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A good point and well worded. A friend of mine is of Haitian origin and visits often, so I've been lucky enough to have the situation explained by someone who is knowledgeable and passionate about the country.
I think the only concern in the immediate future for almost ALL the major charities working out there right now is coping with and stabilizing the situation as quickly as possible.
Although you're very right that during non-crisis times much of what is put into Haiti seems to be in vain, I think it's fair to say that right now, for the situation they're in today, every penny is going to help them out.
Because of this I consider it more important to donate now than at any other time. That's how I feel, at least.

We did a whipround at work today and came up with a grand. Just goes to show how generous peeps can be if you ask. I only hope they can get the aid out there quickly.

Christ! Well done.
Got a couple more people to donate today. We're up to about £300 at my work now which isn't bad. Food and shelter FTW!

[
A New Zealand-born toddler has been found alive underneath the dead body of her father among the rubble of their hotel room in quake-devastated Haiti.

She had one broken leg and the other might be broken, she told Radio Live.

She said the family was hoping and praying the other two children Kofie-Jade, five, and Zenzie, three, were still alive.

Earlier Sanson-Rejouis could hear at least one of her children crying beneath the rubble, Ms Larnach said.

'She can still hear at least one of her children and she's trying to get them out,' said told Radio New Zealand.

'She can hear the children, she can hear her children's cries, she can't get in, she can't speak to them.'

Larnach said her step-sister was desperate for help but there were was no available aid.

'She's trying to do what she can physically but the building's collapsed.'

[URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/6997196/Haiti-earthquake-bodies-burning-in-desperate-city.html"]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/](http://bigpondnews.com/[/URL)
Across town, a two-year-old boy was pulled alive from the wreckage of his home.
Tearful Redjeson Hausteen Claude's dust-covered face transformed when he spotted his mother Daphnee Plaisin as he was carried by a Spanish firefighter away from the collapsed building where he had been trapped since Tuesday afternoon.
He will now be checked for broken bones and treated for thirst and malnutrition but, unlike so many others, is expected to survive.

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Aid workers have reported being mobbed by Haitians desperate for help.
Pierre Jackson, who was nursing his mother and sister as they lay whimpering with crushed legs, told one journalist: "We've been out here waiting for three days and three nights but nothing has been done for us, not even a word of encouragement from the president. What should we do?"

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For most, whatever help is arriving has come too late. At the St. Gerard School, Cindy Terasme broke into sobs when she caught sight of her 14-year-old brother Jean Gaelle Dersmorne's lifeless feet protruding from the rubble.

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In the affluent suburb of Petionville, locals mounted a concerted drive to rescue nine-year-old Haryssa Keem Clerge, who was trapped by a partially collapsed roof in her breeze block home.
A day earlier, her mother Lauranie Jean was pulled out of the same building and, while others fought to save her daughter, lay moaning inside a tent as volunteers rubbed ointment into open wounds on her sides.
Friends and neighbours braved aftershocks to climb over rubble of the house, one of hundreds of toppled structures teetering on the side of a ravine. They were encouraged by the little girl's screams for help.
But although they were able to get water to Haryssa, they were not able to save her. Her lifeless body was eventually pulled from the mass of concrete and twisted metal late on Thursday.
She was wrapped in a green towel and placed in a desk drawer acting as a makeshift coffin. With bodies stacked up in the sun outside the city's main morgue, there was nowhere to take the drawer so it was left on the hood of a battered Isuzu Trooper.
Neighbour, Bellefleur Jean Heber, said Haryssa had been a bright and lively child and a dedicated student.
He said that no one now expected help from authorities. "Haiti is an abandoned country," he said. "People are relying on themselves."

They're not cheeky, Greasy Slag; they're desperate.
It's better than saying "we won't bother calling anybody who already shows an interest in giving to charity while 300,000 have no homes, because they might find the phone call a mild annoyance".

Ooo, wikipedia enlightenment.
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopace[/ame]

That's a nice chainring you got there. Nice and round.

Painjob looks similiar to my moser...

Nice frame you got there ;)

Fuck you! I'm winning now

Gave my day's wages to the Disasters Emergency Committee today. I can't possibly imagine how fucked up things must be out there.
A friend and I both donated our wages, so I thought maybe if a couple of other people on here would want to do the same? Or maybe just a tenner.
DEC said they've raised £2 million in online donations alone in the last 36 hours, so it bloody well adds up.
I can't help feeling some bitter guilt when I read about this shit from my comfy sofa, drinking my coffee.

Here's the website if anyone's interested:
http://www.dec.org.uk/

Edit:
To top it off, after reading about the quake I caught myself whining a bit because my coffee was slightly too weak. Jesus!

I tightened the brakes of a death trap langster the other day. I've probably saved the owner's life.
Good samaritans FTW!

What like... yoink got your crankbolts!

I would sooner die than check my crankbolts. I refuse to acknowledge humanity has reached such a silly degree of wankerness. My crankbolts are still firmly in place thank you very much.

Front QR, rear QR, brakes, steering and cranks everytime.

I think you'd notice if your cranks or handlebars were missing, tbh

There was one recently on Strand, just before Aldwich heading Westbound.

Fuck knows what caused it, but it was seriously 7 or 8 inches deep, with a big angular tarmac chunk in the bottom. I very nearly lost my wheels to that one.

JeJames are doing an RSP 1W Front & 1/2 rear for £20 at the moment.
I have the rear light, and can confirm it's immensely bright. I've had a few people comment on it when cycling/driving behind me.

Another Angle:

Yeah that's awesome too!

Back on topic, I love this one, hard to believe he saved it, that tyre definitely looks like it's coming off:

Oh God, the best place I've ever been for brunchy hangover food is the Chelsea Bun, off King's Road.

It's a food orgasm. The waitresses aren't bad either.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=king's+road,+london&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=King's+Rd,+London,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.483059,-0.177989&spn=0.00057,0.0012&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=51.483134,-0.17807&panoid=eMulsh82jFGysoGVisCiKQ&cbp=12,55.05,,0,20

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In tears reading this.

Lovely, thanks RPM. Wiggle guru fail.
Also just found out the carbon forks included on the Nelson track frame are drilled, 35mm rake.
£85 at CycleBasket.
http://www.cyclebasket.com/products.php?plid=m15b1s546p804&rs=gb

Will from Hubjub is having a clearout of random (and awesome) parts.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/will2f1x/m.html?_dmd=1&_in_kw=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1

Checked the Q&A section, Wiggle say they're 45 mm. Blah.

Yeah, I found those. Can't find rake measurement for the life of me though.
Doesn't look to steep, so I think you're probably right.

These are track and drilled. Not sure of rake though, guessing around 35mm

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Tifosi_Carbon_Pista_Track_Bike_Forks_2010/5360045775/

i just read an article on dave moulton's blog that said that greater rake leads to less trail meaning snappier handling.

Yeah, see this is what confuses me. That would mean putting the on road forks = increasing the handling on what's already track geometry = sketchy as fuck. But then RPM and many others say it would ride more comfortably on the road, which seems conflicting to me.

The road forks will probably work fine at HH and yes they will feel more "comfortable" on the road. The only time I have seen extra rake to be a problem is on indoor tracks at high speeds. It does also sometimes make a bike more prone to "speed wobble". My frame came with some shallow raked forks and the only time they showed themselves was at Newport on the last lap of a sprint at 35+mph, when I swapped out to the regular Alpina track forks, this problem didn't happen again, the bike also felt steadier at high speeds.

Thanks RPM, this is very helpful. In that case, I think my best bet is to buy road forks for now, and then if need be I can buy the track specific when HH opens again.

Alternatively, does anyone know of some similar forks that are drilled? I've looked everywhere I can think of, but they all seem to start at 40 mm +

I'm looking to buy a Dolan Track Champion frameset to use both on roads and down at Herne Hill. Ideally I'd like to be able to fit a brake.

The track forks supplied have 30mm of rake but no drilling, and I'm having difficulty finding drilled carbon forks with less than 40mm.
As far as I can tell, 10mm difference in rake, plus the increased crown clearance will completely change the handling.
Here's where I'm lost - a lot of people suggest it would ride like absolute shit, while others say it would actually be more comfortable on the roads, though a bit sluggish for the track.

I've done extensive research on this, but most results prove either inconclusive or contradictory, and I've no experience of playing around with rake and trail on track geometry, so could anyone who's actually done this shed some light? Would they genuinely make it more comfortable on the road, or would it just fuck up the handling (or both)?

Is it worth investing in both forks and swapping around when need be?

lpg - I don't think you should neglect the fact that the initial responsibility lies with the ped to look before they walk.

I've almost had this happen many a time, and as a result ride at a cautious speed when it's a big risk, but even then they will just seemingly leap out from nowhere, especially in heavy congestion.

Fully aware of how fast and silent cyclists can be, as a ped I always stick my head out to see before I walk, and all potential accidents are instantly avoided.

Fast reflexes and braking skills are an essential defense, but I do think it's usually pedestrian stupidity that causes the problems.

Google earth spot. :)