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She do, and did the Dunwich Dynamo on it too (your typical pretty classic fixed wheel track bike), pretty impressive for someone who hasn't ridden a night ride let alone a century before.

CYOA- probably not what you want to hear, but I reckon you are going to be best using a stencil and painting those animals onto the leather using a specific leather paint/dye.

She do, and did the Dunwich Dynamo on it too (your typical pretty classic fixed wheel track bike), pretty impressive for someone who hasn't ridden a night ride let alone a century before.

i hope you weren't following really close and dribbling.

Can you print out some the animal transfers in white blocks first, apply those, the plonk the coloured ones on top?

In theory that's a winner but because they're transfers and have thick white paper backs and I'd be gluing them down, there's no way to see that they're lined up correctly :(

CYOA- probably not what you want to hear, but I reckon you are going to be best using a stencil and painting those animals onto the leather using a specific leather paint/dye.
I think you're certainly right and that's almost certainly how the originals were done, but I'm technically inept and I reckon this'll suit it's purpose fine. Just have to keep plugging away at it :)

CYOA- probably not what you want to hear, but I reckon you are going to be best using a stencil and painting those animals onto the leather using a specific leather paint/dye.

Or, do the reverse of what you are currently doing- create a sheet of animals the correct layout and the size of the side of the bag/whatever it is.

Cut out the animals, then attach the paper to the leather- I've forgotten it's name, but the stuff that airbrush artists use to mask with would be good for this I think.

Then, using a fairly big brush paint over all the animals that are that colour, move onto next colour etc etc.

Then, when dry, remove the paper and maybe outline the animal shapes- a fine paint pen is going to be easiest for this bit I would think.

This would have the advantage (apart from the cutting out animals bit) of being really fast.

do you even own one?

Yep, his name is Roy :)
I have two and a couple in the garden that need restoring :/

She do, and did the Dunwich Dynamo on it too (your typical pretty classic fixed wheel track bike), pretty impressive for someone who hasn't ridden a night ride let alone a century before.

i finally have feeling in my pinky :)

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Curry sauce oh and they don't do half and half.

Oh and some places don't do lasagna and chips

let's just draw a line under the whole sorry affair, and never mention it again

Please don't ask bicycle related questions on this DIY and Graphic arts forum :-)

Undo mounting bolt, rotate mech about the centre of curvature of the bracket lug, tighten bolt, notice that it's moved again as you tightened it and the chain still rubs, repeat until head explodes.

cool - so i'm doing it right then

how can i get the plain black and white v2 skin back? On my mobile (using opera) and can't negotiate this grey and turquoise disaster to find the option anywhere

http://www.lfgss.com/?styleid=2

can you still buy traditional cork grips?

You can buy lock on cork grips, not sure about traditional though

http://www.lfgss.com/?styleid=2

Nice one, cheers- normal order resumed

You can buy lock on cork grips, not sure about traditional though

this is the style i'm after if anyone is wondering. jenson usa do them:
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/GR408A08-Dimension+100+Cork+Mountain+Grips.aspx?sc=FRGLUK&cc=GBP
but i'd rather get them from a uk supplier

i'd rather get them from a uk supplier

Black ones in Essex
http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/m13b236s126p8009/DIMENSION_Cork_Grips/RS_GB
might be worth ringing them to see if they have/can get natural coloured ones, assuming that's what you want.

racist

Black ones in Essex
http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/m13b236s126p8009/DIMENSION_Cork_Grips/RS_GB
might be worth ringing them to see if they have/can get natural coloured ones, assuming that's what you want.

worth a punt i suspose

http://www.hubjub.co.uk/etc/etc.htm

andy, thank you, great find.

did dinosaurs ride bicycles?

that is amazing

CYOA wish I could help but drowning in work at the mo :/
swann morton no.3 handle and 10A blades are your friend.