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I like the Schwinn.

The 08 Schwinn retailed from $569. Interested to know how they are justifying $899 for the '09?

What does it mean - "cleaned a bike"?

And what is this "shower" you speak of?

solid post Jack.

i think you're right actually.... lolcats is gay.

not liking the lolcats direction I have to say..

Owls are sacred beings who communicate through the medium of dance, and pineapples never, ever talk....(even though they can)

OK so let's turn this thread into The Owl and Pineapple shirts design comp., sale of T-shirt proceeds to the awareness campaign, messenger emergency fund and stonewall. Seriously.

to make up for all this, you could always get a t-shirt with the pineapple dressed as an owl on it..

would purchase.

Im interested if Oli falls thru.

Q: What do you call a man in a suit in Brick Lane?

A: The accused

Chancellor Alistair Darling has this morning announced a £50bn cash injection into UK financial institutions and a further £200bn in short term loans in an attempt to stablise the economy, providing improved conditions for cyclists in the UK.

PM'd.

Cheers

Hey Pique,

Im interested in buying your bars. Drop me a line with a price if you're keen to get rid of them.

Cheers
Balk

bearded clam?

I should really go.

hairy axe wound

sorry... im going to another thread.

Ha! As soon as i saw the title, I knew this thread was asking for it!

Whats Mary short for?

She's got no legs.

Where in Melbourne?

Was most recently living in Elwood, bottom of Acland Street which was great/trouble. Grew up around bayside (Beaumaris/Parkdale). Where were you?

does that thing say it comes with a 7ft cable???? Jebus!

mario vaz will do it for cheap, prob less than £25 (when i got mine painted he did it for a tenner). However, he's not brilliant, hence the price. My seatsatys and forks were out by over an inch, and after giving it to vaz, its still out by a few mils... however others i know have had more success.
0208 8520 711
07956314216

Cheers Forms. I've read a number of threads on Vaz, but most seem to be related to spray jobs. Under £25 would certainly make me a bit more comfortable about keeping the frame, but having said that I'd like the thing done right.

Has anyone had experiences with repair work like this with Vaz or others? Any alternatives would be appreciated. Thanks all.

Unless it's really trashed the you should be able to coldset it.
search Sheldon brown coldsetting.
Barrie Witcomb charges about £25 for frame check and re-allignment

Fruitbat, thanks for the advice - its certainly not badly trashed. I've contacted Witcomb and was quoted £40 for realignment which seemed quite steep. Having said that, the store I purchased it from are coming to the table with £20, so effectively its only an additional £20 for me and I know it will be done right.

Anyway, the bottom line is Im going to keep the frame and get it fixed.... somehow.

Leg Warmers seem to be quite popular with these guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIwMGkqa6Sw

I am however blessed with a natural yeti fleece so do not need to deal with such frivolties.

the crowd reactions in that clip are priceless...

I got the following via email today from someone at Bloomberg. Synopsis of investment strategy:

If you had purchased £1000 of Northern Rock shares one year ago
it would now be worth £4.95, with HBOS, earlier this week your
£1000 would have been worth £16.50, £1000 invested in XL Leisure
would now be worth less than £5, but if you bought £1000 worth
of Tennents Lager one year ago, drank it all, then took the
empty cans to an aluminium re-cycling plant, you would get £214.

So based on the above statistics the best current investment
advice is to drink heavily and re-cycle.

http://www.kathmandu.co.uk/10.html

The Altica Thermaplus have served me well.

http://www.kathmandu.co.uk/14.html?category=activegear.mens&id=-323995345

did they have a wicked fixie pic, like this!

Would look nice with wheels.

[FONT=Tms Rmn][SIZE=2]Hi All,

I've recently purchased a new steel frame on the bay, and it arrived with bent dropouts (rearward facing). It doesn't look extreme, but wont fit my existing rear wheel. I can almost squeeze it on, and probably could with two people but that thats not a feasible arrangement if i need to get the wheel off/on while Im out and about.

The spacing should be set to 120mm (based on the specifications of the stock hubs when bought off the peg), but i measure closer to 110. Also, the left side is squeezed slightly more than the right which raises concerns about wheel alignment.

The frame is a Schwinn Madison and it was relatively cheap. I dont really want to send it back as I dont think I'll easily find a reasonable alternative for the price (the vendor has offered a full refund). I've also bought various bits which I was about to install when I identified this problem and I'd potentially be stuck with trying to flog those if I bought a replacement frame.

The seller was happy for me to have a chat to stores/framebuilders with the view to paying some kind of refund to offset any repair work which may be necessary (within reason). They have already paid me a partial refund for an unrelated issue when the frame arrived without a fork, contrary to what was advertised.

I'm wondering whether its worth getting in contact with framebuilders to put it on a jig. Does minor bending like this compromise the structural integrity? Should I just send the thing back and cut my losses given its very much an entry level frame?

Anyone here had any experience with this? Advice would be appreciated.

Cheers
Balk.
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