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The Knowledge / Re: The return of Bicycle Repair Man

« Last post by Adam on Today at 05:20:27 pm »

Yes, the solution is threadless bottom brackets.  Which aren't actually threadless, but merely 2 narrow halves which screw together rather than onto the frame.

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/bottom-brackets/110-yst-threadless-68-mm-sealed-bearing-bottom-bracket-for-frames-with-damaged-threads/

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Rides and Touring / Re: Friday Night Ride To The Smoke (Oxford-London) 27-28 August

« Last post by Adam on Today at 05:16:41 pm »

But would road-runner come back to host the half-way stop?

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The Pub / Re: What have you fettled today?

« Last post by T42 on Today at 05:15:34 pm »

Fitted a new chainring to a customer's bike - the old one had virtually no teeth and he wondered why it kept throwing the chain.   Also fitted gear cables to the same machine . . .  don't you just love frames with internal cabling.

Yebbut think about the aero.

---o0o---

Meanwhile, I have moved the stem from the ex-eBrute to the eTrek and put a longer stem on the Brute.  I doubt if I'll be riding it again other than on the turbo. Sad about that - I did almost all my long-distance and all my big climbs on it.  It will now revert to its old handle of Ti Warhorse.

Aye well.

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OT Knowledge / Re: Dodgy multimeter?

« Last post by Diver300 on Today at 05:12:34 pm »

It’s not ideal, but voltages that high are hard to find in a house, especially DC voltages. I would far rather that meter than nothing and whatever meter you have, always test your meter before assuming something is dead. You set any meter to read DC volts and it would show mains AC voltage as zero, or just not make connection with the probes, so checking that some reading can be made is important.

The same connections for current and voltage is also not the best. It is worth finding out if the meter can still read voltage with a blown current fuse.

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Arts and Entertainment / Re: Television tonight: what's worth watching?

« Last post by jwo on Today at 04:49:08 pm »

I wanted to like Blue Lights, but found it rather soapy considering how seriously it appears to take itself. That and a little too much police propagandising.

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The Knowledge / Re: The return of Bicycle Repair Man

« Last post by robgul on Today at 04:37:49 pm »

Unless I'm not understanding there are "threadless bottom brackets" for square taper cranks - for use when the BB shell threads are stripped/damaged.    I fitted a couple when I was managing an LBS about 5 years ago and they worked fine.

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Arts and Entertainment / Re: Television tonight: what's worth watching?

« Last post by citoyen on Today at 04:16:35 pm »

Next Monday 15th, BBC 1 10pm, series 2 of Blue Lights.

We’ve just been catching up with the first series. Enjoyed it. Ending was a bit predictable though, and it teeters on the edge of cheesiness in places. A lot of Line of Duty influences. Richard Dormer is great.

Will watch the second series.

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Arts and Entertainment / Re: Television tonight: what's worth watching?

« Last post by rafletcher on Today at 04:02:23 pm »

For the less die-hard fans among us, the Giro d’Italia highlights are on DMax at 7pm starting next Saturday. 

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The Knowledge / Re: The return of Bicycle Repair Man

« Last post by Paul H on Today at 04:01:01 pm »

I am starting to think about going on another tour and am wondering how long this fix might last. I thought I would reach out to see if there is anything you would recommend I do to ensure longevity of the frame? Is it possible to fix this part with the right tools?

Any help would be great!

Thanks very much,

Freddie

I'm not sure that Mr Yates still monitors this thread, I think he has retired.  But he did answer a similar question some years ago and I had a frame repaired in just the way he describes:

For a dodgy thread there is another fix that the purists throw their hands up and run for cover at! This is the cut and weld where a cut is made across the shell with a double hacksaw blade and then vee'd out with an angle grinder. I then TIG weld it from the centre outwards which shrinks the shell enough to cut a new thread. It could be classed as a bodge but it works and is far kinder to the frame. I have succesfully done hundreds of these over the last 30 years and had very few problems.

https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=48975.msg979815#msg979815

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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association

« Last post by Thor on Today at 03:53:32 pm »

Little Red Rooster - Rolling Stones