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I don't see how I can help technically as I effectively rather tech backwards, but I am more than happy to donate £10 every few months to help keep things going.

Hard yes to this. Wish more people would think like this

not really, it's either 68 or 72 I think, I cant remember. But then I mainly ride my fixed for commutes so changing it is a faff further than I can be faffed with

It does say there was no intention by him to kill his wife. Where did it say he hit her on purpose with intention to kill her?

Kinesis Fend-Off are great, albeit a little fiddly to mount but looks good and very sturdy when fitted and come with free mudflaps you can cut out and use if you want. They now do a wide version too that fits up to 700x50!tyres. Usually about £45-50 so cheaper than PDW as well. (Although PDW are obviously great if moneys no object)

All their bikes are very optimistically priced!

Any body on here want a damaged Gillott Continental frame for £15. Can be saved no doubt if you have frame building skills or if your willing to spend a bit. The forks are bent, not sure if they. Can be straightened maybe or may need a new steerer column- I had a head on crash into the side of a delivery motor scooter a while back. Also, the top tube has a bit of a bend near the head lugs but this was their prior to the crash and it rode and handled fine, so could be replaced or not I guess. At the very least you prob want to inspect the head lugs under the paint for damage.
On the plus side, dropouts are new- had them fitted at Varhona Frameworks last year ( cost over £100) and it's full 531, and rode lovely) so if you have the skills or the inclination would make a beautiful vintage 50s Gillott n the end. 22 inch frame I think. ( I forget- need to check ).

I would keep it and have it repaired later but have something else coming instead, and have no room for multiple unused and damaged frames to be stored, so need it gone really

It's very nice, in a great spot too-open one side and views of the forest too the other

And their view

Someone's rather nice architect designed type new build in the Forest

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Aside from the mini digger, had to do Mott Street from a standing start as some evil wanks had flytipped what looks like asbestos roofing panels all up the lower part of Mott Street. Obviously these have got broken smashed etc with cars driving over them. Had to ride around them carefully. Hope the fuckers get a stray fibre in their lungs

Epping Upland

No commute today as put on call from Jury duty, so took the opportunity to get in some fixed 'training' miles before hopefully riding HDIJ. Out on Epping New Road to Epping, them Epping Upland, Nazeing, Waltham Abbey and back via Sewardstone, up Mott Street (at no more than 6 mph as I got stuck behind a mini digger-not sure if that made it harder or easier...), back down Lippits Hill, which was a bit sketchy with wet leaves everywhere, then home via Daws Hill/Bury Road and Rangers road to Epping New Road again.

32 odd miles in total, gearing felt good for Epping Forest and surrounds "hills" such as they are, don't feel too tired which is rather a suprise as I have barely ridden any distance since my daughter was born two and half years ago. HDIJ feels more realistic now.

Reckon I might be up for this again this year as it is easy enough for me to get to Liverpool Street of a morning. Not sure how daily commuting fixed will set me up for a 90 mile ride but might be able to get a few longer rides in before January...

go on then , I'll take these please.

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It's pretty rough. The thinking seems to be this style quality made by Titan and stamps with Gillott. Certainly very similar

Turns out the. Gillott spearpoint I wanted these for us no good so won't be needing them . It was advertised as a 22.1/2 inch (57cm actually) but is in fact a 24 inch c-t-t! Quite the measurement! Also, and worse, it was missing it's forks as it has been in a front end crash- there is a tell take dent/ ripple under the downtube by the head lug . Oh well. On the plus side it came with a Gillott branded steel stem, GB levers and bars, Williams chainset and a 1948 Sturmey Archer AM hub, so these are least easily cover the mighty £40 it cost me. Needs to go though, I have no room to keep it and it needs repairing by someone the right size for it if it can be saved

That's nice, rather like it.

Sadly this one seems to have non original forks, so the hunt is on for either Gillott forks or at least appropriate period ones

These both look good. I'm picking up the frame I want a saddle for tomorrow hopefully. (A 50s Gillott spearpoint) So If your selling these too I'll message you after I've collected it and have an idea what might suit.

Just looking for an narrowish early/mid 50s leather saddle that's not too much. Didn't realise the brooks badge style changed that early though.

Is the B15 saddle oval badge or the newer (well, 60s onwards!) design?

Good god, that's bad.
The fact that the opposite side crank is the one that feels loose when it's not has caught me ought a few times with cotters. I should remember but it's hard to go against what your body 'feels' when riding.