What bikes do you ride?

RPM: Mine has '56 EAI', or something equally minimalist, but barely visible due to powdercoat. Do we get minimalist points for not even having a frame number?

I think so. :)

yeah, minimal is animal

hippy jefefelipe: Was your bike parked in Kensington on Uxbridge road tonight? Spotted a blue jobbie with bullhorns as well as passing a bunch of couriers. I think fixies and singlespeeds now outnumber Bromptons!! ;)

it wasn't a blue and white frame with chromed forks and stays was it?

not me, I'm south east side stylin' at the moment
route home: eastcheap to cross tower bridge - via cost cutter, tooley steet - drink the pain away on Bermondsey Wall to forget (thomas) pink shirted hell City - a grand 3 mile odd, 15 min ride excluding beer time back to deptford park

respect if you cycle from Ealing to the City daily, I used to live/work in Ealing, but found the uxbridge road - central london route a right pain, the occasions that I did it

Why are they moving further east while I move further west?
And to think.. I was going to live in Staines or whatever to get a garage for my bikes and save on rent!! :S

If it makes you feel better.. my legs are fscked right now.. but I set a couple of PBs 45min then 44min..

live in Staines, nooOOOh!, I was born in Ashford (Middx.) a mile down the road on the way to Feltham
but then, Ealing isn't all that, unless you live in one of those nice big £1/2m houses (or are they a £1m now?)
I moved to Canada for a year, rather than commute from Ealing to Maidenhead, but can't say I'm any better off living SE London working in London now.

did someone say deptford park??? i'm off trundleys rd....

steves, sorry haven't replied to your reply to my stage1 photo, do you live by deptford park? I'm on trundleys road & saw someone come out of a house/flat on a fixed the other weekend on my way to the newsagent on evelyn st.

the spooky power of the intermethingyweb, I live in Greenland mews
someone cycled past me1/2 hr ago whilst i was smoking a cigarette outside?

gotcha! that was me - wobbling home after a few to many sherbets!

that's ok thought it was me walking wobbly after one too many beverages

this is my bareknuckle

jefefelipe live in Staines, nooOOOh!, I was born in Ashford (Middx.) a mile down the road on the way to Feltham
but then, it isn't all that, unless you live in one of those nice big £1/2m houses (or are they a £1m now?)
I moved to Canada for a year, rather than commute from Ealing to Maidenhead, but can't say I'm any better off living SE London working in London now.

Well, you don't know unless you go. I'd been told the same about Staines by others but I reckon most areas have good and bad sections and good and bad aspects to living in 'em. I dossed with my friends there when I arrived and I've had no reason to move elsewhere (other than lack of garage). Where I am now is quite nice - quiet, walk to pub and shops, walk to 4 bus routes and train. Those houses would all be £1mill now, easy. Studio for me and my bikes.

the-smiling-buddha

this is my bareknuckle

risers, deep v's. no wonder you don't do long distances on it! Bareknuckles aren't very forgiving on bumpy roads / i don't think deep v's help that, ehhh.

mostly I shall be riding this bike in the city because after about 20klicks my hands start to go numb
the rear is wheel is a Phil with mavic Cxp33 and I have the same option for the front
gloves help
BUT
I am building the up the Mercian to go further afield
I really only started riding out of the city in the last few weeks
I have been trying to lose about 3 kilos in weight
and it was just too boring trying to do that in the gym
It funny though when I return from a ride just as soon as I hit city traffic

I am in my natural element once again

thats a nitto stem n all, eh? i've got it too, how do you go about taking the riser grips off?

I haven't needed to change the grips but I guess I'd just cut them off with a penknife

I got another nitto stem and some drops but I haven't tried them out yet I am a bit too used to riding with the riser bars

So after all the issues with customs charges and dealing with tubs, the bike's finally on the road.
A pleasure too. I just need to switch the 14t sprocket now for a 15 or 16. Anyone have one to spare?

Wow. Love that stem!

VERY nice!

My new frame came today...80's Reynold 531 mwah ha ha gunna make it beautiful...best bit was that it was 30squid

how is it aidan? what are the dropouts like? still need to re-assemble the headset and get the forks fitted on mine.

Mmm... witcomb

its good alex, little dent the guy didnt mention...but my next door neighbours a machanic and he sepcalises in getting dents out of cars by used lazers so he said he'll have a look at it later...it doesnt compramise the frame its just jarring that its there...

got m ore bits coming for it...need to gat it sprayed...will prob do that next week, then sot out the wheels

haha

Todd

So after all the issues with customs charges and dealing with tubs, the bike's finally on the road.
A pleasure too. I just need to switch the 14t sprocket now for a 15 or 16. Anyone have one to spare?

i dont have one spare but depending on what size yours is i might like to buy it if poss?

lpg Bareknuckles aren't very forgiving on bumpy roads

but compared to my old raleigh, mine's like a cushion!

open pros though innit, not flippin deep vs