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Thanks guys.

Skeletonboy - cheers for the offer but ideally wanted something in silver.
Will get back to you if fruitbat's and brain-flick's suggestions don't work out.

I'm after a 40 hole clincher 700c rim to go with a vintage fixed/fixed hub.

Bicycle magic do a DRC ST19 rim in silver - just thought it's worth a punt on here first.

Thanks.

Thanks Scrapper.
I may be going down to Brighton tomorrow.
Looks like £6 return - cheapest I've ever known it to be in the past 15 years or so is £10!
Will let you know if it works.

Same thing happened to me.
There's not much you can do when drivers suddenly turn left without indicating and without looking.
I nearly made it round the van but he just caught my rear wheel.
At the moment I seem to be having "near misses" almost every journey and I am being careful!

+1 on "number1bikebits"
Bought some wheels off them back in April - took 4 weeks to arrive despite almost daily phone calls and emails to them.
Wasn't just their fault - the couriers they use are slow as well.
However the vast majority of their customers seem happy - guess it depends what you're ordering.

I'm interested if there's still room.
Was keen to go on a course at Bikeworks near Victoria Park but they won't be doing a course till later in the summer.

No problems Roxy.
I'm all for giving a better picture of cycling RTAs
What's the most hassle-free way of reporting it?
Is it filling out a form at the local nick?

UPDATE:
The driver has just come round with the cash: £100
I've let him off a bit lightly really - although I do kind of get a new front wheel out of the deal.

Anyway the deal's done, he was true to his word, and it's restored a little bit of my faith in the honesty of east London drivers.

9am this morning between Old Street to Faringdon (by Turnmills) guy on a donohue lo-pro with a flourescent yellow saddle.
He looked like he was having fun.
Made me laugh.
I was going slowly behind you 'cos I've lost a bit of bottle since the crash.

He did give me the correct details and has agreed to pay the costs of repairing the bike (which is taking a bit longer than I'd hoped).
He also gave me a bit of a sob-story about how he's bit short of cash for a couple of weeks so can't pay until the middle of the month.

I must admit I have been a bit easy on him.
He was very sorry afterwards and did seem genuinely concerned about my injuries.
Having gone through a recent no-fault claim with my car insurers I know how long and soul-destroying the whole process is so I didn't want to put him through it.

Thanks for the link Roxy.
If I'd been properly injured (just a monster bruise) I'd definitely take it further.
And you're right - if the real picture of how many of us are getting hurt out there then perhaps more would be done to protect us.

Thanks.
Will let you know how I get on with compensation.

Hi all. Not quite my first post but still new on here.

Came a cropper against WhiteVanMan this afternoon in Ruckholt Rd in Leyton on my way to work.
Was in the cycle lane, stationary queueing traffic, guy suddenly turns left into side street without indicating.
I wasn't going that quick, had no time to reach brake, tried to swerve, but he must have hit my rear wheel.
Went tumbling and don't really remember what happened.
Legs battered and bruised, a bit dazed.
Driver got out to see if I was OK and was really apologetic saying he didn't see me (yeah that happens when you don't look).
Him being nice threw me a bit, but got his first name, number at work, and address (but no company name) reg of the van and name and phone number of a witness.
I rambled a bit about the cost of new wheels - said I would let him know.
Funny thing about it was he kept asking if I was OK, but when I asked for a lift home (2miles) 'cos my wheels were f***ed, he said it was too far!

Gutted 'cos it's my first bike v car/van incident in some 25yrs+ of riding.
And I'm even more gutted 'cos I've only been riding the bike a week and I was being extra careful.
I'm hoping all the bike needs are the wheels rebuilt and the guy has given me correct details and pays up.

Take care.

Runtime - using the above advice from edd 13 & hippy i managed to get my ancient GB Coureur Plus brakes working a treat.
One side wouldn't "return" either and they are a v similar design to weinmanns.
I cleaned everything (again) and greased what needed it and also stretched the return springs a bit.
Now they work!
Thanks for the advice guys.

Elicited.
But you're right, he's just another symptom of the moral decay that's sweeping through the heart of this country. :-((

Haven't heard THE THE for ages!
Matt Johnson was really ahead of his time - "Islam is Rising" and all that.

(Sorry for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about)

Just finished another James Ellroy book - White Jazz.
Brilliant and very dark.
His earlier novel, Black Dahlia, is slightly better.
Haven't seen the film yet.

I'm interested - will it fit someone 6'2"?
Have wispa'd you