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An update to my previous post - a friend had a spare Technics separates system knocking about - so I've put the turntable through that, and the difference is worlds apart compared to the built-in speakers. I can actually hear some proper bass now!

That looks exactly like it - however they cost as much each as the bags did in the first place, so I may as well get a new set of bags with the right fittings at that rate. Wouldn't mind a slightly cheaper option, but thanks!

Nope. The ones I got look like they're made for a motorbike or something. Had to wrap the middle section round the rack twice so it wasn't too slack. Going to attempt to do it properly at some point, and find some way of attaching them directly to the rack - not quite sure how I'm going to do it yet but I'll find a way.

Also: one of the main reasons I bought it is because the front tray is plenty big enough for a little fluffy potato.

Re: Elephant Bike chat - I think spares are also available through Cycle Of Good who are the charity that arranges all the refurbs of the ex-RM bikes.
I've had my Elephant Bike for the best part of a year now, and it's my daily - rock solid, easy to ride, plenty of useable cargo space. Bought an reclaimed set of red Royal Mail pannier bags to go with it as well :)

A friend's bike was stolen last night from Swiss Cottage area. No break-in, he thinks it could have been someone with a key to the property. Would appreciate any info or sightings - I'm not local but will pass on anything to him.

Got my second go of Moderna this morning. Didn't have a lot of issues with the last one other than a bit of an achey arm - so fingers crossed for similar this time round.

I came here to mention this. I know Cinelli have had some pretty questionable design choices of late, and there's no way that it's not intentional on their end, but surely Paul Smith knows better than this? Has he (or whoever is working for him) had any history of being a racist idiot?

Is that a massive bend in the downtube?

I've got a little Hiplok Z-Lock thing that is small enough to shove in the side of my handlebar pack, and although it's basically a heavy duty cable tie with a combination lock on it, it's enough just to make that extra couple of minutes of inconvenience to someone who would be otherwise be able to just walk off with the bike.
I wouldn't trust it if the bike was out of sight for more than a few minutes - but for locking up outside the coffee shop where I can still see it, it's better than nothing.

Big fan of this one.

I wonder how much of a difference it makes to the athletes to have a mostly silent empty stadium rather than a capacity crowd cheering you on in the events?
I just finished reading Victoria Pendleton's book, and she made a lot of references to hearing the crowd during the track events, both positively and negatively IIRC.

Found the opening ceremony quite underwhelming as a whole (understandably so, of course) but that bit was bloody brilliant.

Yeah, that did factor in a bit. But I managed to get a free delivery code which saved me £60 and made the whole thing slightly more manageable and more realistically priced, not sure I would have gone for it otherwise.

Thanks others for the advice too - will start looking into things, and saving some cash to do it properly if I can.

I'd welcome more Huey Morgan during the week if that was an option, my favourite bit is his blatant '...now here's something from the playlist' to excuse the fact that he definitely isn't playing it by choice. Craig Charles is good though, could be a lot worse.

My cabinet from Krud that I've been waiting on arrived a couple of days ago - and I love it. Super solid and loads of room to build the collection now. Next step is upgrading the player itself - it's one of those basic USB jobbies which has done us really well until now, but I'm starting to really notice the limitations of the built-in speakers and feel like I want something a bit more 'proper'.
On that note - is there any good recommended resources to start with for someone who has no idea where to begin with buying record playing equipment?

Same, a lot of their stuff is pretty horrendous (although I have a soft spot for the punk designs) but those are pretty classy. They keep sending me discount codes, so I'm tempted...

Potentially - not entirely sure on that one but would make sense. Either way, I've always found parts fairly easy to get hold of.

Is anyone still after a little discount code?

https://rapha.mention-me.com/m/ol/ty5ka-149febfaac

Correct, shares a lot of bits with the Note as well I believe.

I'm using an eBay job, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324206554452 - which seems to be really decent quality so far, wasn't shipped from China so actually arrived in decent time, and wasn't the cheapest one going.
Seems well made and does the job.

The usual, with any Japanese import make sure it's been undersealed and has a fog light fitted. Otherwise as mentioned, the engines are basically 1.4l Micra engines so all the consumable parts are pretty readily available. You might have to change the radio head unit since the frequency range that the Japanese one will pick up is no good for here.
Mine is brilliant as a general runaround/workhorse, and with the back seats down, it's like a little van. Plenty of room for a couple of bikes. Let me know if there's anything more specific you think of!

Couple of pages late, but I've got an import Z11 Nissan Cube - so anything I can help with at all, give me a shout!

There's a female friend of mine who I occasionally pass on my way to work, and I'll give her a slightly sarcastic sounding 'Oi Oi!' as I pass, in a manly laddy type of way. I sincerely hope that no-one in earshot thinks I'm doing it seriously...

Otherwise, I'm entirely sympathetic to every story I'm reading in here. It's tricky enough being a cyclist, and a woman, let alone trying to do them both together. I'll always do my best to call out anyone who I hear giving anyone shit from their vans (if I can catch up with them, of course. Which I usually can't).

I think this qualifies extra because of the description.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/239824440934069/

'The bike is honestly bulletproof. I raced around portsmouth winning a fair few small races. The bike is definitely the underdog of any meet up and ride out. Nobody expects the bike that looks like it’s came out the tip to be passing you at double speed and then get half a meter of air over speed bumps and come out alive(true story)'