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They are for the new cycle hire scheme. Bike hire stations will be put in their place. They doug up the pavement and put rods in the ground to attach the stations to later, the tarmac is just a temporary cover.

Thanks that's interesting neu

btw how do you know?

Ha, I should have thought of that. Thanks, neu.

I saw them building them outside me house. And yes you should oliver.

OK, so a guy I work with (cyclist) came up to me yesterday and said "I think there is a bike outside work that's unlocked, its been there since the weekend". So we go and investigate, and indeed it is unlocked - just resting against a railed fence.
Its a nice red claude butler, probably about a 58cm frame, 531 tubing. Its got silver drops with red bar tape (and a little side mirror), and a pannier rack on the back (which a lock is threaded through).
It looks well looked after and seems to be in good nick. Surely someone is missing their bike? I just can't understand how it ended up there and lasted a good few days unlocked without being stolen (is it 'stolen' if its unlocked?).

Yesterday we decide to take it through the secure gate to the bike racks at work, it spent another night unlocked and is still there.

What to do??????

It was a test, and you passed. Now can I have my bike back?

No. I'm selling it to fund my drinking habit.

ok, I'll give you a crate of tennents for it. As a reward

Take down all the details that you can, frame number, distinguishing marks etc and take a picture then report it to the police. The real acid test will be if someone can turn up a key for the lock to prove ownership. SIt around and wait for six months and then claim it as your own.

is filling down tig welds so that they are smooth a bad idea?

is filing down the welds ( that hold the frame together ) so that they are smooth a bad idea ?

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Where can I purhase a sugino 103 bottom bracket in London today?

is filing down the welds ( that hold the frame together ) so that they are smooth a bad idea ?

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so you're saying if the weld is smoothed, the weld looses strength, because there is less material.

or if the weld is only smoothed slightly, so that it isn't lumpy it'll hold, but if you file too much, you'll file through the weld?

lots of people do this weld-filing malarky, but i think it sounds unsafe! I'm not an engineer though, and i often don't follow instructions, I over-torque nuts and break things accidently with hammers because i think i know better but usually don't.

should i get a nelson instead?

Quick one, which cogs fit the Goldtec thread?
I know already Miche and EAI don't.

All the sprockets have the same 1.370x24 thread. You mean lock ring, in which case 1.290x24 for Goldtec, i.e. Dura Ace

No, I mean cog.... which you're right, just did my research on that.
Still going nowhere.

does anyone have a pic or two of straps going through the clasps?

any cheaper alternative to Parcel Force to send a bike or a frame?

dicki's collection service ? back up an running from july onwards

is filing down the welds ( that hold the frame together ) so that they are smooth a bad idea ?

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I asked ctuks maintenance guy, Ian, who said that It would depend on the degree.
Usually the welds are not the weakest points (tho' they are often the most brittle points). If no cracks showing should be ok

Also are you talking alloy or steel?

downloading a TCX file for my Garmin I stupidly chose to open it with Adobe and left the box "always use this program open these files" ticked.. Now all my TCX files are in Adobe and I can't figure reverse it.. Anyone?

Right-Click on file > Open With... > Chose appropriate program and make sure the 'always use this program...' box is ticked.

Quick one, which cogs fit the Goldtec thread?
I know already Miche and EAI don't.

I have a Dura Ace on mine.