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I'm sick of dust on my negatives. Anybody know an easy way to dry them to avoid dust. it is turning into a really time consuming task.

Is this really the way to do it - I spent a good few minutes hammering away and the fork didn't budge. Am I doing this wrong? Should I hit harder? I'm afraid of damaging my only form of transport!

Yes, it has only taken 18 months to get this out! New BB tool bolted on to the spindle with a huge spanner and 2 metres of pipe - now I just need to see if the LBS can repair the opposite thread enough to get a new one in.

+1 on the yashica mat.
I have a 124g although I don't use the meter - they require obsolete mercury cells or a battery converter kit to work properly. I believe it is a reflected meter though and not an incident.

Poland's mountains are pretty heavily walked when there is no snow - I sometimes go running in the Karkonosze and sometimes it is a pain pushing past people all the time. If I was biking I would do it first thing in the morning to avoid the crowds.
It does depend on the routes you choose of course.
I would like to go to the Mazurian lakes - Mainly because I haven't been to that part of Poland but also because I'm too lazy for mountains.

I will have chrome forks so I guess silver would work well. Would clear coat make it run? Should the lines go on last?

Just sent my frame to be powder coated, but they do not lacquer the frame after the powdercoat. Is there anything to gain from rattle canning a clear coat over the top or is it a waste of time and money?
I am going for black, as the place I am using has a ridiculous waiting list for anything else, what should I use for lug lining? Enamel paint and a fine brush? Is white the best bet in a black frame?

I can't decide if I should stop watching creationist videos, damn they are so fucking stupid that it pisses me off.
It's like putting a toddler in a boxing ring with and adult and the toddler believing he has the edge.

Not sure about efficiency, but I'm sure it puts a hell of a lot of strain on your bike when you wobble side to side.

Still waiting on an order from november......They can't seem to get accurate information from their suppliers

There are a few information leaflets about bike touring in poland, but I have never looked at them. I get the feeling that they were advertising daytrips on offroad trails rather than a load up your tent and panniers.
I would be a little hesitant to do the latter here. Ok, I am a little chicken, but road conditions and exceptionally inconsiderate drivers make it a gamble I am not willing to take.

This site offers a few bits of advice - www.rowery.org.pl/practicalities.html

Couldn't seem to find a thread discussing this and was interested in the forums opinion on cars using headlights during the day.
In many countries it is compulsory, and since leaving the UK I have got quite used to it. Before I left, I could see no reason why but when I return to the UK it is clear to me that vehicle visibility is significantly better when lights are run at all times.

On my bike I run a flashing front and rear during the day and I have no doubt that it has helped on several occasions.

What do you think, lights on or off during the day?

That is quite heavy material.....very sad.

I had a root canal and two weeks of whitening treatment done here in Poland. Getting ready for my wedding sorting out the tooth that my uk dentist didn't want to touch for free.
I remember going to my final treatment with about 2000 złoty in my pocket(about 500GBP at the time) and feeling quite stupid when they asked me for 160zł for the whole treatment.

The dentists here are great and it is definately cheap.

It really depends on what you are looking for from your photos.
Colour or black and white? Action shots? What sort of light do you anticipate.
The crappy weather and light I've experienced recently has just led me to buy some delta 400, which I am eager to try out.

I just took the cranks and chainring from a road bike I am converting and put it on my current bike to see what it is like for a week. 53x15 - a pretty stupid jump from 42x15 but I live in a dead flat city and I thought it would be fun for a week to see how it is.

Sounds reasonable, there is a review here which says that there are a few alignment problems with this crankset, but it can't be worse than the way my SE came.
The difference between front and back was over 11mm.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/chainset/product/track-chainset-10-36966

I am going to be forced to replace the lot soon as the parts have worn quite fast, that lasco may well do the job for me too as a cheap fix.

I just got my first singlespeed bike but I'm unsure what gear ratio I should use. currently it's 42/16 but I dunno if that's the best bet for me.

the bike is only meant to be a pub bike and for the odd blast about town.

as the bike (se draft lite) is a cheap hack I don't want to spend too much on it so I'll probably stick with the 42 chainring for now but will I improve the ride at all by moving to a different freewheel (will also have a crack at fixed when I eventually get some spd's sorted) if so what sort of tooth count should I go for? more or less than 16?

I have ridden 42/15 for a year now with no problems on a fixed SE draft lite.
The bike is a piece of crap(soon to become my wet weather only bike) but will do great for pub runs.
I do feel the need for a bigger gear sometimes, but the chainring is hard to replace on the SE - you need to replace the cranks, and maybe the bb to get the parts to fit.

Come on guys, everyone knows that English winter is a myth.
There are just two seasons - Autumn and spring..........and it rains through both.

Haha, this was a while back - no I never bothered to confront her. She got a new boyfriend and moved to the other side of town, so I rarely have to put up with her any more. It's a kind of win win situation - She has found somone who can put up with her, and I don't have to see her.

I'm sure she would have loved to argue about the cross, but I think we would argue on the same side, so it wouldn't be too much fun.
Really, there are so many stupid arguments here, it seems to be more popular to argue than to do anything to change the shit that goes on - The cross was one thing, but the aftermath of the Russian report on the crash is fairly amusing too. People are still trying to come up with conspiracies and not accept that it happened due to Polish negligence.

Ride through fresh snow- really fresh, before they grit the road. I have never seen cleaner tyres.

I see lawyers get mixed up between brakes and breaks too.

'Til I get to my destination.
Well, I'd like to keep going forever. My Grandad's 80th present was a very nice thorn, so I'd like to go on like him.

I might reconsider if I ever got in a crash that ended me up in intensive care.

http://www.beachcreeps.com/coon-huntin/

True, but then it alters the figure in the tables, which suggests that it is not only for ISO 100.

A bit confusing.