Recent content by messycolin

What he said. There were rumours that certain tennis players and football teams may like a lid put on this. They say doping is playing with the devil, now we see it also includes living devils. Do i blame fuentes? Nah. He made no pact with the devil. He sold what he was asked and you can...

Both mentioned methods need a pro/blasting cabinet. It ain't something you will be doing at home. This means we are talking about paying someone. Which method your local paintshop uses is irrelevent really. Your choice will be what he uses. Any of the blasting media is ok...it is the user...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/nov/05/david-millar-cycling David millar giving a thoughtful and provocative interview in guardian newspaper.

All true. But also bear in mind also that depending on how much tlc your old bike has had if you need to replace bottom bracket, gears, chains, cables, chain rings, brakeblocks etc the replacement costs take you into the range of a new bike. And given you have an old bike, getting spares becomes...

I couldn't disagree more. The columns are well written. You may not like the style but i think he is going for an informal off the cuff style. Too much jounalism in cycling is too dry. Robert writes as he would talk in group in a bar or cafe. What the hell do you want a "consistent tone" for...

As the person who started this...you're right. What was difficult to understand? Interesting to watch todays stage. Froome under orders, but looking strong enough to do his own thing ie win the tour. I am not complaining. It makes sense. Wiggins wins 2012 if things go well. Froome can go...

2 year old kid makes getting out on bike as often as i like difficult. And i lost a previous girlfriend from too many kilometres. But i just lie to myself that i love my family more than my bike now:)

Having witnessed the vuelta and now the first stage mountain stage of the tour are we seeing a new hinault vs lemond situation? Wiggins is strong but evans may get a jump somewhere. Does froome stay with wiggins or does he follow? To be fair to the sky set-up one can imagine that it is...

I found an old unused record headset the other day in my boxes. The old campag stuff is aesthetically and technically a thing of great beauty. I'm holding onto it for my dream bike. I raced on old gran turismo hubs in 80's and i still have the wheels that still run good. The record hubs...

In theory methylene chloride paint-stripper shouldn't be a problem but I wouldn't suggest you use it. Just sand the loose material back to smooth edge. You can patch this in and sand smooth. Then coat the whole tube with new varnish. Out a spray can or you can go to a yacht chandlery and buy a...