A random thread for cycling things that don't really warrant their own thread

[Kim]

I thought "BSO maintenance" meant 'unhooking the V-brake noodle when the tyre starts to rub'.

[Ham]

I just take to be, none. Leave it outside, ride when you need it. I'm curious to see how this pans out. Frankly if it died now after 3 years I think it would be most economical to simply replace for the purchase price (£70), recycling to the local scheme.

[Kim]

https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/amp/thefts-prompt-disbelief-at-design-of-bike-sheds-on-cambridge-9159815/

[Davef]

https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/amp/thefts-prompt-disbelief-at-design-of-bike-sheds-on-cambridge-9159815/

The design was fine.  Unfortunately the basket of vipers was omitted during construction.

[grams]

From the complaints we get (as the local cycling campaign) shared bike rooms without holes in the wall are no more secure.

[Ham]

Where does this fit?

hand held thermite vs bike locks, courtesy of the Lock Buggeringup Lawyer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0gksOCqp4I

ETA, in case you fancy https://breachpen.com/collections/breaching/products/breachpen

[citoyen]

Where does this fit?

hand held thermite vs bike locks, courtesy of the Lock Buggeringup Lawyer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0gksOCqp4I

ETA, in case you fancy https://breachpen.com/collections/breaching/products/breachpen

“One more time so you can see it wasn’t a fluke because it’s FUN playing with fire!”

[Jakob W]

ETA, in case you fancy https://breachpen.com/collections/breaching/products/breachpen

Oh, I fancy very much - just not so much the £90 a pop...

[rogerzilla]

Argos have put their prices up by between 20 and 60% for resprays and repairs.  I assume this is due to high demand rather than Brexit/Covid, but 

Sale prices of vintage frames have always factored in the cost of a refurb, but this may push some workaday Holdsworths and Carltons off the edge of the bench.

[Cudzoziemiec]

ETA, in case you fancy https://breachpen.com/collections/breaching/products/breachpen

Oh, I fancy very much - just not so much the £90 a pop...

Hopefully the price will restrict them to professional thieves only. 

[ravenbait]

Argos have put their prices up by between 20 and 60% for resprays and repairs.  I assume this is due to high demand rather than Brexit/Covid, but 

Sale prices of vintage frames have always factored in the cost of a refurb, but this may push some workaday Holdsworths and Carltons off the edge of the bench.

 

I was planning on sending Fingal down to Argos to get the current Argos paintjob redone. That's put a mouse poo in the garibaldi.

Sam

[ravenbait]

£90 for an extra colour! I paid about £105 to have him done in metallic black and silver last time (admittedly just shy of 20 years ago). This would make the total £285!!!

 

Sam

[Cudzoziemiec]

It was £150 for a single colour when I asked about four years ago.

[ravenbait]

£150 - £195 seems like a bit of a steep hike for four years. That's a 30% increase.

Sam

[Cudzoziemiec]

Yes. They are very busy though. Perhaps busier than they can handle? And I guess there isn't much competition for old-skool three-pack frame painting.

[ravenbait]

Is there any competition?

Sam

[Cudzoziemiec]

Mercian? Bob Jackson?

Mercian seem to charge £160 and up. https://www.merciancycles.co.uk/renovations/

[ravenbait]

I read somewhere else on here that Bob Jackson was retiring. Mercian might be worth a shout though, thanks!

Sam

[Cudzoziemiec]

I think Bob Jackson retired and then ended up un-retiring. Or retired and someone else has taken over. Something like that.

[ravenbait]

Mercian pricing is so similar it's bobbins difference. Bob Jackson just says, "A new beginning is coming soon..."

Honestly, if the original Orbit paint job hadn't been so terrible, and I trusted the people who now own Orbit, I'd take advantage of their refurb programme. But it was terrible, and I don't trust them.

I will probably end up sending him to Argos anyway.

Sam

[canny colin]

Dolan cycles in Ormskirk are not as eye watering . I don't think  they do fancy lug lining ect . Vernon Barker do a good Job  and are very reasonably priced but have closed the book .     

[giropaul]

Catherine Neary at Universal Cycles in Maltby does very nice refinishing for classic frames. It’s Dave Marsh’s shop, and he’s an expert in classic bikes - especially Raleigh SBU and Carltons as he worked there and has all the records.

[rogerzilla]

I used to get frames re-enamelled for £30 through Roger Page Cycles in Birmingham.  30 years ago, but not much else has gone up 550% since then!

[Cudzoziemiec]

I used to get frames re-enamelled for £30 through Roger Page Cycles in Birmingham.  30 years ago, but not much else has gone up 550% since then!

House prices.
https://www.home.co.uk/guides/house_prices_report.htm?location=bristol&all=1

[rogerzilla]

Brooks saddles aren't far off.  A new B17 was about £30 a few years ago and now it's £90.  I was buying immaculate, lightly-used Swallows for £35 four years ago.  Now I'm afraid to park the bike outside, as it's an easy £120 for a scrote with an allen key.