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Auckland is where I rode my 1st fixed gear, in 1999. The Japanese kids with loads of cash rode converted Kleins/PoshBrand bikes.

Very progressive idea these facilities, I'm not at all surprised it's happend in NZ.

andyp [quote]mightyMouse Also, keep hearing this phrase 'cafe riding', which always raises a chuckle. Apparently, Rapha clothing is aimed squarely at the 'cafe rider' - a brilliant snub I heard from CONdor staff (of all people!).

A snub? I'm a cafe rider and proud of it! ;)[/quote]

Totally.

I like riding, I like a nice caf' on a sunny day, and I like Rapha kit.

Never wanted a stock Condor though I'm sure they're great.

Con pista dor Hi. Anyone got a set of steel Merckx forks they want to sell. Colour irrelevant. To fit 55cm frame or similar. Must be good condition i.e not bent ! and have Big Teds logo on the crown.

That wouldn't be for a 55 Merckx frame with a dented fork that went on Ebay for $408 on Sunday would it?

Love that Bianchi.
Restored you have a bike far cooler than a Pista with deep v's or all that bollocks. Great colours.

I'm building 2 bikes up at the moment.

i. Pub Pug (Peugeot) riserbars, original parts, rattle can paint & doodles. Ideal for riding pissed, taking on trains & leaving outside newsagents after going in to buy fags (a friend left a new £800 Kona outside Spar and managed to walk the half-mile home before he realised!)

ii. IRO Angus I'm trying to build as light as I can from better quality (mostly used) parts. The bike I'll put weekend and night riding miles on this Summer.

I think Roberto's latest lot of ebay ads are pretty funny, especially the 'Perfect for...' paragraphs on the track frames.

Look what how he's tagged this item:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-cycling-jacket-top-german-flag-emo-indie-gay_W0QQitemZ220195470195QQihZ012QQcategoryZ36124QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
LOL.

Does anyone know anything about 'Bonanza' road frames?

This item has me thinking.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FRAME-AND-FORK-REYNOLDS-BONANZA-CAMPAGNOLO-VINTAGE_W0QQitemZ250210160216QQihZ015QQcategoryZ56197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

"Perfect to race alleycats, skid/trackstand competitions, fixed gear rides to the pub, work as courier/messenger, or just ride brakeless around town and park your bike outside a cafe with a mini D-lock. Beer and aerospoke wheel are not included."

hehehe. Very good.

mdx darn couldn't resist it!
"No, your eyes aren't playing tricks with you, someone has previously had it resprayed a different colour on either side of the frame"

[quote]Max Someone snap this up quick...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Geoff-Wiles-Road-Cycle-frame-fixed_W0QQitemZ330207505061QQihZ014QQcategoryZ22679QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
[/quote]

Who got it?

Total bargain, I'd have jumped at the chance.

http://www.hubjub.co.uk can get Phil Woods to match pretty much anything.

I concur.

Deep v is a good choice if stiffness is what your after.

Sano best place for 'em...

Wait, you've got a fox?

A 'Crack Fox' living on a diet of "Colgate, cardboard and shit... great big pieces of shit."

{TheMightyBoosh}

Todd [quote]flickwg Wanted: Black front high flange hub of some sort
system ex or equivalent

can pay money, or have random bits and bobs (not many tho).

Search eBay for a BMX hub maybe.[/quote]

wha?

Why not search for a 'Black front high flange hub' instead?
Go crazy and add the words 'Track' or even 'Miche' maybe.

Momentum [quote]miro_o Momentum: is the Lepper saddle still about? I gave up on the idea of a Brooks Swift (£!!!), but I hear the Voyager is just as nice. I hear they sell for about $100 new in the US. Would you part with it for 20 notes and postage?

Sorry dude - long gone[/quote]

Yeh, sorry I got a bit mixed up and ended up on the wrong page and not seeing all the posts. I think I might shell out on a new Brooks b17 narrow. Thanks anyhow.

So I take it we're pretty much all designers on this thread then?

chris crash how do you make that widgit thingy show up on your dashbord? my mind is fried and i cant make it work via drag and drop

Go into your Mac's Library/Wigets folder. Drop it in their. Then next time you open Dashboard... it's their.

46x18 gives you a healthy 18 skid patches

:)

I should mention thanks to the Freshtripe Blog for pointing me in the direction of ^that^ link.

SkullheadWilderness Umm why is a maths thing. there's an excellent skid-spot calculator somewhere in the web, it'll let you work out how many spots different rations will give you. Seems odd numbers/prime numbers (uuuh I think) seem to give more skid spots, which is maybe why I never seem to be able to find a 17t sprocket when I'm buying.

This is a sweet little skid patch calculator widget for Mac 'eds.
I use it to aid day-dreaming of skid pirouettes at work.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/calculate_convert/skidpatchcalculator.html

BRM Let me just say that a banana up your tailpipe is nowhere near as painful as an apple.

That reminds me of the Oxo Tower thread on here. Take a look if you've not already.

mr_tom [quote]tom. On a totally unrelated note, does anyone know where to get gloves with metal plates over the knuckles?

Motorbike suppliers. A mate has a neat pair of gloves with carbon-fibre plates over the knuckles.[/quote]

I know a biker who has ridden for 20 years with those heavy motorcross boots, a habit he picked up as a messenger in London (m'bike).

Motorcross Boot + Car Door = Revenge.

But... personally I think if you can stay un-angry, then stay un-angry.

SkullheadWilderness Does a banana in the tailpipe really work? I've often considered have one in my bag at all times...

I put an apple on the exhaust of a Dodge Ram (8ltr 'Truck' or Ecological Disaster depending on your politics). It made pretty bad 'bang' which I took as a good sign.

... I mean a friend did.

ras have you thought why your ex gave you a bike with no brakes?

yup.

Banksy painted the door of a studio in Bristol i was working at 2yrs ago. I remember thinking at the time cynical bastards are gonna start trying to exploit the hype soon.
That whole thing pisses me off a bit. I mean it only works in the street, and half the art is in where he bombs.

Idea for your first advertising shoot, when your living in London:

{picture the sceme}

The Grobag product range, sitting back to back and open in a Hackney loft space. The bags are full of soil and hash plants and are lit under hydroponics.

{tagline}

"Scott's Growbags, now grown locally"

Just to let you know I was saving for a REload Civi, to replace my Eastpak...

...But not now i've found this thread.