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Doesn't feel low to me at all, never had any problem with pedal strike in corners etc.

I remember being jeal of you getting this frame way back when, it looks live. If a 464 ever becomes available to me, I want to stealth it similar scheme to the Leader's. Although I find going all black kinda hard, but I like it. I prefer the new 'cockpit' I went for the same before x-mas and really like it.

Yeh. 7cm is about normal for a road bike but a bit low for say Newport or Manchester.

I mean black low box rims , black cranks, stem and seat post...

umad?

I remember being jeal of you getting this frame way back when, it looks live. If a 464 ever becomes available to me, I want to stealth it similar scheme to the Leader's. Although I find going all black kinda hard, but I like it. I prefer the new 'cockpit' I went for the same before x-mas and really like it.

Thanks, I'm glad someone else likes it.

Yeh. 7cm is about normal for a road bike but a bit low for say Newport or Manchester.

like probably 80% of the bikes on here it's unlikely that it'll ever see either of those tracks. If I went to Newport I'd probably hire a bike to save all the hassle of taking my own.

What's your pedals setup spotter?

Currently I'm using some Black MKS GR-9 platform pedals I got imported from the US.

I chop and change reasonably often thought between them and spd's depending what kind of riding I'm doing.

you haz black metal clips?

How many kinds do you do?

you haz black metal clips?

what kind of clips do you mean sorry?

How many kinds do you do?

le what?

What if you want to do a 3rd kind of riding? Do you have to buy another set of pedals ?

toe clips, are they black or silver?

tenderloin, if you want some black toe clips I have some plastic ones you can have.

I use black plastic ones, but I did used to use double metal ones made by genetic http://www.geneticbikes.com/genetic/products-details.php?prod=PDGETDLG

...depending what kind of riding I'm doing.

How many kinds do you do?

Le this^

oh right sorry, if I'm going any great distance or know I'll be on my bike for a long time I'll use my SPD's. If I'm just fucking about town, going to the pub etc I'll use platforms and cages. I don't like wearing my disco slippers around the place, if I kept the spd's on all the time I'd have to carry round a pair of normal shoes too and its a bit of a pain having to change back and forth.

or buy some spd shoes that look like skate shoes ;)

I don't like most of them as they look like big fat old fashioned skate shoes, I am tempted by the mission ones but they're a bit expensive for me atm

fair enough. I wear similar shoes anyway so it's not much different. The mission ones are a bit pricey.

I prefer slimmer shoes that I can do up nice and tight, I used to wear Vans Authentic, but the canvas would never last. I changed to Leather Era's, longest lasting skate shoe I've personally used.

Hate vans. Crap for skating, crap for walking, crap looking, crap quality.

Hate vans. Crap for skating, crap for walking, crap looking, crap quality.

hear hear!

They're also crap for cycling.

spotter, have a look at the bontrager race mountain shoes, they're comfortable, well priced (we have them for under £40 at Evans) and reasonably stiff.

I walked everyday on those, which were fine.

those look like orthopaedic trainers.