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I found this track bike on French Ebay if anyone is interested. It ain't mine...

http://cgi.ebay.fr/velo-de-piste-taille-56-jaune-metallise_W0QQitemZ190106197079QQihZ009QQcategoryZ16943QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He says 'Really good condition, only used 10 times!' in the item description.

And dicki, i think i have a 52t 5-hole campy chainring somewhere downstairs, unsure about the BCD though, i'm afraid. I'll bring it on sunday so'z you can have a butchers...
Ok - upon further reading the seller wants to buyer to collect ...

I just phoned that local place, and apparently one of their walls collapsed, so they have had to close down their business for a while...
No matter, i did some phoning around today and one place in NW london gave me a phone-quote of £40 for the whole fork, which sounds kind of reasonable (considering Mercian charge £85). That is, if the paint is already stripped. And if they charge £40 for the fork, i can't imagine both dropouts being too pricey, either!

Has anybody stripped a frame of its paint before? Anybody recommend any stripping brands?

Got a few front wheels if you need them too. Prolly got a brake/lever too somewhere in my bike mess box.

But, i use a front brake on my non-machined deep v's and they work quite well, tbh. On the other hand, if you don't want a black streak on them, i can understand...

Just texted my friend, he said 'angel prints' is really good. Ok, just re-read the post and i don't know if they actually make jerseys, but we got polo-shirts with stuff printed on last summer from em.

29 Upper St, London, N1 0PN, UK - 020 73599210

Mechanical Engineering student.

There's an electroplating place near my place, but everytime i go there, it's locked :(. I'll give them a call on monday, and report back to here.

glow you can use the frame to twist the dlock into breaking too.. i don't think abus' or kryptos just "break" in 10 seconds, i've tried on a krypto with similar bolt cutters and it barely scratched it

Yeah but you might fuck up the frame.

Check this video out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3hFr8p2ck

Shit. I think the best protection is to never let the bike leave your sight!

I dunno. If you saw how easy it was to cut, how much harder can it be to cut a thicker cable? I mean, if cheap one takes 10 seconds, the priciest cable won't take more than 1 min, i am sure.

I didn't know you could brake a D-lock with a car jack. I thought you needed to actually cut it...

I dunno what lock it is, some cheap one. But fuck cable locks, they're good for nothing. 10 Seconds to break a lock? Not even good for popping into a shop for a few minutes. I'm thinking of getting two D-Locks actually, one for the front wheel/frame, one for the backwheel/frame. I was so surprised when i found out how this the wire inside is. It looks like a nice beefy lock!

remove your brake arch.

Maybe. Probably, since it was locked up so close to the place of theft.

I had an old bike i singlespeeded and sold to a good friend, 3 weeks ago. He had it for not a week before it got stolen outside his house. Then, yesterday he phones me saying ' i found my bike! It's locked up 2 mins away from my house!', so i go there, taking a detour via my friend Francois house to pick up his boltcroppers, because he needs them for his work.

So, i get to South Kensington and i find the bike locked up. At this point i'm feeling a mixture of anger, elation and surprise, so i don't really care if anybody's walking by - i'm going to steal this bike back. So i went about cropping the two cable locks, and it takes me less than 10 SECS to do this

and then i rode off back to his as quick as i could, for fear of someone trying to apprehend us or the 'owner' coming back.

So, i want to let you all know how pathetically easy it is to cut through cable. The lighter it is and the more it can twist and bend, the easier it is to break. Even one of those motorbike-type chains with really thick links won't last very long against croppers.

edit: I used this to cut it

Yeah, i got the same prob as rkn. i'm using Safari.

Well, the Todd got tools lent at brick lane cycles.

i keep my straps quite loose - in london it's important to be able to come out quickly.
The only thing that pisses me off is the 3-4 seconds it takes to get in them off the traffic lights. I'm always muttering 'fucking stupid straps' to myself everytime i can't get in one.

That reminds me of that crazy clown from twisted metal!

^ That's nice of them, cycle shops don't normally lend tools. The only bike shop where i've always had good experience is Broadway Bikes, NW9. Not great on stock, but the guy there sold me my first fixed wheel for £20 + £15 Build. The guy who runs it, Adrian, is an ex-racer, and he's a good guy (no attitude). Only thing is, it's a little far from central London.

lmao@bringmemyfix

How're the teeth, David?

Well, I've never seen anyone climb so fast, so it must work for you. Do you train on hills a lot? Fancy a rematch tomorrow?

Oh shit, that frame is so buff.

I've got a feeling this pic won't show, but here's my other bike. Most of it's on my current ride.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7974952@N07/472620862/

I want to chrome some of my bike, when i get some ££.

I'm sorry - where is it? I can't find it...

Saw that pink bianchi a few months ago on edgware road. I snuck up behind and said 'nice bike, mate!', only to realise she was female. Then i just made a quick left...

I think you're right, Scarlett. Revealing clothing can be seen to be kinda gay, especially around the middle of our bodies (crotch, arse). That's why some people wear their jeans halfway down their arse.