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The next thing to need attention was the cush drive rubbers in the hub. They had been mounted with some silicone sealant by the previous owner (a common trick to stop transmission slop)........... Once I got the rubbers out I was left with this ............... but brake cleaner and a scraper got it clean , this was the crap that came out .................. with the hub cleaned I fitted some Polyurethane cush drives from Procycle. These are supposed to be much better than the rubber originals .............. The cush drive was then mounted to the wheel and then the wheel was squeezed back into the bike ...............

So it's time for some work on Miss America as I have a trip to France/Italy coming up soon. First job was to change the rear tyre , there's a Mitas E-09 on there (fitted by the previous owner) and they can be a bitch to remove so get the shit job done first Leave them out in the sun for a while , much easier to work on a warm tyre ............. Get the ABBA bead breaker on it and squirt some WD-40 into the bead ................ and then lever it off, looks easy enough in the photos but it took about 30 mins on the bead breaker to get it done.........

That's good because we get a lot of peeps who don't get it and disappear straight away. We have a Matron to keep us in check every so often , isn't that right @Slowlycatchymonkey

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Jesus, I can't unsee that image . Feckin uncooth lorry driver ...............

Yebbut the trailer is ok, the rider is hoping theat PC Plod can't see the tractor for the trailer . Like you can't see the woods for the trees ................ I think

I am with a company called giffgaff (been with them 8 years now) and I had no problems with roaming in Italy this year, exactly the same cost as in UK. https://www.giffgaff.com/

So has it got good wi-fi as you seem to have no problem being in here today

Yes !! never watched it but I'm sure others have so perhaps it's a No

I'd better wear my leather jacket then as none of my lycra fits anymore

Lionel is

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Kippers. I'm going to have to get down there

ok, you better take it to Juan/Manuel/Santiago/Ivan/Alvaro/Pablo/Javier .

That's cos you look like a tea leaf

That's true, is the spare key purely a key or does that have a battery in it as well ?

Yebbut, does the key have a battery in it ? If it does it may not be sending a signal to the ignition transponder so it won't start

It's like an episode of Steptoe & Son but with a funny accent ...............

Pete, it's not something as simple as the key fob needs a new battery is it ?

Yes but a hernia trumps arthur itus