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Just thought I'd post a pic of my bike which was stolen on 10 Sept (i.e. last night!) on St James' St. I'd only had it for a month. I went for a meal, and 2 hours later when I came out of the restaurant it was gone. At least dinner was damn good.
I was having so much fun on that bike...
The police at least sounded like they vaguely cared.
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Check out this guy:
singlespeed.angelfire.com
His name's Dani, and he and his friend made a custom-built single speed for me, which is just perfect. Good value for money, and his service is friendly and honest. He is based in SE1.
Email and telephone number are on the website.
Good luck!
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Fantastic. Thanks for your help. Mucho appreciated.
I also came across this explanation, which shed light on the matter:
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Hi, sorry to ask again...
Can anyone give me some advice on gear ratios?? I'm getting my first singlespeed freewheel custom built, and have been asked what gear ratio I want. The standard he (the guy that's building it) uses is apparently 52T 18T. In one of the threads, it seemed like most people were going with 48/16 or 17. is this wildly different, and if so, how?
I have read the other threads about gear ratios and am still confused! Sheldon Brown's calculator was fine til it got to the "chainrings" bit.
This will be my first commuting bike, my heart's set on a singlespeed, but I didn't realise it could be so complicated.
If it's any use, I'm 5'4", female and only moderately fit. Cheers muchly.
Oh! Great thread, I'd love to be there.
But my bike got nicked 2 nights ago.
Damnit damnit damnit.