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h2o Puma Fixed Gear 101
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Puma Fixed Gear 101
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dicki but don't forget people Jan and Brick Lane Bikes started as a part time stall on Brick Lane rolling pieces out on blankets and selling stuff to the Sunday Market trade
It is difficult I know to work out who is legit and who isn't

flipside is - they had tables and they had stuff that was new (in boxes) and generally knew what they were talking about.

easiest way is to ask the price. if it's absurdly cheap, it's nicked.

Had to be said, there were a lot of 'occasional' cyclists out on the road today. Am all in favour of people getting on their bikes, but they can be a bit of a liability when the roads are so busy...

there's no market on saturday. nothing. zip. nada. niente.

there is a shop under the arches that may or may not be open on saturday, depending on the whims of the owners, but they sell rustheaps for more than they're worth.

go on sunday. (BLB is open on Sunday also)

wappingwarrior I take it it's not recommended to buy down there then?

the stalls which have licences are reasonably legit. brick lane bikes started off as a market stall, after all.

there are lots of randoms selling bits from blankets rolled out on the side of the road, and they aren't.

ditto full bikes - places which have permanent premises tend to be more legit (though far from guaranteed) than random blokes wandering around trying to offload single bikes (of which there are several, none legit).

if you want to buy random cheap/old/scuffed to fcuk second hand parts it's okay. but anything that looks too much of a bargain is probably stolen.

I have a recurring problem with my new miche cranks that the bottom bracket insists on unscrewing itself. it feels at first like the chain has become loose, but it's actually the spindle moving slightly between the cups. so if all else fails, make sure it's not that...

Was heading down Farringdon Rd and a cabbie rolled out of the side street by Clerkenwell Green without even touching the brake. Bastard. My front wheel hit his front wheel and I wnet over the bars into the bonnet.

Sprained my shoulder, it's painful but it'll heal pretty quickly.

And it could have been a hell of a lot worse! A motorcyclist got hit head on by a police van outside my office the same night, he definitely couldn't pick himself up. So am counting my lucky stars...

h2o The route someone posted earlier is roughly parallel with my ride home from work, so I'll see if I can scoot down it one evening after work.

still meaning to do this, but was hit by a cab wed night so am off the bike for a couple days 'til my shoulder loosens up a bit. next week, hopefully...

dicki you just have to plan your braking a block ahead !! dry the surfaces out and grind slowly to a halt it's almost like riding brakeless but not quite
maybe time to get rid of the raleigh or fix it

i'm talking about situations where you don't have time to plan where and when you're going to stop.

otis Indeed.
and as we know, one must avoid triapsing at ALL costs.

hah!

i've yet to find an LBS who'll do a 30mins job in anything less than 24hours.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/reviews/knickers/bicyclefixation/

a spokey is about 3 quid.

If it's just a couple of spokes it shouldn't take you longer than 30 mins to work out how to tension it up properly. Which is a darn sight quicker than traipsing to the LBS and hanging around for them to do it.

http://sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/truing.html

You really don't need to buy a new wheel.

The route someone posted earlier is roughly parallel with my ride home from work, so I'll see if I can scoot down it one evening after work.

i've had brake cables snap a few times on geared bikes - wouldn't ride a freewheel with only one brake if you paid me.

Condor?

I have ATACs and I never unclip unless I want to, even when the cleats are really worn. Never used SPDs, so can't comment on them.

I use clips and straps at the weekends if I'm just pootling around - clipless gives me much more power and control, so I prefer the ATACs for proper riding, but if I'm just ambling about the clips are fine. Plus they make me go slower, which isn't a bad thing if I'm off down the pub.

Only problem I've had is that cornering has to be decidedly more delicate with clips and straps, because they stick out more than my foot on the ATACs. I had a nasty pedal strike about a month ago because I forgot about that!

I don't do the music thing myself - riding clears my head.

Don't really think that little in-ear headphones are that much of a liability, but I keep seeing people riding around with closed-back cans on (like the massive ones above) - those strike me as A Bad Idea.

horns were easier to climb with, but my technique has got much better now i have drops - i don't even stand out of the saddle much these days.

you could try swapping the oversizes with some normal ones? unless they're 2nd hand...

jv [quote]joe_b i have fairy hands as my workmates call them!
im ordering the bars from japan as they only come to £24 with postage(45 was about the cheapest i could find in the u.k),
so im gonna go for the 38's to be safe incase the 36's are a pain. its not much difference and i think having a bit more room for my hands on the top will be better.
thanks fr the replies:)

less to do with big/small hands, more to do with shoulder width imo. are you getting cromo or alu? i hope you dont get stung by customs mate, thats the problem with ordering outside the eu £24 with shipping is bloody good though, can you post up the link where you're getting em from?

cheers[/quote]

normally, yeah, shoulder width is key. but with the track bars you need also to worry about the space on the tops because the sweep is so dramatic.

I have the 38s, and find them quite comfortable but I couldn't go any smaller because there'd not be enough room on the tops for my hands - the curve is quite dramatic on the track bars. if you have big hands, don't get the 36 would be my advice.

tallsam I generally just rub it off with my hands. It's such a satisfying job.

Said the actress to the bishop...

jonaent (Jon) [quote]h2o 74. I can skid if I really want to but I don't really see the point. Stopping tends to work better.

I can stop too, skidding just makes it that little bit more fun. Add another reason why fixed wheel bikes are good![/quote]

I should have added a smiley, 'twas being facetious.

:)

1. I can skid if I really want to but I don't really see the point. Stopping tends to work better.
   

i bought a b123 from blb. was a little pricier than buying online but it was an impulse thing. don't regret it...