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Deal with it. At some times we are all pedestrians & even as cycliists although we are more aware we/ve all wandered into the road.
My mantra is all people are stupid some of the time. Watch out for peds & take evasive action - do what you can to avoid the oblivious but put yourself in their situation. Don't be a cunt - the worst thing is people stigmatising cyclists as the problem rather than cars.
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Ha - bad luck Sharkstar. Thing I like about cheap tools is that you;re much more likely to break them before you break the bits on your bike. If you snap a 'make do' tool then go & buy the one that is made for the job.
OP - why don't you work out all the tools you think you might need for the 2 bikes you have - it's not hard? Take them apart then put them back togrther - then you'll know what you need.
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I'm not doing the work for you but trawl through Sheldon's links & you should be able to work it out:
http://sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/index.html
As an aside i've found the following useful:
Look in petrol stations for cheap socket sets - I picked a 42 piece set up for £1.99. Had it for 5 years now - nothing has broken.
Multi size crank extractor has also been useful:
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Sorry if this has been asked before but I can't find a thread on it. I'm building up an old touring frame as a fixed gear & want to keep it pretty vintage. I've got everything sorted apart from the hubs. Would like to put vintage campags on it but have been put off by this. (If this url does not work can someone tell me how to post on!):
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/record-track.html
Does anyone have any experience of riding campag hubs daily in london?
& more importantly if i'm worrying unnecessarily does anyone in London have any for sale or can you suggest a good alternative for a vintage re-build.
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Great stuff man. I really likE to hear about things liKe this - more cyclists on the road the better. Apart from my advice on canals ( & believe me she will fall in love with cycling if you do this), if you can get to Peckham rRye easily then you can also get to Burgess Park - go down Rye Lane all the way - into the bus lane bit. When you get to the end cross over at the pedestrian crossing & go under the big arch. You can then go on the cycle path into the park - again great for beginners & shows a side of Peckham you wouldn't normally see. Wish you well - there are so many great anti-traffic routes to get round London - can anyone post some more?
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I can't give exact directions (just back from pub) but from Lewisham you can take a few back streets & reach the Greenwich tunnel pretty easily to take you over to Canary Wharf. Do it on a weekend & there will be virtually no traffic around that area. From there if you want to go further you can easily get to the Hertford Union Canal / River Lea which I think is just amazing for Londoners - you can escape the city whilst being slap bang in it & see herons / ducllings & all that shit - birds love it.
Check the TFL website for route details - they are pretty good but you'll awant to dapt it. I'd advise doing the route yourself before taking your lady so she's not waiting around for you to work out where the hell you are.
I' used to do the canal route from turnpike lane to canary wharf as my daily commute & it is awesome - out of tottenham into tranquility.
Just make sure you go in front of her, slow down & ring your bell / shout like crazy as you go under the bridges.
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Definitely agree with Mr Tom's earlier post for Optilabs http://www.optilabs.com/
I've got a pair with photochromatic lenses & have to say they are mint. I bought mine initially purely for cycling but now use them for loads of other things. Have found them particularly good at things like festivals too as a) The lens adjusts to the light condition so you don't have to worry when the sun goes down b) It freaks out the trippers / pillheads when the lenses change colour.
Their customer service is also excellent (I don't work for them).
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Cheapest option for cleaning up chrome / removing rust spots - and it works a traet! Buy the following:
1) A can of coke
2) Some aluminium foil.Scrunch up a strip of the foil into a ball, dip it in the coke & scrub away. This method got rid of all rust spots & brought up the chrome beautifully on a pair of fairly battered part-chromed forks.
Skully - great thread. If you asked people to geotag the damage to their deep vs / open pros it could be a winner on here.