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This one is 48/49 cm, 531 main tubes. It's a Viking Mileater. It no longer has decals but I have do pics from before the powdercoating. (And a receipt from 1984!)
The black plastic tape is just there to hold down the dynamo light wires - there are proper guides for the gears and brakes.
Most of the components are the ones it came with so old but good quality. However I replaced the brake levers with ones for smaller hands and added cross top levers as well.
As you can see it currently has mismatched wheels - the rear is the original 27", the front is a 700c with a dynamo hub.
Happy to sell frame+forks, full bike or any variation. Obvs stuff like including the Brooks saddle will push the price up a bit. TBH you will probably want to sort out your own wheelset at least unless you actually want a dynamo hub.
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My local forum has a report of a cyclist hit by a car on Green Lanes around 6pm today
http://www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/cyclist-hit-tonight
Some (sympathetic) speculation as to the cause but few solid details
Fingers crossed for the rider
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Unused hebe chainguard suitable for deraileurs and hub gears, with fixings but probably missing the old bolt:
Unused 20 x 1 3/8 rim tape x 2
Well used USB charger Bikehut front light
Used Stronglight BioStrong elliptical chain rings
All collection from N15 nr Seven Sisters tube
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Museum of London with lunch alfresco in the lovely nearby Postman's Park
If you do this, also take the lift to the top floor of One New Change shopping centre where there is a public terrace with a view straight across to St Paul's.
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Hi Oliver
It's Haringey
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I'm thinking of having some cycle training for my boyfriend and me. I'm pretty confident but would like someone to observe and point out bad moves I may not be aware of and techniques for major multi-lane multi-light junctions (like Aldgate size). He is reasonably confident but doesn't drive and would like some guidance on road craft.
Our council offers free training but the trainer we spoke to didn't seem geared up for more advanced training - it was more like an hour on using gears, next hour on two road junctions etc
I guess what I want is the cycling equivalent of advanced driving lessons. Is this actually available?
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What is your main commuting outfit (eg. oldest clothes available, rolled up jeans, suit, lycra/ club kit)
Summer: bamboo t shirt, merino cardie, rohan patterned skirt, leather Mary-janes
Winter: merino jersey (fashion not cycle-specifc), same skirt, merino tights (again fashion not cycle specific), gloves, boots, bobble hat.What are the measures you have take for safety/ comfort (eg. helmet, lights, reflectives, mudguards, toe warmers)
Cycle defensively/assertively, try to interact with drivers as people and negotiate the road. Bike has dynamo lights, bell, mudguards and chainguard, and hub brakes. Very upright bike for comfort, stability at lower speeds, better road visibility and driver interaction. coaster brake so I can indicate and brake at the same time even with something in my hands. Front and rear racks so I don't get a sweaty back. A reflective sash after dark. Carry spare tube, pump, various tools, spare nots and bolts and cable ties. Outfit picked to look like "real person" clothes not cyclesport clothes. Firmly believe that a flowery skirt, a bobble hat and a big smile do more for my safety than a helmet and fluoro.
*How do you amuse/ occupy yourself on your commute (music, imaginary conversations, provoking other road users etc) *
Sing, anticipate traffic, get grumpy about kamikaze mamils.
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I’m dying to go to London
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(not my own work but worth a share)Really like that. Where is it from, and can I nick it?
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I like your thinking!
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I left my job today, and my colleagues bought me a B66S as a leaving gift!
Ok, they all know I am into bikes but...
- someone knew that to a bike geek a saddle is a gift in its own right
- someone knew that to a vintage bike geek a Brooks saddle is the one to get
- someone knew that I love upright bikes, and that a B66S is a much more suitable saddle than the typical B17 etc
I am so gobsmacked! I just had to share this with people who would get why it's such an amazing gift to get from workmates
/looks up at ceiling, wipes eyes/
- someone knew that to a bike geek a saddle is a gift in its own right
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How about an "enforce the road laws that are supposed to be enforced in the first place" zone? Then once we no longer see amber gambling, speeding, driving while using mobiles, careless driving, dangerous driving, driving non-legal cars and lorries, driving without insurance, etc etc, we can see if we also need additional legal controls on cyclists.
There are c30 deaths a week on UK roads and very few are cyclists. Focussing on cyclist behaviour might have some improvement on the cyclist death rate but it won't do anything for the overall death rate. Focusing on driver behavior would help everyone.
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There's a thought experiment / meme I'd like to get into circulation...maybe one to use when having discussions about where the danger on the roads is really coming from
If there was a new mode of transport that went at equivalent speed to motor vehicles, and like motor vehicles could take you door to door, carry passengers, and provide heavy good deliveries etc, but the downside was it would also kill 30 people every week, would you accept it?
If not, then why the hell do we accept that from motor vehicles?
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South of the river is significantly better- far fewer crack-heads per capita, and the houses are both larger and more affordable.
As a North Londoner I agree with this, but South is where you live when your life has got reasonably settled. It's such a ball ache to get anywhere else. It's great when you have a settled job with a predictable commute and you can pick the right train line (trains are nicer than tubes but not as good for journeys with interchanges), and you've got your group of friends at roughly the same stage in life who are all fairly local so you can go to each others nice houses and play in the parks with each other's kids and meet in your nice local pubs and coffee shops. But if you're still at the finding your feet stage and want to accept random invitations to new places it can feel a long way out.
It's also going to add at least an hour to any car journeys north, which is worth considerig if you have a lot of family and friends in the north.
There are well connected areas in the South as well of course, but they are either just as expensive as the North or equally crack-heady.
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cheers jv, i hadnt looked there that could be a good idea
I live in Seven Sisters. I wrote a good n bad summary here: http://www.lfgss.com/post3739729-3152.html
Happy to answer any questions...
Basically there's a lot going for it and it's a lot less dodgy than most people assume, but it is scruffy and it's not for everyone.
Liz
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oh no! what size is it? No way it will fit my tiny 5' self but it might fit boyfriend.. I'm in N15
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Build up a Raleigh Caprice or similar?
(not for sale but as an example)90s Raleigh Caprice, upgraded from steel wheels and dodgy calipers to alloy rims with with 3 speed coaster brake and front hub brake and dynamo. It's not as sturdy as the work bikes et al but cheaper and way lighter. Wheels are 26 1 3/8 so good fit for shorter ladies
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Nowhere is cheap really, certainly not anywhere that lets you get to Wardour Street particularly quickly
Well, there's always Seven Sisters - it's more like 6 miles from Soho but with the Victoria Line through to Oxford Circus it's still a fast commute.
It's not "nice", but you aren't going to get nice, cheap and close to Central London. We've lived here for about 7 years. It has a bad reputation but to be honest safety's not really an issue, my main grumbles are flytipping, scruffyness and lack of a local pub I want to drink in.
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FWIW, while middle aged men in lycra get no sympathy from anyone, I have discovered that everyone loves to see a middle aged lady on a genteel bike making wanking hand signs at bad drivers.
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You're right, I definitely didn't want to read that. I least I'm not inclined to be hanging around anywhere near local pubs on a Thursday evening.
That pub is fine, the stabbing wasn't related. Green Lanes is pretty safe really.
My boyfriend was mugged just by our house a week after we moved to Seven Sisters. We thought "shit! what have we done?". But we've been here 7 years and had no bother since, and we are dodgier than Harringay :)
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In countries where mandatory helmet laws have been passed, was there much resistance?
People just stopped cycling
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What, Enfield?
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How do you guys find your older bikes compare to newer ones? I pretty much only ride old bikes just because I don't need lightweight or tech, and if you want a traditional transportation bike with upright position, rack, mudguards, chainguard etc it's much cheaper to get an old Raleigh than the modern equivalent. I used to commute on the 30s Raleigh - I only stopped because I wanted to try a frame mounted front rack and didn't want to mess up the paintwork. Since then my other bikes have been pretty much a quest to refind the comfort of the Raleigh on a bike I don;t mind messing up.
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