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The ball breeze might be a bit unbearable, but ah well, at least it is sunny.

It's even worse when you're religious about riding commando

Not familiar with either but always happy to hear something new...especially when it's UK

it's all the same. shouty stuff about killing cops and inserting a capsule into peoples anuses or digging hoes but not in the garden.

until they start gobbing off about real ale and cricket I'm out.

Well then jump in...check the likes of Taskforce, Yungun, Doc Brown, Jehst etc etc etc. They're keepin it British :O)

............i wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a cat....

...and a '64 Impala

some items i had edited as sold are now still for sale as the buyers have not been in contact.

Which ones?

I removed a siezed seatpost a couple of months ago in about 30mins from start to finish.

1. loosen seat post clamp/bolt
   
2. drill hole right through both walls near base of seatpost large enough to fit a long 3/8 drive socket extension through
   
3. lie the bike on its side and stand on various parts to steady it
   
4. with large ball pein hammer hit the socket extention, thereby rotating the seatpost within the seat tube. About 10 very hard hits should see it move.
   
5. flip bike over and repeat, turning the post in the opposite direction.
   
   

The seat post is ruined but that's pretty much a given no matter what method you use.

Note: a screwdriver through the hole will not work as you have to hit it so hard you will bend the screwdriver. Socket extention is thick enough and made from Chrome vanadium steel so will transfer the brute force and ignorance.

no vices, no harmful chemicals, no waiting.

I think I shall have to resort to this method. My patience is done.

Yeah, I wanted to check Pijp out last time I was there but we were on a stag weekend and the others were scared it was a bit ethnic for them :O) )

Will def ride down there for sure though.

Before you start I've just seen the Which Workstand thread, but the question still stands cos I'm CHEAP.

I fully agree.
Vices & large hammers are the way forward.

Maybe a stupid question but before I go out and buy one (got 2 frames I refuse to give up on), is a Black & Decker workmate/ similar sturdy enough for this kind tomfoolery, or am I just gonna do myself a mischief when I start swinging off the frame like a pole dancer?

I'm all over this and dedicating my Facebook status

Sorry seems to be the word they just won't use!
But, I'm happy that they refunded the money. It took a lot of effort and put me in a pretty awful mood for the past couple of days; I wonder just how many people would have given up after the original check in refusal, two visits to American Airlines service desks in LA and London and then that first email.

Glad you got your money back, dude. Seriously, we should all start charging them admin fees for having to point out their own guidance to them. Will keep everyone posted when I fly BA ina few weeks.

Sex on wheels

See the way the toptube is less rusty... do you really want rust crotch? Leave it out to rust for a while and then hav it lacquered over the rust with a clearcoat ;)

Oooohhh....I like very much....is NIIIIICCCEE!!!!

My mum's neighbour had an old Raleigh frame lying around and let me have it for free (uncharacteristic, she says, as he's usely a tight £unt). Couldn't really be arsed with re-painting it....think this could be the way to go.

Heard about Dampkring in another forum. Checked it out online and it looks like the place for me.

Also wondering about bike security? My trusty Kryptonite D lock and Krypto cable have held me down all over London. Am I cool to just secure, frame and both wheels or will dutch bike thieves take my seat if it's not nailed down? The Locks that Work thread seems to suggest that London thieves are the worst, but I'd thought check with those who've been.

just back from the dam

its all about 290...sick store...look no further, now selling some really well put together bikes and even components. seems the scene over there is just taking off...didn't see anyone out and about fixed, just loads of nutters charging around on dutch tanks.

Glad to hear there're parts available. I'm having nightmares about getting to the Dam and finding that a component has been folded in half and my bike has to live in an airport locker for the weekend.

Any recommendations for spots to hit? Any particularly good coffee shops/ stores/ hangouts? Also, can I rock up to a club with my postie bag and tools or are they not THAT bike friendly?

Dampkring you will like, Grey area for some decent pollen!

That looks right up my street. Cheers mate.

been to the Dam and im going before i head over to london. coffee shops are amazing...especially if your a "pot conniseur". im gunna be there from the 29th of sept to oct 3 if you wanna smoke a fatty and mash around Dam.

That's what we're on but we won't be over till the weekend of 6th Nov. Any recommendations, aside from the usual Grasshopper, Bulldog and (current fave Greenhouse). Just want somewhere comfy to take refuge from the elements while we plan our next tram-related-near-death-experience. Anywhere with big comfy settees would be ESPECIALLY appealing.

Just had a little look at the brewery site. Looks like it'll be right up our street.

Nice one Noorkoiv, nice one

how long you out here for?

Just Fri 6/11 till Sun 8/11. The other half's off pissing it up with her mates so I took the oppo to get away for the weekend :O)

FULLY intend to lap it up. That's why I'm asking...don't wanna get back here and then hear "Aw man...you should've...."

Harleem is a nice town easily cyclable/seeable in a day. most of the many amsterdam students live here due to the impossibility of finding a place in the dam, so there's loads going on. head northwards round alkmaar for nice beaches. if windmills are your thing (http://www.windmillworld.com/europe/netherlands.htm) they are pretty much everywhere! happy cycling

Think I'll take a spin out to Harleem when me and a mate take our bikes in November. Anywhere else in the Amsterdam itself that we should check out while we're there?

Easyjet were my 1st choice as they were only charging £10 for bikes, but when I checked they other day it was £70 or so...pretty disappointed about that.

Did you ever get rid of this? If not, can collect today.

Cheers guys...off to Decathlon site for a quick squizz now.

Wow, the brunette really got the short straw on this shoot. 4 tasty BMX bikes, and she got stuck with the slack-chained brakeless step-through shopper.

If they stack it, I'm not sure it's the knees and elbows they'll need to worry about.