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There would have to be a serious amount of poor maintenance going on for both of those to happen at once. But, accidents do happen.

50-16 is what I'm running right now. Not everyone feels the need to stop with only their legs.
Honestly, even that gearing feels like there isn't enough there sometimes.

I worked in an industrial kitchen for 2 years, and the amount of accidents was unreal. Most of them fairly hilarious though and happened because they were idiots. Best one were the panini machine closing on a hand because they didn't open it up properly, and the guy that got deep fat fryer oil in his eye after throwing an ice cube in "too see what would happen".

Fucking muppets.

Try removing and refitting your cranks. Usually if they work themselves a little loose you'll get that creak/crack noise.

Hammer, piece of wood, take your time, don't drink beforehand.

Wished I had the time to go to that, Will was trying to get me to take photos.

"1) East London is a toilet."
" - people jabbing at piles of melons with sticks"

This is written next to my house in Hackney Wick, and it's true.

There's a Peugeot frame locked up near Tower Bridge that must've been there or ages, but no-ones claimed it.
It's been literally stripped of everything, including the BB and headset, which I thought was pretty impressive. I might go see if it's still there next week.

HAAA! That's amazing

Anything near a Carrera box, AVOID AVOID AVOID

I read this as 'bikes for skids'

True them yourself, ride down the pub and spend the tenner?

I said I wouldn't do it, but the heat was too much.

I am wearing a vest. I look like a malnourished orphan, except I can afford shoes.

My Mum is an alternative therapist (Indian head massage, reflexology, Shiatsu) and Shiatsu is fcking great. Works on the same pressure points as acupuncture, but uses pressure, long stretch holds and deep massage to do the same thing. It's worked wonders for me on countless occasions, sprained ankles, back problems, sleeping issues, headaches.

I will always go with an eastern form of treatment before a western one, purely because western medicine is often unnecessarily invasive.

At least Status Quo are still alive.

plays slidewhistle

Back when I did lots of MTB and trials I managed to:

• Split a Mavic D521 CD along both sides, about 1/4 the way round the rim.
  
• Snap a crank clean off landing a jump, other foot slipped off the pedal and had all my weight on one crank.
  
• Learned front wheel pogo's. Managed to go too far over the front, hopped, which forced the forks all the way backwards and split the headtube completely down the front.
  
• 5 or 6 freewheels broken.
  

Unless it's powerful enough to be classed as a 'death ray', I'm out.

I did it once, outside Liverpool St police station, and just as I went I saw the the police motorbike swing across in front of me from the other side of the road. Stern words given to me from the copper and he made sure that everyone around us knew I was getting a bollocking, like he wasn't talking to me but giving a speech to the Vatican. I got off with a telling off, but he got off from his power trip of telling me how "the local judge doesn't like cyclists" and "how would you like it if your Mum got knocked over by a bike and killed?". The most infuriating one was him saying "You didn't even see me pull in front of you on the bike, did you? You didn't stop pedalling, just carried on straight at me". I gave up trying to explain that it's very hard to freewheel on a fixed gear.

Anyway, it was stupid of me to RLJ, more so to do it in front of a police station and did leave me walking off doing a joey face at myself.

This is the only bad thing about the internet. It makes people ponder something, and instead of going out and seeing if it is actually possible, decide to ask the rest of the world rather than trying it themselves.

Until you go and do one yourself George, you are a pussy.

I always understood it was best to completely replace it if that happens. If it's able to move up by itself, it's not doing it's job properly and is probably damaged.

It's not the cartoon, so no. I had great fun drafting buses all the way home from Pecknarm last night.

A million and seven bikes outside Camberwell college tonight. Couple of really nice looking builds, so 'hi' if you were there tonight.

Me indeed, y'ello

Ah, you went past me on Bishop's Way the other day, I think. I was sitting at the lights, grey frame, pink rear V.

Belated hi!

Long screwdriver straight through one side, resting on the outside edge of the bearing (not the shields), few light taps all the way round carefully and they pop right out. Easiest way is to take one into your local bike shop and ask for equivalent replacement.

Putting them back in, stick the new ones in the freezer for an hour to shrink slightly. Place them squarely on the hole, then using the old bearing placed over the top, tap it in slowly and carefully again. It's surprisingly easy but take your time so not to fuck up the shields.

1. In summer when flip flops are necessary...
   
   
   

This quote concerns me a lot.

Never tried clipless, but having to take 2 pair of shoe with me every time I ride is enough to convince me to stay with straps.