Despite my neuroses, serious failures have actually been very rare for me. A catastrophic failure of a bottom bracket did once prevent me getting to a fell race, but I don't recall ever having a chain breaking. Having hub gears greatly reduces the likelihood of failures in the transmission, but the downside is that it can be a faff removing and replacing the wheel when a puncture occurs. Since getting a Shimano Alfine 8 hub for my Hetchins, I haven't had a puncture, but although the diagrams make it look easy, I am not looking forward to my first experience of getting the wheel off and back on with that.Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
I hadn't realised that there was a third Linton in Yorkshire. I knew of Linton-on-Ouse and Linton-in-Craven, and now you have revealed that there is a Linton near Wetherby.
For some years my Head of Department was a Professor Linton, who was a keen supporter of Leeds United. It's all starting to make sense now; it's a Yorkshire thing.
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