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Talbot Rd spotting session today..

9am Hipster girl on black Create with purple rim. Thought it was fixed until the break noise and she stopped pedalling. Made me feel like a right corporate sell out in my shirt and tie on the way to work whilst she sported sleeve tats and hipster uniform.

9:15am - Lewis tanking along on his MTB up Talbot Rd, presuming on his way to Sale. Would have stopped for a chat but was just heading into the office.

1pm ish. Guy on a fixie in leather jacket with long hair heading towards town. Might have been Chris of Cantgoslo infamy, certainly looked similar.

White Look road bike with Reynolds wheels coming into Manchester down the A6. Nice bike, shame about the track stand.

Delayed brewers?

Well done! Free coffee!!

I only need to drink an average of 6 cups a day to offset the drop in pay relative to the current Latte-dex.

Somebody that was the spitting image of Drew on a black frame / silver fork road bike in hulme this morning. Doubt it was though, the track stand was pathetic.

I got it :-) but they got me for a knock down bargain price :-( I know I should be grateful for just having a job in the current climate, but I was earning more money back in 1995 than I will be in 2012. It's a hard one to swallow.

Mind you I do get C2W and a shower at the office, more holiday than I've ever had and unlimited free coffee... I'm still in negotiations concerning the custard creams.

You might want to try a longer stem before you throw the headset out. That short stem might work fine on an MTB but the steeper angles on the track frame don't take to it in the same way. It's amazing what 30mm can do to the way the front end feels.

I've got some Park cutters but am pretty busy tomorrow with a job interview and then drowning my sorrows / bemoaning my new position. I'll most likely be free on Thursday though if you wanted to pop over to Levy or bribe me with a brew to call round yours.

I thought it was more of a doesn't handle bar?

Black tape over Maurice logo. Rebuild back wheel with silver spokes and a black rim or just sell wheel to polo player and buy a new one. Invest remaining money in lotto tickets in hope of winning enough to build the bike you really want.

Your headset might well be fine. Needle bearing headsets do feel stiffer on pre-tension but work fine once you are riding. I've used a couple and it's a consistent theme. The LBS that fitted mine actually pointed this out to me when I collected the bike as they have had people come back before with just the issue you describe. Personally I prefer them to standard ball race ones.

Bars - just tape the lot and loose the grips you have.

Gears - Depends on what you ride and the state of your legs but personally I ride a hell of a lot lower. While I spin like mad on a clear road I find the extra control in traffic a real bonus.

So how long before chrobin makes a replica in carbon?

SKF 6001-2RS can be had for £3.88 a pair and work fine with the Formula / System X clones. They are smoother than the stock ones that come with the hubs and still are after 3 years use.

http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/advanced_search_result.php?sort=2a&search_in_description=0&keywords=6001+2rs&x=0&y=0

As for BB's I'm still yet to find anything wrong with a UN-54. I ran one for over 10 years on a Stumpy and it was still smooth when I passed the frame on to a friend.

Sorry should have put a price.

Does £40 sound fair?

For only £2 more you can have a brand new one with rings included..

http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shimano-deore-crankset-hollowtech-ii-fc-m590-l/aid:367974

You can still do the shouting, just move from 'Do a skid' to 'Do a bride'

Anybody heading down to watch? I'm gonna grab another coffee then spin down to the quays and maybe follow the course back into town.

I was thinking of going down to have a look at the bike ride thing tomorrow anyway so I'll probably head round that way and see what's going on. Any ideas what time the music is on? Can't see anything listed on sites for either band.

For some reason I feel the need to hear Sex Pistols played at volumes beyond the limits of domestic acceptability. Any suggestions on the best bars or clubs to escape the Royal bolloxs this weekend?

That Bauer is a custom built cycle ball frame, in no way is it a rat! They cost because they are niche.

It's still not the Gaffer...

Looks like duct tape from here

I came here to post that. Utterly rank. The premise is foolish as well - a Schlumpf up front and a Sturmey Archer in the rear to make it a '4 Gear Single Speed'.

While I don't personally like the bike I think it's quite a clever notion. The more common way to do it is Schlumpf + AW3 which gives quite a wide range, works in a track frame and avoids evil dangly things.

I do agree with the not worth it / to expensive on the conversion front.

It's only lack of income that stopped me for taking it :-(

Dr Chan has a rather nice Nature Boy fork up for grabs in the classifieds atm which would look rather nice.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread86582.html