A little while ago I replaced the bars on my pug with some wider ones; to make this easier I also bought a quill-to-threadless stem adapter. (I then set about taping the bars with a moderate degree of success.)

The finished product looks like this, including the stem adapter:

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Four days lovely cycle touring, and checking out the Dutch answer to rising sea levels. Here's the link to the website post:

http://richardtulloch.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/bikes-on-dykes-cycling-zeeland-netherlands/

Again from the Hills Shire Times

A NEW Draft Integrated Transport Direction has been placed on exhibition by Hills Shire Council.
The plan outlines the council’s strategic direction for transport and will be asking residents for comments and submissions from Tuesday (February 2).
It will be on exhibition at three major locations around the Hills Shire from Tuesday.
Mayor Peter Dimbrowsky said the Draft Integrated Transport Direction was a great example of the council thinking today for t… Continue

Yesterday evening, I acquired a new skill. Or rather, I did something for the first time, which means next time I do it I'll know how to do it better. But probably still not skilfully.

Anyway, the story started when I decided to replace the bars on my Peugeot; the ones that were on there were rather narrow and not comfortable. The bike, being old, has a quill-style stem which requires the bars to be threaded through (as opposed to the more common 'pop top' on modern stems), so I also thought I'… Continue