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"Bicycling becomes a pleasure and not a chore."

Is the same idea behind bendy buses?

Someone has got to get these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120278116564

If you're looking for old web content, the Internet Archive can be pretty useful. You can view past versions of Sheldon's site here:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sheldonbrown.com

Smoking.

There was someone lying in the middle of the St. John Street./Clerkenwell road junction when I road through there at about 9.30. Female/yellow bike with front wheel knocked off. She was surrounded by a group of people, couldn't see much else.

Ride safe people!

The competition...

That's cheaper than the £14 they wanted to charge me for a pair of grubby campag crank bolts!

Fake colnago!?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Colnago-Track-Fixed-gear-Frame_W0QQitemZ250248817398QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250248817398&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Me and my posh bike:

http://204.73.203.34/fisso/eng/schpignone.htm

Works for me although I would still recommend you use a lockring!

I'm looking for an Italian threaded Campag BB, 110mm (or shorter) spindle, 70mm casing. Anyone? Thanks!

No but for some reason I've got 5 650c inner tubes lying about at home!

I've got a left-handed Colorado cross-top going spare. It's got a black clamp and alloy lever.

The bike room in our office (Covent Garden) is like an underground bunker. I haven't heard of anything getting nicked in the 6 months I've been here. Still lock my Colnago up though. Who wouldn't?

Now kids, "be sure you know what the correct signals are in your community":

They're both 36mm x 24 TPI which, according to Sheldon, means they're Italian!

I've been running a 1/8" DID chain for the last couple of weeks and it's a little on the noisy side. It seem to be getting worse as well...

I'm definitely turning in the correct direction. I've got an identical cup which I checked the thread against. I think i'll go with the plus gas and vice trick, seems like the best way to preserve my Colnago's rather delicate paintwork. Don't know why I didn't think of it before! I'll let you know how it goes. Cheers!

I recently converted a nice late-70s Colnago frame and I'm using what I believe to be the frame's original Campag BB. My chainline isn't quite as straight as I'd like it to be and I figured I could fix this by swapping the bottom bracket out for something slightly narrower.

Unfortunately, the Campag BB seems to be fused to the frame. It's probably been there for the last 30 years, collecting moisture that's made its way down the seat tube. I've tried everything I can think of, soaked it in WD40 and the like, tried to "shock" it off with a hammer. It simply won't shift and I'm concerned that when it does, it'll take the thread on the frame with it!

I've read that it's possible to remove a very stubborn BB by heating it with a blow torch, although of course you will destroy the BB and probably the paint around the casing in the process.

Does anyone have any other ideas that won't end up with me having to re-spray my frame?

Cheers,
Rob

If everyone had the following message painted on their bike, then it would be easy:

"If you witness someone attempting to steal this bike, call..."

Either he hit that tree on the left or I'm thinking Photoshop was involved...

No, he stood there gawping at me as I picked up the bike, then accused me of causing the accident because I was riding with no hands. I managed to get an apology after a few minutes of arguing. A couple of pedestrians were kind enough to help out though. Had to wash my bloody arm in the fountains outside buckingham palace on my way back home! The mall is covered in bike-cops, although I didn't see any gaggles...

Hey everyone, have yet to contribute much to the forum but thought you'd like this one...

I was riding along Clapham Road this morning enjoying the sun. There's was no traffic and I took my hands of my handlebars to adjust my bag (I know, it's a bad habit). Unfortunately, another cyclist chose that exact moment to ride straight into the back of me sending me veering off towards the pavement. The next thing I know my left pedal has hit the (rather high) curb and I'm flung over my handlebars by the effect of my cranks being attached to my rear wheel. Somehow I land on my feet but, unable to slow my momentum, I hit the pavement via my elbow. About ten feet behind me I see my bike do something similar but via on its once pristine handlebars.

Moral of the story: speed up when riding "no hands".

I was thinking £25.

42cm wide, 31.7mm clamp diameter.