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hoping the right tools can loosen it all up, then depending on the health of the bearings it might not be too much trouble/dollar.

that'd be entirely my fault then. fucks.

so this morning i was hearing the usual clicks and ticks on my Quick that seemed to have developed the last week or so. i was under the vague impression that the chain was a little on worn out side, as i had heard a similar noise before i got my last chain upgrade. anyways, 1.5 miles in to the morning 6 mile commute, the noise gets a bit more severe, i can feel the clicks and then i brake hard. not of my will. the chain tension was still crumby, so i popped the chain off to see what was to blame. the bb was fine, which left the back wheel the culprit. yep, locked tight and no tyre/frame rub anywhere. i then noticed the 5mm gap between the right side bearing nut thing and the spacer washer. i had recently replaced the washer that sits against the frame as it cracked and lost 1/4 of itself. the track nuts and stuff where still tight and the spacer nut thing pressed tightly up to the drop out. somehow the nuts outside the bearings had tightened and tightened till the wheel locked suddenly. i hadn't noticed any gradual stiffness, just a bit of noise. so 4 miles left, no buses will take me on cos i had a bike so i had to stump £15 for a taxi to work. :(

shit, the second draft of events sounds fucken harsh! mugged? fuckers. i hate london sometimes. did you get the bill involved?

. doh .

you could buy an awesome tee to cruise the east end in? :)

i'll bring some of these tees over to polo, around 2 ish.
gosh you lot are a tough crowd ;)
i'm planning more designs and more colours with an online retail empire that may take over the world, but i'll keep you all posted on that.
thanks!

matt

typefaces are all from house industries. or get a rip off here : http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=401&page=1
fixed fucked, a paradox? i ride fixed, but i'm fucked? unbroken but broken? deep stuff. :D

a pre-blindness photo of the mankini:

ignorance? its not that close, the brixotn pista tee is closer to the motorhead bastard artwork than this to the brixton pista tee (by a long shot)... the 'london' font is the same though... hmmn.

you've cut your hair huh? the long locks made you look like a girl :D

http://pt.okcupid.com/profile?u=xsheepx

woah, what's with that dudes hand? ;)

hello! for those who "ran out of money" last night, didn't make it or what ever i have some of these t-shirts left over.
Gildan ultra cotton shirts, sizes M (fits like a large) and S (fits like a medium... go figure) in black with a white screen print.
sweet as a nut and they've got a skull on them so you can back up that all hard talk and look like a tough guy. or gal.

all that for just £15! i can post for £2 or you can pick up at polo on a sunday/from my house in E2.
paypal is ok, but folding golden nuggets are good too.

thanks! :D

ello again, good to see you last night mate. search the forum for that courier info, there's been a few discussions on who's who etc.

see you again soon yeah?

matt

awesome night ladies (and gents), good to meet some new faces and thanks to a 'flush' scott for buying the lady booze. :D sorry to hear it didn't end too well for ma3k tho :(

hey ma3k, sorry to hear it dude, i saw you and build 'walking' off with your rides, didn't think it would end that way... that's rubbish news. i'll keep my eyes open rounds here (brick lane).

non japanese risers on a non japanese stem? ;)

grabbing nitto bits from the shop would be simple and effective, even FGL risers would look ace. since i think there'll be some 'trial and error' in the stem etc just grab something convenient for now and maybe change it later for that 'must have'.

sexy bike by the way sexy lady.
x

keep a £50 in your hipster tight black jeans for that emergency taxi and go for it :D

did i say 100? i meant 30 - 60... :D

most of my journies are commutes, 12 miles a day up the A10 (stamford hill and all) on a 47 x 15 fixed. i imagine the fixed/geared barrier is around the 100 mile mark, but i wouldn't know, i'm an east end hipster. :D

i can't spell for shti.

c'mon wayne, time to dig through the archive! :D

^^^ that bottom bracket braking "fixie" from the other side...

dogsballs anyone say bullhorn?

Cinelli LA84's i believe, like i had on my trusty steed. ... an i still have in the cupboard. ha!

stumbled across this lot:

^^^ leather seat post protector! :o