http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Forum: Stuff - Recent Posts en Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:10:35 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21247#post-385404 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:22:09 +0000 ejstubbs 385404@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Agreed </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21247#post-385403 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:36:10 +0000 Arellcat 385403@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For mail order fans, I can confirm that Pro Fabrics is a good company to deal with. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21247#post-385402 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:10:15 +0000 bakky 385402@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thank you all! I shall report back with progress. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21247#post-385397 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:30:43 +0000 ejstubbs 385397@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Depending on the shape &amp; size of the damaged area, it might be preferable to sue McNett Tenacious Tape <a href="https://www.profabrics.co.uk/products/mcnett-tenacious-tape" rel="nofollow">https://www.profabrics.co.uk/products/mcnett-tenacious-tape</a>, augmented with Seam Grip (per the instructions suppled with the Tenacious Tape).</p> <p>I think Go Outdoors do both products, which might be a bit cheaper if you already have a membership card (and can be picked up from their <a href="https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/pages/store/go-outdoors-edinburgh">shop in Granton</a> rather than waiting for mail order). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21247#post-385396 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:24:00 +0000 chdot 385396@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In case anyone imagines g was being imaginative </p> <p><a href="https://www.profabrics.co.uk/products/mcnett-seam-grip" rel="nofollow">https://www.profabrics.co.uk/products/mcnett-seam-grip</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21247#post-385395 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:00:07 +0000 gembo 385395@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>McNett Seam Grip. You won’t regret it </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21247#post-385394 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:52:11 +0000 bakky 385394@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Can anyone make a recommendation - eldest’s Ortlieb pannier needs a wee repair as the rubber seal at the top has conciously uncoupled from the bag material, along about the middle half of its length. Looks like it was glued or taped together, any thoughts on the best kind of adhesive with which to counsel it back together? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19434&page=10#post-385266 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:51:50 +0000 LaidBack 385266@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Started as unsatisfactory story last week with a most satisfactory ending courtesy of @jss of this forum.</p> <p>Dutch cycle tourist phoned as riding a recliner from John O' Groats south.<br /> Looking for a new front tyre and inner but turns out it's 451 - older 20" variant size We've only ever sold 406 20" bikes - BMX size for which there's big range of rim widths and tyre choices.<br /> Also custom length spokes for 451 rear.</p> <p>Suggest he tries other shops that may have - Bicycle Works etc.</p> <p>Then I remembered that @jss has the same model (bough s/h not from LB!)<br /> So I put Dutch guy in touch with him (with permission) and apparently all got sorted.<br /> Models was this FWD one<br /> <a href="https://www.performercycles.com/bike-detail/19" rel="nofollow">https://www.performercycles.com/bike-detail/19</a></p> <p>Front wheel drive so hills and rough paths probably shredded tyre faster than expected. Yes he should have had spares.<br /> He had a colleague with car support I think.</p> <p>Big thanks to @jss for his help though.</p> <p>Joe at shop also helped find neighbours pet cat that week too! Probably best shop results of the year. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21992#post-385244 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:11:20 +0000 gembo 385244@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sent PM. Pal says Yes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21992#post-385243 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:57:41 +0000 gembo 385243@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aha, ok I will ask the pal first tho her Hubbie has a good garge. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21992#post-385241 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:56:49 +0000 531 385241@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Relugas road is very convenient. PM me the details and I will happily drop them off! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21992#post-385240 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:55:55 +0000 gembo 385240@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Happy to take either or both, assume not disc brakes.<br /> Will be at Soderberg tomorrow but en Velo</p> <p>I have a pal at Relugas Road if that is nearby? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21992#post-385239 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:48:29 +0000 531 385239@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's time to clear some stuff out. I seem to have many wheels. I am gifting these to anyone who will actually use them:</p> <p>1. Shimano RS-11 (road, 700c) wheelset. They are both in good functional condition. The rear has been cosmetically deteriorated by someone misadjusting a brake caliper but its not serious. </p> <p>2. commuter alloy wheels (700c, freewheel type) wide enough to take a 45mm tyre I think. These are very little used. Robust. The rear is for a quick release which I don't have. The front is nutted (solid axle).</p> <p>Located south side. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19434&page=10#post-385197 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:37:26 +0000 wingpig 385197@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If it's a 2005 Revolution Continental Race I can recommend a hack using B&amp;M fork crown light brackets to enable ⅔ of a full-sized rear mudguard to be fitted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19434&page=10#post-385187 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:53:58 +0000 gembo 385187@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice, the stuff you knew you were on fire and also another school day </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19434&page=10#post-385186 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:51:01 +0000 bakky 385186@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Young but also clueless. I've never had dropped bars personally so it's never come up - I was just clicking the wee paddle levers and wondering why hee haw happened.</p> <p>The theory would be the brifters go and 'regular' shifters are used, provided that's technically feasible with the other shtuff on the bike - Shimano HG gears CS-HG41-8aw with Shimano Acera derailleur.</p> <p>I did feel, in spite of the lack of gumption regarding how to shift, like I was 'getting somewhere' with maintenance in general today. Also refitted the Swytch wheel to the Mrs' steel tourer wiv the proper torque and everything. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19434&page=10#post-385185 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:17:03 +0000 gembo 385185@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You are just young I suppose but I have that style Brifter on my 2013. tricross but the normal Brifter on the 2012.</p> <p>Brifters on flat bars ? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19434&page=10#post-385183 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:29:32 +0000 bakky 385183@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Been checking over a pal’s old shed-bound bike coop ‘revolution’ for him to get back on the road, ideally changing from drop to straight bars; in looking at the gear shifting, tried re-tensioning cables but still couldn’t get it to shift, until I Googled just now:</p> <p><blockquote>Shimano Sora Flight Deck shifters use a dual-control lever system where you push the large main brake lever sideways to shift to an easier gear and press the smaller inner thumb/paddle lever to shift to a harder gear. Always pedal forward lightly while shifting.</blockquote></p> <p>Well, today I learned that’s a thing… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20915#post-385016 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:35:43 +0000 chdot 385016@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Green?</p> <p><a href="https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/50cm-raleigh-dyna-tech-405ti-titanium-with-shimano-600.238233/" rel="nofollow">https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/50cm-raleigh-dyna-tech-405ti-titanium-with-shimano-600.238233/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20915#post-385014 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:38:48 +0000 Baldcyclist 385014@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Actually managed to procure a Raleigh Dynatech 405Ti in the right size, and located in Edinburgh after all of these years.</p> <p>Not original equipment, someone has added a Campag groupset at some point, but no mind I just want the frame/forks for my wall display, so quite chuffed I found one. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21976#post-384924 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:09:03 +0000 ejstubbs 384924@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>FWE padded wheel bag, ~30" outside diameter. Surplus to requirements. PM me if interested. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21949#post-384595 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:10:16 +0000 steveo 384595@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've got tubeless on the mtb and gravel* bikes but the commuter will remain with butyl tubes until they're not made anymore.</p> <p>*Technically the gravel bike has one TPU tube and one tubeless as the tyres weren't technically tubless compatible and one would not seal. I can't feel any difference but the people who do science do say TPU is a decent upgrade. It packs down really small which is the main thing for me.</p> <p>I got a metal bottle from Aliexpress which you pressurise with a track pump then it dumps the 120psi into the tube rapidly which is very effective at seating the tyre. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21953#post-384588 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:30:08 +0000 Rosie 384588@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You can watch Danny Macaskill revisiting the locations of his first Edinburgh video.</p> <p><a href="https://unofficialnetworks.com/2026/06/03/danny-macaskill-revisits-filming-locations-from-his-groundbreaking-2009-viral-video/" rel="nofollow">https://unofficialnetworks.com/2026/06/03/danny-macaskill-revisits-filming-locations-from-his-groundbreaking-2009-viral-video/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21949#post-384573 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:21:38 +0000 stiltskin 384573@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tubeless has been a no-brainer for MTB for years. On road less so, but it does seem to be getting better especially as the tendency is to go for wider tyres/lower pressures. I personally wouldn't use it for 28mm &amp; below. However I have had the experience of taking off an old tyre &amp; discovering I had suffered three punctures of which I hadn't been aware that I'd had &amp; which the system had quietly worked as promised. Also, given the state of the roads, being able to run at lower pressures is a real benefit.<br /> It seems to be a system which if it works, it works very well, if it doesn't then it<br /> can be more of a PITA than using tubes. There is, however, a knack to setting up &amp; fitting the tyres which can take some time to perfect. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21949#post-384540 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:52:39 +0000 Dave 384540@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wonder what the total ecosystem cost is like (environmental, not just £££). In the best case, I saved a lot of mountain bike inner tubes with terminal snakebite punctures. On the other hand, there is the sealant fluid (still on the same bottle from 2015 though).</p> <p>For road I’m not so sure. It was really annoying with the rene herse trying to keep them airtight. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21949#post-384533 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:39:56 +0000 neddie 384533@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Haven't tried tubeless, but it strikes me that it isn't for the convenience of cyclists, but more about selling more consumables and expensive stuff to them!</p> <p>New (expensive) tyres, valve, and rim tape<br /> New wheels (?)<br /> Sealant (consumable)<br /> CO2 inflator<br /> CO2 canisters (consumable)<br /> Additional servicing to change the sealant</p> <p>Capitalism showing its ugly hand...</p> <p>What happened to cycling being simple and independent? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21949#post-384531 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:53:03 +0000 Baldcyclist 384531@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Been running tubeless on bike I bought last year. Don't cycle as many miles as I used to so in 1000km or so not had any issues, or P's that I'm aware of. TBF I haven't been good at replacing sealant either.</p> <p>I do carry an electric pump, plugs, and also a spare TPU inner tube just incase, but not had to use (yet).</p> <p>First maintenance coming up, Gemini advised me after a year I probably wanted to take tyres off and reseal as the sealant is probably dry. It also told me my track pump may not be enough to reseat the tyres, so I may need an 'airshot' device to quickly inflate/reseat. Will advise on how nigtmarish/easy that is to do.</p> <p>More on large volume tyres than tubeless, but I used to run my 28mm M+s at 90-100PSI, and these 45mm tyres according to silca website should be inflated to 26psi - they run smooth and fast, and are very comfortable at that pressure, and that still baffles me!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21949#post-384530 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:49:24 +0000 Dave 384530@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have tubeless MTB tyres and only just got around to replacing one, fitted in 2015 so not a bad innings and don't remember really having any issues. </p> <p>I briefly tried tubeless Rene Herse tyres on my commuter kind of 2016-2017 sort of era. Referenced in this old post <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20453#post-343353">on CCE</a> actually.</p> <p>What's been surprisingly successful for me is the Slime inner tubes. Both our cargo bike and the other ebike have these fitted now and they have radically reduced the number of punctures, from very rare to practically unheard of. (In fact, I've now been commuting A70 / Lanark Rd / canal for 18 months and have no punctures, touch wood). </p> <p>The great thing about these tubes is that there's no mess or difficulty with the tubeless valve stem if you need to swap tubes, and you're not on crazy tight rim/tyre interfaces either. I can fit the tyres without levers and the tubes still seem to be effective more than a year in. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21949#post-384525 Sun, 31 May 2026 20:18:53 +0000 mcairney 384525@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've been running tubeless on my bikes for a few years now and my experience is that it will save you from numerous 'small' punctures (glass, thorns etc) but if you get something bigger that won't seal or a sidewall tyre then you'll still need to resort to a tube. And with the combination of tight tyre and wheel tolerances this is often easier said than done! I've just got a new pair of wheels for my gravel bike which I've still to convert to tubeless. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21949#post-384524 Sun, 31 May 2026 16:44:46 +0000 ejstubbs 384524@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Once I saw the faff that was involved in the transition to tubeless, and noted that the sealant needs to be replaced on a regular* basis, I decided to stick with tubes.</p> <p>I've never had a pinch flat. I must not ride hard enough on the trails. Or maybe I'm just careful...</p> <p><em>* Not <u>frequent</u>, but regular - and, in fact, on a sufficiently non-frequent basis that I would almost inevitably forget to do it. Bear in mind that I'm the sort of person who has to set a reminder in Google Calendar to replace my toothbrush every three months.</em> </p>