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I'm intrigued to see how the wheels (which are widely known to be a bit poo) stand up to my, ahem, 19 stone.
Just don't go over any bumps and you'll be fine ;)
The front wheel on my Fuji is still OK after almost 3 years, but the back started breaking spokes regularly after about a year so I went and brought a proper one.
I'm only about half your weight, mind.
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Nice work! Did you ride it in today?
BTW Too excited to do your dishes first, eh? Tsk, tsk, tsk... ;)Waiting on Wiggle for a front caliper I bought a week ago but is now not in stock until the end of the month :(
Once I've got that I'm going to fit it and take the bike over to Brixton Cycles to get them to give my handy-work the once over before I hit the streets, also want to replace the tyres as they look like nail magnets. Plus get an 18 tooth sprocket on it to save my aging knees!
Feel free to come over and do the washing up, your Mrs said you look lovely in a pinny ;)
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You will love it. Had mine about a year (2007 version, black w quill stem) - brilliant for the cash: great frame, crap wheels, cheesy but adequate components. Swap out the worst bits over the first year or two - you'll end with a nice bike and a pile of bits for eBay.
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Waiting on Wiggle for a front caliper I bought a week ago but is now not in stock until the end of the month :(
Nightmare! I know what that feels like :/ You want to watch out though, I've waited 2 months for items listed as "stock expected in 1-2 weeks" before I've given up and gone elsewhere. I'm sure someone on here could lend you one for a while, I've got a spare front calliper myself but I'm not in london :(
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I can thoroughly recommend Mavic openpros if you want to upgrade the wheels, I have 32h front 36h rear on miche hubs and they get the pie munchers seal of approval. mine are standing up to the abuse no problem (and the roads are not smooth round here), incidentally 21ish down to 19ish stone since september commuting to work fixed, and feeling MUCH better for it.
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I can thoroughly recommend Mavic openpros if you want to upgrade the wheels, I have 32h front 36h rear on miche hubs and they get the pie munchers seal of approval. mine are standing up to the abuse no problem (and the roads are not smooth round here), incidentally 21ish down to 19ish stone since september commuting to work fixed, and feeling MUCH better for it.
Good work fella! I rediscovered cycling recently (had a long love affair with it, building bikes for myself and friends when I was student some 15 years ago) both to get away from crowded, minging, public transport and to shed the unwelcome poundage. I'll bear these wheels in mind when the current ones are have had enough of the abuse!
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My first ever fixed-wheel is languishing in the DHL depot in Vauxhall (they tried to deliver it on Thurs and Fri last week but yours truly was at work). Fortunately I have a mate called Dan who has a van (I can highly recommend them, everyone should have one). I feel very excited. I was going to say 'I feel like a 5 year old' but that just sounds wrong.
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I'm intrigued to see how the wheels (which are widely known to be a bit poo) stand up to my, ahem, 19 stone. And how many of those 19 stone start to disappear over the coming weeks. It'll be interesting if nothing else!
:)
I've lost 6.5 stone since I started cycling again two years ago, it's a great way to loose weight.
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My first ever fixed-wheel is languishing in the DHL depot in Vauxhall (they tried to deliver it on Thurs and Fri last week but yours truly was at work). Fortunately I have a mate called Dan who has a van (I can highly recommend them, everyone should have one). I feel very excited. I was going to say 'I feel like a 5 year old' but that just sounds wrong.
:)
I'm intrigued to see how the wheels (which are widely known to be a bit poo) stand up to my, ahem, 19 stone. And how many of those 19 stone start to disappear over the coming weeks. It'll be interesting if nothing else!
:)