Any question answered...

Damn, I should check what page we are on!

must have been going about 35 when it started
lol @ dfp

Headset is a good place to start though. I cured shimmy on one of my bikes by just tightening the headset.
Also on threaded headsets using a needle bearing headset (like the old Stronglight A9) can cure the problem.

My guess for the cupboard:

http://www.replacementkeys.co.uk/utility/t-handle-key.html

What do I win?

just come back from richmond park. coming down sawyer hill at full pelt. suddenly my bars front forks and front wheel start wobbling like crazy im shitting it holding on to a bucking bronco but somehow manage to stop without stacking it. what the hell happened??

Check both wheels for bumps or out of true/round

hey!
i'm new here, i posted in the welcome section earlier today. i'm selling my car and switching to cycling as one of my modes of transport.
my brother showed me this http://www.mafiabike.com/manhattan/manhattan.html just wondering if anyone knew if it would be suitable for short commuting as well as tricks?

probably shit

needs a front brake for commuting

the frame is heavy gas pipe and there is little chance the components will withstand doing any tricks

No brand parts will probably break soon, gas-pipe steel will weigh a tonne, and they say 'frame size & geometry has been optimised to suit riders between 5ft 8 & 6 ft 4', which is complete bullshit, so it won't fit. I would stay away - if you need a bike that cheap get a second hand one from classifieds on here, you'll get a much better bike for your money.

probably shit

You are being good.

It'll be shit also not for road use.

Expect honesty here.
Probably shit.undergeared.poor.brakes.heavy as Fuck.

• looks wank
  

This one is the same sort of bike, but better - chromoly not hi-tensile steel, parts are cheap and cheerful but a lot better, at least FSA cranks, Formula hubs, Weinmann rims etc are decent manufacturers.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread90807.html#post3049714

It's also ugly, which you seem to like :D

This one is the same sort of bike, but better - chromoly not hi-tensile steel, parts are cheap and cheerful but a lot better, at least FSA cranks, Formula hubs, Weinmann rims etc are decent manufacturers.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread90807.html#post3049714

It's also ugly, which you seem to like :D

Not a bad bike. better than a create.

Check both wheels for bumps or out of true/round

i hang my bike up by its wheels every night. is this bad?

Get up to ~30 mph or so and take your hands off the bars, then tell us what happens

like this?
Bicycle Shimmy or Speed Wobble - YouTube

Shimmy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_wobble

Loads of anecdote and advice all over every cycling forum which has ever existed if you search for shimmy or speed wobble

nice example Wintergreen cycling camp speed wobble - YouTube

i hang my bike up by its wheels every night. is this bad?

No idea, but have had a out of round wheel tyre combo that caused issues

probably shit

needs a front brake for commuting

the frame is heavy gas pipe and there is little chance the components will withstand doing any tricks

No brand parts will probably break soon, gas-pipe steel will weigh a tonne, and they say 'frame size & geometry has been optimised to suit riders between 5ft 8 & 6 ft 4', which is complete bullshit, so it won't fit. I would stay away - if you need a bike that cheap get a second hand one from classifieds on here, you'll get a much better bike for your money.

You are being good.

It'll be shit also not for road use.

Expect honesty here.
Probably shit.undergeared.poor.brakes.heavy as Fuck.

This one is the same sort of bike, but better - chromoly not hi-tensile steel, parts are cheap and cheerful but a lot better, at least FSA cranks, Formula hubs, Weinmann rims etc are decent manufacturers.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread90807.html#post3049714

It's also ugly, which you seem to like :D

Not a bad bike. better than a create.

thanks for the advice, i don't mind brutal honesty haha.
i'll check out the classifieds, any you can point me towards?

Streaming audio files from a pc over my home network to a box that plugs into my hifi by rca.

What's out there? I do not want sonos etc. This should be simple and cheap right?

ipod touch/i phone with itunes?

^^^First thing. What size frame do you need?
Secondly. Are there any that are your size?
Third. Are they a good price?
Fourth. Do they look like what you want?
Five. If answers 2,3 and 4 are affirmative. Buy the frame/bike.

People here will be perfectly happy to recommend parts etc, but if you want to build your own bike up (What most of the people here recommend) then a frame is obviously a good starting point.

God I sound patronising. Not intended at all. Apologies.

No ipods. I just want to connect what's on my pc to my hifi. Previously this was achieved via the audio out. Running wires across the house seems as anachronistic as riding bikes with only one gear.
Wait. Come back.

Is there any way to delete music as youre listening to it on an ipod?

I keep coming across songs i will *NEVER *want to listen to again but with so many songs, its difficult to actually sit at home listening to them.

Is there other ways of cleaning up ones music library?

And what is the best alternative to iTunes? iTunes sucks balls IMHO.

you could try Google Music*

*If you have a good unlimited data connection on your mobile device, and a proxy to the states to set it up