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Taking a Power Tool To My Brooks Saddle

Taking a Power Tool To My Brooks Saddle

The Brooks B17 I have on one of my bikes has now done a few thousand miles, and when comparing with a new saddle on Algernond’s bike last weekend, I noticed that it was starting to spread a little. I also looked at yet another B17 on someone else’s bike, and noticed the lacing on...
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What Did We Do Before Cable Ties?

What Did We Do Before Cable Ties?

Yes, in the good old days, if the police wanted to restrain a ne’er-do-well anarchist agitator, dressed in their traditional uniform of a bright yellow jacket, then the policeman would have to use his one set of metal handcuffs. But since the invention of cable ties, a single policeman can carry enough restraints to...
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Fitting An Ortlieb Office Bag To A Brompton

Fitting An Ortlieb Office Bag To A Brompton

After I got my Carradice saddle bag last year, there didn’t seem to be any need to use my Office Bag any more. So for pretty much all of the last year, it’s sat in my study gathering dust. But then I got my second hand Brompton - I bought second hand for...
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