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So people can moderate their thoughts on a bike because they might know the person who owns it?
Nah, my point was all about how one presents one's opinions. Not about how much you like or dislike a particular bike. It's about decorum, which is something all forums lack from time to time. But we all choose to be members of this forum, and maybe we should treat each other with a modicum of respect. Or at least try to practice the 'golden rule' or whatever.

I'm not saying HatHeChewed was trying to be a dick, but by just posting a picture of a bike from the 'current projects' thread and not mentioning that could give that impression.

But as I said before, it's just my opinion. And I'd be shocked if at least 50% of the forum members didn't disagree with me.

So it's ok to take the piss out of someone's bike, as long as they aren't a member?

I think simply posting it and not mentioning that you got it from the 'current projects' thread is something a twat would do. At least make it known that you got it from the thread and say why you don't like it (in a nice OR funny way). Just posting it is rude.

But that's just my opinion.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/fredbennett_2006/Image041.jpg?t=1247698757
I'll just leave this here.

Isn't this a bike from the 'current projects' thread? If so, posting it here is a bit of a dickheaded thing to do.

with bars that high it's definitely a fixie-nodders bike

Fixie-nodder?

It's an Old skool Hooligan lo pro.

Why is that? Because of the bars?

are you unemployed clm? I am really sorry about your lack of productive activity

Perhaps we could introduce him to LdnGrrl, if they've not met yet.

Let it be known throughout the land that I have finished my first frame, a track frame in Reynolds 853.

Hand made in my back yard in Homerton, E5.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matts_bike_stuff/3712214883/

I've racked up about 450 miles on it since last weekend, including the Dunwich Dynamo and a week of couriering.

Sorry the pictures aren't amazing, but my ex-girlfriend took them on a rainy afternoon.

Matt Wilkinson
(East London's newest bicycle maker)

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I think I maybe saw your bike on Saturday in Stoke Newington? It turned my head. Very nice. I was actually going to come home and google 'Wilkinson Bicycles' to learn more, because I'd never seen one before.

i once got 'advised' by some community support officers while climbing a tree in Greenwich park. i wasn't being arrested, or cautioned but they had to advise me and take down my details. For climbing a tree.

Isn't tree climbing considered anti-social behaviour? I read that somewhere once and thought it was seemed so random. And funny.

Ginger Joe? Wow! How are C-Mack and Little (Fucking) Kev?

what about...

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I like it. It's a bit different, which makes it kind of cool. Maybe not so 'classic,' but it won't look like every other bike on the road.

I thought maybe the Headmaster or Principal might be some kind of fixed-wheel hipster snob who banned this kid because he was riding a cheap, OTP Halfords mountain bike (with gears!).

which is a rivendell?

Bike 'A' is a Rivendell. The A Homer Hilsen is a one of the nicer Rivendell models. Kind of like a cross between a road bike and an audax bike, maybe:

http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models#product=50-650

I think I prefer 'b' but I'd love to get my hands on a Rivendell!

You could also buy a bag which has a chest strap and carry it in that bag:

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread15535.html

Here?

How much for the risers (the ones covered in gold/orange tape)?

i tell you what... there are some fucking weird attitudes towards bikes around here. is it just a form versus function issue, in general i mean? people seem to love a lot of trendy shit but can only enjoy something functional by first labelling it 'utilitarian porn'. what does that even mean?

motorbike? what the fuck?!

Sincerely,

sweary stan

Agreed.

(That said, I'm a sucker for a pretty bike).

I'm still waiting for someone to explain which parts are a lot of faff? It has brake cables, gear cables, tri bars, gps, and lights...pretty standard for a distance TT bike...so which bit is so much faff that the next step is a motorbike? anyone?

My only problem with that bike is all the words written all over it. But as a bike, it makes a lot of sense.

Can we start derailing this thread now?

Derailing on a fixed-wheel forum? Surely you jest!

My first post on this forum was asking advice about an unknown squeaking noise my bike was making. Balki said it was probably mice.

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  *now i bet that post didn't make you think i'm leaving and never coming back did it !! *
  
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  *Humour rather than the schoolmasterly attitude good on balki ! thats the attitude son ! *
  

True. It's all in good fun and a little banter never hurt anyone.

(That said, I think my third or fourth post was an ill-advised argument w/Cliveo about English law and shortly afterwards I said a bunch of stupid shit about critical mass.... so I more than deserved any abuse or 'attitude' that I got from other forum members!)

Not a flame, this is a very common problem with hipsters.

I thought it was funny. And I appreciated his username (being a fan of Perfect Strangers in the 80s).

I am all for new members of this forum. 10,000 members is a wonderful tribute to VB even if 50% of them are Object and OOL in different guises.

New members should, however, use this site properly. If they want advice, there is plenty already here. They are more likely to pick up useful tips by using the search rather than posting inane questions. There is a very good thread telling new members how to use this site. No harm in reminding them providing that it is done in a loving way. That is what Balki is for.

My first post on this forum was asking advice about an unknown squeaking noise my bike was making. Balki said it was probably mice.

Could well be wrong but not all headsets will fit your crown race properly.

You may want to check this before getting out the hammer / rubber mallet / tool of your choice.

It's pretty quick and easy to suss that out, though!

the comments on the page are good. some twat blames the kid and quickly 4 reasonable comments shoot him down...seems the Even Standard readers are even getting more clued on about cycling.

the other interesting thing is that the focus of the story is completely on the kid - nothing about the driver or the situation? was he going to fast? was it a shit junction? were there any cycle measures in the area? i agree with the comment -shabby reporting

True, which is nice. But we don't really know what happened, and it may not have been the driver's fault. And it sucks, b/c the driver has to live with knowing he killed a child. Even if he wasn't to blame for the accident, it still is quite a burden to carry, I'd imagine.

A lot of drivers don't pay attention or don't seem to know how to share the road with cyclists. But some do. And a lot of cyclists (especially kids) don't really follow the rules of the road. It's a bad combination.

I feel bad for his parents (and his uncle).

i just bodged cup instalation with the wood and hammer method which worked fine as they weren't particularly tight. problem is, that's obviously no good for the fork crown race as you can't knock it from directly above. fed up with buying specialist tools i'm hardly going to use to put together this budget beater/runaround for miss dooks i devised another half-arsed diy solution:

cleaned all the gunge off round the bottom of where the steerer meets the fork and gave it once over with some fine glass paper then wiped it clean. found that the old headset cups i'd removed earlier fitted neatly over the steerer tube (obviously) and sat perfectly on the top edge of the new fork crown race. had to find some way of pressing down more or less equally on the race to stop it going on pissed, so i used a headset spanner placed flat on the old cup. figured that would provide pressure over about 70% of the circumferance. so i covered it with a bit of off-cut leather bar tape and tapped it down, moving the spanner round 45 degrees after each tap. worked a treat. bodge-tastic.

for the record, this was a cheap headset on a cheap bike. wouldn't have tried it on anything worth any money.

When I installed my new headset (and crown race), I used the old crown race to install the new one. I inverted it and used the hammer/screwdriver method. Worked well, but the old crown race is shot....