Look what I just got in the post

they were twice the price at around £20-23, whether the kool-stop were £8-9.

give me a good reason to why the swissstop costing twice as much will be twice as good as the kool stop salmon, and I'll get them.

New pads; much, much, much better, if you're still running original pads on your bike, you'll be a fool not to change it.

Give me a good reason why kool-stop are better than standard pads. Oh, they're better are they? That'll be it then.

Honestly Ed, you sound like such a self-righteous arse sometimes. I'm really pleased that you've managed to drag your discovery of cycling out over such a long period of time, but please don't imagine that the rest of us are as clueless as you seem to think we are.

By the way, I bought this great calculator. It has all these great functions. If you don't buy one, like I have, then you are a fool.

You're probably right, will put them on the fixed wheel bicycle, despite the difference it's still a lots better than stock pads.

SP; apologise if it does seemed like I'm doing such thing, but the performance difference from the stock Shimano are very noticable, I don't even have to worry about riding in the wet anymore.

By the way, I bought this great calculator. It has all these great functions. If you don't buy one, like I have, then you are a fool.

Does it do sin, cos and tan?

Mine does this awesome thing where you punch in some numbers, turn it upside down and it says 'boobless'

pics or it didn't happen

got one of these in the post today, feels great and weighs nothing

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Got mine today, in matt black and green. Really light and a great fit.

My new wheels built
Dura ace hubs mavic rims and tied.tyres conti supersonic tyres and tubes.

Nice.

I've just got one of planet x's cnc ultralight calipers. It seems to have no way of connecting a brake cable. Did they leave a bit out or have I forgotten to order an extra part? I'm guessing I need a screw in barrel bit that fits under the red arm in this picture

One day I hope to open this thread and see a human head, or a death threat, or such like.

As opposed to lovely componentry.

i bought planet x cantis and they had a kind of grub screw fitting which held the cable and fitted under a similar red hook to the one in your pic. (the silver pieces in the centre of this pic, one each side of the looped cable) - maybe you're missing something similar?

Yep, that's what I was thinking. I'll give them an email.

Going to paint this black.

Just got home from the Londoners on Bikes thing, to find that I had post. This made me happy.

Nice.
I've just got one of planet x's cnc ultralight calipers. It seems to have no way of connecting a brake cable. Did they leave a bit out or have I forgotten to order an extra part? I'm guessing I need a screw in barrel bit that fits under the red arm in this picture

There's a barrel part that the cable goes through that fits under the 'hook' looking bit.

I got a document outlining some changeover to digital TV and one talking about HS2 consultation..

New pads;

much, much, much better, if you're still running original pads on your bike, you'll be a fool not to change it.

Ed why pure salmon over dual compound? I find dual have the same stopping power but last quite a bit longer. No noticeable difference in rim wear either.

There's a barrel part that the cable goes through that fits under the 'hook' looking bit.

Cheers, they said they'd send me one out. Lets see how quickly that happens....

arrived just too late to be of any use to me today, but at least I've got them now.

s900?

yup, with fsa wings.
for the hack bike.

#doingitwrong

(actually getting ever closer to replicating road bike spec in fixed form)

so you will finally have bars that don't point at the ground.

ah no, that bike stays as is. not that I ride it anymore. these are going on the giant that I'm dragging towards respectability.

Just got home from the Londoners on Bikes thing, to find that I had post. This made me happy.

I know you;re excited, but that is a lock and some bartape.