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what about the Dawes kids road bikes?....
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..possibly stupid question....can you get lugsets to build compact geometry frames?
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A Jump bike, with lugging.
"A lugged head tube, which does away with the need for unattractive gussets. This spreads the load over a much larger area"
Classynice looking frame that...wander how many he sells?...always fancied one of the Pashley trials frames ( though not lugged)
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....tempted to out bid you then sell it back to you now! ; )
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Franklin Mint from Waterford cycles;
haha!...tasteless, but at least those lugs go up to 11...
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has anyone heard of armourtex doing a metallic flake powder coat finish? I know it's possible, just curious if it's been done though.
perhaps this has been answered already but i couldnt be arsed reading the whole thread!...
YES.....though its a metallic lacquer on top of whatever colour you choose..
i did up and old Holdsworth cyclone for a mate last year...
Armourtex were good value (£90 from memory for polished dropouts, 1 colour and met.lacquer) efficient ( ie quick turn around) and friendly....cant ask for more really...the powder coating looks REALLY good....maybe not as flamboyant as wet spray, but damn its durable!....my mate doesnt seem to ever clean the bike ( grrr ) and leans it against lamposts with little care....yet its held up VERY well
cant reccomend Armourtex enough....
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It really is,
and having another look it is one sexy sausage.
Goddamn shiny stainless lugs, all that effort matching spacer, stunning stem but then a very unshiny record headset that just doesn't compliment it tho.
spot on, on all counts....why go to all that trouble and deface it with Campag?...and the stem pinch bolts dont look so great....(lugged stems are a personal fave)
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I really like these, bit of an Aztec vibe.
"304 series: something completely different - used by the Russian cycling team many years ago."
...so soviet aztec?...cracking stuff those Demons....
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nice!....very nice...been lusting after a custom build for too long...if only funds allowed : (
( IMHO American custom builders seem aeons ahead of British builders ( Mather/Demon excepted... ) in terms of attention to detail/forward thinking.....)
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as i read it, there would be a unique "code" for each nut...so maybe you could start with, say, a pair of track nuts, then at a later date get a set of stem bolts or a saddle bolt coded to the same number???
and yea, im guessing theyre aiming more at the upper end.......mind , replacing Brooks saddles soon becomes an expensive hobbby...
(ive seen pitlocks removed with mole grips....pinheads seem a safer bet...)
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wasnt sure wether to put this in the locks thread ( where it would get lost...) so started a new one
a complete bike security system a la Pinhead etc, made by/with Royce...heres hoping they make a Dura Ace stem cap...no doubt stupidly expensive yadda yadda
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just spotted one of their frames in Bicycle workshops window....yet another new manafacturer ( yay!).....nice work by the look of it...
and also of potential interest to the shoe fetishists on here, as they are part of/related to a bespoke shoe designers business....bespoke spd compatible George boots anyone?...
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Clarks desert boots or otherwise? The classic Clarks ones are shite quality.
would have to disagree....my (3 pairs) of Clarks originals are still going strong 2 years on....
i stick the suede ones in the washing machine from time to time and they come out fine..
the Clarks factory shop on Seven Sisters road occasionaly has em...justy north of Holloway rd.... -
can anyone recommend a good clear polish or cream for my jam shoes
i've been using proofide as i had some lying around, but it's £10 for a little tin that doesn't go very far
massive mod-revivalist fail! B;)
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Four of my favourite covers belted out by the ladies...
crackers!
love the Merry Clayton ( she sang with the Stones right?) and the Big Maybelle....though itsd still not as good as ? and the Mysterions ( though close)ill see your sunshine of your love and raise ya...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC2Je89JhS8
my fave covers ever....
love The Kinks but think this is better..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZj4NglEPUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcMAM9B7yAA
mercy mercy mercy...pisses all over that Welsh bint...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU12FrWWVqA
and whilst were on the subject of cracking covers of over-rated faux soul bints....Trio Valore-Rehab
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQsQCewl3B4
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Don't really see the point of model bikes, but the jury's out whether this is madness or genius:
GENIUS!
even though its obviously way beyond geeky/OCD and just the sort of thing only a (male) engineer would ever consider doing i cant stop myself admiring the effort put into it... -
velorution had/have? the Brompton model...
http://www.velorution.biz/shop/brompton-16-scale-bicycle-model/?s=test&st=shopp
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...thanks to any of you who made it along last saturday...a fantastic turn-out, great atmosphere and cracking tunes....
thanks to generous donations we made over £300 to help keep free workshops running in Hackney!!
thanks again
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bump....this coming saturday...please join us (AND DONATE THE PRICE OF A PINT!)
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...and could i suggest any bike riding-soul fans patronise this night...?
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....im guessing doggin had different conotations back in the day....
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....love the distorted "garage-esque" guitar...
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depends on context really dont you think?
if, for instance it was some idiot on a bike RLJing on a busy junction (kingsland rd/old street), thereby forcing a bus to emergency brake*, causing bus passengers to go flying injuring at least two ( that i could see) whilst also endangering the cyclists life then i would say thats a good use of police time.....?
(idiot didnt have any lights either)
*as happened to me sat night on the bus home
(cue flaming/accusations of trolling....yawn)