3Vince

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• Bikeaway lockers?

  in General • 13 years, 7 months

  

  We have a few of these kicking about town...

  A few have broken locks and look a bit banged up.. but I'd say this is more down to lack of maintenance or regular checks on them rather than a design fail.

  If they're put somewhere visible, I think they'd be ok.

• Stripping/Repainting.

  in Newcastle • 13 years, 8 months

  

  You can get chemical paint stripper, strip the sucker down (you'll also need sand paper and possibly a drill with a sanding attachment to get it all off)

  then a can of primer (at least!) to give it a good base coat

  then 2-4 cans of colour

  then a can of clearcoat

  plenty of space, plenty of light (to see how even your coats are) plenty of patience and somewhere dust/flys aren't going to get at it while it drys

  I'm sure others will disagree, but I found it a royal pain in the ass :P

  (all this only applys to rattle-canning it)

• Stripping/Repainting.

  in Newcastle • 13 years, 8 months

  

  Unless the frame is something special, it's probably not worth re-spraying tbh.

  I did one once, really wasn't worth the cost and the end result was pretty disappointing - getting it done professionally seemed even more expensive, and generally not worth it either...

  (I fully expect you to ignore all this and re-spray it anyway ;P)

• How should we test the Planet X SL Pro Carbon Hybrid in London

  in General • 13 years, 9 months

  

  Poor attempt at humor, ignore ;)

• How should we test the Planet X SL Pro Carbon Hybrid in London

  in General • 13 years, 9 months

  

  No, no this is designed for London, can't you read? Outside of London it's just like any other bike, you know, only as quick as the person riding it.

  Damn these designers, not considering that smaller, less profitable market outside of London, then having the audacity to post on predominantly London-centric forum about their products. HOW DARE THEY?

• How should we test the Planet X SL Pro Carbon Hybrid in London

  in General • 13 years, 9 months

  

  Ship it up to Scotland, if it can go fast on the horrific roads up here without issue, then it should be golden.

  Have I ever mentioned my entire commute in is downhill? :)

• Anyone else from Dundee here?

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• Anyone else from Dundee here?

  in General • 13 years, 9 months

  

  No, it really is that hilly haha! I'm near Arbroath road, so downhill into town, uphill on the way back.

  It's almost like Dundee is bowl shaped, most routes out of the city center seem to be up some kind of hill!

• Anyone else from Dundee here?

  in General • 13 years, 9 months

  

  They're big to be sure, but I ride a pretty spinny 42:17, seems a good compromise for my commute tho.

  We do have a velodrome, but I've never quite made it up there yet :)

• Anyone else from Dundee here?

  in General • 13 years, 9 months

  

  I know there's a few other fixed/ss riders about Dundee, but not many..

  Any of you made your way onto here?