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This part of the reason I steered clear of the C2W scheme. Your employer decides what the "fair market value" is and there's still no guarantee they'll actually sell you the bike at the end of the rental period. Plus if your company goes bankrupt (quite likely these days) I expect you'd lose the bike and all the money you put towards it.

Saw BlowieBen/Win$ton Green this morning at the top of Broad Street, on the other side of the road, he didn't see me.

I wanted to get out of work early and go but actually ended up staying late. oh wells, maybe next time.

...my bike developed a worrying creak this morning

I have a similar problem, hope I can make it through the night without my bottom bracket falling out.

Just getting the excuses in early!

Yeah, that's the guy.

Anyone seen that dude that rides around town on a unicycle? I swear I saw him this morning but instead of a unicycle he just had the back half of a folding bike including pedals, chain, rear wheel and saddle etc. He wasn't riding it at the time, he was stopped and appeared to be pumping a tyre but I can only assume he rides it like that as some sort of crazy unicycle normally. Of course it could be a totally different person who's bike unfortunately snapped in half and I didn't stop to help.

Oh, and I think it was single speed.

I'll be there.

Fixed:

Just ordered a pair of these, can't wait to get them!

They were giving those out down the cinema last time I saw a 3D film.

I think it's about 60 miles. I *might *consider doing it on my geared bike.

Better be careful or the cops will chase after you in this:

that's nancy p, though they were lovely moustache bars.

I stand corrected (said the man in the orthopedic shoes). What I can definitely say for sure is that there was some form of handlebars on the bike.

Girl on a yellow step through frame, bullhorns, front brake only, white brake cable by the central library. I was riding the other way on my geared bike.

that would probably be me, pst88 are you on a black ss/fixed?

Yep. Been slacking off the riding lately because I'm lazy though.

What size flat screen TV?

Seen the same guy riding down Broad Street a few times at around 6pm. I think it's an On-One Pompino, light blue with midge bars. He wears a yellow commuter jacket... anyone on here?

Not to mention the triple chain ring up front combined with single sprocket on the rear. Makes it easy to change your gear ratio on the fly, all you've go to do is break the chain and take out a couple of links.

Anyone know the difference between Continental GP4000S and GP 4 Seasons? As far as I can tell the 4 Seasons are longer lasting but heavier... is the grip roughly the same? The GP4000S have the Black Chili compound which according to their marketing is the best thing ever invented, but the 4 Seasons have some other compound. Cost seems exactly the same, don't know which to go for.

A woman handed me a leaflet in the street yesterday about a meeting with Birmingham City Council this Thursday at 7:00pm about how to make cycling in Birmingham safer. I won't actually be going myself because I'm busy that day (and lazy) but for anyone who's interested more details here: http://www.pushbikes.org.uk/

I know one way the council could make cycling safer... when one of their employees crashes their car into the automated bollards outside the Council House leaving a massive oil slick they should clean it up straight away rather than waiting for me to slip on it and break my wrist... yes, I'm still bitter.

Saw two fixed gear/single speed riders this morning on my ride into work. One was a guy on a white bike (didn't get a proper look cos he was behind me) near the Botanical Gardens. Second had a Fuji Track with red platform pedals (looked like DMR v8/12s to me), fixed gear but with 2 brakes, going through Paradise Forum where you have to get off and walk. He did that "cool" dismount where you swing your leg over the handlebars... I need to learn that one!

aint seen mike for ages, but spottd him coming from harborne a few weeks back...

Oh I'm still around, wouldn't've been me n3lson saw though if it was in singlespeed mode. You can recognise my Bowery from the bullhorns, carbon fork and latest addition of a big radioactive sticker on the seat tube. I won't be riding around for the next few weeks though... I rode over a big patch of "water" on Friday that turned out to be oil, front wheel slipped out under me, I hit the ground and ended up breaking my wrist. And whilst I was sitting on the side of the road nursing my broken bones someone came past on a black Langster (singlespeed) and didn't even bother to stop to see if I was alright.

Mike

Haven't had the sweets in ages, but I've got a stack of about 20 free bottle openers! (slight exaggeration)

Personally I would've preferred 2 again but oh well.

Rimini's on Bristol Road, opposite Liquor Locker in Selly Oak is quite nice, can't guarantee it's still there though, think I last went there about 3 years ago.

Oh I didn't know there was an evans in birmingham until I read this thread. It's downstairs in Up And Running? I swear I was in there the other week and saw no mention of it.