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Therefore I am getting another one. Cruzbike had a S40 frame that somebody bought and returned. I thought that it would be quicker than waiting for a new one that has not been manufactured yet. I did not want to wait. Anyway I want a frame because I want 650b. Now that it does not have...

I was inspired by @chicorider's Topeak add-on. I have the underseat bag, but I have finally overstuffed it to death, despite having the world's biggest panniers on the Grasshopper. The problem with the Topeak idea is that the bag is tiny. They sell a bigger bag but I think it would catch the...

Silvio has a new squeak. I cannot locate the source but I am almost sure it is in front. I thought it was the steering, but when I hold the bike and turn the bars it feels fine. I thought it was the BB. When I hold the bike and turn the cranks there is no squeak. I took the chain off, and...

Maybe the speed forum is the wrong place for this thread. In the Essex countryside, I could see the impending junction from a long way off, and saw the hearse going past, followed by the limousine and the traffic jam. They had just enough time to cut me off. So there I was, behind them. I...

Today. Just thought I'd mention it. Already happened in Australia.

31 miles today in 29 C. Before I went I filled my guts with water. I stopped halfway and filled my guts with the water I was carrying. When I got back I think I was dehydrated. I filled my guts with water again. Nicest water I ever tasted. My Silvio feels at home in this Aussie weather...

Maria sent me a email saying someone wants a go on my bike. I would be happy to do this. I think, for some reason Maria did not see the reply I sent.

If I ever want to ride a Cruzbike again, I will have to get one. I did a really stupid thing. I let someone ride it. He fell off. The frame snapped. Other people have ridden it before. And fallen off. But I should not have let them, really, should I?

I did it. I cut the boom. I was thinking about this for a long time. I ride on my insteps rather than the balls of my feet, which means my in-seam is effectively short. I have been riding the Grasshopper like this for years, and on that bike I have the boom as far in as possible. On the...

I have a Silvio 2.0 with 28mm tyres. I want mudguards but the clearance under the front fork is tiny, like the width of a human hair. I have Mavic A119 wheels, and Mavic says 28mm is the minimum. What would happen if I put smaller tyres on? Would 23mm be dangerous? Would I get enough...

I have an announcement: I RODE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not very far, but I went round some corners.

So, after the IGH debacle I decided to get a Sram XX1 drivetrain. Having been happily married to a Rohloff for 10 years, I am a bit ignorant of this disraeli gears lark. I thought the hub was just the bit in the middle of the wheel, onto which the cassette fits. Turns out that a hub comes in...

Got it! Winter here in London is nasty weather so I will be assembling it slowly. Also, I will be probably doing it wrong and taking it apart again. Anyway happy Christmas everyone.

I ordered only the frame, but I got the bits in anticipation. Schmidt dynamo, Hope disk brakes, Rohloff, which I am told fits in the forks. I hope it all fits together. I don't know which hoops to get, so I am going to ask the LBS and ask them to build the wheels. I have Rohloff on my...

Early on in my experience of bents, I discovered one major advantage of the DF format. If you want to do something mechanical to a DF bike, you can turn it over and it is very stable upside-down. I have to unscrew the headrest from my Grasshopper, and then the fight starts. The handlebars are...

I use my Grasshopper to go to work, and come back in the dark, through the borderlands between London and Essex in the UK. The one thing that really annoys me about riding at night is on-coming headlights. It seems that almost all British drivers use their full-beams all the time, and about...

Ordered the kit and it came really quickly. All the way from Oz. I am in London, by the way. At the same time I ordered the donor from Ebay. Still not come. All the way from Nottingham! I got a Grasshopper 10 years ago and it is my only bike. Its only weakness is lack of speed. When...