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I thought it was to make your bars look like a dogs cock (copyright Bikesnob).
That's if they're taped the other way, with the tape on the tops and the drops exposed. Looks fucking shit IMO. Whereas half-taped in the correct manner looks the shizzle.
i have my father-in-law's bound copies of Sporting Cyclist from the late 50's and it was all the rage then - even with roadies.
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We've been using at work for a while to diagnose problems that our clients and end users are having. It is great, but it can be a little awkward to use if you have a different size screen (scroll bar hell).
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I've been going to Pearson's since i was kid and I can vouch for the excellent service. They've been at that shop since about 1860 and it's still run by the Pearson family.
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^ + vertical dropouts!
Well, once he's sorted that out, they'll be all over it like a rash.
I may even consider it myself, whilst my back is still relatively lithe.
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It's a cynical purchase I think. He's probably going to flog it to a hipster.
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www.islabikes.co.uk are excellent I brought one for my little cousin and he loves it. BUT thats because he liked to look of it in the first place. If your little girl wants a pink bike with Barbie Stickers then get her one. I doubt she will care how much it weighs or what it is made of.
Not necessarily true - we bought my son a matt black hardtail with tribal / skate style graphics from Halfords. He got lots of envious looks from other 7yr old boys, but it was so fucking heavy, the chain kept on coming off and the brakes kept on jamming. He just didn't ever want to go cycling.
The Islabike is more sedate looking (actually a lot classier) but is in another league altogether and he adores it.
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another one for Islabikes. My son loves his. It's light and well built - actually just feels like a smaller version of an adult bike with proper components.
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do you know the total length of the dura ace seatpost?
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Cant see the mangina!
Probably a good thing actually.
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we lock ours in a disused kitchen.
But I'm being made redundent in 2 weeks, so god knows what the next one will be like. It's my biggest concern about any new job...
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If it's the fixed cup that's stuck, then there's always the old Sheldon Brown trick:
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I record on my own and play live with an 8-piece...
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I wouldn't have thought so. I could be wrong but instinct tells me that if you gave it a good soaking in Proofide that after a while it would adapt its shape to your arse as oppose to the behind of the previous owner. If you think about it, back in the day, when leather saddles were the norm on bikes many must have had several owners during their lifetime without any issues.
:)
You can "block" a saddle by getting it completely wet, reshaping it by stuffing newspaper underneath and then letting it dry out completely.
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Anybody used the replaceable valves? I've given up on Specialized tubes because the valves kept on breaking and have bought some spare valves just in case it happens with other tubes.
It looks like only some tubes have replaceable valves anyway, but it's got to be less irritating than using a hand pump to get to 120 psi only for the valve to break and start leaking air.
Haven't had an opportunity to replace any yet since I bought them...
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Tried it and used Chianti corks for plugs.
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Hit a pedestrian last week in Fulham. I was filtering down the side at a junction and he came running across the road between the cars. Smacked him full on and I hit the deck.
He was apologetic enough, but it fucking hurt. The only damage was a couple of bruises to the leg and a dent in my sunny disposition.
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The Strand in rush hour. Hurling themselves in the road I tells ya.
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Also Ham side of Richmond Park to Farringdon in 38 mins on a road bike. I jumped lights and nearly killed myself several times. But it was worth risking my life to shave two minutes off my previous personal best.
Ditched the computer two years ago when I started commuting on fixed and I don't wear a watch so I have no idea how long I take now.
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If anyone is still genuinely interested (and I don't want to go all C+, but the pro-helmet lobby do piss me off with their assertions and unfounded declarations):
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Most chainrings don't have a dish at all - the RPM chainrings do have a dish, but if anything it should bring it nearer to the centre. Unless you have it on the wrong way round...
They're also possibly the shittest chainrings I've encountered.
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Eugène Christophe's story was pretty insane:
In 1913 Christophe was well placed to win the tour when a mechanical failure cost him the race. The incident happened on stage 6, Bayonne to Luchon in the Pyrenees. The overnight leader was the 1912 champion, Odile Defraye but he had dropped behind on the climb of the Col du Tourmalet. At the top of the Tourmalet, Christophe was the leader on the road, leading by five minutes from a group containing most of his main rivals. On the descent, however, he crashed after his fork snapped. He ran several miles to a forge in the village of Ste. Marie de Campan. Once there he lit the fire and repaired his bicycle observed by race judges. The rules forbade outside help, so when Christophe asked a boy to work the bellows, the judges fined him 10 minutes. Christophe had already lost about four hours. He eventually finished seventh overall in Paris. The building on the site of the forge has a plaque on its wall commemorating the episode.
(from Wikipedia)