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Agreed, and if you were going to use North Road Bars in conjunction with a shorter stem, it would make the reach easy for non-guerilla armed riders.

What's weird about their arms?

Beautiful frame.

I love that wilier. Shame it's so wee.

please understand that we are a community who do a lot of stuff together, so out-bidding, and sending emails to try and gazump people is a dick move. Dibs, PM and wait patiently like everyone else. Good luck in your hunt for a bike.
Oh, and welcome to the forum. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyH760MV3Yg

You not seen varno's thread?

http://www.lfgss.com/thread49556-13.html#post2034294

third dibs just in case.

Salomon jacket reduced to £50
http://www.snowandrock.com/wednesday-window/content/fcp-content

What is the tubing?

Doesn't everyone take the stickers off anyway?

So nice.

Having come this far down the thread we need more details of the "unusual" sales technique" please !

Ha ha well the chap, called "Chef" was just a bit weird. I think he's probably well known in the hague for his 2nd hand bikes/repair shop, as he was really busy. Anyway he's a big ghanian guy with hair like a balding Ibrahim Ba who would just wander in an out of your conversation...

"You want AY LOCK? OK" then walk off and come back 2 minutes later with a screwdriver and start banging on other bikes then say "OH I forgot, AY LOCK..."

And we had to keep going back as the bike wasn't fixed (new back brakes) and would be done in "Ten minutes..." so we ended up there for over an hour over a couple of days. He certainly looked bemused when I tried to start up a conversation about Gazelle Champion Mondials... It was pretty funny at the time/telling it over a beer to someone who had also been to this shop, but doesn't really sound as amusing over the internet!

DPD will ship your bike, for 28 Euros

Cool, that is excellent. I knew that some reasonably priced shipping would be available, as you and others sell your lovely complete bikes, inc shipping at good prices.

I have to say it was a really fun experience getting the bike - the guy in the shop had an "unusual" sales technique - she's over the moon with the one we got though.

OK, so we got her a cracking Batavus vintage dutch style bike. It's in pretty decent nick, and had some new replacement components (no name but at least new) put on. We ended up getting it from a neighbourhood 2nd hand bike shop/repair shop in den haag, paid 85€ - may have been over odds, slightly, but it was exactly what she was after and in good working order.

Gonna try and get a pic or two from her. Now I need to find out which companies will ship from Holland...

Might take one as well.

Any pictures of it in action?

No comic sans please.

I really like this. I'm about to get my frame powdercoated and I'm swithering over the colour scheme. This isn't helping.

um, how about a Moulton? or a mixte? Pashley Guv'nor? classic English tourer?

I'm sure this thread has been invaluable to a great many people and will continue to be, but extending it's remit to "speculation about & stalking of people who do not fit preconcieved notions of the typical London fixie-skidder" does not strike me as a positive development.

+1

I like the tags.

"bike"

Thanks. I'll report back.

Is someone selling these? Blatant HRO rip off, obviously only purchased by utter wankers.

Ta. TBH I think she wants something fairly simple anyway, i think the plan for her is to bring it back and powdercoat it and tart it up a bit here.

Note quite sure where to post this, but figured that for sale might be the best bet given our Dutch friends spend a bit of time here. (Please move if this is a disgusting breach of protocol)

Basically my girlfriend is currently doing a UN internship in Den Haag. I promised I'd get her a bike for her birthday, which is the weekend I'll be out there, in a few weeks. She's after something pretty comfortable, vintage and European looking - if not a Dutch style, which she does quite like - and at the same time I might have a cheeky look for myself.

Anyway I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good shops, good places to look or any tips for finding something nice.Preferably Den Haag but anywhere near/amsterdam is cool. I'd also love to look for myself while I'm at it and maybe pick up something and get it shipped back. She's also hoping to bring hers back after her internship is finished.

Cheers

FT

Another confirmation from Ian Hudghton MEP.

Thanks for your mail referring to EP Written Declaration 81, on the subject of the safety of cyclists in HGV blind spots.

I have signed the declaration, and I thank you for bringing your views to my attention.

Best wishes.

Ian Hudghton MEP

San Marco Rolls 1980s. Black/Dark Brown leather version.
Very good condition. Scuff to one corner. Marginally worse than the green one, hence slightly lower price. Still beautiful.

Is it still available?