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i quite like cycling in the rain - so long as it's not too cold.
Both headset and bb need attention now though i must admit.

Fun to meet everyone yesterday - hopefully me & Clare will see you all on Sat as well...

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Oh dear - i pwomise you Aidan, it was more a joke about the harsh working hours and
finishing before 10pm being considered "early", i'm not nasty really!

Hippy, you can always swing by to uphold your lady's honour (ie plant one on me boat)
if you are feeling aggrieved - but please - spare me the nose - that got bust by some
lovely kids on scooters a couple of months ago!

Anyhoo - looking forward to seeing people. What do we do?
Look out for a group of lads wearing sidis?

just kidding by the way - i'm sure she's lovely - stripper or not.

some of my best friends are strippers.

hippy Soz. Got leaving drinks for a colleague around poxford st, then drinkies with my girlie coz she's finishing before 10pm for a change.

What is she - a stripper?

velocity boy My plan is simple:
1) Insure it fully
2) A single mini d-lock if you're going to be sitting near and watching it
3) A mini d-lock plus a thick cable/chain if it's going to be out of view
4) Never leave it outside overnight

And quit worrying. You've stopped all the opportunity thieves, and if the bike still goes walkies you had it insured and will be fine.

Yes, i should bow to your wisdom here - at some point you have to let go and just make sure the
insurance is up to scratch. Have heard bad things about insurers not covering parts though - cycleguard i
think is a bit of a no no apparently...
Out of interest - how do you generally end up using the mini D & thick chain in combination?
Back wheel rim with the mini D, front wheel & frame with the thick chain?

kowalski Edwardes is me LBS and its a total carcrash.

They stock bikes from just over a century to several k.

I returned to two wheels after a nearly two decade break and ended up on some awful Claud Butler commuter plank. Not the end of the world, but when I returned it with a wobbly headset one of the muppets took a mole wrench to it...

Depends who you end up with in there.

Gary (I think) has his name over the door and couldn't be more Old Skool Helpful. Simple jobs are done for free and there's always a rounding down fer cash. Top notch!

The quiet shaved-head dude is very knowledgeable and unbelievably helpful.

HOWEVER....

Of the two black dudes one is friendly and helpful but a bit dim, the other is just a total ignoramus. No, really.

Then there's the market-trader thug who takes rudeness and ignorance to a whole new level. Total cnut.

And the twelve year old blonde boy. Wouldn't leave me iPod unatended anywhere near that one.

None of them appear to cycle at all.

To be fair, they do support Herne Hill Velodrome and sponsor a dirt cheep season-long track bike hire scheme.

TBH, every bike shop in Town has the same mix of staff. Except of course Evans and Cycle Surgery who are staffed exclusively by terminal shitwits.

Ha ha - you just described them all perfectly!
The really helpful black dude freely admits he doesn't know a lot about road bikes and will always pass you over
to someone who does.
The market trader tried to force my headset together by pressing down on the head tube with all his might.

The older dude who runs the place likes to be a bit rude at first to see how you take it, but if you take it on the
chin he'll help you out eventually.

It is all a bit of a minefield though eh!?

I guess they make money out mums buying mountain bikes and can't be bothered pleasing us fussy types

I think you really need two bikes in London.
1) Blacked up/taped/inner tubed oil dog - for locking up outside the cinema/dodgy club for x hours at night
2) Sparkling wedge eater - for when you don't even need a lock because your eyes never leave it.

I just spent a shit load of time money and thought building up my beauty - not locking it no where no how...

Now.. where i can get one of those motion sensing machine guns like in Aliens?

velocity boy Hefner - Christian Girls

Very loud, at work... I have the best job.

Hefner - The hymn for the cigarettes
Bit of a blast from the past!

But that lip sync video made me want to stab things.
There is no way i'd ever work there. EVER.

The first cut is the deepest - PP Arnold
Belly Dancing - Guy Gerber
What's so strange about me - Eight Dayz
Candy - Foxy Brown feat. Kelis
Wisdome to the wise - Dave Clarke
Marina Do Borro - Bondo Do Role
Punkrocker - Teddybears
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Cha-ching - Lady Sov
By the grace of god - Hellacopters
LaVie D'Artiste - Numero+
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Ta Douleur (Henrik Schwarz Remix) - Camille
I'll kill her - Soko
Roscoe - Midlake

shit... i'd been trying to avoid this topic. Music is living.

Dont change your shoes - just get a decent pair of mtb spds and wear them ootnahboot.
Pub/work/down the shops - all good. They stink like fuck when you wear them all day
everyday but whatever!
I only have to carry another pair of shoes when off skateboarding or heading
down the discotheque... (the sidis clash with the white suit & gold chains)

Backwardation
Don't worry - I'm perfectly content. It has its rather more tangible rewards... Shitting Crikey - equity trader would seem the obvious choice from that selection!

Ha ha - i ditched that in once it became clear how much hard work was involved - and
before the money got me! Freelance now - much nicer, if a bit stressful when out of work!

Oh what!? You mean to tell me those green things are cycle lanes?!

I thought they were a warning to cyclists NOT to ride there cos of broken glass, parking cars,
opening doors, taxis pulling in, HGVs unloading, pedestrians stepping out, metal grates, potholes and
the fact that cars coming out of side roads can't see you very easily.

I wonder what they'd make if they were actively trying to harm cyclists!?

ps. does anyone know what the "correct" way to express a question and simultaneous exclamation is?
I'm pretty sure !? and ?! are unacceptable to you wordy types...

dicki ( julian ) tea is my drink i am english after all old chap

Tea.

geek much?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpB4-JIR64s

am i the only one that thinks they are cool as fuck?

NEON BIKE NEON BIKE NEON BIKE!!!

Backwardation Banking. About as uncreative as it gets. I've got two Macs at home though!

Just my 'pinion - and an obvious one - (and i know you weren't serious!) but i reckon it's good to say it:
I don't think banking/ accountancy = uncreative.

The other thing of course is, being creative is totally overrated! What about
integrity, loyalty, having a sense of humour, determination, forgiveness etc

Me? What do I do?

Door to door sales
Strip club barman
Office Temp
Equity Trader
Office Temp
Scuba divemaster
Temp
Pub
NHS civil servant
Temp
Runner
Meeja Twunt.

Yeah, so i haven't got a clue basically.

lpg shitting crikey did you get your forum name from brass eye drgs?

yeah bit of a brass eye fan - but i just love saying it as well - i like the mix of old and new!
Tea and cake goes down a treat my way.

Also i wasn't thinking very clearly and just put in the first thing that came to mind... :?

I'll be able to come up to you on monday and say - hello - i'm Shit... ...ting crikey!

Wow - it's beginning to dawn on me that this fgss forum isn't a typical forum at all - people
do actually use it to meet up and DO STUFF! Bike polo, night rides, drinks...
Impressive...

Anyway - i have yet to show my face so i'm hoping to see you velocity boy and Ms Ulty and
perhaps other forumers on Monday... I only know Yorgo so far...

Will bring "she who must be obeyed" as well, if i can persuade her.

I expect everyone to be the opposite of your typical Londoner and be super friendly and
not "status competitive" ok!? (Don't make me box your ears!)

Rockin.

PS. Mine's the blue beater with white electrical tape stripes- on the chinstays.
Real name: Matt

smeear yeah, i need to eat about every two hours or i go all weird, its really annoying, i guess thats what you get for being a skinny waif

snapzackly

bontragium unfortunately!

How about 20 front and 24 back?

; >

Me n the lady will come too if you don't mind 2 strangers tagging along.

Also - I have a problem at the moment where my saddle (a pointy pro-lite) rubs holes in my jeans
really quickly! I think it's because it has the brand etc stitched into it - and the stitching
rubs against my skinny sitbones and my jeans. Anyone got any ideas if it is the stitching that does this?
And would seams - like the ones on the fizik arione - also rub my jeans do you think?

Hate not being able to ride in my "normal" clothes.