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hello allen would you like to chat to a 36 male liverpool? i also cycling ive been cycling now for 20 yrs ive got the raleigh team racer which ive just bought new wheels and new brakes for it and they wasen't cheap :o) i also have the mountain bike but prefare the racer anytime anyway allen wots your asl plz and i would like to hear from you take care phil

Hi Phil, nice to hear from you
sure I,m always willing to chat about cycling.
I'm 53 years young, male and from Barnsley in Sth. Yorkshire.
I love the sport and train two evenings a week and ride time trials at the weekend or if I'm not racing I do a long training
ride on Sundays.
I have a Carrera road bike, a
Quintana Roo lo-pro and like you I have a mountain bike (Claud Butler).My wife has a CBR Gatecrasher Mnt bike.
Let me know do you do any kind of racing or club riding,are you watching the Vuelta on eurosport
and what destinations you ride to. cheers Alan.
by the way how did you find my real name.

hello again allen thanks
for your message im not in a cycling club :o( ive been meaning
to join one but its getting the time to do it with looking after my mother but i still the sport sometimes i take a ride to the albert dock liverpool its a good ride and a good day out at the moment my bike wants some attention the chain slips also the gears wants setting so im going to take it to a qualified bike mechanic anyway allen i got your name from your wifes space i think her names jackie? anyway take care allen and i hope to chat soon phil :o)

Hi again Phil,
Presuming you got new a cassette of cogs on your new rear wheel all you should require will be chain, you should pick one up for about four and a half quid check the mail order adds at the back of Cycling weekly.Adjusting the gears is just trial & error with
the cable adjuster at the back of the deraileur.
I notice from your space you like music,what are your tastes,
It's a shame about Johnny Cash isn't it.
Anyway good luck with the bike,
chat again soon Alan.

hello allen thanks for your message i think the cog is an old one also the chain is old allen how much will a new silver cog and chain will be? something that dont rust! i might take a ride to halfords one day and look
at some parts and get them fitted
by the bike shop my racer is called the raleigh team its very light and fast allen ive always liked the racer anyway you asked me wot music im into i like 70s and 80s music especially the rock band Queenive just bought the Queen dvd live at wembley back in 1986 its absoulutly brilliant especially when ive got the speakers set up on the hi-fi lol the sounds brilliant im gonna purchass some more dvds soon i also like easy listning music like nat king cole
i think he was very good too yes its a shame about johnny cash i really liked his music i liked some of frank sinatra aswell anyway allen ill send this and i hope to chat later take care phil :o)

Hi Phil
I cant really give you an idea of the price of the block or cassette for your bike because
there are so many differrant types from 5 speed screw on blocks to 10 speed spline fitting cassettes, but as I said before you'll get a clue from the classifieds in Cycling Weekly.
When it comes to music I like
most of it with a passion for
instromental stuff as i play the fiddle But like you I enjoy rock my favourites are AC-DC, Meatloaf,Bon Jovi and Guns & Roses. I use to follow a Local
Band around called Suite Revenge
but they have disbanded now, it's shame they were good.

Hi Phil
Have you made any progress with the bike yet? though its getting a bit cold for riding now,I've reduced my milage quite
substancialy I'm doing just
enough to keep my base fitness.
I got a new bike for my birthday a couple of weeks ago,
a track bike that means no brakes,no gears and no freewheel
it's ideal for training on.
Cheers Alan