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^^^ Here's one I have come across: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/about-us/how-we-compare.jsp

^ I used to use a narrow alley way (north-east corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields) as part of my commute. I would get off and walk, some people do not. A common internal dialogue revolved around whether, when it was busy, it was actually better manners to ride my bike, since I take up less path space when I am on, not next to, my bike. On the other hand, you are bigger and scarier sitting up there on your bike than you are pushing it.... I don't know.

IS that even locked? Looks like my size, where is it?*

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Seems he probably bashes his head against the tree as well. Not that that would hurt.

They are sold out right now. Easy to find just google kaffenback but no stock at the mo

And the guy who gave it back to you, do you think he was the thief? Did you have to threaten him with anything, or did you just say "I say, that is my bike, could I have it back?"?

I really do love the arabesque groupset. Now all I need is a road bike. And an arabesque groupset. and 550 quid.

And to be a lady.

I have an arabesque (part) groupset that I am never going to do justice too. You have a PM.

To be clear, I am talking long not tall. The bars are high enough, I just want them a little further forward... well, I want my hands a little further forward.

^ I'm pretty sure you know that - but Google long stem, and you do get a lot of long steerers and/or tall stems.

I think a longer stem will counteract the ride a little. As your stem gets longer, you create less and less turning force when you lean on the bars, with a single hand say. I think. Will try it anyway, as soon as a cheap stem pops up in my Ebay search.

I haven't had a beater recently - in the modern era. My daily ride was a really lovely 29er, which is fine, as I generally don't worry about stuff getting nicked*, but a beater like this takes me back to the bikes I used to build up when I was in my teens. In those days you could go down the local tip and rescue bikes and parts from the top of the pile**, so they were all beaters.

The rack has already been used to cart my eight year old around the locale. He thinks it's ace - especially as he thinks we will go to jail if we get caught.

• Don't care - well y'know, do care, but don't let it dictate what bike I ride where.
  
  

** Also, you could get old prams and stuff for making proper go karts. Really proper ones with string steering. Sometimes it was like the Bash Street Kids round our way.

You should have asked her if she would prefer something shiny that goes from 0 to 160 in seconds. If she said "Yea" offer to buy her some bathroom scales.

Badum, tish.

^^ Dude, I'm not serious. In certain situations I would probably resort to weight/shape based insults, and if I did, you can rest assured that my puffed cheeks, arms sticking out demonstration would have known no bounds, I would have gone in two handed. That's right, no hands on the handlebars. Probably not even looking where I was going.

What, the L'Eroica bike? You'll have to talk to Rik about that, he took it apart, I only got the frame. Besides, a frame this size would not work for me with drops - thought it would, but I seem to need getting on for 62cm. Works like this though, although like I said, a bit more seatpost and a longer stem will finish it just nice.

puffing out my cheeks and putting my arms out to demonstrate the shape of a morbidly obese person.

Wait a minute, should you not be holding onto the handlebars whilst you are cycling?

My spring beater

Very similar to the what I just built around RVL's old but storied frame. Well, similar in that it has 1 x something gears, straight bars and so on. Bought it thinking I would do a SSCX, but the chainstays are too narrow - I got a Pomp to do the SSCX now. Anyhow, here it is:

It's a 2300 rear mech and chain set. Should be a double, but I cut down an old ring so I could use the same bolts - got some single bolts on order, and will move the ring to the inside to improve the chain line. No braze ons or cable guides so I used a full length outer for the gears. I did the same old-bit-of-tyre chainstay guard on my roadie, I like the look of it so wanted to reuse it. Cheap ebay/chinese stem mounted single gear lever - not very good, want to change it. Used cable ties to hold all the stringy bits down.

Rides quite nice, fun. But a bit squirelly (not sure where that word came from), I think I need a slightly longer stem - and a longer seatpost.

More pics attached.

Ooh, ta.

^^^^^ and ^^^^Seems to be a "yes".

I have a feeling that nothing is going to happen, this will all peter out... (is that the right spelling of peter in this context)?

^^ Repost!

^^^ gillet, or suicide vest, if you happen to be strolling through Stockwell tube station.

^^ cops.

"Be advised, this is not the suspect we are looking for, this is another suspect"

Oh, OK, that's clear. How many suspects are there?

^^^ Dude, maybe shoulda marked that NSFW

Edit: OK, I should have guessed, looking at the URL.

^^ My guess: He isn't, the police are just running around after their own tails.

I just like the sound of the whole police scanner thing. It sounds so.... purposeful.

Was 14k listeners when I started, now 35k.

Got to be that user's biggest audience ever.