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from the usually impotent LCC : http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1061

see the attachment as to what to do...

Bicycle parking in London could become a lottery if a new law proposed by the Mayor and London Councils gets through.
The law will allow council officials to forcibly remove bikes chained to railings or lampposts without any warning. The legislation could arrest the welcome growth in cycling in the capital and undermine the Mayor’s plans to reduce car traffic and crowding on public transport by encouraging an increase in cycling.
The London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill is being proposed by the London Councils and Transport for London. London Councils say the legislation on “Items deposited on the highway” can be used to remove bicycles. Council officers will be able to forcibly remove bikes immediately “for good or safe management of the highway” if they cannot identify an owner. Unless bike owners correctly follow a formal procedure for reclaiming their bikes their cycles may be disposed of without compensation.
LCC campaigns manager Tom Bogdanowicz said “There is not nearly enough cycle parking in London - if this law is passed bike parking will become a lottery - bike owners may go to work and have no bike when they are going home. This legislation will undermine any plans the Mayor has to increase cycling.”
Under the proposed law officers will be required to leave a notice in place of the bike they have removed, but thieves or vandals could easily take such notes. Owners of bikes that have been removed will only have 14 days to reclaim them, or councils will be able to dispose of the bike and charge the owner for the cost of disposal.

[B]London Cycling Campaign is urging cycle users to write to the Mayor and their councillors to ask them to change the damaging law. You can download a template email using the links on the right. Please take action today.[/B]

@Object: http://www.ghostcycle.org.uk/report.php

xsheepx, you still have those 8 polo mallets?

freakin' genius! thanks guys...

they are indeed carbon - but they were hand painted rather than stove enamelled - I think if the paint had been baked on they would have either disintegrated, or (worse) become really brittle. He did bake the frame paint on, but that hasn't stopped it coming off if you look at it funny.

Thanks Tynan, an elegant explanation. are you a teacher or sumfink?

flickwg, pass on the cupcakes (vegan or meat, but thanks ;-)), thought the mallet building sounds like an option. The idea of staying vertical on a bike whilst riding in tight circles is somewhat of a remote possibility, maybe someone wants to offer some stabilisers instead....

anyway, here are some pics...

alright then, can someone tell me if it's possible to have 2 brake levers going in to one calliper? I don't mean that I'm planning to connect left and right lever to the same calliper, but have say a normal drop handlebar and a bmx stylee one too.

can it be done?

will post something this evening... this should give you some idea though

Hi. up for grabs are a set of carbon forks (wonder why they call them a set when there's only one?) from my specialized langer. 2006, hardly ridden on > 50k. Now the bad bit - I had the frame and forks painted by Vaz, and what was s'pposed to be orange came back orange with a pink pearlescent hue. Not quite my cup of tea, and now the frame is over at Armourtex getting a proper paint job, but they won't do the forks. So rather than paint them black (I'm too lazy), I'm just going to replace them. Any sensible offers considered: cash, trade (I'm currently after a new black headset for the current bike and lots of bits for the next bike), porro mallet, luncheon vouchers, good karma.

Collection from Hoxton/Shoreditch - evenings.

pics please :-)

sold yet? what size is it?

Ben

have you tried Apeture (in the camera cafe) http://www.apertureuk.com? they've always been pretty helpful in sourcing used equipment. Or you could try the grumpy sods at York cameras whilst you're in the area. I'm passing london camera exchange later today, will keep my eyes peeled....

ok, I'm gonna risk sounding really dense here.... if you're riding on the inside of a lane of stationary traffic, and hit a car that's turning across you (as in this case), can the driver be held liable for your injuries / damage? Regardless of whether the driver has been waived on, don't the insurance companies and traffic police take a pretty dim view of the cyclist?

it's the joint. But if you're in any doubt, maybe flex them gently (with your hands) before building them up and trueing them. If they're gonna snap, make sure it's before you've ridden them so you can get a replacement more easily.

what is the world coming to, when these toe-rags will cut a d-lock for what does not look anything like a stealable bike?

nope, in fact it's an edwardes...

...'tis a nice one though...

what's the gear ratio?