Cycle Show 2010

Google it. It's almost specifically about the "beauty through usage" marks on bicycles though now also covers things like the front of a sports car having chips from being driven hard, etc.

It's a good word.

BTW.... 1 week to go!

So do we have enough time to turn this around? Do you need my credit card details yet?

looks like man-sausage

Bromance sausagefest

would you prefer bicycleimages pay the costs and invoice lfgss?

i think we have enough time....*

*famous last words :)

Patina fits better no? : "A change in appearance produced by long-standing behavior, practice, or use"

I am rather fond of the phrase - "(of having) the patina of benign neglect"
which I think sums up well what you are referring to, that a bicycle that shows its battle scars with pride is far more interesting than a show-piece, which is never ridden.

As I mentioned to Rourke, as flattering as it is and as tempting as it is, there's a clear plan this year to NOT have a bling bike.

Instead the point is to showcase the community, warts and all.

The Cycle Show 2010 guide says that manufacturers are only allowed to bring down next seasons wares and to bling them out. Old products can't be shown.

As we're pretty much the only entity that isn't a manufacturer or selling something (except, ephemerally ourselves)... we have the opportunity (which I'm seizing) to put up bikes that have real beausage scars. Bikes with chipped paint, bikes that get used daily and whilst being a bit batterted still show the love of their owners.

And that's what we're doing. We're not putting new bikes on the stand, we're putting bikes that are people's daily workhorses on the stand.

We're showing people that the bling doesn't matter, that it's about the zen of riding one gear and the aesthetics and reduced maintenance that comes with it. We're showing the essence of cycling with none of the bells and whistles (or gears, or bling).

Remember the Smithfield Nocturne 2008? There were bling bikes aplenty, but the one which gathered a crowd (embarrassingly) was my pompino, the one held together with stickers, and jubilee clips holding the split seat tube together, resplendent with parts most people would have long since binned.

And yes, patina is the correct word.

We need volunteers please for wednesday evening to help put up the wall!

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Remember the Smithfield Nocturne 2008? There were bling bikes aplenty, but the one which gathered a crowd (embarrassingly) was my pompino, the one held together with stickers, and jubilee clips holding the split seat tube together, resplendent with parts most people would have long since binned.

Exactly this.

bugger. I seem to have got myself confused.

where can I get 3" x 2" prints made? everywhere I'm looking does 6x4 but no 3x2. I'm sure I saw that photobox were doing them but checking their site today, it seems not.

shit.

:/

Google it. It's almost specifically about the "beauty through usage" marks on bicycles though now also covers things like the front of a sports car having chips from being ridden into hard, etc.

It's a good word.

BTW.... 1 week to go!

Fixed.

Seems they don't:(

would you prefer bicycleimages pay the costs and invoice lfgss?

i think we have enough time....*

*famous last words :)

This works. As does me paying.

I really think you need to be going to print today though.

I might be able to help on wednesday, what time? Also 3x2 - just put two images on a 4x6 and cut it in half.

On a side note, Are you going to put a white border around the images? I know jessops does this for you (don't know about photobox). I'll look good if the wall is dark. However if the wall is light ignore me.

you'll get 4 '3 x 2' images on a 6 x 4 shirley!

So you will. 3x2 too small for a photo wall though no?

So can you have four 3x2 images printed on a 6x4 and stick up the 6x4 without cutting? It might be impractical as you might have to decide which images go with which ones beforehand, but it could also save work.

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if you are short on images, why not just double the size of the ones you have?

As part of this, we're putting together a huge photo mosaic of (almost) everything that the forum has been about, inspired and caused (for better or worse) in the last 3 years. It will show what has been achieved, what and who the forum represents, and attempt to capture the viewer, whether (s)he's never heard of lfgss or is member # 2.

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So is there a list of who's needed on what date and what bikes?

yes I know I can put 4 images on to a 6x4 but that requires collating the images in a completely different way, it won't be 4 images in sequence but 2 images in sequence followed by 2 images from the row below.

and to do this for 2,500 images is gonna take a lot of time.

seriously, I need a printer that can do 3x2 images, can anyone help?

I really think you need to be going to print today though.

ha! no chance. maybe going to print by friday might be possible...