower pressure tyre - less likely to skid out from under me? On the other hand when braking
it's the back that normally skids first.
4. Inner tubes. With presta valves. Are they all pretty much the same? Should I pay the extra for a
brand name? What's the difference?
5. Where to get chainsaw oil. Do they sell it in B&Q? I would just pop down and check, but I'd end
up buying something - it's like a toyshop for grownups.
Cheers.
Mark.
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just stop quicker? I'd very much like to stop quicker, but how much quicker would they stop me?
2. Which gets more punctures, the front or the rear? I've got a kevlar tyre thingy on the front but
the back tyre is a regular one. Was thinking of swapping them round.
3. On the other hand, the posh tyre can be pumped up to a higher pressure than the regular tyre.
Should I have the hard tyre at the front (it's a drop bar bike so is that where most of the
weight (and therefore rolling resistance) is) or should it again go on the back so the front has
the lower pressure tyre - less likely to skid out from under me? On the other hand when braking
it's the back that normally skids first.
4. Inner tubes. With presta valves. Are they all pretty much the same? Should I pay the extra for a
brand name? What's the difference?
5. Where to get chainsaw oil. Do they sell it in B&Q? I would just pop down and check, but I'd end
up buying something - it's like a toyshop for grownups.
Cheers.
Mark.
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