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scott not scot agreed cornelius..Fela is a legend!

I've been to Fela Kuti's house; it was three quarters empty, and the band were pretty awful. It was terribly disappointing

BringMeMyFix
...I get the impression I'm not a typical Condor owner :S

This may be a subject for a seperate thread (lets see how it goes) but,

What are the attributes of a typical Condor owner?

I'll start the list

1. Devilishly handsome
   
2. Witty
   
3. Charming
   

Nelly the Elephant - The Toy Dolls

Back on Topic.

I ride a Pista, an '05. I dunno about the Tempo, that wasn't around until recently, you could also conside the Potenza if you are feeling flush (this used to be called the Pista EOM but was re-branded last year) its a bit lighter and a lot stiffer.

The stock build for a pista has Mavic CXP22 wheels, so you should consider allowing for an upgrade to CXP33s or OpenPro's (I went for OpenPro's). The Condor Selle Italia saddle is like sitting on an RSJ, so allow for a saddle upgrade to (I'd go for whatever you have found comfortable in the past).

As for ratios, its a personal thing. What are your habits on a geared bike, are you a grinder or a spinner? Something in the low 70's is a good starting point, but new cogs are cheap, so you can experiment (a flip flop hub helps here) - although if you make big changes you'll need to adjust your chain length. I wouldn't go above 80 inches unless you have thighs like Marrows, and lower than 68 will have you spinning like a mofo (or like hippy) on the down hill stretches.

Try and go to Condor when they are not busy as you'll get better service. They've got a measuring rig and can sort you out for frame size and stem length etc.

Oh, and don't buy one from Halfords Bike Hut, as they will just sell you a stock bike with no chance to upgrade at marginal cost

Amphetamine Logic - The Sisters of Mercy

wayne_f14
willski - saw Gillan play at our local leisure centre when i was a spotty adolescent,

They were big in the valleys, God I'm glad i've left Wales ...

Hmmm. I can feel an "Embarrassing bands I have seen" thread coming on. My opening gambit would be Marie Wilson and the Wilsations (who included Michelle "Cindy from Eastenders" Collins as a backing singer)

baddesigner i hope y'all are posting songs and stuff you know, not just googling shit up! haha! i like some of the links mind you.

I own all the records I've posted so far - on vinyl as well (including I'm ashamed to say Gillan - I was only 13 and I thought metal was cool)

dogsballs saw 2 fixies chicks this morning. one riding a white genisis and another with dreads walking a gorgeous deep red/chrome 80's holdsworth?? track frame with track drops on new cavendish (west end)

man - you've got the best commute. All I ever see are fat sweaty blokes trying to puff their way past me on MTBs.

New Orleans - Gillan

RPM brilliant

all my saffer mates get called Boers. unconditionally, all the time. they love it.

Call a Boer a Dutchman - they'll really love that

Made of Stone - The Stone Roses

SMEEAR typography is a masssssive subject

...yup. Massssively dull. I spent a chunk of Friday being lectured about Verdana, Arial & Helvetica by some publishing manager - even though I had printed each on a peice of paper so that we could glory in the almost imperceptible differences. It's an hour of my life I will never get back.

London Bridge going south about 5:30 yesterday; black frame, green deep-Vs, rolled up jeans, doing lots of skids although you had a front brake

This is me in my winter commuting kit. Toasty warm.

MrSmith ... they make the tricks in the mash film look as lame as my own pathetic attempts with a grifter 4 bricks and a bit of plywood circa 1983.

..the end result being a pile of splinters and broken bricks. IIRC the Grifter looked a bit like a BMX but weighed the same as a block of flats. The difference being that a block flats corners better than a grifter.

clefty [quote]noggin Nightmare:
Kennington Park NE from Oval to Kennington tube (down the white line with 2 lanes of maniacs on either side)

Ha the white line of death! I have a love hate relationship with that every morning, similar going the other way when you have to get over to the right hand lane as it splits into 3, then always trying to beat the lights at the Junction outside Oval station - only managed it a couple of times and you have to be going some to do it.[/quote]

Oval to Kennington tube, this is how you do it;

1. Wait for the lights at Oval tube to turn green, there's no point jumping the right turn filter.

2. Roll forward towards the lights 25 metres infront of you - no need to go mad, but try and keep a clear line in front of you

3. Keep it rolling and look over to the right for the lights controlling the traffic that comes in from the right. As soon as these lights change start your sprint.

4. The lights in front of you will change as you go through them, you should be approaching 20mph by now - the cars are starting from stationary so you can pull a huge gap.

5. Check your shoulder, give a hand signal and pull right in time to hit the cycle that runs down the middle.

They key is to time your sprint so that you can pull a big gap on the traffic behind you.

RPM you want to go west, young man.

it's far more urbane, over here.

been in the SE a lot recently, it really does have a tinge of nasty in the air

'strue, I grew up SE but now live SW - there's no going back.

RPM I don't do quotes.

that's a silly idea.

I've heard you quote Derek and Clive....

BringMeMyFix Looks like a case of unilateral facial palsy.

Don't dis the Vordermann!!

She's Britain's brainiest woman as voted for by readers of The Sun!!

provenrad I just saw a thread about this on anothercyclingforum.
Is there a trend towards pimped street-fix in exotic materials? (TITanium ...anyone? Bueller? Cornelius?)

Condor do a Ti Fixie, the Percorso which starts at GBP1750 for a complete build or GBP1500 for F&F.

If you're gonna spend that sort of money, why not get something more interesting?

kowalski [quote]willski If you are tall and slim then go for something Italian like Armani. If you are a stockier build Hugo Boss is better as they are cut for German customers. If you are not so tall, French or Spanish is better option; perhaps Agnes B or Armand Bassi.

Thank you Trinny.

And what would Madam recommend for the gifted descenders and sprinters among us?[/quote]

Descenders should wear Kenzo.

Sprinters... it depends Cippo has modelled for Armani, but I were Backstedt or Hushovd I'd go bespoke every time.

If you are tall and slim then go for something Italian like Armani. If you are a stockier build Hugo Boss is better as they are cut for German customers. If you are not so tall, French or Spanish is better option; perhaps Agnes B or Armand Bassi.

Mouse @ Stompy: hope you're ok dude.

I've thought of some nifty way to make my millions by making drain covers grippy but it turns out they're owned by the water companies not the council.

I read about a trial of extra-grippy drain covers a couple of years ago. They were mainly aimed at motorbikes - dunno what became of it.

I had someone step out in front of me in Princes Street last week, it was so close that the sleeve of my jacket brushed his arm. Interestingly, I was wearing a hi-viz rain jacket which I very rarely do (as it makes you sweat like b*stard). Perhaps its true that hi-viz is urban camouflage...

You could put a sign on the bike saying something like "If this is your bike, and you don't want it anymore, I will give you a tenner for it" or something. If it is someone's unwanted bike you could all be happy....

asm Heed their advice, there was a 531 framed raleigh i had my eye on for a long time. waited till the last day and watched the owner wheel it off. I gave him a disapproving shake of the head - the bike had no chain, 2 flat tyres and 1 brake by this point after arriving in relatively good condition.

Perhaps the guy was nicking it, was he naked and covered in vaseline?