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Double success :-)

1 Comment Posted by on December 24, 2011

Wow, I am very impressed with SPA Cycles and the Post Office. As detailed in Neat solution I ordered two special brake bolts on 22nd December at about 11pm and they arrived this morning 24th December. Fantastic service, thanks to both of them! So I couldn’t resist fitting them I have wanted to fit mudguards to [...]

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Brake maintenance

Leave a Comment Posted by on July 14, 2011

I am starting to try to think about getting ready for summer holidays. Today that meant washing my Trek Pilot after it got very dirty in the torrential rain on Friday. Plus I have fitted new brake pads. I am trying Swissstop pads this time, supposed to be very powerful, shall have to see. I [...]

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What makes car drivers dangerous?

3 Comments Posted by on November 9, 2010

I have come to the conclusion that there is a common factor to nearly every instance I experience of dangerous driving by car, van, bus and lorry drivers. Obstructions It seems as simple as that. Obstructions make drivers dangerous. Let me give you some examples. Riding towards Thurmaston from Syston there are a number of mini-roundabouts. [...]

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Giant Escape N7

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 20, 2010

I recently bought a new bike for our middle son for basic transport. The Trek Pilot 1.2 that he and I have shared for a few years is not suitable for him to ride around an urban area (Leicester). He needed flat bars, mudguards & rack. I needed him to have low maintenance (as that [...]

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