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got woken up @ 5.30 this morning by a squirrel - very much alive, scrabbling and screaming - that my cat had brought in. i'm amazed at the logistics of how he dragged it in through the cat-flap. magnets?

some pedestrian tried to pick a fight with me yesterday morning in the lift at the southern end of greenwich foot tunnel - he was throwing a strop and having a go at other cyclists that they weren't getting in and out of the lift quick enough and holding him up. i questioned him (I said "really?" when he had a go at one cyclist) and he did the whole "come over here and say that" and "keep your nose out of other people's business" so i just replied that he's the one shouting at other people who are innocently on their way to work, and if he was in such a hurry why didn't he get the DLR, or leave the house earlier. at which point he tried to pick a fight with the cyclist stood next to him. i think his girlfriend then must have told him to calm down as he was nowhere to be seen at the northern lift.

/csb

got DAS'd last night by a roadie in a polka dot jersey at the north west end of Lee High Road. sorry I didn't oblige, i was totally confused, and aren't great at them on that particular bike.

edit - should probably state i was on a grey/silver felt track.

To be honest, I would probably not have bothered if the tunnel was quiet. It's the nutsacks that cycle in the tunnel at busy times that turns me into a spittle flecked loon.

I do this too! twice this morning. glad i'm not the only loon.

good vibes.

eh?

i understand its not re inventing the wheel

I think we're all in agreement that's the one thing missing from this build. a re-invented wheel.

^ amazing.

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dibs. PM sent

Is this for real? I super want one and am desperately hoping this isn't a scam.
Has this entire thread been setup to lead to the point where 1 idiot (me) will pay £22 to some random-ass paypal account for the greatest t-shirt ever designed (even if it is fictional).
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bigger than that. this whole FORUM is the set-up.

And the silver chainset with black (almost) everything else.

And the Shimano (I think) STIs with otherwise Campag groupo.

And the ultra modern carbon bottle cage.

And on and on and ariston...

And the fact it appears to be plugged into the wall.

cool.

that pic gives me vertigo

repped!

seedy and racist.

ftfy

hub gear

shakes fist

wheels and cranks rotating at same rate despite clearly not a 1:1 gearing

/pedant

Brooks, nitto bars and nitto stem back on sale!

Thanks, very much appreciated!

A spoke came completely loose today on cycle in to work. I just stripped off the tyre, tube and tape (nothing exciting there) and reattached the loose spoke with my new spoke key. Go me. Then worked out by plucking the spokes that the tension between them was all fubar'd, so have made them all equals, by sound anyway.

Question: I'm happy the tension is now equal-ish between all the spokes, how I know the tension I the initial spoke I chose was right in the first place?

Updated for dibs and sales, 650 forks added.

updated for sales.

Sorry cant really tell from front on photo, does it feel concaved on the rim? Safety line?

I'll have look tonight, sorry I have actually never ridden that wheel so don't know off hand.

EDIT: after looking in more detail, I'm not selling the old wheels off the raleigh, didn't think to check for wear. Apologies everyone

Updated for sales

are the forks ihs?

Think so - they are standard size as far as I know. I'll bow to better knowledge if you can tell me exactly wht I'd need to measure for...?

dib 9speed rear wheel and Raleigh front wheel pending braking surface- how muh left?

See pic of surface. Black spokes is the rear, raw spokes is the front from the Raleigh

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Had PM's on the NJS bars, brooks saddle and felt bars (from tomder). Tenderloin & Henry - dibs noted so PM me any qs.

Rik - yeah it is gorgeous! I've sadly had to accept a Lo-pro isn't going to play nice with my crappy lower back.