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@ mobidog.
Agreed! Shit bikes with shit brakes are death traps.

BTW hippy,
you know nothing of my financial dealings, or whether or not i happen to use paypal (which is the usual method for such donations). How could you possibly know if i donate £50 on the sale of my Jensen (answer 'yes') or not?

Like i said. I think its definitely time for you to STFU, or at least stay on topic.

Really? that wasnt the tone of your post. So why did you waste so much of your time counting all my threads? Why keep repating the word 'arsehole' to someone you dont know? Do i know you? I dont think so. Have I killed your pet or something?
Ive asked you politely, but you keep on.
Best let the moderators sort it out.

s'ol Mobidog,
I picked on you cos yours was one of the more sensible and rational comments. sadly, a more provocative one had disappeared by the time i next looked. That comment would have made more sense of the link from mine to yours. never mind. I was just joshing, not very well, this time. and no insult intended.
there are enough flamers on here, without me starting!

@hippy
this is not the first time you have thrown unprovoked abuse at me on this forum. unlike you, I merely read the threads which interest me. I remember you read one of my adverts, in which you were not interested, then went and counted the total number of my advert threads, to tell me i was selling shit. When my item sold quickly to a happy bidder, you told me to get fucked.
You must be a very pleasant person to know, or a deeply troubled one.
I have never met you, or challenged you, or insulted you, so please refrain from abusing me in future.

@Balki. No, only ones with no other brake.

@hippy, that doesnt make Balki an arsehole. Or anyone else for that matter.

An interesting point for shop owners asnd managers, is that the shop takes legal liability for any bike leaving the shop for the road (into the car/van to go to the track is ok). We quickly learned that we could not allow an illegal bike out of our place or we would be liable if the rider was prosecuted or involved in a crash. This applies to any shop, even if you are only mending a puncture. The last mechanic to touch the bike owns its safety and legality.
For that reason (and cos we thought they were dicks) we refused to let our local 'brakeless' fraternity through the door with their bikes.

@sweatpee,
Yes, the law defines a fixed-wheel transmision as a brake, so you need one other brake on the bike, or two if you have a flip-flop hub with a freewheel fitted to the other side. A prosecution for the rider of a one-brake bike will depend which cog he is using. For ther shop, it depends on compliance with BS and C&U laws, so you still need two with a flipflop in order to sell the bike, but not to ride it.

@sparky
didnt realise it was you. have commented on the article.

@mobidog
want to put your threatened ego to the test? tell me your commute and bike, and lets see how you stop copmpared to my MAFAC Racers, shall we? (That was a joke BTW, on the fact of the 'brakeless' debate being so driven by threatened egos),

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/aug/25/cycling-without-brakes?showallcomments=true#end-of-comments

Sorry bout the long link, im a bit of a duffer on matters IT.
The Grauniad Bike Blog has a feature on riding brakeless, with a choice list of comments below. You might notice the name 'Borntoolate' down there .... Ahem....

(i posted this as a thread, but it has been kindly shunted into here by those who know better)

@vandal, the scot's pretty! Just needs a nice saddle and some non-black brake hoods, and it would be REALLY pretty!
I always think its worth removing the lamp bracket from the forks these days though. unless you're preserving the frame in case of future restoration to original of course.

V brakes have more power but not so good on the modulation, owing to various mechanical reasons too dull to go into here. A good, medium drop dual-pivot is the best thing for a light bike. Vs are excellent for extreme stoppage, or havy loads. Trouble with vs is they wear the rims and pads so quickly!
There have been some good in-depth articles in Vintage Bicycle quarterly (weww.vintagebicyclepress.com). Their conclusion is htta the best road/touring brake ever is the old MAFAC Racer, with Kool-Stop salmon pads in, and having tried that combo on several of my bikes now, I concur.

Now Dibsed by PM, and deposit arrangements being made.

Well I kept it, did nothing to it, so i'd better get it out of here before I move, It will be coming to London for sale, so text me on 07761 401829 as im going offline for a few days.
Cheers

I'm gonna dig this out again, ans it will be on sale again in london from tomorrow. Text me on 07761 401829 as im going to be offline for a few days

The bike is bewing brought back from London this coming thursday, for addition od a Higgins trike conversion, so if you want it, shout now! Im going offline so text me on 07761 401829.
Cheers

Ive dug this back out, and it is in London, with Wingedangel. Back on sale.

The bike will be in London this week until thursday evening, then will be going on to fleabay, internationally, with a much higher reserve. Last chance, chaps!

The bars are still available at £30 and coming to London this tuesday.

No, six, that wasnt a dibs, it was an offer which was not the asking price.

Yes. I can bring them to london Tuesday 17th.

followed up by PM, I'm now hanging him upside down and demanding a ransom of £95 from his relatives.

It's coming to London this Sunday for a few days with me, if anyone serious would like to view.

Yes, It's still here. Ive been busy with work this week, and havent done anything about advertising it.

Firstly, apologies if this is not in the correct place on the site. Im happy to move it if someone can point out a more appropriate place.

Stolen; Stepson's Brown Dawes Galaxy, Beater/fixie.
1970s, 22", Chrome fork ends, scruffy paint, white decals. Was running black semi-deep rims and black fixed rear hub (cant remember models). Flopped/chopped drops with black tape, 32mm touring tyres - prob Michelins. SPD pedals.

Stolen from York City Centre, but may pop up for sale anywhere.

Please let me know if you spot anything., Thanks.