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Waffles 30p, spinach 15p

Waffles 30p, spinach 15p

Birdseye or supermarket brand?

fuck brakeless spinning that gear! get a brake and a bigger chain ring, when you got the dollar, you will be far happier on it

fuck brakeless spinning that gear! get a brake and a bigger chain ring, when you got the dollar, you will be far happier on it

How could you possibly know what gear I'm running?

It's a 40-14 which is 77" the standard 48-18 is 72"

Also in Brighton the higher cadence makes it easier to climb the hills on my way to work.
It's not spinny at all and I wiped the floor with a group of riders on a track the other day.

i singlehandedly defeated australia and great britain on the track.

this is the internet. your words mean fuck all.

i singlehandedly defeated australia and great britain on the track.

this is the internet. your words mean fuck all.

Beating 3 unfit smoking students is better than nothing....

However, the fact of the matter is that the gear works for me.

PS
You may think the saddle 'is not a brooks' because it doesn't look like any of their current patterns. It alone is worth about £38. It's a Colt (an old Brooks pattern no longer in prod.) ... they're really nice saddles.

Ex-girlfriend's project. Except I bought it and haven't had to change anything, it's perfect. All chrome is perfect, the sturmey 3-speed works perfectly, the seatpost and stem even move! Apparently I'm the 3rd owner, and the first one was a lady who owned from new until last year - about 28 years?

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Anyway, since the girlfriend is now an ex, I may be selling this on in the next week or two. For the paltry sum of £85 or thereabouts.

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i may be interested in that.
very interested...

But what happen to the kona Henry?

But what happen to the kona Henry?

she said- too heavy- so now i'm turning it into a beast of a utility bike for me!!!!
ha!

New Build (the eponymous BSA!):

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Started out as a BSA 10-speed of unknown vintage. Currently running a 53x18 (~80in?). The gearing seems to be working in that I can see 25mph comfortably, 30 at a push, and can still slog at 15 into a headwind ;-)

I'd be the first to admit it's a bit rough and ready in places but I reckon my total outlay (inc initial bike purchase, excl 'consumables') has been about £160. Nuff said ;-)

Since I took these I've changed the handlebars for some trekking-type ones for more leverage and a forward position. It's also got covered in mud and filth. Jet-wash time I think...

i may be interested in that.
very interested...

I'll give you first shout then when I know. We're at the stage where I'm not sure whether to throw her stuff in the bin, or post it back to her in pieces.

I paid for the bloody bike anyway, so I don't think she'll be taking that.

Another one to wet your appetite. Max is not for sale.

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Nice dog^

she said- too heavy- so now i'm turning it into a beast of a utility bike for me!!!!
ha!

brilliant, believe me you'll love riding with those big tyres.

so, about the saddle?

Just pick up a dutch bike, need some tweak and a change of rims, as it's running tub.

right need some advice / words of discouragement, my (bicycley challenged) friend is considering buying that £95 visp joby of teabay to build up as a ss, rather than buy something along the lines of an SE Draft or a 2nd hand charge or similar, can anyone say something that i can send to him to talk him out of it please?

just tell him since he's not good at building bicycle (if it that what you're saying), he'll end up spending a lots of money getting the bike shop to put it together for him.

wtf is that ed?

your taste in bikes is going rapidly down hill..

just tell him since he's not good at building bicycle (if it that what you're saying), he'll end up spending a lots of money getting the bike shop to put it together for him.

tried that, i even worked it out for him!

think about it £165 frame + £70 wheels + £40 cranks + £35 for bar stem and post, £20 for brake callipers + £10 for levers + £25 for a pair of tyres + £20 chain and cog £10 for grips + £30 for assembly including bb facing, headset facing, Grease and cables = £425

wtf is that ed?

your taste in bikes is going rapidly down hill..

Did it ever reach the summit?

wtf is that ed?

It's a cheap locomotief road bike, always handy to have a road bike for long distance riding, even if it have simplex dérailleur, I didn't buy it to please you.

My new bike hasn't arrived yet.

she said- too heavy- so now i'm turning it into a beast of a polo bike for me!!!!
ha!

fixed

Just pick up a dutch bike, need some tweak and a change of rims, as it's running tub.

Keep the tubs they will be great for Londons spikey London, and are easy to live with......

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