Snod Blatter

I bought a Renntec rack for the TRX, but quickly realised it was poorly designed and near useless. So I did this instead: Much stronger, though it does make getting on and off more of a challenge. Something to think about perhaps?

Annoyingly, I enjoyed that. Must be because I am a walking cliche myself! I had a little break from the Tygers and enjoyed myself some Warlock instead, Doro Pesch's first band. I can't get enough, she's like a female Dio. Sometimes I don't even watch the video too closely https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ9ahHapEvU And to prove I don't just want to live in the 80s, I also recently discovered that the band that did that Black Betty thing also did some cool stuff back in the 70s. I had to turn this up, like I had no choice..! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKg-ybLrkr8

The past nine months of my life have been mostly about the 1980-1982 versions of the Tygers Of Pan Tang. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pny0cxKeDnE Heavily cliched perhaps, but I love it all the same Plus they have the heritage, John Sykes went on to play in Whitesnake and John Deverill was a founding member of Persian Risk, alongside Phil Campbell of Motorhead fame. Surprising just how very forgotten they now are.

I don't know how else you would do it.. But an axle nut doesn't have to be mega tight (like the specs state) to properly clamp the axle. I bet 50Nm is enough, which is just a good heave with a spanner. If you can easily tighten it more with a spanner then it was loose, if not then it was likely okay. I suppose the other thing to check (if you want) is the rear drum mechanism itself, make sure the shoes haven't come loose or aren't flat with the plate or something silly like that.

Excellent point, well made. Thinking about it though, if the axle was loose then wouldn't the chain pull the wheel towards the motor, therefore not pulling the rear brake on? Unless the axle was so loose that the sprocket side moved forward and the brake side went backwards.. You have the bike in the state they gave it to you, can you not test everything for tightness? The axle would have to be really quite loose to allow for movement.

And the wheel bearings!

3.4%? How will I ever grow a proper biker gut on that??

With a rear drum brake the lever on the drum is pulled more and more as you move the wheel back to adjust the tension of the chain. I would imagine the tyre place have tensioned your chain but not adjusted the nut on the end of the rod for the rear drum to suit the new position, so your rear brake has been on slightly all the time - as it heats it will expand and drag more. And more. And eventually you will oval the drum, as you have seen with the wobble. The tyre place should have adjusted the rear brake to give at least some free play at the lever, making sure it doesn't drag. You will likely need a new wheel and brake shoes, I would try to bill them accordingly even if just for a used wheel. You can get drums skimmed but yours looks positively cooked, I wouldn't trust it. Did you not notice there was no free play at the lever? That it moved less than normal? Is this why you had to adjust the brake light switch?

Loaded okay here too, Firefox on PC. Looks super, though €5 a beer? Am I reading this right? €5??

Does anything actually happen at this or is it just an advertising stunt by a cafe to get punters in?

I've had some Buffalo trousers that lasted very well, but were like a sponge in the rain (easily fixed with waterproof overtrousers). The zips gave up quite quickly though, which would be more of an issue on a jacket. I've also had some Buffalo gloves which were pathetic, fell apart in miles. Richa gloves are better, mine have lasted years though again they were never waterproof, though they are semi resistant. Good for the price. Though your link points to the jacket again so not sure which ones you're looking at

No snails or frogs legs? Yet you say you wanted to try French cuisine?? More pics please (not of Rukka and BMWs though, yawwwnnn)