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Forum: Touring
02-11-11, 03:59 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 536
Posted By antfrogboy

new handelbars/ brakes

i broke my clavicle a couple of months ago and want to turn my touring bike (heavy duty almost mountain bike surly LHT) into a supersafe bike for commuting, off road touring and lugging my 2 yr old...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
11-14-10, 06:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,451
Posted By antfrogboy

what size pin spanner?

hi there

i am building an indian roadster. most of the bits and sizes are the same as an old english roadster from the 30s.

I've got as far as installing the BB... which i did, first time with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-10-10, 02:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,958
Posted By antfrogboy

that is so incredibly useful, thank you!

that is so incredibly useful, thank you!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-10-10, 02:34 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 430
Posted By antfrogboy

rod brake diagram

hiya

i am trying to install rod brakes on and indian roadster. The bike is essentially the same as a classic English 1930s roadster (so very similar to raleighs or BSAs of that period). If...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-16-10, 04:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,030
Posted By antfrogboy

Dia Compe 287V compatabilty

hello

i was running diacompe 287v with a pair of 1990s xt vee brakes. i found that i just couldn't get a decent pull on them, plus the springs on the brakes seemed pretty shot. so i changed the...
Forum: Touring
01-14-10, 04:53 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,291
Posted By antfrogboy

you could always just put a pair of cyclocross...

you could always just put a pair of cyclocross brake levers onto the drops, that way you have the benefits of flats but with a greater range of riding positions. like this......
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-10-09, 04:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 837
Posted By antfrogboy

thanks for all your answers: it sounds like it's...

thanks for all your answers: it sounds like it's probably 27.2 but i shouldn't risk it and should head LBSward. I love it when you get serious, considered answers on this site, so thanks everyone!
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-08-09, 05:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 837
Posted By antfrogboy

are seatpost sizes standard fro different tubing?

hi all

does anyone know whether different tubes take specific sized seatposts?

i just bough a 1972 531 english track frame and wondered if i could just guess what seatpost to get (the ones...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-16-09, 11:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,252
Posted By antfrogboy

cheers for that, i had a look at the cannondale,...

cheers for that, i had a look at the cannondale, but it's not that one (as the other guy said the bb itself is SKF). the frame itself has pinch bolts on the bottom, and as far as i can tell that...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-16-09, 09:25 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 446
Posted By antfrogboy

bottom bracket woes

hello all

i've posted on this subject once before, but thought i'd give it another try after exhausting all suggestions.

I'm refurbing a tandem, it's a cromoly frame and i'm in the process of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-16-09, 08:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,252
Posted By antfrogboy

so the bfh didnt work. i tried a blow torch,...

so the bfh didnt work. i tried a blow torch, that didn't seem to help either. i'm now trying to work out what on earth to do next... i've spent so long it now though, i refuse to give up!

some...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-10-09, 02:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,252
Posted By antfrogboy

photo

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/3808464197_1bfe3b4245.jpg

good idea! here's a photo (complete with beginners' "how to" book clearly visible in the background
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-10-09, 05:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,252
Posted By antfrogboy

eccentric BB

Hello all

i'm prepping a tandem frame for shot blasting and powder coating so i'm trying to strip all the bits. I've done most of it, but can't work out how to get the front BB out. It's an...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-10-08, 09:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 796
Posted By antfrogboy

cheers for that. i'm not too picky, and i...

cheers for that.

i'm not too picky, and i have all the bits, so it would be a just matter of a wasted afteroon if it didn't work! certainly the sheldon brown method won't work: i'd rather buy a...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-10-08, 05:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 796
Posted By antfrogboy

7 speed 8 speed tandem conversion

hi i just got a tandem which came with grip shifters and a 7 speed set up (inc. a shimano back hub). i want to swop them with an old set of shimano xt 8 speed shifters.

can i just put a new,...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-18-08, 07:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 458
Posted By antfrogboy

Cheers!

cool, cheers for all of that (and apologies for posting twice, i still have probs with this website :( ). i'll have a tinker, but i reckon i'll end up sticking a pair of cantis on.. that way i can...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-08, 06:33 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 902
Posted By antfrogboy

hey there, if it is a hollowtech one... i...

hey there, if it is a hollowtech one...

i had the mtb equivalent fitted to my tourer, and found exaclty the same problem. it's still a failry new way of doing BBs, and i think they're still...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-08, 06:25 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,159
Posted By antfrogboy

or you could just get an internal hub with a...

or you could just get an internal hub with a better range of gears... that's a pretty odd thing to do, the hassle of having the front deraileur surely makes the internal gearing pretty redundant, no?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-08, 06:22 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 507
Posted By antfrogboy

if your on the big wheel on the front but you're...

if your on the big wheel on the front but you're getting noise on the middle back cogs, it could just be that you need to adjust the hi and lo settings on the front mech a little.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-08, 06:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 458
Posted By antfrogboy

diacompe road levers and vee brakes

oh why oh why?!

since i decided to change the flat bars on my tourer for a set of drops i've been having trouble.

I got diacompe road levers as they are the one that are meant to pull vee...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-17-08, 05:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 715
Posted By antfrogboy

diacompe road levers and vee brakes

oh why oh why?!

since i decided to change the flat bars on my tourer for a set of drops i've been having trouble.

I got diacompe road levers as they are the one that are meant to pull vee...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-19-07, 10:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 492
Posted By antfrogboy

mounting vee brakes

ok, silly question. i threw away the instructions too early.... when mounting vee brakes on a normal frame, you have the pin, then the three holes at the bottom of the boss. ... which hole does the...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-24-06, 01:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,176
Posted By antfrogboy

cheers!

cheers!
Forum: Touring
06-24-06, 11:03 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 409
Posted By antfrogboy

anyone cycled cusco-maccu pichu?

hello hello

I'm planning to cycle the length of south america- the old ushuiaia bogota run (or quito if we get bored/ scared!). I'm looking for advice on getting to maccu pichu. I'd love to...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-24-06, 10:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,176
Posted By antfrogboy

did you go to machu pichu? I'm goign cyclign in...

did you go to machu pichu? I'm goign cyclign in southa america, and want to know how easy the journey from cusco/ oliantambo/ agua calientes/ maccu pichu is.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-13-05, 08:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 391
Posted By antfrogboy

calling london cyclists

OK this won't apply to everyone.... in fact it'll probably apply to three poeple reading this website.

Anyone who regulalry cycles through central london will probably have noticed the stupid...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-06-05, 06:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 436
Posted By antfrogboy

tourer versus mountain bike

I’m trying to decide what type of bike to get for a cycle ride across china and central Asia. I'm going to be heavy loaded, with front and back panniers and riding across a variety of terrains, from...
Forum: Touring
10-05-05, 04:25 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,060
Posted By antfrogboy

cool, thank you for that.

cool, thank you for that.
Forum: Touring
10-03-05, 04:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,060
Posted By antfrogboy

can i put small wheels on a touring bike?

I'm trying to build a touring bike for a trip across china and central asia. I really want the advantages of a tourer, it just sounds a lot more comfortable than a mountain bike heavily loaded and...
Forum: Touring
10-03-05, 04:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,512
Posted By antfrogboy

i asked th epople at surly a question and they...

i asked th epople at surly a question and they were really nice... did you try just asking them?
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