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Not terribly relevant for a London specific app, but if you guys want to localise it, I could help with that.

how about shipping costs for continental Europe? (NL)

memes on the making:

http://www.27bslash6.com/missy.html

undibs. sorry, wrong size...

My latest project, nearly finished. I still have to adjust the mudguard, fit pedals and inflate the tyres. It will sport a front brake and a Carradice Camper Long Flap for touring later this summer.

aye, I guess it's fortunate that it doesn't really ever rain much here in A'dam. Sorry for the ignorance lads.

lots of singles speeds with just a coaster brake here in Amsterdam, and they do just fine. It's also true that coaster brakes work the same in wet and dry weather.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sindandune/

Could this be the track frame you guys were talking about?

I've always travelled using a box, either from a LBS, or bought at the airport. Never had a problem with this approach, but I recently got a Vaude Big Bike Bag as a Bday present and I love it. I've carried my Charge Plug in it, and since the thing is like a Soviet Tank, I didn't need to protect it. Just put the wheels in the side pockets, the frame in the middle, and there are a couple of pockets for tools and a lock (perfect fit for the wee Kripto).

Yesterday I had to carry a more delicate track frame, so I protected it carefully with pipe insulation, and it worked like a charm. Much more convenient than the box if you have to carry it to/from the airport... I just keep the pipe insulation and some cable straps in the bag so it's always ready to go.

but surely, and i'm no mdc tester [sic] or anything, but surely if you stick a heavy weight over the handlebars it slows your steering down? whereas if it's on your back the weights out of the way.

or as mdc tester would say, Y + ty/b -65% x = not a good idea

a proper front rack is attached to the frame, not the fork/bars, so it doesn't affect the steering, like this:
https://www.lfgss.com/post1326719-90.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10227569.stm

yeah, I know. Suit + helmet = fail

I'll keep looking for a bargain then :)
cheers

How are you liking them?

but not black

^racist

are the pedals still available?

Some more photos here. I didn't play, but it was great fun to watch.

And if I order for the fellow dutchmen, it means 25 to 50 (right guys?).

I'd get a couple of them Dutch Cheese.

not a new one, made to look old/abused. IMO

I think it wasn't made to look old, it just wasn't painted after building it

a badly brazed frame does not make rat porn

That fram was handbuilt in Madrid by AA ciclos. They're starting up and this is one of their first framesets, a practice one as it were. At the moment, they are building frames for free (you only pay for the materials) to improve their skills and experiment.

I honestly think it is porn worthy.

http://www.aaciclos.com/

Maybe this thread should be merged with this other: http://www.lfgss.com/thread3576.html

my Spanish friends tell me that Madrid is a death trap and that they refuse to let me ride there. Any thoughts? Is it really that bad?

You get a lot of that in Madrid from non-riders, but it really isn't that bad. It's just another big city, so if you know how to negotiate your way through traffic, you'll be OK. Try riding in the smaller streets as much as you can, rather than on main ones, and beware of cars overtaking you to turn right or coming out at junctions. You'll soon realise taxi drivers are your only true enemy.

I've ridden seriously drunk in Madrid and I've survived, so you'll be OK :) If you're still there in June, I'll be in town for a couple of days, we can go for a ride and a few beers.

This is pretty spastic:

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