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Strava Data - available to local authorities
Now this makes interesting reading - "those logging rides as “commute” in the UK have saved approximately 11.5 billion litres of fuel...
Paul Swabey
Dec 7, 20171 min read
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More gears - new cassette - job done - right???
WRONG!!! It would be easy to think that you might change (say) an 8 speed cassette for a 10 speed and with a bit of twiddling to re index...
Paul Swabey
Oct 19, 20171 min read
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Swabes Does Science
I always bang on about not 'cross chaining' (riding in the big cog on both front and back or indeed the small cog front and back). Why?...
Paul Swabey
Aug 14, 20171 min read
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Well, that was an education!
I spent some time with Royce at Velocity Cycling http://velocitysportscycling.com in Binfield this week having a bike, saddle and cleat...
Paul Swabey
Aug 12, 20171 min read
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Campagnolo Brakes - getting the wheel out
I expect all you Campy owners know this but I'd often wondered why the brake calipers don't have the levers Shimano have to loosen the...
Paul Swabey
Jul 3, 20171 min read
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Playing with headset spacers - what you need to know
We all like to play with our bikes - and raising or lowering the stem on the steerer tube to change the height of handlebars is a...
Paul Swabey
Apr 28, 20171 min read
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Chain wear?
What difference to a chain does a tiny bit of wear make??
Paul Swabey
Apr 14, 20171 min read
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A cautionary tale
A cautionary tale for one and all. This great matt black Ribble came in because of a skipping chain that’s cropped up – just before a...
Paul Swabey
Mar 31, 20171 min read
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Cable Stop Barrel Adjusters.
If its a few years old your bike may have them. They allow fine tuning of the gears and sit in sockets on the frame (as seen on this 2011...
Paul Swabey
Mar 10, 20171 min read
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Bendy Shifty
This Cannondale Six came in for a valet and some erratic gear changing behavior. Some gears fine – others jumping about. TOP TIP – gear...
Paul Swabey
Feb 26, 20171 min read
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Sometimes 'free' is worth it
We had this fella return to the 'shop recently to cure an annoying squeak from the Bottom Bracket. While it was in I noticed that the...
Paul Swabey
Feb 10, 20171 min read
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