tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post2085390982498374873..comments2024-02-09T06:24:16.626+00:00Comments on upside down in cloud: making a bike skirt guardDru Marlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-81233203366662297342011-06-19T09:55:09.429+01:002011-06-19T09:55:09.429+01:00Thanks for the link, Joe! Shall get in touch with ...Thanks for the link, Joe! Shall get in touch with 'emDru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-56631446123162422612011-06-16T17:53:58.060+01:002011-06-16T17:53:58.060+01:00Are you familiar with the Bike Hacks blog? I'm...Are you familiar with the Bike Hacks blog? I'm sure they would be delighted to see this!<br /><br />http://bikehacks.com/<br /><br />--JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-70420362152293463922011-06-07T11:02:09.303+01:002011-06-07T11:02:09.303+01:00Not fools the Dutch, they have taken to electrical...Not fools the Dutch, they have taken to electrically aided bikes in case they have to ever make an effort or encounter a short rise like a hump backed bridge over a canal!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-77137758873233815792011-06-07T06:56:25.620+01:002011-06-07T06:56:25.620+01:00Someone's importing Dutch bikes to Bristol, Ca...Someone's importing Dutch bikes to Bristol, Caroline; very nice things, but seeing someone straining up a Brizzle hill on a Bakfiets with children in the front box, I mostly think "Thank God I'm not pedalling *that*...."Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-92166670731901233142011-06-04T09:50:03.384+01:002011-06-04T09:50:03.384+01:00I always wanted disc brakes but my bike shop guy s...I always wanted disc brakes but my bike shop guy said only tandems were able to fit them and they would never be seen on other bikes! Always two or three decades ahead with my thinking! All the brake bits out of the way and stop you in the wet and on huge hills when carrying all you worldly possessions and a tent and don't want the tyres to explode with the heat buildup.<br /><br />I was shocked to see how many simple but new smart bikes were in use and the standard price seemed to be 499 euros!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-25654191478108759712011-06-04T07:20:51.446+01:002011-06-04T07:20:51.446+01:00Thanks for the pics, Caroline! They look a bit pos...Thanks for the pics, Caroline! They look a bit posh and modern for Amsterdam, whih I associate with great lines of raggedy Omafietsen... my previous bike had drum brakes, but they were not quite as effective as the rim ones, a bit of a consideration in hilly Bristol where the cars are vicious too.<br />Glad to report that the test ride showed up no probs, so now I must decorate the guards.<br />I know the ones you mean, Martha; I have a set of them too, but they are designed for a more old-fashioned bike so I gave up trying to bodge them on and came at the problem from a different angle. As it were.Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-71167964021063175182011-06-04T00:31:44.231+01:002011-06-04T00:31:44.231+01:00I didn't want to show my age by mentioning the...I didn't want to show my age by mentioning the hook on guards which had the added advantage of cutting down spray.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-57178748456674033092011-06-03T20:07:46.541+01:002011-06-03T20:07:46.541+01:00Cleverly is the word.Cleverly is the word.Deborah Harvey Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023927527337407685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-86396957776229819032011-06-03T20:02:39.168+01:002011-06-03T20:02:39.168+01:00nice work Dru, I think I recall ones made of plast...nice work Dru, I think I recall ones made of plastic mac material that go over the mudguard an hook onto hub nuts. Think they were Dutch also.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107865405666364680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-80470474375512017832011-06-03T19:58:31.672+01:002011-06-03T19:58:31.672+01:00ah Isadora Duncan.. no brakes with wires there I t...ah Isadora Duncan.. no brakes with wires there I think<br /><br />Martha (should get on her bike again)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107865405666364680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-81686681371630223782011-06-03T13:44:11.840+01:002011-06-03T13:44:11.840+01:00You clearly have gone about this the wrong way. Do...You clearly have gone about this the wrong way. Do what they do in Holland and forget about all those brakes with wires and things then there is nothing to get tangled up in Isadora Duncan style!<br /><br />I shall try and email you a few snaps from a few weeks ago to show you what I mean.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.com