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Ahoy there! I'm between Cambersmell and Peckham near the Art School but prior to that was a Camberwellian for about 7 years or so. Do you know The Hermits Cave? I used to spend so much time there my mates started to refer to it as 'the front room'.

Yesterday I saw a man with a family of pet mice riding a whale down Oxford St. the whale was made out of marzipan and the man's family of pet mice were nibbling on the whale's sweet, yellow, almondy cock. One of the mice melted.

OK, I made that last bit up.

I was thinking more, Razzle.

Ooooh Mrs!

jonny you get what you pay for obviously, but i wouldn't pay all that much since your legs will do most of the braking. haven't worn through a set of brakepads in four years

4 years! That's economy!

What really stops well? Or are they all pretty much the same? Your suggestions please. Ta.

dicki
i feel all used

You love it!

Oooooh, interesting, thanks chaps. Like you say Jos, I seem to be magnetically drawn to my roots ;-)

Can't wait to pick it up and start building. I'm thinking pale blue, maybe metallic, frame. Black seat-post, black stem and black bullhorn bars with brown Brooks saddle and brown leather bar tape. Black hubs and rims. Possibly a darker slate blue for the frame or even a sort of metallic brown/rust. Hmmm, decisions, decisions...

Sorry chaps, starting a new thread to try and find out more about this frame or the company that made it back in the late 80s. Cheers.

Um, perhaps I'm being fick. The owner said he thought it was a Gazelle frame and I assumed that 'Concorde' was just the model name if that makes sense? Perhaps I should start another thread 'Does anyone know anything about Concorde frames'. Unless you can shed some light on this? Ta.

Banana up the tailpipe does work but not immediately, takes a few minutes. If there's nowhere for the exhaust gases to go they'll either choke the engine causing it to stall and die (until the banana is removed and engine started again) or if it's not a firm fit the build up of exhaust gases will fire the 'nana out of the pipe.

I believe addresses can be obtained from the DVLA with the reg and model of the vehicle. Not sure how it works but think you have to approach them as a prospective buyer (just give them false ID info) so it's a security check.

HTH

Just wondered how broad the cross-section of ages on here is. I'll start the ball rolling with a youthful 38.

^ what's 'system x'? Linky?

Very nice and so true about Japan being relatively crime free. My ex-wife is Japanese so went over there quite a few times but years ago. Tokyo is tops as is Kyoto, if anyone gets the chance to go take it. Where in Japan were you?

How about human skin? Has anyone tried making clippy-inny shoes out of man-hide, sort of Leatherface stylee.

Any idea how much and who would you suggest to build them? I suppose I've got about £200 to spend but could stretch a little. This would be for a fixed commuter/around town bike. Cheers.

Here's a piccy, paint has had it but plan to get it redone so not a biggy.

Not trainers or big African deer type things. But that Dutch (I think) bicycle company. I (nearly) have a steel track frame made by them back in the late 80s and wanted to find out more about it and them as a company. All info devoured with relish, thanks muchly.

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Thanks for the feedback. Does anyone still make nice new ones though? Ta.

Does anyone make a nice black quill (to fit an 80s frame)? Had a google but couldn't find anything in black, only some rather tasty plain ally quills. But it must be black dammit!

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We know that steel lives longer (or so they say) but how long 'should' an ally frame last for?

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We know that steel lives longer (or so they say) but how long 'should' an ally frame last for?

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Thanks for all the replies chaps. It all makes sense (even the ghey banter - I'm used to a motorbike forum called visordown, notorious for its merciless banter...). I've got a hack, steel, made out of scaffold poles, has 'Made in Vietnam' stamped on the bottom bracket and weighs about as much as an SUV but it's geared and I've been wanting to try SS or FW. Suppose I could always get one but use it like Sunday best.

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Firstly 'hello' all. I'm getting back into cycling after a very long break, about 13 years to be precise. And was thinking about treating myself to a nice single-speed steely with sexy lugs. But I was reading the stolen thread on this forum and was shocked to see how many bikes get nicked. What's the best way to secure your bike, is there a lock out there that's really worth investing in? Is it really worth having a tasty bike in London, aren't you always thinking 'what if' when you lock it up and walk away?