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I'm just about to buy some tyres and just thought, are they sold in pairs? bit of a stupid question i know but i've never bought them off the internet,
thanks

soooo beautiful, if only

When i did my gcse i aimed a bit high, a small coffee table with a motorised rotating centre, i ended up with a small coffee table. then i spent too much time on the actual build and hardly any on the write up. The problem was that the marks were in a 60:40 ratio, so the build was only worth 40% of the marks!! check how many marks the actual build is worth before you start. I ended on an A instead of A* because of a rushed write up. sorry to burst the bubble!
or make one of these! just bigger

man sees woman with radar gun, man slows down. man passes woman, man speeds up laughing

Now, removing the sausage from a sausage roll and using the pastry outer to protect the bearings - That is a good idea
and it slowly releases grease to keep everything running smoothly!

@billysan, Where abouts do you ride?

I am mainly in the centre but often pass through caversham on my way back from my usual ride

I've seen a few people on single speeds, not many fixed though! nodded and smiled at all of you :)
I'll be riding this:

Say hi if we cross paths

im massively jealous of that mans hand

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I have to admit that i like how the bowery feels, i've had two sets of faulty forks from giant so they're kindly replacing them with composites.

I think the frame is the best bit

Now i just need to buy components, which wheels would you recommend? would learning to build them myself be a bad idea?

Hi! i've been on the forum for about three weeks now, its one of the most distracting sites on the internet! i've been riding fixed for about 6 months now and cant get enough of it!
Thanks for the helpful information i've got so far!
J

Nice one this looks brilliant! i dream of doing this one day

£800 is a lot to spend on your first bike! What happened to being thrifty eh

Its not really my first bike, i'm hoping to upgrade from a giant bowery, im now thinking of just upgrading the components (ie spend a little less)
Thanks for the advice everybody! some very helpful stuff!

But also does anyone else smile when a car speeds past you and you catch them up down the road and then pass them, and they don't catch you back up due to the traffic.
thats the best feeling a cyclist can get (in London, IMHO)
+1 there are few better feelings

I wouldn't say it was reinventing it, just making it worse

I really like the look of this and by the sounds of it it's real! i may have to hold off buying a new frame for 3 months :)
I think the allu langster is getting a makeover too gone back to the 2006 scheme

spending circa £500 upfront is for fools, aim for £200 then upgrade parts when you are ready and know what you are doing.
would spending a larger amount on frame then less on parts make sense so it doesn't need upgrading later?

thanks for the responses, £50 sounds really good! do you know if they're clincher?
Also iv come up against the steel vs aluminium question

I'm planning on building a new bike and have no experience in bike building at all. i am looking to spend £800 (or less). I started looking at frames and components and was wondering if there is a general rule for how much should be spent on the frame vs the wheels and other components. also are there any recommendations on steel track frames, i like the look of the bob jackson Vigorelli Track
Thanks
J

oooooooh so hip, so mainstream! i wonder how the board meeting went when they decided to make this piece of crap

Wow, this is a pretty impressive / careless manoeuvre just lucky no one got hurt

Originally Posted by BRM
fuck. i just googled mooncup.
i wasn't expecting them to look like that :S

I love my LBS, i even wear their jersey to do some free ads for them, they've just been great, very helpful and honest would recommend cyclezone any day if you're in the Reading area.

thanks!, im gonna go for it, its mainly for transport when i got to uni, its not too flashy, it comes with some clipless pedals and a non original brake, probably gonna change it anyway

Its a 2009 fuji track bike, the frame is in really good condition, no scratches or dents, the wheels are true, it looks great, he's asking for £80 (after a bit of haggling)

its quite simple really ...