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D.Generate, did you say you knew of another place to get Vittoria shoes other than BLB?

That sounds familiar. I think the Mrs and I saw them somewhere. I'm trying to remember where but will probably have to ask her.

They're also giving away jelly beans.

I've registered my bikes on immobilise. I've even bought the Immobitag to stuff down the seatpost and use UV pen on them. I don't know if I trust it because it requires the police to actually take possession of the bike and then check them with a UV light or RFID scanner. Does that happen in real life? No idea.

Incidentally the cops are out on Old Compton street behind the theatre with Priscilla registering bikes and giving away UV pens. They'll be there until 16.00.

Cris and I are likely to stop by for beer, chips and socialising.

It's great to hear a bit of good news out of all this. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Mandy.

1. BDW // BLACK // XL
   
2. d.mac//CHARCOAL//L (will pay upfront if needed)
   
3. mr lunch//CHARCOAL//L
   
4. Tiswas // BLACK // XL (can pay up front)
   
5. hippy black l (i'm good for the cash.. trust me.. i'm a doctor)
   
6. Soul // CHARCOAL // M
   
7. Zane Chaos // Black // Small - can also pay up front
   
8. Oliver Schick // CHARCOAL // M
   
9. maxcrowe // Charcoal // L
   
10. QuickVit // Black // M
    
11. CheBeef // Charcoal // M
    
12. drøn // charcoal // S (though i ride columbus and alu)
    13.rocker9455//Black//S (though i ride tange and steel) (would also very much like to pay now as i chances are i wont have cash in a few weeks. . . also need posting waits for the inevitable thats another fiver mate)
    
13. BlueQuinn // Black // L (can pay upfront)
    
14. Mystical Awe //Black//M (can pay upfront)
    
15. Bigben // Charcoal// XL
    
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Great, we're getting some ideas together. I think a Ripper ride would be far too short, that crime scene list might help. I'll look at that.

I'm thinking we could cover a fair amount of London with this. There's got to be a lot of places where bad things happened from the Tower to cemeteries, haunted places? I'm pretty sure we can pool all the ideas into a good ride. Fancy dress, prizes, who knows.

This type of thing would be perfect. And have riders go full out as the ripper or as victims. London's history is ripe for this type of thing.

She lives in Hackney. It will be stolen.

I know a lovely girl at work who bought a bike there and it was undoubtedly stolen. She even realises that.

The thing is, she's not evil or malicious but thinking that it's easier to get one there then to buy one from a shop. I can only say so much and tell her it's likely to be nicked again given her locking style. There is a market for it. Hitting the buyers is far more likely to yield returns than hitting the thieves.

This is why I love Mr. Fried Chicken's story of his Brick Lane reposession. It's hitting the buyers. Clearly the tea leaves will do as they always do and we can only make it difficult. Nailing the buyer when they're out of pocket is a much better way to drop the bottom out of the market. If that happened enough then people would think twice about buying. Fewer buyers would reduce the market.

I've been in my share of dust ups, gotten my lumps and have no problem standing up when needs be. But I'm not about to fuck with a gang of tooled-up thieves. I suspect most here would do the same. Discretion, valour etc. You got to ride your bike home safely so you did the right thing.

I locked my bike to a busy bike stand on a quiet street in North London the other day and sat across the road outside a cafe having a cup of tea. There were lots of new ridgebacks etc locked there too, some with extremely shit locks, and a few old geared Raleighs. Plus one Langster. As I was reading my book, I saw a couple of kids on mountain bikes turn up to the stand. They examined all the bikes, took phone pictures of my bike (a rusty old track frame) and the shiny Langster, and then sent some text messages. they then sat there, waiting patiently. I guess the 'scout' system means that the people they're texting can then turn up with the right toolage for that particular lock. If they want your bike, they want it.

I finished my tea and went and got my bike. They called me a 'mug' and pulled an imaginary trigger at me :(

Jesus. That's interesting to know how they operate, but Jesus. That's fucked up.

The common thread is that a lorry ran over a cyclist.

Exactly.

I'm not a prolific poster but I love meeting, drinking and riding with people here. At the north drinks birthday several people mentioned rides long before I joined where people rode in fancy dress (monopoly ride?) and had a great time.

I'm a Yank and Halloween is a huge holiday in the States. This year it falls on a Saturday. Given London's famous London history, it seems like a full-on Halloween ride would be a shame to miss. I know it's 2 1/2 months away but maybe we can get some ideas of routes and themes to do and do it proper. I think it would be a hell of a lot of fun and would love to roll en masse in full costume with people here.

Any ideas/suggestions or interest in this?

I really hope for the best, and while of course we all hope that these aren't life threatening, even crippling injuries or just broken bones are terrible. I'm no statsitician but there is a common thread in almost all of these incidents.

I have now decided to carry not only a Faghettaboutit and an Abus chain lock but to bring an Apollo to lock up next to my bike.

From that Evening Standard article it doesn't look good. This is another horrible story and an accident that should be prevented.

How many times do cyclists need to be crushed by a left-turning lorry before something is actually done about it? It's great that the cops are ticketing RLJ and not addressing cabs in the ASLs or drivers not checking their mirrors. Disgusting.

I haven't even bought his albums for years. Will the bike be available on PirateBay?

Kirth and I were riding through Croydon when a pedestrian shouted 'Go Wiggins'. Is this a request, an insult or slang I'm not aware of?

I believe most people do this unconsciously while turning. Where using it as a 'technique' shines for me is while riding straight and needing to make quick moves to avoid a pothole/grate/dog shit.

I'm loving my PoC, Anatomy and Stay Flashy shirts. Great designs and the quality of the shirts is ace.

Looks like the BLB logo on them.

To be fair, he didn't say he wasn't keen. That's my interpretation to assuage my conscience for smoking his cigar. He handed it to me and probably was one of those aching for it to return. I don't recall his name because I was a few pints in by that point.

You're going to get a lot of well deserved piss takes here. You should seriously consider searching and going through the classifieds rather then demanding people to show what they got.

And for £600 WTF? If I had that kind of money burning a hole in my pocket I'd build a hell of a bike. Your lack of initiative is astounding.

Not trying to be a dick but give up the instant gratification and entitlement angle and you'll likely be far better off.