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Obvious but true, west mids police make absolutely no attempt to reunite bikes with owners in my experience.

Though amusingly if the original owners spots you riding the bike you bought at auction, they're entitled to get it back (unless they've claimed on the insurance).

Spare bike if you need it.

Birmingham Bike Foundry's cargo bike on the way to an event at optima housing association funday in lee bank.

Looking good

pastry, u have mail

Brought my son to watch, but it was a bit fast for him. It's put me off too, last time I showed up I wasn't the only person incapable of hitting the ball and just cycling around trying to get in other people's way. Now you guys look like you know what you're doing!

I'm interested... any chance of a photo?

I'll try to get a photo for the w/e. Went to work yesterday and my wife sold our house, so you will have to bear with me.

LS 100% NZ merino top, baby blue and creme (a bit like the halycyon endura). Label says XXL, but that's a vicious lie, it's too short on the arms/torso for me and I'm 6'2", not too baggy (I'd say semi-relaxed fit, and size M).
Has had some wear, but not for over a year. I'm thinking about £10.

SON dynohub and a bright front light, eg Solidlights. Sure, about £300+... Anyone tried AyeUps?

That cargo beauty belongs to us at the Birmingham Bike Foundry (it's a bullitt)

That's the one. You're the guys I met at Cotteridge Park festival - met some guy with black ear studs.
Might contact you guys about the BUG at Bournville College.

Was it Jez? http://www.birminghamcyclist.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3004025%3ABlogPost%3A4601&commentId=3004025%3AComment%3A4761

Half way down. I tried to embed photo here but failed.

No, not an 8-freight, it was one of those danish aluminium front-loaders, the ones with the retro 70s names.

Anyone got online instructions on preparing a bike for powdercoating? What do you do about the headset?

Cargo Bike running down pershore rd, by cannon hill park. Who are you and can I have a go on your bike? I'm thinking of getting a cardo bike for the school run.

Lots of talk about this on the CTC forum. My undertsanding is that you can claim the bike as benefit in kind (at the end of the shceme) and then pay tax on what you should have paid in the handover of the bike; e.g. tax on 25% of the cost of the bike, which is about 5% of the total cost.

I'm trying a B17 atm, though I prefer the Arione. For shorter distances the Planet-x knockoff of the Arione is good, but too spongey for longer distances.

Check out the Catalan Dragons when you are in Perpignan.

Planet-X carbon seatpost.

A couple years old but only used a month (40ish miles) as I decided it wasn't worth riding a carbon seat-post on a steel frame. Seatpost is apparently worth £90 new
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/SPPX2BPC/planet-x-superlight-pro-carbon-2-bolt-hinged-seatpost
It's not immaculate, it has been used on a bike, but it is crash free and in good condition. £30ish? ono (+Postage)

X-ion mtb clip shoes, size 9UK (43EU) - not pristine but not overly used.
27" front wheel, with almost new front tyre.
Planet-X carbon seatpost.

First two are worth beer money at best, seatpost is apparently worth £90 new
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/SPPX2BPC/planet-x-superlight-pro-carbon-2-bolt-hinged-seatpost
and I havn't used it much as I decided I don't trust Carbon. £30ish? ono

Saturday 31st October
after Mrs Belgiangoth is in bed

With the arrival of the little one, that's 9pm - but also the time I head to bed with a cup of cocoa. Midnight is still the best time for me to make a ride though...

i'm going to walk out on a brittle and flimsy limb and say i don't understand the point.
...
i propose either speeding up and properly dominating a lane of traffic (as a car would), or making it more of a party atmosphere so at least some of the motorists can get along with it...

Um, the point is hard to pin down as it is whatever point the consensus of the riders showing up feel like making.
As to the second point, I'd paraphrase Rob Newman and say "don't wine about it, otherwise you'll be in charge of fixing it".
I used to show up regularly for years, back when making 10 riders was a record turnout. I mostly don't show up because I don't have the time to get in from south birmingham. The last couple rides I went on were good. The soundstation on a trailer is good, but slows things down. I would rather a faster pace, but that would mean dropping slower riders - do they not have a right to ride?
The solution is to have 100 riders show up, which would happen if everyone showed up on the same ride - BUT that won't happen - I know I won't be there (not for disgruntled reasons, but I have a mini-belgian to look after now, which takes up all my time).

To answer my own question, took the canal on the way back, level with the metro stop - the one before you get to the Hawthornes. Going from town you have the choice to ride out on the left or the right - the right hand side is clear and wide, the left is muddy and narrow. My biggest problem was not knowing the canals in brum and circling town a couple times trying to get out.

How muddy will it get? In town it's quite paved, not been north of the city centre but need to head that way on Friday for work. It's that or twisting about city centre roads that I don't know.

New question:

• My current bike has a 55mm chalinline 135 spaced hub: on-one inbred. These are no longer made, rather on-one do a double-fixed with a 48mm chainline. Can't source a new 55mm hub, so should I change the chainline on my bike - two new rear wheels? If so, should I look at re-spacing the rear dropouts to the more common 120 spacing and be able to use the same wheels for both my bikes (who does this in B'ham?).
  

I think I have one, if you are still looking give me a shout - Kings Norton area.

... ladypool cycles, which IS an indpendent bike shop ...

I thought they were under new ownership and not in a good way?

While I'm on the lookout, can anyone reccomend a bike shop that might have a replacement axle for a track hub - cup and cone type?