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Late to the party but this is great @jontea
Turned out beautifully, love the shiny bits and those ceanks against the sparkly grey.

You're making me want another Winston!

And all over a bike, no less!

Looking good so far... nothing quite the torturous anticipation of being so close to the finish line.

Count me in.
(Sure I can figure out a nice route that starts / finishes in Hither Green : )

I think the paint looks great.
Do you have most of the parts already or are will we be waiting ages to see this built up?

Let's hope so, that would be great.
I saw someone on a very nice silver Varonha the other day. Rando / tourer kind of thing. Like Loic's but smaller.

I assume your previous two efforts are knocking about somewhere on here as well?

right you are then, keeping my eyes peeled for this : )

Wait.... @jontea, you're getting another Varonha? Is this number two or number three now?
Excited to follow the progress.

Hi Winston / @user159209 (Gareth here)

Cool, thanks.
I'm excited - this is like when I discovered that Bike24 was real

Cheers : )

Is that website legit though?
Prices seem a little tooooo good, and you have to sign-up before you're allowed to browse.

Trustpilot says they're fine but I'd still appreciate the reassurance of total strangers on here before I drop 170 big ones on a pair of weirdly coloured mtb shoes?!

I've had the same pair of Sidi Dragons for years and years but they are finally starting to die. What I liked about them was that most of the parts were replaceable, especially the screw-on walking nobbles on the bottom.

Looking at the current range of Sidi mtb shoes, it seems like only the very expensive Drako and Tiger models have these replaceable soles. I don't really have £400 to spend on commuting shoes.

What's the go-to for long-lasting / replaceable bits / available in half sizes / very narrow-fit MTB commuter shoes these days?

Josephine
Might get a better photo one day

Daphne and Celeste were surprisingly sporting about having rubbish pelted at them for their whole set.

Thanks @hippy !
I didn't know about RWGPS (I guess having only used GPSies so far) but that seems to have done the trick. I am a happy man : )

Is anyone able to convert a .gpx file into a Garmin Activity? Or tell me some other way of getting a heavily-plotted google map onto my Edge Explore?

(My Garmin won't accept routes, only 'activities', and my usual work-around doesn't appear to work anymore)

cross-post from somewhere:

you could try one of these pens ...but it will probably look shite.

The only real way is to re-chrome (and loose the original paint in the process)

Looks like everything's gone already, sorry folks

My neighbours are chucking this stuff out.

There's most of a Reynolds 501 road bike (56-57cm at a guess), some kind of hybrid-ish frame and forks, some tyres (a pair of gatorskins in ok nick), and some wheels.

It's located in a car park accessible from The Woodlands. You can't get a car in there but you can park for free nearby and walk in.

HERE

Come and get it before the scrap guys get here : )

Now Sold : )

Selling my Roberts Road bike
Original build thread here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/233628/

SOLD - (for £350)

Pick up only from Hither Green, SE6
Cash on collection or transfer / paypal is fine.
Selling as a whole bike as I won't have time to split it
Any questions, feel free to ask : )

Frame:
53cm seat tube x 54cm top tube (c-t-c)
Columbus TSX (https://www.millfieldvelo.com.au/columbus-steel-tubing-timeline/)
1" threaded steerer
27.2

Repainted deep metallic burgundy a few years ago by Mario Vaz.
Some paint chips and rust spots but generally nice enough condition.
No dings, dents or donks. Seatpost and stem move freely.

Groupset:
Mix of Campag 10 speed stuff
Chorus 10 speed brifters, chainset, front mech, front brake
Veloce 10 speed rear mech, rear brake and cassette
Record 1" headset
Can't remember what chain, probably KMC

Wheels:
Mavic Open Pro 32h > Hope RS4 rear / Campag (veloce?) front.

Contact points:
Deda 310 handlebars
New cork tape
Nitto Dynamic quill stem (100mm)
Cheap Specialized saddle
Shit seaptost
Cheap platform pedals to get you rolling

Ain't that the truth

Actually still looking for one of these.
Annual bump!

Hi all - my neighbours in Hither Green / Catford area had these two bikes stolen a couple of days ago. Not great pics but one is a black Cannondale with white pedals and distinctive black and white bar tape, and the other is a green Planet X with beige tape and a black Brooks saddle.

Both are gravel / commuter type bikes with disc brakes and biggish tyres, etc

Please keep an eye out for them and send us a pm if you see anything. Especially if you're in SE London - apparently they were offered to a bike shop in Lee but were turned down, so hopefully they are still in the area.

Cheers : )

How much are the pedals?