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shhhhhh, don't tell everyone about my favourite sport!!! it won't be as fun down at the dojo if everyone rocks up!!!

just out of morbid curiosity, how much would one pay for such a set up? the ergostem and paul lever are both out of my price bracket.

yeah, I was loathed to put some on my fixie but the weather wanted to play different games. got some Tortec Razor Guards (like race blades but a tenner cheaper) and they don't stick out like the thumb I feared. Easily removable too.

Dog Kennel Hill is my limit! A trip to Crystal Palace should be fun. 25 years of lugging my heftiness about has given me thighs of steel (albeit crappy rolled tubing, nothing 531-ish).

Was running 52-20 when i started (havent been bothered to change crankset) but there was too much spinning for my tastes

deep-v's are good and stiff

52:16, but I'm a wuss and have a brake

what? a guard lion?

i build my own wheels, just can't afford a new front one while I've got a perfectly decent one already

yep, why?

yeah, was a good excuse to build another one. gonna get 7 different types of lock and a guard lion for when its locked up in Brixton.

Anybody want this? It's a 1985/6 Weinmann. Suicide lever lopped off 8 months ago, sold the other one on eBay 5 months ago. Just want this out of the way but don't want to bin it. The white rubber hood is a bit grubby but was bought last year NOS from SJSC so should clean up ok.

just adding the usual disclaimer. If anyone wants one, remember to weigh up the 1% chance of sterilisation with the 99% chance of comfort.

weighs a ton too, but compared to my 17st its light in comparison

yeah, you should see the coil at the front! not good for the old barse (bit between the balls and the arse) if you hit a pot hole you don't see while sitting too far forward. wasn't my first choice of saddle but came up on ebay for a song, love the character of it. Sheldon Brown says the B130 was made for the rough roads in the third world, I think its also a lady's saddle due to the width. My child bearing hips don't object anyway.

i'd love a set, but for my tourer. i bodged a set using some old drops and a tree (sturdiest thing i could find) and just bent the drops outwards a bit. not exactly the same geometry but you get the idea. only problem is the lower half of the drops aren't parallel to the ground.

nitto noodles are VERY nice as well, my friend got a set. they measure them the proper way, centre to centre so keep that in mind when ordering because they are a lot wider than other bars that are 'apparently' the same width.

bit too much effort if you ask me. tried to order a rear only but they said they only come pre-packed as a set

http://www.alienbikes.com

sorry about that fella. very nice whip, eyes are peeled.

alhonga do a super long reach dual pivot caliper. I use one and its pretty good, the long arms don't flex as much as you'd expect. have to pair them with decent pads, I use Avid Rim Wrangler 2's. you can sometimes find them unbranded on eBay for a fiver or less.

http://www.63xc.com/willm/alhonga.htm

Nasty stealers, recogisable tho, am heading up Brick Lane this Sunday, will look out.

thanks hael, thats very considerate of you.

If I could afford a lawyer I wouldn't be worrying so much about a wheel!!! I'll have to hoke out my parts bin and list stuff, mainly things worth a beer or two that I can't be arsed to eBay but are too good for the skip.

I am actually a Special Constable and still a part-time student. I left the bar a few months ago.

Some of you are wholly right, my tone was misconstrued due to the way in which my comments were written. With hindsight and constructive criticism I see now how they were taken.

I only mentioned my role in the police as a means to more clearly explain my understanding of general police resources, not to add any more weight to my claim, get a rise out of anyone or least of all try and fool someone into thinking I could do any more about the matter than any of you.

The part about the scenario of me seeing anyone with the wheel did not come across well either. If it did happen I wouldn't be wanting to tackle an uncompliant person off duty, if I couldn't work out where they got it from I would be phoning the police to update the report with a recent sighting. This would be extra evidence and every little helps.

It was never my intention here to try and change people's opinions or attitudes towards the police. Whatever you think it's your own perogative. I only wanted to make use of a medium that I thought might help.

Any anger that came across in my comments was aimed solely at the person or people who came in through my front gate and took my property. It was never directed at anyone reading this forum (unless the previous sentence applies to them).

For those that asked;

The frame and front wheel(QR) were locked to the fence with a heavy chain that wouldn't go round the back wheel (solid axle) as well. A longer one will be got for the future.
There's no room for it in the house and shlepping it round the back takes away the convenience of a bike.
Nothing else was taken thankfully.
I have contacted my local bike shops.
My neighbours a thankfully helpful and would have at least told me if not phoned 999.
Cars and Motorbikes shouldn't be stopping in the ASL boxes (Sano).

"If it gets offered for sale and you buy it then I see you riding it, I may assume you are the one who stole it, you REALLY don't want that"

That comment was meant to mean, I and my friend will be actively seeking it out when we see a single speeder or fixed wheeler and stopping people if we think we see it, not just running round like mercenaries. So, if you do think it's that wheel, it would be better to tell me, I am considering a reward.

It's not that the police don't give a fuck (some have become entirley disillusioned and unfortunately can give that impression) its that the amount of evidence to go on is unfortunately usually so low that there really is nothing to go on. No police officer like thieves, they hate them, they want to catch them. They should in all honesty look at available CCTV which from what I've read seems to be lacking unfortunately.

I have to say that I am a bit disappointed at the hostility I have received, besides hippy and rpm. I would have thought the community spirit that is usually strong between fixed wheelers would have seen more support.

I had the rear wheel of my beloved fixed nicked from inside my front gate in Brixton today.

System EX 32H Flip Flip Hub
Surly 1/8" 16T Cog
Random 16T Freewheel
Laced 3 Cross
Mavic Open Sport Black 32H rim
Serfas Blue/Black 700/23 Tire
Specialised Tube

Built it myself so it has a lot of value to me. If anyone gets wind of it in anyway shape or form, please let me know

stevo_com@hotmail.com
aaron.stevenson@ucl.ac.uk

I am a copper and I have reported it, but with the available evidence, the specialist knowledge required to identify it and the amount of emergencies the police (especially in Lambeth) deal with, you guys would be better placed to spot it.

If it gets offered for sale and you buy it then I see you riding it, I may assume you are the one who stole it, you REALLY don't want that. Please spread the word too.

Thanks,

Aaron