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cool, thanks. will PM you.

if that doesn't work i've got specific tools needed to do this.

i'm be there - weather looks like rain. long skids all the way on the downhill!

1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)

1. andyp
   
2. Mini..Cooper (I'm all for the B group)
   
3. dulwichrider
   
4. J-D-S-H
   
5. Buffalo Bill
   
6. hillbilly (I want to beaten by MikeC)
   8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
   
7. Sainsburys Ed (I will have a 'proper' track bike by september)
   
8. claus
   11.eyebrows
   
9. jonny
   
10. fruitbat (I'm all for the over 45, slow, C group)
    
11. Shoot
    
12. runtime
    
13. fatboyralph
    
14. Shinscar... if i have the energy, which i will
    
15. mashton
    
16. Cornelius "Apone" Blackfoot
    
17. Tom. (hopefully have the Kiyo all tracked up by then) - assuming that the missus lets me
    
18. babydinotrackboy
    
19. pajamas
    
20. ilovesteel
    
21. Jacqui
    
22. a1astair
    
23. Ved
    
24. gizmond
    
25. stevo_com
    
26. Texas
    
    

great idea - better than saturday morning which has been flooded by post-olympic hype (which is not a bad thing in general as more people cycling...just reduces the quality of the experience for the individual. very selfish i know.).

i'm in for tuesday. see who ever at waterloo. might have to ride gears as i've got a flat pedal stuck-on one fixed and 48x14 on the other....neither remotely suitable for those hills.

can't make tonight. another time for sure

yep i'm in.

actually maybe i'm not....
confirm later this week but i'm likely

yep i'm in.

fuck every area. get over it, spend a few days and see if you like it. anyone that says 'to many fixies' is a hypocrite. any one says that they see blood on street from murder mile is a liar. hackney is the same as any other area - there is good and bad. if you're too worried about your safety go to the countryside ...hear that is nice there. also boring.

ps. 15mins to city with disregard to law

how much do you want for the stem?

1.jonny
2.clintsmoker
3.andyp
4.hippy
5.fasteddy
6.Sam (will meet you at Effingham)

1. Texas
   
   

weather looks suitable. I'll be at waterlooo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3366

sure i saw light showers yesterday....now heavy showers. and met office predicts worse.

1.jonny
2.clintsmoker
3.andyp
4.hippy
5.fasteddy
6.Sam (will meet you at Effingham)

1. Texas
   
   

weather looks suitable. I'll be at waterlooo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3366

I'm keen next tuesday the 12th, if other people are and weather permitting (light rain fine heavy storms then second thoughts...)

if you're doing this again give us a shout. like the idea after chatting clintsmoker yesterday.

great ride all. next time lets just get the train to the last hill. the bit before had too much rain associated with it. climb + pub + view = prefect end.

*Medium Pace Group, leaving at 8.00am

1. Stompy*
   2. gabes
   3. Skully
   4.Dropout
   5. ZigZagatha
   6. 50/14
   7. WAID
   8. Stevo_com :)
   
2. Pinkgottimobbs
   
3. livingasleep
   
4. Ilovesteel
   
   

Medium/Fast Group, leaving at 8.45am
1. Lebowski
2. dogsballs
3. eyebrows (if I have a bike)
4. usukmetendoller (lewis)
5. m-xl
6. elvis
7. andy
8.kelvin (not that fast but in with the other brightonians

Fast Group, Leaving at 9.30am
1. Mikec
2. Hillbilly
3. Sainsburys Ed
4. Claus
5. Jonny
6. Texas

TRAIN GROUP, Leaving 11:45 (Victoria)

[FONT=Trebuchet MS]Another for the faster group. and extra sleep + negotiations with strange knocking coming from (pink!>) bike on Saturday am[/FONT]

cheers all - few ciders in the morning a bit of sun on the beach was brilliant. buses going the wrong way to drop off point and scrabbling to find bike worst part. everything else great. (stat's = approx 1034m ascent, 6400kcal,8hrs,3powerbars,4bulmers,2fosters,1 x ful english & two bottles of red...to date). also found out that no matter how many LEDs you strap to your bike (24in total) it doesn't equal good battery pack lights!

1. andyf
   
2. stompy
   
3. kowalski
   
4. Object
   
5. Cornelius Blackfoot
   
6. MA3K
   

7. Tommy

8. VelocityBoy

9. hippy

10. mikec (on fixed - its all I have)
    4.FRANK (think im getting a lift back tho)

11. Cornelius Blackfoot (geared/fixed? not sure yet?)

12. Sam (unless the venue or time is changed.....)

13. dogsballs (what is the ride?) Too far for you....yeh, way too far for you

14. TheBrick(Tommy)

15. eyebrows (if all is well with the world)...almost deleted this line, dunno why ;)

16. Yebo (geared, most likely)

17. illy

18. jonny

19. Sano (fixed is all I have)

20. Bracestower (probably. But definitely on fixed if I do)

21. dave4

22. fatboyralph

23. hillbilly

24. BigFatAl (Grandad lives in Southwold, break out the Adnams!)

25. h2o (who might be really f*ing stupid and ride back again for charidee)

26. 50/14 on a Pinar

27. town

28. finsbury pete (so long as the weather is nice, of course)

29. andy (fixed i think... not 100% yet)

30. mdx (geared - gettin old!)

31. Gav - fixed, inappropriate handlebars, ratio etc

32. claus (fixed - geared is too precious)

33. Dropout: waterproofed,puncture-proofed,calory-laden, low geared and fixed.

34. Will - fixed, bad 80's paint job

whatfriends get two small allen keys one in each hole and turn anticlockwise. or a metal coathanger and bent to fit i the same way. or get super frustrated and break it out. a flat blade screwdriver down the edge and a wiggle and a twist should do it. or gat a blowtorch (im serious) ad heat it till its super soft and fondue it out with sharp thing. as for biopace, they were a huge flop when shimano brought them out for mountain bike back in the day. all to do with creating a more efficient stroke and changing the forces when the legs were at their weakest point. basically they were shite back then. cant imagine why they'd be any good now to be honest. except for people to say wow biopace. i remember them, they were shite.its your bike though, ride what you like. ive got full length mudguards and a front disc brake on my fixed and when im in london i get some dirty looks. better than a dirty arse and face and broken teeth in the wet though. good luck.

cheers for advice - ill fondue if coathanger fails

wanted to try to keep them. thought there may be an official way to get them off that i am missing.

any ideas how to get the cap off???

i cannot remove the cap on the BIOPACE crank - it has two very small holes it. similar to this :

I’ve tired turning it but the holes are too small to get a grip and the plastic breaks, I’ve tired using knife / screw driver but nothing to use as lever, and I’ve also tired allen key.... can any one help with ideas on how to get it off?

also has anyone ridden a BIOPACE fixed, if so what are they like? Sheldon brown seems to think they are ok.

thanks