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I wonder if this is still available? :)

haha! yeah, not necessarily in that order. Boats at 4:44, gotta be quick but a boat's a boat

Just posted a bicycle commute video shot at dawn today in Barcelona, pink skies, boats and palm trees all included
:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHvv5axVgG8&feature=youtu.be

That was an interesting read, thanks!

But in all fairness, aluminium frames are also subject to a lot of twist and flex, especially in the extremes like the seat/chain stays and head tube area, think when riding hard out of the saddle, but I appreciate your point about erring on the side of caution

I have no problem in supporting my LBS and as an ex-cycle mechanic of 5+years I meant what I said by I don't know what they would see that I wouldn't, it's more info that I wanted to be able to make an informed decision, cheers

I don't know what they would see what I can't, and rather than taking it to a shop where it's their motive to sell things, I wanted to see if people see no issue in running a carbon road fork for 10+years or whether its a good idea to replace as a precaution after a certain time.

Hmmm, snapping's not good

Hey - just checking to see the general opinion on the lifespan of a 'basic' carbon road fork... in particular, I ride a 07 Genesis Flyer which has the original forks, which have been ridden pretty hard for the last 7 years. I don't see any signs of cracking or damage but I've always viewed carbon bike components (probably wrongly) to be more fragile than their metal counterparts so I'm thinking if it's time for a change?

Whilst looking around I have seen to possible options from BLB, namely the

1. AVENTON LITE FORK - CARBON
   http://www.bricklanebikes.co.uk/aventon-lite-fork-carbon

2. BLB AF02 CARBON FORK
   http://www.bricklanebikes.co.uk/blb-af02-carbon-fork-matt-finish

Does anyone have any experience with either of these??

This is my latest build on my 07Flyer. TT pad is a bit scruffy now but I love how it rides, reasonably tight angles makes it feel quick. I've ridden the velodrome in Barcelona on it, could have done with a higher gearing than the 48/17 I have on it :)

It's been a while since I've been on here, but saw this thread and thought I'd post mine up, here's mine:

http://theblend.smugmug.com/gallery/8151204_ZpExT#531880801_UkVTf

Will the real Crazy please identify yourself, I wanna see glasses and tash, thank you

Bit of a long shot, I saw this on a wall just outside Barcelona today and wondered if it meant anything to anyone / knew who this guy is? Never know. . !

They look good, not many cyclists out there are trying to break the hour record or even shave 3 seconds off their P.B. - so the fact that the rim is 100g heavier than an OpenPro will not even register on their radar, but these 'casual' cyclists might be attracted to the look of a deep section wheel, especially if they are in vogue.

We might as well post up on an athletics forum about all the idiots wearing trainers that plainly offer no sporting advantage.

So, I reckon I will go with the Hip-hop slavery to Mammon option. I will admit to being a weight weenie, so can't bring myself to put a Deep V on a bike, but I do like the look of them.

Anyhow those aren't deep, these bastards are deep:

What saddle is that?

Mira el perfil de dicki, no ha hecho ningun amigo! (yo tampoco!) hahaha!

oye y como esta el tema de este tipo de bicis alli, en BCN, hay gente y se ve movimiento o no demasiado

Pues, es mas popular ahora que hace 2 años, por ejemplo, ahora se puede encontrar el Specialized Langster en unas tiendas, pero hace tiempo, no existe. Pero la verdad, es mas extranjeros. Los Españoles (en general) no entienden pq se querría una bici de la pista en la carretera.

no, soy inglés pero vivo aquí, y tu? :)

I was passing by the olympic velodrome in Barcelona and saw some of the Catalunyan team practicing. There was also one dude there with one leg giving it some round the track as well!)

I got talking to one of the guys who works there and I was lucky enough to get a bit of a tour around the inside of the 'drome, all the changing rooms, workshops, storage rooms ful of track bikes and parts. I think he wanted to sell me this classic track frame made in Mallorca, very nice looking too, don't remember he name unfortunately.

Here's some snaps:

and one of the bike for good measure! ;)

Yes, both from sugino. There´s always going to be a bit of slack/play (call it what you want) as neither the chainring to the crank, nor the bolts to the crank are a press fit, so I´m not surprised it ain´t perfect. Personally it annoys me a bit, and I reckon I can make it better, we´ll see!

I´ve had an idea that I´m going to try tonight, I´ve got good quality cnc sprocket and chainring but i´m having problems getting even chain tension through the full rotation of the cranks. If you look closely at the crank/chainring, you can see that the c/ring isn´t sitting dead centre and there are gaps that vary in size between where the c/ring rests against each of the five arms of the crank.. . .anyway, I reckon that a bit of shimming from a ally can should do the job.

I´ve seen a few threads about this, different ideas have been thrown about but I´ve never seen anyone mention shimming, has anyone tried it?

Out of the punctures i´ve had, luckily they´ve all gone down gently, but not looking forward to the day i´m decending and the tube/tyre explodes, does this happen? :S During many years of mtbing i´ve never had anything causing me to crash, but on bikes with narrower tyres and much higher pressures I imagine this could be more. . . hmmm, interesting. What do you know?

what about those old school cycle helmets, the ones with like 5 strips of foam, lengthways on the head, held together by leather/nylon strapping, you know what I mean? Do they still make them anymore?

maybe he's looking to wear it as a fashion item. (shop shirt, not apron)

I've got a pedros one, it's actually dickies. but it's black and cost £5.

they're not really popular in this country

. . .not really, just as an alternative to riding in a tshirt, and would be more durable than a cycling jersey. BIG, cordura bags tend to grind up my tshirts with use. "mechanic" shirts I would like to think would be more durable that than an average one, and if its cheap, the better. If it has anything bike related on (cycle jersey wise) = cherry on the cake!

I'm looking for cycle mechanic workshop shirts. I see Chain Reaction have a few but I want to find some others, there must be others out there! I wanted to get hold of a Park Tool one but that seems like a non starter.

Cheers!

what was yr maximum bid??! ´spose you can´t remember, ooops!

Haha! Good luck, I hope you get outbid!