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Proved me wrong :]

I'd be suprised if it was only 3 hours.

I reckon I could manage 4 hours. May need to lower the gear inch to allow for the knee though :]

Anyone up for organising n2r MKII - The spring edition, to be completed in 5 hours or less :]

hassanr maybe he should marry the bike.. like the dude with the goat in africa... i now pronounce you man and object.

What! I really needed to be told about this before hand. I'm still waiting for my divorce to come through ;]

I definitely learned a few things though. Like not taking everything I own in a courier bag for the just-in-case scenarios that didn't happen.
I suspect I need a smaller bag...Now where's Scottnotscot with those hip bags.

MA3K|³| There where only three really challenging hills on the way down to Brighton.
That one behind Croydon.
Turners Hill.
Ditchling.
I don't think I would like to ride the other way though.

The one behind croydon was only becuase we were mocing at about 5 miles an hour when it started though. If we'd had a decent pace you'd have hardly felt it.

It's getting there, taking the week off cycling is probably the most sensible thing I've done all year too.
I'm going to try and make it down to polo on Sunday but I'm not promising I'll be back on my bike by then.

Better late than never

hippy I'm not sure why I'm mentioning this as I don't intend to sell them! :)

Because you're a cnut?

skoota The logic of doing bmx tricks badly on a track bike styled to look like a bmx is a bit lost on me. Someone's going to put pegs on a fixed soon and its going to be a bit embarrassing.

...surely you can get to your tricks ...miles away... quicker on a non bmx. man it must be a bitch to commute from trick to trick with your knees up by your ears.

It takes me 2 minutes longer to get to work on my BMX as opposed to my fixedwheel. It's Shit load of fun too.

+1 to you for observation
-1 to me for inability to use a computer

flickwg i'm thinking of handing him a bill

That's only fair. Public tranasport + ripped jeans + ripped gloves = Money I hadn't expected to need to spend this month.
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Public transport is making me want to commit mass genocide but nevermind.
I don't know if I'll be back on the bike by Sunday, but if not I'll likely swing by polo anyways as it's fun to watch.

The bars are the cheapest easton flat bars (EA30) and retail for all of about 15quid. They've been doing the job perfectly for two years without me needing to spare them a thought (Provided you exclude my propensity to keep cutting them down and the thinking process involved in that).

flickwg [sarcasm]

if its your first ever go on a fix go for 50 : 14 without brakes and make sure you choose a very hilly route

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The spite in that comment is inescapable, even when riding 50*14, brakeless down a steep hill.
How's the injuries coming along?

Also can I steal another spoke card from you please.

SMEEAR poor boy was feeling a little sorry for himself

You slanderous swine. You were feeling sorry for me. I'm taking it on the chin in a typical british stiff upper lip kind of way ;]

photoben Wow - I'm surprised/impressed people actually did my idea of trackstand at 11am! Good work!
Any excuse...

I work at an office with a shower - Useful during summer.
For the vegan amongst us - Charity shops are an alternative for second hand wool (If you can morally justify it), personally I shun second hand animal too so I'm stuck with my last remaining pair which, when they die, will have to be replaced with something else.

RPM I've just realised that 50x14 is around 93 gear inches.

Scary isn't it...

@andyf - In the depths of winter I do have to rely on a spare pair of smart trousers to change into but it worked this year even through the rainy summer.
I've been known to just don the lycra on particularly vile days (and put my trousers in my bag). Plus you get to feel like a roadie for the 20ish minutes that it takes to get most places in London (This may be a bad thing but amuses me greatly)

Seconded on the wetwipes front.

I'm not saying that the educational stuff on TV serves no purpose. Meerly that the majority of people I've ever spoken to will watch endless shit because they're too apathetic to actually do anything.
Needless to say this likely doesn't relate to allmost people on this forum as we have our own two wheel based addiction.

Cycling/under shorts and a nice pair of heavyweight woolen suit trouses work a treat. I just roll the legs up whilst cycling. T-shirt to cycle in and a shirt in my bag to change into - No toliet cubicle needed if you don't mind being topless in public (certainly not a concern I've ever pandered too)

Keeps my very corporate workplace nice and happy and minimises changing time.

aidan [quote]Object17 [quote]aidan there is other stuff on tv....its not just about celebrates and over priced cars.there are some educational programs aswell
That's what books and the internet are for?[/quote]
there are many sources of education which im sure your aware of....tv is one of them..i know 90% of it is absolute shit(i rarely watch tv) but you cant generalize tv like that.....have you ever watch planet earth? i can assure you,that is not shit.[/quote]

Valid - They are also available on DVD though :]
It's the 90%+ of shit that removes any worth in purchasing a TV (For me personally, not for everyone).
Plus I'm a geek and love studying, it's so much more satisfying for me to go and research/learn about a topic rather than have a segmented half hour/series of TV shows tell me about things.

As always, each to their own.

aidan there is other stuff on tv....its not just about celebrates and over priced cars.there are some educational programs aswell
That's what books and the internet are for?

skoota when clearly i just feel more wholesome for the lack of shit in my head.

Damned straight. I couldn't imagine having a television, when the hell would I find time to watch it anyway?
It become quite amusing when people realise how little I know of celebrity and the media world. I however, couldn't be happier.