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Sep 2008
10:45am, 18 Sep 2008
7,354 posts
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GregP
My ride in was *way* too short today.
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Sep 2008
10:47am, 18 Sep 2008
39,429 posts
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Hanneke
Yeah, I am only riding into work and back, however, I did go for an 11 km fell run this morning, onto the ridge, along and back again. The views were spectacular over wales and England was shrouded in a thin veil of mist, with the tops of the hills sticking out, quite surreal 
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Sep 2008
3:08pm, 18 Sep 2008
24,205 posts
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mad4purple
I've bought some brake pads, so I'm off to fit them in a minute!!! This should be very interesting
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Sep 2008
3:53pm, 18 Sep 2008
832 posts
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Slowboy
Don't forget to toe them in - the front of the pads (ie the end nearest the front of the bike) need to be about a millimetre closer to the rim than the backs of the pads. If you set them up so they are completely parallel to the rim they'll likely squeal.
Some pads have a shaped washer that lets you achieve this - alternatively running a file down the back end of the pad will achieve the same result.
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Sep 2008
4:23pm, 18 Sep 2008
24,206 posts
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mad4purple
Cheers sb, they are done now, and I hadn't seen your message, there is a gap naturally and I was thinking oh shite what have I done wrong, but looks like it's all good. I'll test them out tomorrow morning. It was bl00dy hard work and I've never done anything like that before so I got in a right mess, at one point I was going to abandon my efforts and take it to a LBS, but I'm rather pleased with myself.
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Sep 2008
4:42pm, 18 Sep 2008
7,400 posts
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GregP
Doing it yourself is much more satisfying, for sure.
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Sep 2008
4:51pm, 18 Sep 2008
24,207 posts
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mad4purple
Next step is doing the pedals and seat. Although I know I can do the seat as I did the one on my road bike last year on my own
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Sep 2008
6:05pm, 18 Sep 2008
24,209 posts
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mad4purple
Ok so I will own up, as every first time story needs a d'oh moment. I have just been and mown my lawns, doing so meant I had to take bike out of the storage bit, and I was admiring my work on my bike, when I discovered that the gap was bigger at the front than at the back, opposite to what sb said, so I have sorted it out and they are now toed in
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Sep 2008
6:34pm, 18 Sep 2008
6,424 posts
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Stepford Wife
Yays for M4P
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Sep 2008
9:16pm, 18 Sep 2008
39,468 posts
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Hanneke
Cool, can you come and do mine now M4P
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