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Fat Bloke on a Bike: An Unlikely Adventure

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I’ve tried the first one but no parts of my body are at an appropriate height to measure the saddle height from (without the use of a ruler)! I haven’t dealt with the rear rack model (the R version) here as mine is the L version, but I would expect this to be even more fiddly, given the number of additional attachments!

Just as is the case behind the concept of the outboard BB, which may be flawed, but for other reasons. For example, my finger-gauge measurement is ‘four fingers – tight’ (pressing down so the pillar digs into the lowest finger, resting against the finger bone). I’ve also been tinkering with my bikes, and despite the atrocious weather, even managed to do a bit of riding. But, given that the farmer was my client, the chances of him or one of his employees cutting my bike from the gate seemed a little unlikely.Had to then bike a mile up the hill to get the train home as I was very tired, that was much slower in granny gears. Talking of tinkering, something else I’ve been experimenting with is changing the standard 50T crank to a 44T crank, the idea being that I would get a lower bottom gear to help with the hilly roads we have round here. Where I live (in northwest England) apart from being perpetually cool and damp, there has been nary a sunny day since March. Chris667 its a bit of a trek from Tyneside to Reading I'm afraid but if I'm in the vicinit I will take you up on your offer. Finally, as my Brompton has a Brooks saddle, it is not so easy to carry as it is with the standard seat, so I tend to hold it by the frame.

which I can use when the one I’m riding fails and can be gaily thrown into a ditch, is enormously appealing but unrealistic.My second strategy had been to take it easy, to just cycle at a steady pace, taking in the scenery, and to not be dragged along in the mad panic. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and knowing the author simply made his achievement (in writing a book and, indeed, in getting on a bike) that much more impressive. The story demonstrates that even within just one week's travel you can face so much beauty and adversity.

I have in fact heard a number of suggestions such as measuring the seat height against a part of your body (your navel for example); attaching a piece of cord of the correct length to both the frame and the saddle so that when the saddle is at the right height, it is taught; or, marking the seat with a pencil or an indelible marker pen. Similarly, carrying out bat activity surveys of large sites such as hospitals or colleges, is very easily accomplished by bike, given the distances that have to be covered in a relatively short amount of time. Am I better off with a new mountain bike as they are sturdy and will deal with my weight despite being less suited to what I actually want to use it for, or is a road bike more rugged than it seems? No idea if to get 40mm I need to change the rims or just the tyres or even if I would have to change them atall? There’s no need to loosen the brake cable, but you must remember to refit the brake nut and the washers, reposition (centralise) the brake, and tighten it all up again, once you’ve finished removing the mudguard.So now you’ve removed the two bolts and screws from the stays, the next step is to remove the bracket from the brake spindle. As it happens, it did help in that way, but I think I’m going to change back, the next time I need to replace the chain and sprockets. Fuelled by coffee, cake and conversations, this unlikely adventure takes Paul to the top of the world and the edge of despair. Removing them is quite fiddly as, firstly, you need to get your fingers between the wheel and rear frame to secure the locking nuts while you attempt to unscrew the screw, which holds the stays, in bunches of threes, onto the frame.

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