skunk-hk

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• For Sale: Lo pro bike

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 15 years, 11 months

  

  It has recently just been professionaly sanded and resprayed white.

  You'll want to edit that, It was powder coated for durability and never ridden since powder coating.

  You'll want to split the tub front the rim on the front too. it's a very old tub. Wheels good though.

• Speak Your Brain - Defend Your Honour

  in General • 16 years, 2 months

  

  I find it telling that she's had four previous co presenters.

  What are the odds at least a couple of those Ex-co presenters were cyclists?!

• Speak Your Brain - Defend Your Honour

  in General • 16 years, 2 months

  

  done.

  Luckily such narrow minded ignorance occurs less these days, but it's shocking they put it on the radio.

• I miss London

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 16 years, 2 months

  

  I know how you feel, I moved to Asia. It's definitely NOT London, still have loads of traffic to play with though.

• Donate your old and unwanted bikes and tools

  in General • 16 years, 2 months

  

  hmm,

  I'm about to do a winter clean of my garage of frames, forks, rings, chains, etc, etc. Since moving to HK i've decided to get ride of loads of my old stuff. I'm back in the UK around Christmas so can donate at that time. I've loads of stuff, some pretty much brand new. I'll keep an eye on this thread to see when stuff could be donated.

• Names and faces to bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 2 months

  

  i assume you're talking about the super narrow cut bars with oury grips. Yeah i put them on for a bit of fun, make's a change. They're up real high to learn a few tricks, the HK boys are more about tricks than speed. So i'm having to learn.

• Quad Pain

  in General • 16 years, 2 months

  

  It sounds like your iliotibial band (ITB) is tight (very common on cyclists).
  So here's a little anatomy for you: there are 2 main muscles that attach into your ITB; Gluteus Maximus and Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL)
  
  If your riding position changes, i.e. drops are lower then being bent over will transfer more tension onto your legs, your hips and back will also rotate forward and this will increase the tension in Glute Max.

  As to what the other guys have said about cleat position and Q factor, a small change to either of these will change the way the ITB pulls below the knee, so if your ITB is tight to start, then a small change like; bar height, reach or change in Q angle etc has the potential to induce quad pain.

• Names and faces to bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 16 years, 2 months

  

  Riding in the Peak District.
  

  Since moving to HK it now looks like this, although I still have the nitto moustache bars, nitto drops and nitto bullhorns i rotate onto the bike depending on my mood. It now stay brake free all the time:
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  Felt currently gathering dust in the UK:
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