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geez even got red valvecaps... it does look nice, that stem/handlebar combo is weird tho...

that is lovely... but as you say, won't be white for long...

hmm i have no probs with my brake, but skidding is definately the fun option when the roads are wet!

fixgrrrl [quote]wayne_f14 you may find it useful to get a mate to take a quick video of you on their phone of you riding for a bit - you'll get a really good idea of how locked out your arms are, where you're overstretched, if the frame is too big/small etc.

how you think you sit on the bike and the reality can be way off sometimes and yes, you will look like a right loonbag as it's being done...

That's a good idea- better than me almost bailing trying to look at myself in shop windows' reflections....[/quote]

with less risk of running into the backside of a bus as a cool addition!

god uses nitto

you could always stick a bmx lever under the drop where you can reach it from your position...

no there

tried saying hi to people and commenting on bikes to begin with but mostly just got blank looks or those "are you stupid" stares back so i stopped. Am happy to greet people back, but being looked at like i was something they just trod on i can live without.

probably, but you'd think that the basics would be taught in lectures.

hmm what uni are you at? where i am, it seems not even biochemists are allowed to transfer...

eyebrows Biochem! Biochem! Biochem!

(to the chant of Toga! Toga! Toga!)

where are you studying?

i study biochemistry...

caustic soda is sodium hydroxide btw, and its much more efficient than all those mr muscle etc. shouldn't think acid would be particularly efficient at removing grease...

alright, wont be here friday but gimme a call/message in the weekend and im sure we can sort something out.

you still have those bullhorns for sale? (listed on gumtree), and are they drop ones or not?

mm might be right, jsut got myself some cloth tape thats alot thinner than the phat wrap so i'll use that for starters and see...

i've got a conti race something or other, light, has a big skid patch on one end, but its not skidded all the way through... you can have that if you want.

thanks, my cousins stopped using hers so i'm going to borrow that, but thanks for the kind offer!

mmm had a look at those specialised ones actually, they look quite nice. Not really sure i want a lever in the mid section as i rarely use it, but clamping it under the end of the bar might be worth a shot. Have you tried clamping them on top of the bar tape, and if so, does it work? most worried about clamp diameter as the phat wrap is well... phat...

alright, i'll give you a bell, got a pretty busy with uni stuff this week but alright to figure something out next week?

edit: i'm a skilled whisperer...

are they not 26.0 then? i'll give it a go, have yet to figure out which brake levers to use...

asm, that would be brilliant thanks alot!
i like the look of the goldfinger but not too keen on the whole one finger action thing... where do you find a good bmx shop, i live in north london...

they look nice what are they?

right, by side of bars i didn't mean all the way up, but on the actual bend of the tube, so i was looking for something like a bmx lever that would attach around the area somewhere and be operatable that position.
my cousin has the profile airwing ones and thats how i established that those aren't what i want, who else makes "flat" ones? or will i just have to wait till hubjub restocks?

So i'm basically looking for a set of bullhorns, was thinking 42 or less in width, seems hubjub is out of the nitto ones, what other ones are worth recommending? i'm not particularly keen on the pursuit style ones, would prefer some that didn't curve down around the bend (if thats making any sense...). Prefer having my hands on the bend of the bars, was wondering if anyone has a brakesetup that makes this possible without having to shift your hands to the middle constantly to use the front brake.
Also, anyone have any experience with cloth bartape, particularly, how is it when wet?