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Damn it, you got me! Ha ha. Nah 'fraid not, in the Pret instead. Not sure which is better.

Ya telling me, I can see a pub outside and I gotta sit here and work.

An A frame tent.....never mind.

Yeah it's a kind of tent. Not that nippy for weaving in out of the cars but great for rain.

You had a chest of drawers in there, that's a big bag!

Backie in Grantham (Lincs) when I was there.

Wappingwarrior, I think that you should take you time choosing the components that you want for sure, go for rides etc but if you have the chance to use the scheme and get a £750 bike you should go for it while you can. If it turns out to be the wrong thing for you it's not like you're going to have any trouble selling it on and also, if you're at the company next year then just do the scheme again. I always think you should spend as much as you can on your bike and whilst I totally agree with what the guys are saying above re: getting a cheap bike first, this isn't as easy when paying for it all using cyclescheme. Bricklane Bikes will sort you out, tell them what you want and what you know and they'll get you on something that you should get along with.

The people who already have bikes thing, well, that didn’t ever stop me. I’ve used the scheme 3 times now and I will use it again, for ever if I can. I’ve given up my tube pass for pre pay, saving me about £60 a month so I spend that, plus whatever extra I feel like when I sign up each year, on a bike each month. I guess you could arrange a quick straw pole, outlining the details of the scheme and find out who would be up for it. We are a nation who loves to get a bargain and this really is one, no doubt.

As for the getting an extra half hour in bed from being late on the tube, people who take the tube would surely (if they only knew I guess) prefer to be out in the air, slowed down only by their own laziness rather than at the whim of some industrial action, suicidal loon, signal failure. Maybe sell it to those people like that? You don’t have to use the bike everyday to get to work and let’s face it, how on earth would the government check anyway? Plus yeah, it’s quicker, gets you fit and takes an almost set amount of time each day. The only downside with that last point is that it makes it hard for you to be late but then again punctures can happen any time! :)

Sell it to them on environmental, cost saving (they don't pay the matched NI that you don't either) and image (loadsa cyclists, green office, happy workforce, incentive etc etc). It worked for us and the company brag about it all the time. Also the guy who will be saying yes or no is not the one who has to do the admin usually so as long as they say yeah you're ok.

unxetas haha I can't help but laugh at how easily that wheel completely died.. Are all 700c wheels that weak? Now I'm scared!

I remember the commentator at the time saying that they were using wheels designed to fold in a crash, not really sure how they stop it folding up over a pothole or bump but it didn't tear the skin off the dog or obviously hurt it like you would expect going at that speed. Not sure if he chatting shit or what.

M&S are happy with photos, I checked with them other day and that goes for anything below their £4k item threshold. I got my laptop off Ebay which is why I asked them and the woman said that was cool, if your house burns to the ground your gonna be hard pushed to show em receipts. Take a load of pix and make a CD then send a few copies around to parents, mates, whatever.

Just checked the cycleguard website and dang are they expensive. To cover my bikes at the moment they want £640, which is nearly £200 more than my fully comp contents cover from M&S. I also checked their policy wording and 2.2 item 12 excludes cover for ‘Any tires, fixed accessories or REMOVABLE PARTS, unless the bicycle is stolen at the same time’. That’s a friggin’ joke!

They also specify a certain lock, which is linked to the value of your bike. That’s ok I guess, I see where they’re coming from, but then if you can’t produce the receipt and spare key, or the broken lock then they won’t pay out for that either.

With M&S they do not have any requirements as to how things must have been stolen, damaged or lost really.

I've heard stories of people coming back to a stripped frame and Cycleguard not paying out because the 'whole bike' had not been taken. With a good home policy your bikes are covered wherever away from the home and for whatever happens, even if you loose it or someone just steals a wheel. They also are not lock specific or at least much less so, the standard of proof they require is much less, meaning much more likely to have a succesful claim.

+1 m&s

Hey FixAxioN, sorry I missed this one, I didn't subscribe to the thread.

I haven't had the cash to get one recently due to my Bob Jackson build (nearly finished) and holidays sucking all my readies away :) I am still keen though, I will definitely get one when money allows. It would be awesome for more than just my bike too it seems, could see that getting some sweet footage missioning about on my snowboard this winter.

Have you checked out the footage available on the Oregon Scientific website at all? It's pretty decent quality for what it is, sound is rubbish of course but then what can you expect from a camera that small and cheap. I reckon most peeps would be adding their own backing tracks etc although it could be useful to have the sound if you need crash evidence, or whatever, later on.

http://www2.oregonscientific.com/shop/product.asp?cid=20&scid=77&pid=709#

Check out this http://store.paulcomp.com/elever.html made for drops, pretty and discreet I guess.

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Check out the leather bar wrap that you sew on from freshtripe. Not sure if it will hold it's colour longer but could be worth a butchers.

Ha ha ha, I didn't notice that. He probably operated on himself on the roadside last time he did the race.

This is going to hurt whatever you ride on but on a fixed, Jebus H Christ!

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/1200km-on-a-fixed-wheel-in-90-hours-11967

You can get the B17 narrow, which is as the name suggests. Might be worth a try. No experience with the San Marco I'm afraid. If you were to get either though and find that it didn't suit you could just stick it on ebay and get a pretty good price for it so I wouldn't worry too much. That is of course unless your girlfriend will make you keep it, in which case you'll just have to grimace and bear it.

You can get away with getting most things on the scheme, the shop don't care and as Hippy says, when it's half price you might as well get what you can. Check out cyclescheme.co.uk, they set the scheme up for your work and it means you don't have to go to Evans, they have loads of partner shops. I've got all three of my bikes through it and it rules!! The calculator on the Evans site is handy as though.

Also the Charge Plug was reviewed in the new C+, got 8/10 overall, 9 for handling.

I've never had any problems unclipping, apart from the usual slow tip at the lights, but that was panic, normally they're fine. You change the angle of release from 15 to 20 degrees too, so when you get more used to them you can make it even harder to unclip by accident. If your on SS then defo fine to use. I might consider something more substantial for fixed, with a bit of a platform, eggbeaters are about as sparse as they get.

I use them on my bikes and I've had no issues really. Just took a look at my black ones and the black has worn away from the contact points and the area where the cleat has engaged etc. They do look well used that's for sure but I still think that they look cool. If you want to avoid those issues of visible wear get the cromo plain versions which still look new ish in comparison. Good pedals though and so easy to clip into.

Hi, new here.

Try these guys, they're doing the same camera with a 2GB card, batteries and delivery for a ton, which is a bargain. I'm looking at one myself, would be great to get video evidence of some of the better drivers on the roads!

http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211171&pn=Action-Camera-ATC2000-%20-2GB-SD-Card&gaw=8pp4f&gclid=CMj75bTuz40CFQfmlAodvB6k6w