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Ooof. Tough one. My On-One rear hub was pretty cheap, and seems good so far. Worth a look.

Yeah...basically, you're right. In which case the name of this forum is tautologous.

I think that 'fixed gear' is an Americanism, but I can't (be arsed to) back up that assertion with a reference.

31trum [quote]Soweto888 What's with folk posting photos of their own machines in the Bike Porn thread? There has to be some sort of rule against that...

+1[/quote]

+2. People's own bike porn should be in a new thread called "Readers' Rides".

vic [quote]Hutch inexplicably *pushing *what looked like a taped-up Pompino.

Puncture? I had to push mine from Farringdon Rd to Whitehall yesterday.[/quote]

Yeah did look for that, but no...

Farringdon to Whitehall sucks a bit.

Guy on Stoke Newington High St just now, inexplicably *pushing *what looked like a taped-up Pompino. Some other guy on a white Fort frame heading south through Stokey Common this morning at 8am.

Sadly, I was on foot each time... but hi anyway, if you're on here.

danger joel what bike is it on?

That's the weird thing, it's a unicycle.

Can you let me know the routes you intend to take before your brake turns up?

Just so I know to avoid someone new to fixed wheel, who is riding brakeless - with bits falling off his bike cos they ain't tight enough.

Hammo At the risk of offending someone who is legitimately selling this bike....or losing a pretty good deal on a bike i've wanted for ages.....

Has anyone lost a or had stolen a Black Condor Pista?

http://www.gumtree.com/london/41/15729341.html

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Yeah that has been up on a thread before. Personally I think it is quite obviously nicked - and if it isn't then I am quite happy to point out to the genuine owner why I think so - no details of the bike at all; vague excuse as to why getting rid of it; random crap photos of bits of bike instead of shoing the components, no bike knowledge at all.

Essentially, don't do it dude! Not tht I imagine you are if you think it is nicked.

Bad bike karma will bite you on the ass. Sadly someone will take him up on the offer, and so perpetuate the bike theft problem we have in London. Anyone who does that, or goes to Brick Lane in search of a 'bargain', is either a sucker or a bit of a selfish cunt.

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Anyone use those Ortileb messenger bags? If so, any good?

The frame on a Langster is ok-ish quality, although the geometry is not liked by all. It is the rest of it that is a big pile of shit though.

I'd go for the LeMond... although are you sure you don't want to build up your own? Easily done for the £400 or so that an OTP bike will set you back.

worth joining freecycle.org and asking if anyone has an old road bike you could use. Worked for me for my first fixie...

Do you actually use the drops, or do you just ride on the hoods/flats? Maybe chuck on a different handlebar setup.

And are you riding fixed? I always think that the classic brake set-up (i.e. one on each side) looks a bit odd on a fixie.

Eeek. Cotterpin cranks. No good for fixies - they will creak like hell, then possibly snap.

In terms of removal, I'd always advocate hitting it with a hammer.

dogsballs andyp at cavendish cycles has a black 60-62cm Iro frame with a crack in the bottom of the the headset tube for £100 inc forks. perfect for polo or if you're handy with welder.

Thanks for the heads-up - just bought it yesterday. Now - how to build it up? I am thinking risers and white deep Vs... unless I can save up and get myself arrospok.

To be honest I will not build it up until next year as (i) I need to get busy with the welder, and (ii) I am a broke student.

Man. Weather was terrible. Traffic was terrible - the entire centre seemed clogged up anyway, so we were all wriggling past queues at one point.

Ah well, was good to do it anyway and to meet some forum bods. (object17 and the rest of us all hanging around in a fixie clique...)

wayne_f14 Elvis, thats a mercian paint job - the pearl finish is sweet, hope to get some better photos over the weekend

Jeez, that's a NICE bike. Damn, I wish I was earning - I wanna build up a new bike so bad, but I've quit my career to be a student again...

Yep, I will be there. Never met any of you lot before, that is not as far as I know. Stone circle meet?

I want one of those.

Yeah, Booths ain't so good right now - the Il Bacio express cafe is the best (better than Il Bacio main restaurant, which is odd)

clefty .
Booths - Stoke Newington Church St, opposite the cemetry - best Calzone pizza ever.

You are obviously utterly mad - Booths isn't even the best pizza place on Church St!

One for Hackney-ites - Hai Ha Vietnamese canteen opposite London Fields Cycles - very tasty, cheap and BYOB.

Anyone ever bought them already made up from the US?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170171335424&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007

Yeah, I'll be there - lanky bugger on a tatty blue fixie. Will be trying to show off the no-hands trackstand that I have just about got to grips with. And then I will be falling off and looking stupid.

Up to this summer, I was a professional media twat - worked in book publishing for 5 years. Now, after a short stint at a design agency, I realised that teh corporate life utterly sucks, so I am training to be a teacher. And yes, I am doing secondary...

Yeah I try and run them off the road. Bunch of cnuts - why don't they just get a car?

Slack yeah it went for just over 200 shillings didn't it? i thought about bidding on it but there were about 50 watchers and i wasn't up for a bidding war with anyone...

How d'you know how may watchers there were?