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I won't be back in Brum properly til October, but the offer is there if you need a new space in a few months. Dan, if you find you really need to shift them I can post a key up to you and let my housemates know what's going on. Most polo people have been round my garden so they know the deal with the access.

By the way, if anyone is coming from Brum for the London Open and doesn't know anyone they can stay with in London could they please say so? I can accommodate but probably not all. Depends how many.

Roughly how much floor space do they take up (if dissassembled and stacked neatly). I have a space in my back garden about 1x2m walled on threee sides that I could rig a tarpaulin over. I could get you a key cut to the gate and then you could access them whenever you want. Doesn't require me to be in when you pick them up. Need to get a tarp from somewhere though.

Good stuff. If you're up for it wouldn't mind checking out this bad boy near Telford:

Anyone for a long ride tomorrow? Weather looks pretty good. I'm coming back to Brum for the weekend but won't have much to do apart from drink and ride. Haven't done the Stratford-upon-avon route yet...

Also check that enough cable is pulled through the clamp on the caliper so that the pads are near the rim and that it is done up tight. It might be that the cable has slipped through.

Also a drop of lube on the pivot of the calliper

+1

Grease works far better than oil on the cable. Take the inner cable right out of the outer cable and rub it on. Make sure the strands of the inner are twisted tight at the end when you go to put it back in

Hi all. I play polo regularly in Birmingham (played in Lunch Club at the latest Cambridge tournament for any of you who went) but I'm working in central London for the next few months. Any chance I could join in some throw-in games in the near future? I know where the Downham court is but where's Downs?

the Brummies are planning on invading

Was going to let you know when we got about 5 people (most of our longer rides crew). Well up for it.

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2. ian (conker)
   
3. smifffffffff
   
4. superjoe (maybe)
   
5. rab
   
6. Fox
   
7. middleofnowhere
   
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9. laner
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11. bodieanddoyle + Mrs b&d
    
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Do the usual Thursday thing. I'll try to organise something for Sunday at Neil's party but if noone's up for it I don't mind

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/525581

I lied, it's 76 miles, just over 120km (think I got my units muddled) so it'll be pissseeaasy!

When is this house warming you speak of? Saturday?

I could be coming to Brum Sat morn til Sunday eve, so I'd be up for it if you do a weekend one

Echelon crosswind FTW!

This ride organised by London riders looks like a great idea:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread58464.html

80 miles of pretty much flat terrain. After getting out of greater London, the route goes past Maldon and Mersea Island, which aren't exactly marshland, but they're flat and very near sea level so no big climbs to deal with.

If anyone from Brum wants to see what the Essex desert has to offer cyclists you can come and stay at my house for that weekend. We can travel into London on the train for the start.

Mr Singh's!

The current one is in a bad way with many missing teeth causing the chain to skip with any firm force on the cranks. I've had a good search round the internoodle but no luck. I think this is due to the odd design of how the outer ring is attached with a second ring of bolts, meaning its BCD is 185mm and therefore very rare/obsolete.

From what I can tell this is the original crankset on the bike so I'd like to keep it that way.

My best lead so far was someone selling the bashring/chainguard from one of these cranksets but the outer ring had already been sold. Any ideas where I can find SR Sakae spares?

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I have GIMP. You probably both hate me

What's it like? Critical Mass but with more day-glo jackets, photographers and advertising?

1. 4ndy - needs sleepspace in London (possibly Stu's?)
   
2. n3il - needs sleepspace in London (possibly Stu's?)
   
   
   

I'll ask my old man, but don't bank on it cos he's tiling the floor at the moment

The latest wheel I pringled was a non-dished 40h brand new. No spoked wheel can survive a hard sideways impact. Someone make a 27" tuff/mag wheel.. Pleeease!

Early heads-up: if you plan to sleep at mine in Shenfield over tournament weekend try to get yourself a roll mat and sleeping bag organised.

Persuaded my mate Josh to come along on my spare bike. We'll be getting the train from Essex to meet you lot. What time do you plan to be at Old St/Look Mum?

I'm working in the city during the week so I'll join you when you get to London