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Sadly I've had to back out of buying the lush Rolf wheel - I simply can't scrape the necessary cash together, although it is a real bargain for a super-light wheel.
PM sent with my apologies.

Wow, 2007. That's more than four years ago. Maybe my memory is not shot to pieces after all.

It's "gumby".. http://www.lfgss.com/thread1274-2.html#post75434

Oh thank goodness. I was beginning to wonder whether I was going to have to lug my SLR into town to start the slow process of getting this tag. I'm pained to think of a Schickster being riled.

I think it was fixedwheelnut who said, many moons ago, "just let your legs go gumbly". I think he may have been describing how to do 200rpm on a descent, but it might work for getting started as well. Oh, and if you feel you're spinning out of control, get the legs spinning more, otherwise you're likely to start oscillating wildly.

It's fun though - I think it took a couple of days of commuting for me to get used to it.

Yep, that's fine. Let me know if there any other bits you'd like me to bring into town on Friday. Must check whether it's got the bit to clamp the cable - i have a vague recollection of seeing a calliper somewhere that was missing a bit, but I guess it'll still be in the parts box if it's come loose.

Is this Kingston upon Thames, Humber or Caribbean? Might see if I can sneak the Rolf wheel into the stable.

PM sent about the rear mechs.
If anyone who has dibsed parts still wants them, please shout now before I dump the remaining bits with someone local.

Have you checked whether Vaidas at Honor Oak Park still has that Dawes Galaxy? I think he was asking only £180 or so for it, and it looked pretty much ready to roll.

The only one I'd go for is Sonic Youth - Corporate Ghost. Any chance of this on its ownsome?

Hmm, I think I know where that black hoarding is...

...or was. I think it's changed since the googlecar last went by.

I asked someone about the upper body strength thing (yes, I am a cyclist) and was surprised at how much info he was prepared to reveal about the show. But he said it's a process of drip-feeding information because that's likely to keep the press from going mental about not being told anything - better to keep them busy with titbits than encourage them to dig for the full story.

In case it helps, this cyclist is riding past, in sunshine that brings the Bahamas to mind...

I think it's a splendid display of sideways thinking - it only takes a moment to see that the shot is not of the shop itself - the reflections that I alluded to before, the seam that others have spotted, the shadow of the rear wheel - and then the hunt is on.

25" Condor for peanuts in SE London

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?9,878833

itsbruce and his lilac-scented gazelle, gracing great portland street at lunchtime

dang, nobody's got this one yet and I've just passed it after bumping into itsbruce who was fondling some SR stemmy goodness nearby

I like the link back to the old Vic (I assume it was deliberate?)

i'm out of the running due to lack of bike today, although on reflection I could try a shoe tag...

Sadly that's not the one I'm after, as it needs to go through the full depth of a carbon fork crown. But thanks anyway!

Sounds good to me. Are you in London?

I'm looking for a very nifty little item that I had until two weeks ago, when I foolishly let it go on bike I sold. I have sent a PM to the new owner in the hope that I might be able to retrieve it, but in the meantime I wonder if anyone might know where I can find one.

It's a steel recessed front brake bolt with a long body and (this is the clever bit) a 10mm hex head which has a threaded section of bold extending from it, onto which you can fit a front mudguard bracket.

Gilles Berthoud sells them for a few euros but postage is then 18 euros on top, which is a bit steep!

Missing this, as I'd completely forgotten that son#2 has to spend the whole morning playing his trumpet. (By the way, that's not a euphonium, in case you were wondering). The dampness out there looks untroublesome.

Would you consider selling the chain/disc lock? I don't have a D lock going spare, at least not one at that sort of level.

Hmm, I may be able to join in with this. I've just worked out what they mean when they say "Difficulty: Family". It's darned tricky to fit this into other family commitments, let alone persuading other family members to join in. I'll see if I can get son #2 to join me on a feeder ride from Catford.

Sure, but I'd have to add p&p. £8 for the pair, posted in UK?

Oh Sustrans... why were they picked to speak?

And I have no intention of "revisiting my relationship" with John Griffin...