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Thought I'd resurrect this thread and add my 2cents now that I've been riding fixed on the road for a couple of months.

My Lovely Langster is 42x16 - it's a really comfortable gear for riding gracefully round town imo - it works out about 70.

That said I've been thinking I would like the option of a spinnier fixed gear on the other side of the hub instead of the 16t freewheel.

I'm thinking a fixed/fixed hub would suit me better than the fixed/free but I don't have the cash to be sorting that just yet!

For now though, I wonder if there's any chance one of you might have a 17 or even 18 cog I could beg, borrow or buy?

Also looking for a 14 or 15 for the (rental) track bike (Dolan)
(- 49x16 is fine for training but not enough for racing I recently learned!)

Slainte daoine!

i'm here with matt81 and we just planned a ride.

When: Wednesday, July 1st
Where: St. Steven's Green (park entrance)
Time:** 7pm**

ride, drink, dance!
(i'm thinking we end up at ri ra, but i'm open to suggestions.)

Please come! This is my last week in Ireland and I'd love to meet you all!

Can't make the ride but could join yiz for a drink afterwards...

No can do buebike - Wednesday is track league night...What's the story on the Sunday avo spin tho?

I could be up for this on Sunday afternoon. Where/how far do youz want to ride?

WOW what a cool sounding day out!

Open to all the lady lurkers on the forum you say Clefty..does that include those not currently based in London?

Well done Stein! Our group (which included non cyclists) took over 6.5 hours!

There were times when the pace was as slow as a critical mass ride and there were points where I had to leave the group for a bit - when I was cold or my gears weren't low enough or there was a bit of walking going on - but it was kinda nice to get away on my own for a bit cos it gave me a chance to cycle a more comfortable pace for a bit and chat with other riders and stop for coffee. Fair play to my brother and Adrian who supported the weaker cyclists so well - I did my best but when it came to walking I had to draw the line!

Anyway our goal was to take it easy and finish together - which we did - albeit with the help of mobile phones! We all had a good laugh, a great day, and I came home with sore neck & shoulders rather than sore legs!

..did the photo of the polo bike appear?

+1 lol!

Spacecowboy - glad you're back on the bike after the polo mishap!

I'll likely rock up to Trix - mostly just to practice the trackstand though!

A true and it should be grand, luckily it's not too bad and rolls fine if I slacken off the front brake, know anyone with the skills to true it?

well, after a morning of international polo in the Phoenix Park I rocked along to the alleycat this evening, newly fixed,but dually braked, and flew in 9th or 10th- as joint first girl (cheers Doricea-you rock!) - woo hoo!

And all went well until I planted myself in some water feature/hole thingy right by the last drop (i kinda thought it was glassed over!) ≈ and f'd up my wheel, tyre, inner tube, and shoulder..but I had a blast..not sure if I be playing any more polo this weekend though..!

Bought this - she's now gracing the streets of Dublin as my first Fixie!

Nice bike, rode it Singlespeed yesterday with toe clips - today I'm gonna go Fixed with Time pedals borrowed from my road bike....excited but scared!

Just gonna take it slow today, and need to learn bunnyhopping fixed over potholes...any pointers on this would be very welcome - I haven't found the right thread on here yet but I'm sure one must exist...

Any chance I can get the Shimano 105 drop brake levers please?

If anybody is interested in an alleycat in Belfast sometime in the next month or 2, give me a shout at twocrazymonkies AT hotmail DOT com.

There have been a few guys from Belfast who have been down to Dublin for the Paddy's Day one, so it'd be awesome to return the favour.

Sounds like fun! End of April is international grass polo tourney Dublin in Phoenix Pk so good not to arrange for then ;)

Cool so, not that I imagine that really being a concern for me! ...especially as I may be on Fixed if I do show up...in which case finishing without incident would make me very very happy!

I kinda wondered if this might be for messengers only - the prize at the end gets the winner to the ECMC...

The most ill-conceived saddle I ever had (can't remember the name but nothing fancy like) had a dip instead of a cut out and used to collect puddles of rainwater!- it wasn't that uncomfortable but I don't like sitting in puddles so needless to say that one had to go.

Happily I had more luck with its replacement - a Selle Italia Gel Flow Ldy and was so enamoured I bought a second one as a spare. Good thing too as the first one is now splitting after about 5 years of use, and possibly from cycling in jeans so often.

great riders, great city. thanks for having me.
some pictures of sat and sun

cheers, kids.

Hey Squeasel

Fab to have met you over the weekend, really enjoyed chatting to you ;0

Oh, and super photos of the weekend too - good work gf!!

sorry, the picture I tried to paste in didn't work, there's gotta be a FIX/smarter way..

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Thinking back I think the reason I first started cycling to work was convenience and laziness - to be able to leave when it suited me, not to have to wait on the bus and get more time in bed basically! Also, rush hour tubes make me feel manhandled and miserable not to mention ripped off, buses make me impatient and trains make me nervous. But maybe I actually had more wholesome ideals such as autonomy, freedom and a well balanced state of mind…

I love cycling to work - actually tbh I prefer to cycle to ANYWHERE OTHER than the office really - but if I must get to the office then my preference is to cycle there. For a while I even cycled for work - best [but brokest] years ever! [Actually at the moment I don't have any work and would happily get my messenger hat back on but 'recession' seems to have hit the courier and secretarial world equally well in Dublin - it seems I should've stayed in London and hung onto my job there - oh well something will work out!]

Other points in favour of cycle commuting is getting more outdoor time therefore better quality of life, meeting interesting people on bikes and chatting at lights or along the way, cycling curiously behind seriously good fixie riders wondering if I'd ever be able to properly handle a fixie in traffic like they do, cycling behind fit skilled riders just to appreciate the view (mostly a good weather occupation that one;p) and the feeling of absolute freedom (even if it is cut short on arrival at destination) - need I go on?

Cycling makes me feel happy and alive, and sometimes even makes me sing (which I do badly btw)! I love when it's all going well and I'm weaving [apparently] effortlessly and nonchalantly past all manner of vehicles that really should be moving faster only they're too big [and dangerous] to be suited to the City - "dontcha wish your girlfriend[motor] was quick like me...dontcha!"

The only +points i can add in favour of public transport would be ruling out the possibility of having to fix a puncture on a cold day when frozen fingers don't make the job easy, or perhaps when going to interview to be able to arrive in skirt & heels ... although the downside to this is that generally it is necessary to walk either end of the public transport bit and high heels just weren't intended for that...although check these stilletto'-ed runners…ouch – give me the puncture and frozen fingers any day!

Because I have these fucking stupid bits of brass on the underside of my shoes that make me sound like a tap dancer or over-zealous foley artist when I walk, despite the recessed fittings.

So in conclusion, because of the recession/cleat crunch.

lol!!!

I wasn't slagging the place off, I was just making an observation and a quite fair one too. It is a bike shop, it is small and it is a somewhat unusual (or "funny").

However, if the guy there is fencing stolen goods I'm downgrading my rating of "funny little bike shop" to "bag of cunts".

Ok so it seems I misinterpreted "funny" in your description but I did immediately know what shop you meant! And yes it is indeed "somewhat unusual" and personally i'd be happy to call it a "quirky little bike shop" ;]

But if they're fencing stolen bikes feel free to call them what you like - with my blessing! ...but they seemed like decent guys with a real love of bicyles and respect for anyone else with same I just can't see them doing that ... maybe I'm too trusting when it comes to people who really love bicycles ... and back to harsh reality for a moment if I ever catch the c*nt who stole mine and he's not carry his crowbar "why I oughta ...."

How long ago was this unicycle thing? the shop change owner around two years ago

oops I'll try to get this message in somewhere that it makes sense ... yeah, it was about a year ago and there was no sign of the black guy it was a younger white guy running the place and another young white guy helping him ... hopefully that means the stolen bike trade there is all in the past now???

about a year ago