Posts Tagged ‘ Bikes ’

I have just entered the Brompton World Championship race to be held at Blenheim Palace. Catch that, a world bloody championship! Anyway, rules state I must wear a suit jacket, collared shirt and a tie. I don’t have a tie – disaster! Anybody got a spare tie that would complement my delightful bike and...
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Here’s a quick pictorial introduction to the new bike recruit. The Brompton is squeezing alongside the other two bikes and trying to carve out a niche for itself. So far it’s doing very well and I’m beginning to worry about what I’ll do with the other two. I wonder if I could have a...
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The bike shop rang unexpectedly today to say that the Stumpjumper was fixed already! Seems the shock failure wasn’t so catastrophic after all, but it did somehow swing around to being all my fault again. Ho hum! I left the shop with a rejuvenated bike and a swanky new high pressure suspension pump. Apart...
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I finally got round to dragging my bike across London to get the shot suspension checked out. Seems it is indeed shot, the piston has reversed or somesuch and needs to be replaced. I was happy to discover that it is my fault for riding the bike with the suspension locked out.  The fox...
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Big Gurls Bike Originally uploaded by warriorwomen. So the weather guys got it right, we did have a smattering of snow this morning. Not a lot but enough to make me reach for the big girls bike with its extra wide tires for commuting stability in the slush. The bike didn’t feel too comfortable...
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Can you believe it? It seems that I am so short, that I have to buy a girls bike!   I went in to the bike shop to pick up a men’s Specialized Stumpjumper FSR comp, but even the small is too big for me. The women’s frame is only just ok, but I...
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I am just teetering on the age of buying my new bike. That will be about the 6th bike purchase this year and leave me living with another bike in my shower for a while. Ah well – it is another beauty. The bike in question is a Specialized Epic. Yes I have moved...
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Well its taken me a shockingly long time to let you all know but I’m afraid Peryl is no more. Way back in October, I discovered a fairly major crack in the frame of my airnimal chameleon ultegra. That was not a particularly good day for me. I had an OU maths exam in...
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I’ve just taken Peryl in for a bit of a service, her gears aren’t changing too well and no amount of fiddling by me is making much difference. The guy at BikeFix reckons that brake cable has been used for the rear mech instead of gear cable so he is going to change it...
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I’ve had a few teething problems with Peryl the Airnimal Chameleon, since I got her nearly 3 months ago. No real problems, it was just a shock to the system to move from the comfort of a hybrid with front suspension to a twitchy, road bike. I had aches and pains particularly in my...
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