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i hope someone turns up on their hhsb with skinny jeans and trounces the competition*

*this will not be me.
Good luck you hill climbing nutcases.

1. Peter Carter
   
2. Edmundro
   
   

Will probably be on the tandem again, stoker sorted this time.

ha. you posted yours while i was typing mine. epic.

Lost in the meltdown, not my thread but a ride i'll be attending.
Part 3 of the awesomely chilled leaving east london ride which i believe this time will be taking in a bike jumble somewhere.
Hopefully peter carter will spot this and fill in all the blanks. I can't even remember the date...

1. Edmundro
   

I don't mind having to wrap the pump in tape to fit. In many years to come my looser elastic will be a sign of it awesome first batch status :)
Now managed to fit adjustable spanner, brick nokia and my cheapo 1.99 waterproof rolled tightly fits under the flap.
Still room to spare, need penut butter spanners.

obtain address thru dvla possible then start a petty drawn out revenge campaign against his taxi? involving tynan security paste etc.
doesn't help bring him to answer for his actions but if all official channels fail it may provide a little bit of comfort.

oh, had to wrap the airstik in gaffa at the same spacing as the pump loops as the pumps too skinny. The tape is narrower than the elastic so it looks clean. Also had to do the same on the mars4 belt clip as its way looser than any other belt light i've had. fookin bright tho.

just got my mars 4 and airstik sl today for my rosie, along with with a new michelin tube(smallest packed i could find) then trimmed another 20mm off the box and resealed it.
Also got a cheapo(and large) allen key multi in there plus levers. Its barely half full.
Rosie packing contest anyone?

signed.
5ft would be even better :/

they ought to be easy to ride but aren't.....they don't travel too quickly, generally rust easily as its cheap chrome etc.

Start a new craze- Unicycle Polo ?

YouTube - Unicycle Polo

oh, and bumping your own thread after a couple of hours is just silly!

look for yourself dude, theres everything you want for sale on here. you should be going to them, not expect people to rush to you!! most people will ship if you ask nicely enough ;)
good luck with your project

first page alone yields everything you want. as it does every day.

1. MA3K
   
2. BRM
   
3. Owen Reed
   
4. damo (if i'm in one piece)
   
5. Dicki ( aiming for 300 on the list this time )
   
6. blind dan
   7.Jacklamusica
   
7. Soul
   
8. BlueQuinn
   
9. mmccarthy (hopefully i'll be back from Ireland by then)
   
10. CG
    
11. Jester
    
12. Rob
    
13. Alfred Hitchdov
    
14. Mr.C
    
15. CV
    17.lyes888
    
16. Zane Chaos
    
17. LaLiLuLeLo
    
18. joe's miffed
    
19. truli
    
20. wools
    
21. Spins
    
22. Sniffysniffy
    
23. party_paul
    
24. braker
    
25. supertony
    
26. cani
    
27. 4play
    
28. last_caress
    
29. richiem
    
30. Lovejoy23
    
31. Plastic Pedals
    
32. hillbilly
    
33. miss_socks
    
34. SPARKY
    
35. rounce
    
36. ORiver Schick
    
37. Dropout cloaked in a cloud of my own breath
    
38. NurseHolliday
    
39. lardboy
    
40. Ronnald MacNastie
    
41. D. Generate
    
42. mc_nebula
    
43. Strip My Mind
    
44. Edmundro
    

Jol - Would love a second pair of gurneys(currently 22nd in list i think) once my pair are done. Happy to wait for the 2nd batch for them tho.
Enjoy france

This one was awesomely flat. Chatting, crusing downhills and lunch. Spot on.

Fantastic ride everyone, especially to matt for his top notch stoker work. Was an honour to pilot you around.
Thanks to those who gave us a hand getting out at the junctions, starting got easier as we went along but fuck me its complicated.
Didn't even get close to top speed on those downhills, would be interesting to see what the tandem is capable of after a few more rides; out of the saddle climbs and low speed traffic are the things that currently need mastering...

Happy to do the next one, especially if theres a jumble involved.

Yup.
Even the brand new ones freak me out. Sat in the cab of one at a trade show last year. The blindspots are worse than anything else i've ever been in. And thats before adding the box on the back for woodchip etc.
I know they're incredible pieces of engineering but not in london. No way. Mirrors should be scrapped in favour of cameras, unfortunately these would be demolished by falling branches in a week and the screens in the cab used for porn/eastenders.

i hate my job

More thoughts on scary trucks in london famous london.
Todays truck, the rare but not entirely unseen tree surgery spec UNIMOG

-Note the 8ft solid steel chipper protruding from the bumper. This is permanently mounted, it does fold to some extent but still sticks out a good 5ft or so. This could cause problems as they tend to creep out at junctions as the drivers vision is obstructed by the machinery, i imagine the vast majority of cyclists will be looking for car shaped objects so this may cause problems.
-Also, they're big. Think 7.5ton truck but taller and almost as wide as a full artic, then add the chipper at the front and possibly a trailer as well.
-Primarily designed as a military vehicle for use off road/areas such as airports/farms where traffic is restricted, as a result of this they are classed as agricultural vehicles and as such do not come under the same safety regs as regular Trucks. this means the mirrors are woefully small, especially on older examples
-Piloted by tired, overworked tree surgeons - I have way too many horror stories on this subject. An industry where alcoholism, drug use and too much agression/testosterone are commonplace is no place for unsafe vehicles imho. Then again its no place for booze/drugs/wankers either but it doesn't ever change...

Oh, and the real kicker? As its technically a farm vehicle it can be driven on a tractor license by a 16yr old, or a regular car driving license at 17 - no special training/tests required - wtf?

There are several tree companies who operate in central london and many many others around the country who use these trucks(along with countless other industries no doubt) so be warned. They're big, archaic military vehicles barely adequate to be on the roads at all, let alone in the middle of town.
I have no idea if there have been any accidents directly relating to mogs in london but I've nearly been taken out by one who overtook me correctly, then turned left across my path into a junction. chased down to berate the driver, turned out a former collegue of mine was in the driving seat. cunt.
Avoid like the plague.

Tomorrows truck: the pikey rag and bone transit pickup with plywood sides held together with bailer twine. Frequent impromptue stopping to rob copper/alu and poorly secured loads. Fail.

Overly long and slightly irrelevant post but seemed the best place for it after what i've just read here already.

More enforcement, not less boris you silly tit.

tea for me
enjoy the +rep

Think i'm headin over to wests for the first time tomorrow to drop off a couple of parts for ldngrrl.
Will be good to see y'all
No food for me, gotta hit black market records in soho for free cider before heading over. win.

mosquito have the pro gear ones for a ton. pretty sure they had a few in stock when i got mine in august...

so scott, time to stop making full size bags and sell rosies til they're more played out than deep v?
looks like you could have an awesome holiday by xmas if you made em 24/7 ;)
so glad i go in early on batch 1.

They're fucking awesome, i might get in on batch 4 so i have one for work and one for riding.

enjoy it.

ditto.
Got halfway through a pm and realised there is no way i could justify/get away with it...

Fitted mine to my tree climbing harness at work today:
Phone, baccy and pocket stuff inside. Secateurs, and hand saw hanging from the lock loops. Other assorted crap hanging from blinky and elastic straps.

Serious awesomeness.