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its not that it has become any dimmer, just my confidence in its abilty to be seen. at first i thought it was fine, but now i find myself getting the fear occasionally. its only a single blinky LED!

anyone ever have deathsource? not pickled but ridiculous strength bottled source.

yoghurt/milk/rum are my favourite cures.

mines been going for about 6-7 months with no problems. i am however getting concerned its not bright/visable enough.

anyone used the bigger knogs with more LEDs? do you reckon theyre bright enough.

what are the ride characteristics of a frame like jammys with the raised seat tube and stays?

that looks great.

any ideas on the cost of a chrome + lacquer job?

i was hoping to see a basement full of sick bikes. disapointed.

saying that i cant imagine lance being the type to get sentimental about bikes.

i know they probably get cleaned up for the shot, but i hate they way celebrity houses are so sterile.

ive had my fuji track for a while now and upgraded alot of the parts, and i feel ive got to a point where im happy with the way it rides. i think its now time to get a custom paint job for the frame. ive been umming and arring about how i would like the paint scince i got it.

i recently saw this condor in another thread and fell in love. never seen a bike with any gold that i actually liked, but i think this one looks great.

also componant wise its almost exactly the same as my fuji, except i have a front brake and fuji frame.

so what i really want to know is where/how/£££ is a gold coating possible? not real gold obviosly, but i certainly dont want gold colored paint. a girl i knew at uni had a beach cruiser with a gold deep-glitter paintjob which looked ace.

ive recently massivly cut down. used to smoke about 30~ rollies a day, now on about 5-10, if that. i started to notice that after years of smoking that im not realy enjoying it anymore. i hardly ever finish my fag and after rolling im never really sure if i actually want to smoke it. i often find myself rolling without really deciding that i want to smoke, and just doing it becuase thats what i normaly do in that scenario.

with that said some percy on saturday led me to chain smoke for hours.

im under no illusion that i can just give up, but i thnk i can curb the habit so it has minimal impact on my life. i think i might kick the rollies altogather, and only toke herbal jazz cigerettes a couple of days a week.

ive got a couple of jackets, but i cant find anything that doesnt make me incredably hot after 10mins of riding.

i normally ride with a t shirt and a jersey on top, which is perfect while riding, but the moment i stop i become very cold.

theyre not rims, theyre wheel covers right?

not fixed, but i cant help but love classic road bikes:

http://www.speedbicycles.ch/310/derosa.html

electrify the handle to the shed door, they will be back.

my SS/beater is vile. im also suffering from rust, which is pissing me off. i keep considdering building somthing better, but its still mechanically viable so i might as well run it into the ground.

i am also experiencing some back pain. nothing shocking, but there is a dull ache there somtimes.

ive been intentionally doing more hill climbs and challening routes, which has lead to more out of the saddle riding than normal. do you guys reckon this is my back developing to cope, or bad technique?

anyone got any tips on improving out of the saddle technique?

not pipe baccy, but has anyone tried that "american spirit" stuff? ive been hearing people go on about it being really nice, but i wonder if they are caught up in the nice packaging and the fact its organic.

i would just go out and buy a pouch, but they only do 50g and i already have a years supply of GV/drum gold, so it seems silly to waste what little money i have on more baccy.

why dont you electrify the bikes when you lock them up. that should deter pesky thieves. or just make sure the door is closed.

ended up using a pair of stilsons, and its much tighter than before. ill let you know how well it works

i have a cup and cone style bottom bracket. the lockring kept coming lose, so i decided to locktite it in place to hold it. worked for a couple of days, but the lockring is now bonded with the cup and the cup has come loose with the lockring attached.

until now ive been using the "tap round with a hammer and screwdriver" method to tighten it up as i dont own a wrench. ive been doing this on the bike for 2-3 years and ive never had a problem, but recently its been coming loose everytime i ride for more than a short commute.

i think the loosening is a result of me not doing the lockring up tight enough, but it was fine this way for a long time.

do you think this is the problem or should i look elsewhere for the solution?
is there any hack way i can tighten it up without a wrench?

any ideas?

some of the riding in that london alleycat makes me whince. im no pussy in traffic but some of those gaps are well too small pour moi. i dont think i could bring myself to be that risky to peds either, id feel awful if i hit anyone.

does it have to be fixed? i love the downhill in this one:
YouTube - Jose Manuel Fuente

1) high speed, speed control, simplicity, style, low matenance. i like going out for short 1-2 hour rides, its gives a much better workout than a geared.
2) front
3) fixed/free
4) steep downhills, wish i had a hub i could switch to free for hills and back to fixed for the rest
5) just have a beer, a zoot and lay in bed with a brass, who cares what its called.

caffine keeps me going when my attenton span starts to ebb away. for me its the ritural and reward for completeing a task before moving to the next. much the same as smoking, but you dont have to go outside to drink coffee.

the problem is i enjoy the taste as much as the caffine high, i want to continue drinking it in the evening well aware that its going to stop me sleeping til silly-o-clock.

when i was at school when we smoked weed, did poppers ect at lunch time, we also used to snort pro plus, and the extra strength pfhizer equivilant. it does give you a weird kind of high, it always made me really conscious of the behaviour of my eyes. one time i snorted 6 of the pfhizers and passed out momentarily. we were fucking idiots when we were young.

i go on a 25mile ride everyday unless somthing more important comes up, and i have one bottle with water for during the ride, and a small thermos with 3 cups worth for when i have a break. nice warm up when its chilly and the extra zipp it provides is nice.

id be all over that if it was bigger. buetiful frame and lovely build. it would be a massive shame to split it.

yeah i saw that website, nice guide. i like how he didnt do the whole length of the bars, nice and classy.

i still dont fancy using cotton bartape, im too much of a fan of fizik to use anything else. is there no way i can jazz my bars up with some kind of fancy dan wrapping?

met an old guy at my local the other eve with a lovely old geared holdsworth. it had cotton harlequin patterned bar tape. i was quite taken by it.

id like to do this myself, but i dont much fancy cotton tape, its hard and abrasive as hell.

can you do this with more common tape? anyone else have patterned bar tape?

i used to run alot before i got into cycling. i won a couple of county/local cross country comps as a kid and was always a bit of a star on sports day at school. was rubbish at football but i slayed everyone at athletics. won the gold medal every year at the cub olympics!

went out for a run not long ago and didnt bother with proper shoes and just wore my faithful vans slip-ons. bad idea. thought id be ace as im a good cyclist and used to be a strong runner, but it absolutly killed me. my knees and heels were in a world of pain. i agree with hippy that i have the cardio ability but not the technique and specific muscles for running.

id really like to do the london marathon one day, it is one of those life accomplishments thats quite nice to have under your belt. id be up for doing it this year but as i understand it, its quite hard to get a place, and its possibly too late?