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i see the postman was kind to you scott

Nice...

i see the postman was kind to you scott

I was checking all morning every 20 mins....nothing....went down at 12:30 and they'd left a card...grrr
Went to collect them and the guy wasn't back....had to sit waiting for ages.

Thanks again Chris...i owe ya! :)

I hate you Murtle!!!

goes off to adjust brake

get it right this time, looks like jimbo did it after he got back from the pub :)

Out of curiously, what Raleigh track bike did Jos ride that inspired him to built the Gangsta?

^ good question.

Scott that is the most eccentric yet incredible modification I have ever seen!

Jeez Scott.. did you get a subscription to Audax Monthly or Cycle Touring Journal for your birthday or something..

You're gonna have to drink evenly from both bottles lest the handling get too weird.

Jeez Scott..You're gonna have to drink evenly from both bottles lest the handling get too weird.

Nah...i'm just gonna make sure that if i drink from the left bottle it goes into the left leg, and vice versa. ;)

the level of bike geekery shown in that is admirable Scott, I take my cap off to you

Did Scott just made the world first HHSB Audax bicycle??

Did Scott just made the world first HHSB Audax bicycle??

Looks like it . . and i fuckin love it

finally completed this conversion of an old (30 years or so) Dawes 10 speed road bike tonight. not sure about the bars myselk, liked the look of them initially but now not so sure, and also decision was made without thinking about things like riding position and comfort etc which are probably imporant considerations. Still have the old drops , might clean them up.

looking forward to another one

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If I saw Scott's bike and Corny's bike together, **cadbury's **chocolate! Nom nom

haha nice one

Nah...i'm just gonna make sure that if i drink from the left bottle it goes into the left leg, and vice versa. ;)

i think you need a length of air hose (from an aquarium shop) a camelback bite valve and some cable ties, that way you will not have to reach down for the bottles.

Dicussing with Ed what colour I should respray the bike in. We're aguring. I need his missus's opinion!!

saying that your bike is likely to get stolen if it have colourful wheels is hardly arguing lillpad!

I just told ya I already decided on NOT getting colour wheels ffs! And dont call me that, I hate it :(

wow. i take back what i said, scott. very nice work.

scott- those brakes look ridiculously powerful! i love paul components especially the brakes.

whats the deal with all the lights, is the silver one removable to use if needed for general use, or was the massive black one just not powerful enough by itself? are the knogs there for when its not really dark enough to waste the big lights batterys but somthing is still needed to make you visable?

how is it useing the aero bars on a loaded bike, i dont have any experience but i always assumed heavy loaded bike + aero bars = bad.

i get that you have a frame bag so no room there, but im not keen on the bottle on the forks idea. doesnt this really bog down the handling or is not really noticable?

Hmm my halford bike lights are gunna look crap. Im gunna utfs soon. Ive settled on recolouring my frame now and wheels. And re-taping the handlebars. But it will take me forever to do on my gitane with hardly any income. :( so meanwhile ill just sit here and be jealous.

Went up to have a look at my frame at Steve Goffs yesterday.
I'm so excited...should be ready in around a week! It's a forward sloping triple triangle

As I'm sure you can tell the real triangle bits are all just rested in place, so the geoms not bang on, but you get the idea!

My Steve Goff is on the road again, and looking much nicer than before.

Edit to add, the quality of the bike is first class, and the paint is superb, if a little brittle. That bike is about 20 years old and looks almost new.
@Jammy, you will be so pleased with yours

saying that your bike is likely to get stolen if it have colourful wheels is hardly arguing lillpad!

Yeah, but its equally as likely to get returned due to the ridiculousnessness of the paintjob.

is a formula:
where r= ridculousnessness of the paintjob
and v= visibility
and s= stealability
and d=returnability:

as r increases v increases with it:
hence r=v
v and s are linked but due to the the fact that s has other factors such as:
l=locked upness
and i=idiot quota
it is not as linked as r and v.
hence
r= v= s x (i + l)

hence we can say that
s= r/(i+l)

also the returnability rises with increased ridiculousnessness but has the factors:
p= pervasiveness of the public conscious (i.e. how much of a show off you are)
and
z= laziness of the theif
and of course v

hence d= vzp

therefore:

d= vzp= s(i+l)zp

or s=d/(i+l)zp

Thus we can see the benefits and costs of having a ridiculous paintjob quite simply.

(this was taken from the textbook 'Completely bollocks maths can prove almost any point' written by Prof. D Wiesenbach and Dr. R Stude

edit whilst writing all that drivel 2 new lovely bikes have been put up.
very, very, very nice.