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all he wants to do is romp and play.

this is certainly something I'd be interested in. I've only climbed about twice before, I don't know anyone on here and i'm not running fixed yet so...

the idea of a beginner course sounds good, any idea how hard that would hit the wallet?

not the chuckle brothers again...

any footage from the monkey archive is much appreciated.

that is some quality monkey action.

hello chaps. Does anyone know of or have any info on Lissignoli? I know they made steel road frames in Italy in the 80's, but that's about it. I've tried to search but all I seem to be able to find is that there is an area of Italy with that name. any help is much appreciated.

I've found if you casually say "did you hear about that guy from the chuckle brothers getting caught with child porn?" no one really questions it.

I'll keep my eyes peeled for one of those. decent looking white leather saddles seem to be a little thin on the ground at the moment.

what saddle are you rockin there? I'm after something similar for my build.

another bassist here, but in a band already.

bob jackson and the wheelers is a great name, I'd go for that if i were you. surprisingly the URL is still available!

When I set off in the dark I turn my lights on and then about 20 seconds later touch them just to make sure they're still there. Not sure why.

An interesting idea pinched from a Scandinavian country (Denmark I think). It would be really good to see how it worked though. Guaranteed cabbies would still be a law to themselves though.

St Johns wood is the same, I ride through there everyday on my way to work. they are the least bike conscious drivers I've ever seen.

my favorite bit was the woman talking to the traffic warden in Hampstead who said if she got any more tickets her husband would take the cost out of her 'clothes allowance'. it's a hard life.

much respect for the grieving Mrs Barlow, she speaks the truth.

Typical cabbie bollocks, I'm sure one of them was actually trying to kill me this morning on the Euston road. You've got to stand up for yourself and get the dudes details, especially as the he can't even put his handbrake on, incompetent chubster. Sounds like a case of hybrid = no bike sense, but still.

I've been a lucky boy this year and got some white oury grips, a shimano seat post, token headset, some MKS pedals and Christophe cages with straps. all very nice and waiting for my build to advance so I can put them on.

D'oh. I said to the Mrs before I added that post that I thought I was probably missing something obvious. and I was. oh well, thanks for setting me back on track, makes perfect sense now.

hello chaps,
I've been a lurker for a while and have learned a fair bit (i'm building my first fixie with very little knowledge), but now I have a questions so it's time to speak up and ask for your advice. please forgive my obvious lack of technical knowledge, I'm learning, slowly.
When I got my frame it came with a headset cable-tied to it. I've put it all together and the bottom bit looks like this:

it feels smooth, but is quite noisy. anyway, I've been given a new headset for Christmas (Token TK727CN) which is great but it doesn't sit flush with the top of my fork.
the bearings are sealed into the bit you can see balanced on my knee below, then the bit i'm holding goes between the fork and the other bit (which will be attached to the frame). my question is do I need to have the big washer-like-bit between the fork and the sealed bearing bit?

If I don't use this little part then the headset will sit better with the fork and look much nicer.
with bit:

without bit:

if I do need that little part (hopefully not) then does anyone have any ideas of how I can fill the gap between the top of the fork and the headset? your advice is much appreciated.
also, while I'm here, does anyone have any tips for removing the old cup racers (if that is in fact what they are called - the bits that are attached to the frame) without a specialist tool? I'm going to get my frame powdercoated and so will need to get these off.
Cheers,
Toby