It Will Be the Summer of....

hang on, i reckon there's a derailleur tucked behind that wheel...

it'll be an all metal one then, that bike has no plastic parts, due to the fact the extreme cold would shatter them

and you'd want gears, for the Antarctic I reckon.

not cos of hills, but the wind...the fucking wind

Rocking. I'm going to the Arctic next week. Fuck snowmobiles - gotta get me one of those. Also handy for 'summer' in London.

I want one for Chicago in the winter

This is how most people get around in northern Norway. Brakeless is dead. Wheelless is the way forward.

I think the big question is whether or not you will be riding brakeless or not. ;)

RPM good friday was a sunny day, then it seemed to go on for a month.

Yeah, I remember getting proper sunburnt at Herne Hill!

Charge Plug is bike number 1 in Independent "Top 50 bikes" supplement today. Tipping point?

@ adoubletap - is the article online? Linky?

^No it's in the listings supplement.

adoubletap Charge Plug is bike number 1 in Independent "Top 50 bikes" supplement today. Tipping point?

no just badly researched journalism

Journo must've bought one, now trying to generate some street cred.
Or Charge have a big ad campaign upcoming in his paper.

I can't believe i just used 'street cred' in a real sentence...

ads [quote]Vinz Im off to Antarctica in July
Are you taking a bike?[/quote]

MacTown already has some..sandwichgirl was also antarcticas first bicycle messenger..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadwarmachine/326315495/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadwarmachine/sets/72157594426768894/

fatbloke This is how most people get around in northern Norway. Brakeless is dead. Wheelless is the way forward.

No moving parts! Fixed philosophy taken to it's logical conclusion?

no that would be you have to move every part init