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It is mate, the guy I spoke to about it made everything himself, he was going to have the wheels made but the wheelwright want £600 each so he made them himself, bike made from Elm and Oak,very interesting bloke to talk to, a member of the Boston vintage and veteran cycle club Rog

Up to you mate, I left both asses in depending which side of the border you are from (Lincs or Notts) Rog

A few pics from a great weekend at the 155th Heckington show Lincolnshire, sommat for everyone Rog

There's a walk though a part of Barnsley called "The Hen Pen" Rog

All elderly chaps are noisy buggers Den,you'll find that out when you get old mate Rog

Standard yellow number plate Phil saw it again today, it's a Triumph Hurricane, I think mainly for the American market with all the flash and raked front forks Rog

I'll have a look today Phil, there was a couple more bikes I'll get pictures of as well Rog

Just had to resurrect this thread after seeing some fine motor bikes at the Heckington show today Nice Triumph triple X75 And a Bonnie made using mainly bits from the parts bin including race cams Rog

Phil, The most picturesque section of the Trent is along the embankment Nottingham surely Rog

Plenty of room, don't have to move the front seats at all, just drop the back seats and away we go, got Bassingham fete next saturday then Lineside vintage working weekend in September oh and got to fit Norton Disney village show in sometime in August (only next village so not far away) Rog

Took next door neighbours to Burton Waters this morning, they have hired a day boat as part of his wife's birthday present I think they are sailing (if thats the right term) upto Torksey lock, anyway back home and got the car loaded up with the vintage cycles ready for the weekends show at Heckington just the kettle and gas ring and the cold bag full of food to go in then the bike carrier to fit in the morning for the gents Hercules bike, now got one of the mowers out ready to cut the grass then settle down with bangers and mash for tea, nice one, hope you've all had a great day l know I have

Brilliant, I hope they do the trick and you get many miles of comfortable riding out of them Rog

Verisure alarms, latest one one is this fella gets a call from them letting him know his house has been broken into, he tells his mate verisure activated "zero vision" and the burglar ran off, he though it quite funny, wait till he gets home and sees what a mess the burglar made to his door/windows/frames when he tried to break in, he won't be laughing then the idiot, anyroad, what a very amateurish company verisure use to advertise their product primary school plays would make a better more convincing job of it Rog

They can take away areas but they will never take away your memories Rog

Well I wouldn't worry about cannabis farms, drug dealers and knife crime if I was you Margie people like that (and if it is there are in the minority) usually stick to their own bit of turf and don't bother anyone else, just scaremongering me duck, He'll be fine and I'm sure the good people of Bestwood will make him welcome Rog

Grips seem to be the best option for you then, good idea to try before you buy and your bike shop man sounds an honest bloke, i tend to stay clear of Halfrauds for advice though mainly because the "mechanics" don't even ride cycles Rog

Worth a try for sure, let us know how you go on with them if you decide to buy Rog

It can get very involved if you want it to, I just set up my bike for rider comfort, ease of pedalling, progressive braking etc, If I was to look at the technical data and performance graphs that's in the book I think I would have sleepless nights, if you are comfortable on your bike and it's set up correctly just enjoy riding it and let the mathematicians worry about the scientific side of things, this is a good reference book though Rog

A look through my book has shown this computer graphic of standard rider, notice the bent arms at the elbow,(shock absorption) seat slightly forward, position of the knees when over TDC of the pedal stroke are slightly forward of the crankset and shoulders slightly foreward of the knees after TDC of the pedal stroke, plus you could add to the comfort by fitting sponge handlebar grips Rog

You can get some very soft handlebar grips, some made of silicone or sponge/high density foam, keep the tyres inflated to the max pressure stated on the tyre for road use, running them on lower pressure is more likely to pick up a puncture, I'll have a look through my book to see if there is any reference to position on the bike Rog

They call them Cruiser style bars now and they aren't cheap, I think they are American style similar to the old Schwinn bikes Rog

Understandable about that, slightly raised handlebars should help and have you tried bending your arms at the elbow when riding, I know that sounds a bit daft but bending at the elbow acts as a kind of shock absorber and takes the shock loading away from forearms and wrists Rog

They'd be alright, anything to take the weight off the forearms and wrists, I notice pianoman has straight bars so would be leaning foreword with all top half body weight being forced onto wrists which after a time does become painful and subject to "pins and needles" in the hands Rog

Great news Carni, so pleased you are now on the mend, we are all thinking of you and look forward to seeing you at a meetup Rog

Do you have a local bike shop?if so have a word with him/her and handle different sizes, failing that see if Decathlon have riser bars in stock, they should have, it's good to try before you buy, if you do go to Decathlon try sitting on some of their bikes with raised bars (usually hybrid bikes or town bikes) Rog