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Regarding all this talk of riding fixed for winter training, what is the etiquette of turning up to a group ride on a fixed gear bike? Is it acceptable or is there some reason why one shouldn't?

In a discussion on another forum people seem to think that it is inherently dangerous, but so long as you have the legs to stay with your group I don't see why it would be any different to riding in a group on a geared bike?

possibly interested... a few questions on the way.

Very nice, right size. Sadly not enough monies.

I got fed up with people taking the piss out of my art work. This is typical for London. I have just been away in Copenhagen for 6 months doing an art internment where they genuinely fancy my work. I have had two exhibitions and been blogged about by some really nice looking girls. I am back in London now with some new jeans feeling fired up to get on and make some new work. I am considering doing something with the new hire bikes. I need to add the blue to my authentic surfaces but am considering filling a Barclays bike with orange paint and getting some job seekers to ride the entire highway route leaving an inky trail.

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Er, if there is still a space I'll take one but would need it to be posted - will happily pay the extra for poster tube and stamps.

I can pay either before 17:00 or this evening if I get the green light?

bugger- slow off the mark...

Dibs,

1. cinelli tempo pursuit bars. £25
   (I think that makes me 4th??)
   
   

7.cinelli stem. £10
(2nd??)

Do Rollers count? Do you have to actually be in London?

I can probably add a few miles with my commute combined with a spot of Tri training around Oxford.

From the bottom up...

2 slices of wholegrain toast, butter, 4 rashers of bacon, baked beans, mushrooms, 3 fried eggs, tons of grated cheese. Served with a pot of tea and a bowel of Musli with full fat milk on the side and followed by a slice of fruitcake.

My Mum rocks! As soon as I head towards the shower after a long ride my mum begins cooking and by the time I'm out of the shower my feast is on the table waiting for me! I've never asked, she just did it one day and now every time I get in from a long ride I get out of the shower and there it is! Sadly nowadays I only experience these wonders when I go home to visit... when I cook for myself I'm lucky if i get a pot noodle.

I avoid building an injury by mixing in a lot of trail and off-road running, were your gate is constantly changing.

I agree, I started to do this after all my injuries and it seems to be working well for me. Just got back from a 20km trail run along the Thames and running off road is such a pleasure - I can't recommend it enough! :)

Originally Posted by Prime heretic
Fuck me, I hate shoe companies, they're a right bunch of cunts. =(

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The sad truth is the more technical the shoe the more likely you are to become injured.......

+1,000,000

I spent the 5months preceding Ironman UK last year unable to run at all because of a succession of injuries resulting from a "heel strike" running gait ultimately down to excessive padding in the heel of "technical" running shoes. Over the course of the winter and early this season I have worked on transitioning to a "mid-foot strike" running gait and am running further, faster and with fewer injuries than ever.

I love my vibrams and they have played an important part in helping retrain my body to mid-foot strike. For long road runs however I still opt for conventional running shoes, but I make sure I concentrate on not heel striking.

This website has a load of interesting studies done by a lab at Harvard looking at running gait, I found it really interesting to read through: http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/

I'm going to try and use them fairly gently to see if running is something I want to keep up before I replace them ...

Please don't let a pair of shoes that hurt you put you off running all together, as someone else pointed out finding appropriate and comfortable footware if as hard as finding a properly fitting bike. Just as you would only go to a reputable lbs for bike advice the same goes for running - for the most part generic sports stores have no more idea than the advertising hype that they have been fed... go to a specialist running store and get your gait analysed by someone who knows what they are talking about.

That pic of the ISS is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time... makes me want to sell my bikes and buy a scope!

a good puns thread is always poplar

Hey up, a wee introduction from me...

I'm mainly based out west of Oxford (Witney area) and do most of my training around the Cotswolds and Vale where there is some beautiful riding! I also commute in and out of Oxford on my fixed most days.

I ride an old two tone Ricardo frame (Black and white frame, White rear tyre, white bar tape, black and white front tyre) and can be seen attempting to trackstand up and down the Botley Road most mornings and evenings, usually wearing an orange waterproof.

Recently I've been locking up next to a gorgeous baby blue fixie: 'Bonanza' on the down tube and white wheels - belong to anyone on here?

how much for the pedals posted?

The Shimano 105 pedals that is...

[QUOTE]
Originally Posted by wibble
Voter power in Camberwell & Peckham
0.009
Can anyone beat that?
0.783

Voters in Ealing Central & Acton have 3.1x more voting power than the UK average.

My vote is still for sale..[/QUOTE]

Does anyone know what the best/worst seats are? I searched a bit but couldn't find.

I get 0.051 of a vote and Cameron for an MP.

Some people have happy and fulfilled lives but have suffered a major disappointment or sadness. Sometimes grief or frustration can be bottled up in people and a small irrelevant and unrelated niggle can lead to an uncorrelated reaction.

+1

The last time I really snapped was about 5 years ago and I had just picked a mate up from the hospital where he had just been told that (after a bike accident and subsequently several months in hospital and multiple surgery) the doc's weren't ever going to get his legs back up to 100%. I dropped him off at home and spent the next 45 minutes looking for a parking space. Eventually I found one, pulled past it indicating and was about to reverse into it when some girl in a white micra raced up and swept into it. I was so angry that I just snapped and jumped out of the car shouting and swearing at her until she burst into tears before I stormed off leaving my car in the middle of the road blocking her in. I came back about 5 hours later and moved the car and felt really bad - but I'm sorry I was having a pretty bad day! [Incidentally said friend has made a much better than expected recovery although we haven't talked recently so I don't know if he's gotten back on a bike]

I think the time before that I was about 10 when my sister cracked my head open with a rock.

Dia Compe 188 Reverse levers. New. Rare silver lever model. Ideal with the North Road bars I'm also selling. £16.50 posted.

Dibs

Sorry, maybe being dense but I can't work out which the North Road Bars are from the pics... maybe interested in them too.

It is the same as the Edinburgh bike one so far as I can see... Just spent the evening loading my bike into it to bring it back from the US.

It has a reputation for being pretty snug so larger frames may not fit... I got my 56cm P2 into it tonight but it took ages and was a bit of a mission. I'm borrowing this one of my girlfriend and think I'll buy something bigger when I'm back in the UK.

my Virgin flight allows up to 20kg of sports equipment free in addition to normal bagage - The same priced ticket on BA would be charged at the standard rate for Excess baggage.

seems like a good case for the money though

Tunnel time is expensive. Her targets this year are the National 25m, 50m and 100m races. She will also go in the 10m but doesnt expect to do that well given her training focus on the longer distances.

So I guess she doesn't get back pain during the 100s? I mostly do long distance triathlons and have been advised that my position is a bit too stretched out and that if I bring my arms back under my body a bit (similar to the before pic) that I might take some of the strain off my lower back making it more comfortable to spend long periods in the aero position.

re the wheels, I'm afraid I don't have much to spend, probably around the £5-600 mark. This puts puts a nice HED wheelset outside my budget, hence why I was considering the 'no-name' brand options but I don't know what sort of quality they are likely to be. I'm a bit worried that low price will also mean low quality and that I'll just be buying a super heavy set of black wheels or even worse that they may be wheels that failed quality control for established brands.

Interesting, what distances does she normally race over? I would have thought that the more stretched out position would be less comfortable for long periods in the saddle. What are the names of the wind tunnels and how much did they cost?

Now for the question I signed on to ask: Do you folks have any thoughts on 'no-name' and small brand carbon wheels? I'm looking into buying a set of deep section carbon wheels but am reasonably low on cash. A friend of mine is going to send me the details of a company who sell 'no-name' carbon wheels for a fraction of the price of the big brands. Apparently the wheels are made in the same factory as Zipps, but this tells me nothing of their qualitly etc. Do any of you have any knowledge on how trustworthy these no-name brands are?

Another option is a different friend has offered me his old pair of http://www.sbrsports.com/566-322148 for £600 but still there is very little info on these on the interweb either.

probably not for me but size might help?

Bump for good service.

Re. 9. Shimano 105 (BR-1050) front and rear brakes £12

Arrived yesterday and exactly as advertised and well packaged.

Many thanks!!

Its all yours, i un-dibs!

Ace!

Damn you Jampster!

I guess I'll have dibs on number 6 instead then.

(6) CAMPAGNOLO CHORUS AERO 27.2mm 155mm rails to limit mark has had knurling tool applied just above the limit mark, not too obtrusive £18

PM on way

why because the sale was exclusive to london buyers or because this is london fixed gear and single speed and the seller is based in bradford?

Thank god for royal mail!