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Northerndave, thanks for posting your story - although I suspect you may regret it now.
I don't agree with what you did but can understand your desperation and frustration after the police refused to get involved.

So now you've paid off the thief, what next?
Let him do the same again, maybe to someone else on this forum?
You have his description, presumably his phone number, maybe a name and rough idea of his address.
We already know the rough area where this cnut operates.
So why don't you share with us what you know about him so he doesn't do the same to us?
And while you're about it, please also tell us how your bike was locked up so we know how sophisticated this turd is.

Here she is:

Nice Paris/Rensch path 1946 on Classic Lightweights:

Not sure if this belongs in this thread or not:
Viking Short Base Underslung from 1953
(also from Classic Lighweights site)

Done!

About time I learnt how to do this:

A victory made even more enjoyable by the premature Ferrari celebrations!

Hi retro -
I'm interested in a pair of the 263mm forks.
Where you based?
Have pm'd you.
Matt.

Happened on this thread trawling round the various lists, if anyone's still lookin I've at least two sets of brand new Moser sloping crown chrome 1" forks going, steerer 263mm overall from lower race to top, of which 65mm is threaded. Look and ride real sweet. Say £25 (each!)? Or if 222mm is enough, £20 with a mark on chrome on the left leg... err, now I have to admit I'm new round these parts, so dunno what happens now - wait for hail of ridicule? cheers anyway!

I got a form to fill out.. backdated.. the cops like me.

I'm still going to track him down and rape his face with a broken beer bottle..

Every time I see a silver/grey car I think I'm about to get twatted. Someone needs to die for this.

So can we get this guy's name and address and post it here?

Roberto - anything 230mm steerer length, 40mm of thread in 1" 700c?
thanks.

Lady with the Amp
The Switch Bitch
Ohm Help (sorry).

Actually I don't think anyone's bettered "earth mother" although 31trum's "Vamps" is pretty good too.
Can we declare a winner soon or I'll just waste even more time on electrical puns?

girl power
bird on a wire?

Hi Fat Pants.
I'll take you up on the offer if it's still on.
Have PM'd you.

Following RPM's suggestion: here are my forks.
(excuse the link)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27786153@N05/2903952171/

They have a groove/ridge on the front that would make it difficult to fit a brake to.
Ignoring the issue of whether i SHOULD drill them - what I'd like to know is if it's possible to drill them adequately and fit a brake.
Thanks.

Thanks.
It does seem to be more trouble than it's worth.

Does anyone run two forks off the same headset?
I'd like to have one fork for road, one for track from the same old threaded campag headset.
(Don't want to drill the orig forks nor use a clamp on brake)
But I'm beginning to wonder if it's a good idea as I think finding a second correct crown race is going to be problematic.
Also I'm getting confused about which size crown race I'll need.
The Verniers seem to put it at 26.8mm but I read somewhere the Campy standard was 26.4mm.
Is removing the crown race from the fork the only accurate way of measuring?
Any help gratefully received.

Hi Dylan.
First dibs please.
I'll pm you.
Matt

Hi Hammo.
Frame's just been sold to Arnie.
Hope to see it around our manor soon.

Hi Arnie.
PM'd you.
Matt

All gone

DirtyD - my missus is Japanese and is obsessed by food.
Hippy - when we get our next food parcel from the in-laws do you want a packet of the okonomiyaki mix? (you just have to add meat and cabbage)

Best sushi i've had in London is from Atari-ya near Selfridges.
Normally has a pretty good range of fish.
The ikura is amazing. Uni is good quality too if you can handle it.
Even though it's more of a takeaway than a restaurant that's always our first choice.
The old Japanese guy is the best chef - my missus claims she can taste the difference when he's there.
Yoshino sushi from J-Centre is ok but nothing compared to Atari-ya.

We always make okonomiyaki from packet mixes from Japan. Can't abide paying the money Abeno charge.

i'm interested if philxthomas doesn't want them.
how much you after?
thanks.

Top stuff Steve.
Can tell you're not a reporter: a 5min VT and not a single piece to camera!

spotted - pale blue freddie grubb conversion - brooks saddle, gold goldfinger- locked to the stairs up to my storeroom - (itll make sense if its yours!).....on here??

That'll be me.
Evicted from the bike cage 'cos they are painting it in exactly the same colour it was before.
The same bike cage that thieves broke into and nicked all the bikes - by snipping through the chicken-wire that was the roof!
Luckily the Grubb was elsewhere.
I'm Matt - work on the ground floor.

I have to be a little cryptic - but you haven't heard the last of this story.
It's being followed up today (conviction was yesterday) and will be on one of today's lunchtime news programmes...