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• Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 hour, 58 minutes

  

  Now you mention it, no I’m not.

• Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 hours, 2 minutes

  

  Yeah, I had a good look at it, and I’m fairly sure it’s rideable, to some degree at least. And yeah I agree, it looks like it’s melted but it’s still quite impressive

• FS: 1970 Raleigh Team Professional track frame set, 54cm, £150

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 8 hours, 51 minutes

  

  Er, it was sold 4 years ago. Do keep up.

• Looking for a 53cm single speed bike - please help!

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 8 hours, 59 minutes

  

  Yup, it’s a 53cm. Almost new Sugino Messenger chainset, hubs have just had new sealed bearings fitted. Frame looks tatty but is sound. Good tyres etc.

• Looking for a 53cm single speed bike - please help!

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 11 hours, 15 minutes

  

  I’ve got a complete 531 frame bike, currently set up as a fixed with flat bars, but can convert to ss if needed. Think it’s a 54cm, I’ll go and have a look and take some pics. £150 might be a bit low tbh but I’ll have a think.

• Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

  in Bikes & Bits • 12 hours, 39 minutes

  

  Spotted in Hoi An, Vietnam. No idea what it was made from, it seems to be wood or maybe some sort of resin.

• Epic fail

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 days, 6 hours

  

  People were looking for alternative fuel sources years ago: http://viz.co.uk/2014/10/03/mickeys-monk­ey-spunk-moped/

• Brompton owners (was: Brompton rider outed)

  in General • 1 week

  

  There was a recall on certain age models to have the BB replaced a couple of years back, how old is yours?

  And yeah, I dunno why Brompton use such rubbish units. UN-55’s retail at about £20, it’s not exactly going to break the bank.

• You Had One Job: Bikes for niches. Functional but not FBNPNA.

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week, 3 days

  

  That was Bruce Bursford’s bike. He was a complete fraud, he claimed ludicrous records like pedalling the bike on rollers on board an aircraft and claiming 560mph + whatever he was doing on the bike. The aero bit was just for show as the bike never actually went anywhere.
  His roller records were bullshit too, the bike was clamped front and rear so he wasn’t actually balancing. Also, the rear wheel barely touched the roller and the speed was taken from the rear wheel rpm via a sensor. Friction was almost non-existent and speed was dependent on what gear he had on at the time. He was on Record Breakers and he got up to 100+ in seconds, it was nonsense. If he’d had a 400t chainring he could have registered 700 mph or whatever. I once challenged him to a speed trial, him on his bike and me on my streamlined recumbent bike. He never accepted. He was killed training on the A12 not long after. Sad, but he was a dick.

• This morning's commute and other commuting stories

  in General • 1 week, 4 days

  

  Blimey. How many saddles that need customising have they got?