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From Flann O'Briens's The Third Policeman where it is all explained:

Did you ever notice the queer behavior of bicycles in these parts?”
“I am not long in this district.”
“Then watch the bicycles if you think it is pleasant to be surprised continuously,” he said. “When a man lets things go so far that he is half or more than half a bicycle, you will not see so much because he spends a lot of his time leaning with one elbow on walls or standing propped by one foot at curbstones. Of course there are other things connected with ladies and ladies’ bicycles that I will mention to you separately some time....
.....Very few of the people guess what is going on in this parish. There are other things I would rather not say too much about. A new lady teacher was here one time with a new bicycle. She was not very long here till Gilhaney went away into the lonely country on her female bicycle. Can you appreciate the immorality of that?”
“I can.”
“But worse happened. Whatever way Gilhaney’s bicycle managed it, it left itself leaning at a place where the young teacher would rush out to go away somewhere on her bicycle in a hurry. Her bicycle was gone, but here was Gilhaney’s, leaning there conveniently and trying to look very small and comfortable and attractive.
Need I inform you what the result was or what happened?”
“You need not,” I said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeicexenTmU

And losing them. I sold some last year and regretted it

I got some thanks @allister

I've dm'd you @fabfurrymarmots

As above, I thought I had one but alas...

single speed freewheel around 18t/19t in good nick please

I know it is unlikely but anyone?

H Plus son TB14 Silver 32 hole

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pm'd you

bump

Apols, was posting the film in memorial etc

https://vimeo.com/254664205

TA Alize track 1/8 - 49t?

pm'd @prevon

replied @Mjosh

sold

Thomas Annan's 1860s Glasgow is so beautiful/moving : https://digital.nls.uk/learning/thomas-annan-glasgow/explore/page-1/

Beautiful things, barely used, all washers etc included and I can throw in a canti hanger if needed too. They're so lovely I am tempted to keep them in my case of jewels but you can have them for £120 posted.

As per the title and in excellent condition. £SOLD posted

I've pm'd you @zephyr26

I bought these off @fredtc tried them on at home and found them a tad too small (or my feet too big) so they're up for sale again for £SOLD. Ace used condition, they come with bag and inserts. Postage at cost from Hastings

I had some, sold them, wishing now I hadn't in my failed attempts at geared town biking. Anyone got some?

I only ever drink coffee from a china or porcelain cup when sitting down. Drinking a hot drink on the go/take-away is just coarse and the behaviour of fanatics.

The good thing about these v expensive watches is that to the untrained (and sensibly disinterested) eye, they all look borderline the same, one diver same as the next, so there's thankfully no danger of standing out from the crowd

This is a good one from aeon on adults as children https://aeon.co/essays/a-history-of-kidults-from-hello-kitty-to-disney-weddings

Mention of the LRB leads me to lament the death of the great Ian Jack - my favourite LRB piece of recent bring his on the sell off of public land
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v41/n10/ian-jack/why-did-we-not-know