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Saddle looks like a Kashimax Aero?

I like it - is niiiice

This is better

http://togabikes.com/itemdetails.cfm?id=8776

Call me sick, but I like that.

Excellent mate. My Bowery mods (all done in a couple of days) will make my mine look very puny, compared to your GangstaBitch! Good job.

But where are you going to attach the machine guns?

Look forward to seeing your Bowery.

The machine guns are hidden in the tri-bars

love those saddles. just s strip of carbon right? one on ebay for £65, just a bit pricey. Did you find yours for cheaper by any chance?

It is and it was bought from ebay, cheaper than £65 iirc

Upgraded Bowery '84 - unusual picture (as requested)

http://www.scalesexpress.com/product.php?productid=16568&cat=338&page=1

Just the job for those anally retentive enough .............

please do not do this.

You're right, actually, buy a 2008 Bowery for £200ish, save yourself £600 and upgrade the parts to suit over a period of time (is that ok)?

Those Ridley Ovals look fast ........

If I had £800 I'd buy a Giant Bowery '84 and spend a couple of hundred quid upgrading the cranks, bars, stem, seat and brakes (oh, that's not much different to what you've done)

Would any old BMX style lever work?

Yes, all old school BMX levers were designed to work with calipers. If they're old school they'll have a 22.2mm clamp

I'd say you could get better for your £550

gold finger.

He's the man, the man with the Midas touch

All but the Paul

So new, but making friends already.
Even got the lingo down.

I aim to please

lmfao! c'mon, ed seems like a top geezer to me! i reckon these guys know their shit inside out so i'm just plugging-in ;)

I completely agree with you on both counts

I am but a newbie like you, but surely only you can answer those questions (which you have already done)

i have to say tho i think it has a really nice ride quality and i think, with your insights and considering it's a commuting machine, i don't feel the £800-odd was too badly spent.

So I'd say in this case, don't listen to this bunch of cunts

Happy with the Lagers, but the Drafts really aren't doing anything for me (and I'm so easy to please)

Does LFGSS offer ceremonies?

I like the Guvnor, but then I'm easily pleased

Yes - But only after riding with them for a while. Unclipped left foot, toppled slowly to the right and managed about three sideways hops before admitting defeat and falling in the road laughing.

Same for me - been riding then for quite a while, then twice in quick succession I have toppled over because of unclipping the left first instead of right.

I instinctively lean to the right, so I need to make sure I unclip the right first to avoid the dreaded 'triple-hop and topple' and end up looking more of a cunt that I usually do.

The bars probably look ok on a bigger frame, but they look mahoosive on my small one.

Bars, stem, seat, cranks and pedals have to go

Just took delivery of my Bowery '84 and while assembling it I have noted the following:

The bars look shit - in the picture they look chrome, but they're just silver (wank)
The stem is nothing like the picture (a blessing in disguise)
The Giant (Cunt) decal is not gold, but yellow
The cranks on the 'Small' are 165mm messengers and chainring is black and not silver as in the picture.
Quite like the seat, but it doesn't suit the bike.

I know most of you will be pissing yourself laughing anyway, but thought I thought I'd post this for those who have a modicum of interest

The other number is the BB width. You can find out yours by measuring it