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Lovely frame, I'm 5ft 9, would I squeeze on to it?

Re wheelbuilder in SW London try Elswood cycles in Putney. They built a lovely set for me

Still available?

Thanks all, NOW SOLD

http://www.kinokocycles.com/wide-open-2012.html
I bought a new wide open frame and fork in green a few months ago with the intention of getting it built, then got a complete bike to do the same job. Frame and fork therefore now for sale. It's in brand spanking new condition, still in bubble wrap, size 560 as per the details attached. (Kinoko now selling the blue edition, frame only, for £252).

I'm selling for £200, please pm if interested. Pick up in SW London. Thanks for looking.

Sad news, as above, liked the store and the people. I hope they all move onto other things that suit them. I partly blame myself for resisting the strong urge to spend more there. Will now have to find somewhere else to build the wide open frame I bought there.

200 guys in full kit heading into East London at speed. On here?

Awesome efforts. Could someone please report on a 3km roundtrip to LMNH for a latte?

I've been working on a route to take in Ditchling and Ashdown and the pleasant Sussex lanes in between, this one is coming together nicely. http://www.strava.com/activities/159485824

Perhaps I should bite the bullet and get a garmin rather than buggering around with OS maps though.

in my experience Mothers like to spend time with their offspring. How about taking her to a gallery and lunch/dinner? let her work take care of buying her a gold watch.

Got snotted yesterday in Chiswick when a female cyclist emptied a barrel as I was about to overtake. Managed to restrain myself from my first instinct to unleash some choice profanities and ended up saying nothing. If you're on here please check first and snot left in future.

Any offers before I head elsewhere?

Had a pretty clear run thanks to early start. Did not see too many other people ridding fixed/ss. Fun morning, but early start essential if you want to keep a reasonable pace rather than take part in a procession.

http://www.strava.com/activities/153692871

Thanks Skully, not thinking of splitting at this stage, but will let you know if I do.

Price drop: £250

Stickers would be a good idea if they were in the cab saying 'watch out for cyclists'

Tomder, see final paragraph

https://www.flickr.com/photos/61834746@N08/sets/72157644580259769/

The time has come to sell my beloved Carlton Flyer. It was only being used for fine weather jaunts which have tailed off and other projects are in the pipeline.

Dimensions ST CTT 23 ins, TT CTC 23ins. I’m 6 foot and it fits me fine, depending on your shape, it would probably be good for anyone an inch or two taller or shorter

So far as I can tell it dates from around 1950. It’s in excellent condition for its age; I had the paint touched up. The tyres are no good, I just kept them on in the pictures as it looked bare without them. There is a slight dent on the TT which I’ve tried to show in the pictures and it rides very well.

The frame is Reynolds 531 double butted with ‘Flyer’ lugs. The stem and bars are GB, it has a Chater Lee BB, Weinmann Vainquer brakes. Cranks, wheels chainring nothing notable, but functioning. It comes with a narrow Brooks saddle that’s in pretty good nick for its age though there is a gouge on the top which you can see in the picture, it also comes with the original seat post.

My plan was one day to return it to gears, I’m including the simplex front and rear mech and shifters (pictured).

It would look great with Tweed and with gears would make an excellent companion for L’Eroica/L’Eroica Britannia.

Please PM if you’re interested or would like to come to SW London to have a good look for yourself. Not really sure what it’s worth, I’d like £290 which is less than I’ve spent on it and you’d still have change after you’d bought some new tyres and had a trip to Nandos compared to a new Foffa single speed, so that seems pretty good to me. Thanks for looking.

http://www.strava.com/activities/145362658

my rather more limited ride attached, a lovely route through Sussex countryside

it was the way it was flying that made me think sparrow hawk, but your description is pretty kestrelish. Whatever it was it's definitely one of the joys of cycling in the countryside. Oh, and great ride by the way.

/\ /\ /\ probably a sparrowhawk flying like that. I'll go back to the bird of prey appreciation thread now.

There's a bogof deal on Hi-5 Zero in Evans atm, though not on nuun. Hi-5 worried about all the love being thrown at nuun on here?

^^ Love this forum, come to learn about bikes then read everything I need to know about getting diet sorted..

Re venue for tribute bands - Half Moon Putney worth a look

Buying a bike for the conditions of one race is pretty extravagant, unless you have money to burn I'd look more widely at the sort of use your wife wants from it and maybe make a few tweaks for the particular event.