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if the Saturday evening in question is now, I suspect this is a bit late.

but apart from before 9am on a weekday, you can take bikes on trains from Cambridge to London. 4 people with bikes is fine - be aware that the trains are generally quite busy, you will be competing for door space with big suitcases and pushchairs - but it being Cambridge, bikes on trains are commonplace. the FCC trains have no particular place to go, some of the newer GA (formerly National Express) trains have a bike area but no-one particularly expects you to use it. although they are busier, the non-stop FCC trains are helpful in that you can put all 4 bikes in one doorspace (2 on each side) without worrying that they will obstruct (so long as the platform-side bikes get in last and out first).

if you take a stopping train, beware that at Stevenage doors open on the other side to all the other stations...

Awesome, that's really helpful - the Saturday in question isn't for a few weeks. Thanks very much.

Sounds good. Suedey in particular sounds nice.

Oh right. Because you buy a lot of stuff, or because you are so charming? I want a discount.

There's definitely two kinds of microtex (regular, and soft touch) according to wiggle. I might go to a shop and feel them. How do you like the tape, is it 'soft'?

Wiggle | Fizik MicroTex Bar Tape Bar Tape

When you say 'even' my LBS, is your LBS particularly cheap or something? Isn't the internet pretty much always cheaper than bricks-and-mortar shops?

Now that's got me thinking, why is a pair of handlebars called a pair, and why is it plural? There is only one bar! Maybe there are two handles?

Yeah, just use their internet price match (click on the price match bit on this page: Bontrager SSR VR-C Handlebar | Evans Cycles).
And the link you need to give them is http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/123770.html

^ Is that the regular microtex or the soft-touch?

The similarly-shaped Nitto M106 bars have cable grooves, but they are silly money compared to the Bontragers.

Indeed. Just ordered a pair from Evans, price matched from All Terrain Cycles, meaning that the Bontrager ones are £16.50 including delivery.

Maze that looks amazing, loving the paintjob and the chromed seat/chainstays. Is that a chopped Brooks of some sort?

Thanks. So in general they're allowed on the route, it's just a question of the train guard allowing it or not? I've only previously taken bikes on the train back from Brighton, and that was perfect. They looked surprised to even be asked if it was allowed, and there was specific bike space and everything. I'm hoping Cambridge will be just as easy.

I'm being dumb and finding this hard to understand:
http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/static/filemanager/cycle_restrictions_map.jpg

Does it mean there are no cycle restrictions on a train from Cambridge to London? So if four people just rock up with bikes and ask for a ticket on the next train to London, we won't have needed to reserve bike space or anything?

(This will be on a Saturday evening if that helps)

Cheers

is this for real??

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Never had it I'm afraid. I understand it is somewhere near Maker's Mark in character. That tells me is is more for mixing than drinking straight.

Ah ok. Thanks

Waterproof overshoes now £15! These are unused. Look outside, you need these!

What are people's thoughts?

622 is 700c

^Thats changed a bit!

Not too many changes! Here it was in your photo looking nicer.

Next up will probably be the bars, thinking of swapping to the Bontrager compact ones that come in a 26 clamp, as I'm not flexible enough/have too short arms to be comfy in the drops at the moment.

Looking for a cheap Pre Cursa or any other type of aluminum track frame in a 56 or maybe a 58
Don't care for the condition of the paint work, just has to be structurally sound.
Best wishes,
Jack A

I assume you know they're fairly cheap new on ebay? (£200 for frame forks headset seatpost I believe)

Rep'ed for letting me get there first.

Counter-rep'ed for gentlemanly repage.

damn too slow

irritating Jeremy Clarkson

oxymoron

more like tautology!

Mavic iO

problem?

Wow, some really nice ones up there. Tel, how do you find so many in such good condition? Have you been scouring the attics and garages of Holland?

I've never seen any around London, but there seem to be loads on the forum, obviously they are a sign of good taste. When I get a job I intend to buy another to convert - as tastefully as possible this time hopefully.

That carbon one looks absolutely awesome, IMO it seems these frames suit all sorts of different ways of building them up, saw one on here recently converted to fixed with risers, black wheels and messenger cranks and it looked really good too.

I wouldn't know about that...

The stuff that isn't secret, actually poisons our water supplies and definitely causes earthquakes sounds about as deadly as any secret überweapon hidden in Alaska!

Obviously I'm not actually an expert, but this article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17726538 says that coal mining causes earthquakes too, and basically it's not as big a deal as it sounds, and at least fracking creates gas which is a relatively clean fossil fuel - so less bad for the environment than burning coal or oil. Basically two sides to every story and all - but unless we reduce our energy use, then we need it to come from somewhere, and you could make a case for fracking being less bad overall than coal, gas, nuclear etc.

But I can see why it's scary!