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Hi vince. I'm not sure which size is which for the mercier. And I can't see the prices :-)

Sorry. I mean, vince, I will talk to you after the weekend.

I wish the rely button left some note as to who you are responding to.

And again. All this is after nzfletch....

Thanks, will speak to you after/before the weekend.

Vince, Hi Andy, I took the RD-2300 off you last week. Thanks for that.

I definitely don't want to jump ahead of nzfletch, so it's his first dibs. But I might be interested in getting a 60cm, 700c frame. I see they are full bikes... which might be OK. What is the deal....

See my wanted: http://www.lfgss.com/thread95430.html

After nzfletch, of course.

When it started I was thinking along the lines of the "ashtray on a motorbike" joke. But it does plug into the "air delivery vest" so you are kept cool (or warm) inside your bike leathers. I suppose you can't run around with them open so it does have some merits. On the other hand, I am sure you can get protective gear with vents and all that, and motorbikes are moving which helps with cooling. Or on a cold day you could wear a parka on top of your leathers?

I mean, basically, this is so that you can still look the part in your leathers whatever the weather. But they don't figure with the fact that it looks like you are tied up to some sort of medical gadget.

Jeesus! That's a nasty big vehicle. He definitely should not be allowed to drive something like that unless he is going to take some care. Seriously, there are children and other people out there who really deserve safer fuckin' streets than they get with him driving that about.

I hate this kind of thing, and it is not that rare with these guys in vans. I am sure they are under some pressure to get to more calls/locations/deliveries than is reasonable but still, this is people's safety we are talking about. Definitely make sure the guy is reported to the police... I don't think it an overreaction (sp?) that he should lose his job if he cannot be safe on the road.

Talking of spelling, there are a couple in your letter, which if you are sending to the company...

"I checked over my shoulder to ensure I had sufficient room and indicated my intention to"

"Your driver's trailer"

I know, I know, pedantic, but y'know.

I think the advice above is right to keep this letter to the point, and ask about training and such in a later letter.

Good luck.

I lock my bike to the bench that I am sitting on. It means I can properly relax, not having to think "uhoh" if I think I see a toe rag shaping up for the jump on it and cycle furiously technique. And my bikes are nothing special. The only place I do not lock my bike is inside my house - or when I am actually sitting on it and moving.

Go on, tell us, what happened? Has the bike been found? Thief beaten to a pulp?

If the family are experienced with looking after, then that is cool. And B+D is right about the room sizes, quality and investment potential of XLA in that they are cheaper, have more, larger rooms and renters don't care that it is not period. In fact my house is XLA-ish (same sort of age and type, but was never LA) and my builder loves it in that everything is straight and square and so on.

Yep, a full agency is one way to go. But think they mean "full" when they say "full". On one hand the fees are clear from the get go, and that helps with working out whether it is worth it. But on the other hand, there will still be bills coming to you when something goes wrong. And they still feel the need to phone you to ask what they should do, rather than just taking care of it themselves. Although I suppose it is best if they run costs past you....

My two cents worth? Property is always a good thing to own, but if, right now, you are hoping that it will appreciate in price, then you might be disappointed - or you might not. But it is not the no-brainer that it might have been in the early noughties.

And think again about the "brother and parents looking after it". I have rented out a couple of flats in my time, and so has my wife - including the two flats we had when we met and got a house together - and experiences have been mixed. Depending on the tenants you get in, and the state of the house and, well, luck, it can be an easy or a very difficult gig. I have a friend who offered to look after another friend's place, and he wishes he had not got involved.

I suppose, what I am saying is that it is not easy money any more. And you might even lose, and piss off some members of your family into the bargain.

Aha, thanks for the clarification. It would be a pain if I only bought the frame! Even with wheels, along those towpaths all the way back to town... I think I would get the train.

Mamil

that would be a pain for a ghost ride

but yeah i love that stretch of the lee valley

What's a ghost ride?

Yeah, that what I thought. My regular ride is up the Lee Valley to Broxbourne and/or Ware. Nice ride, nice distance, but you can't get any proper speed up really - which is fine for a Saturday morning run out for me. Anyway, this place is about five miles or so from Broxbourne, so could be done but would be tedious cycling home if you have purchased a frame or something.

I have been fettling with an old Ammaco frame and have built a beater road bike for myself. However, it was for 630 wheels and I cannot get over the the long drop brakes.. I just don't like the look of them, and I am sure you got to pull harder to make them work.

I would be interested in buying any 60cm, non track-end road frame that anyone has knocking around. The one I am taking out says it has CroMo main tubes, so something at least better than that - I mean Reynold 531 and 90s or later would be great. Oh, 622 specific, preferably tight clearance... I am not thinking of putting mudguards on.

I think most people know, but I have been asked... 622 wheels are 700c. 630 wheels are the older 27" wheels. Please don't slap me for pointing it out, but I am not sure how people refer to wheel sizes normally.

I don't care about the paint job... I will probably do that all again if I like the frame.

Anybody got anything in the shed they would like to get rid of?

But Vespa? No, I had a Lammy! And we are talking about the 80s here. Not first time, but maybe second time around for scooters.

Yeah, this thing with having to ride right over on the left. I get that from car drivers too, "why do you take up a whole lane when you are only on a bike". And the thing is, the cars take up a whole lane, so why can't I? They chose to sit in the big metal box and clutter the place up... I mean they leave it on the road when they have finished with it... how rude is that. At least I put my bike away.

I know, I know, the guy above is a scooter guy, not car. But it still applies, as peeps have said above, riding tucked over in the left, in the gutter like a second class road citizen.. that's not for me, or for anyone really.

Having said that, I think OP was trying to be constructive. I have ridden scooters, motorbikes and bikes, and I think we are sort of in the same place to some degree. So, I'll take the good wishes from his last para and be happy. 'tis Friday after all.

I have the day off work, a job interview at lunchtime, and the rest of the day to chill, so it is a good day for me.

Well, when I get to that bit of the/any website where you have to enter your date of birth, I flick back three decades to about 1982, and then I realise I am a little older than that now, and go all the way back to 67 - it can take some scrolling. I think I am probably rolling past the nineties too quickly to notice that they are available as a date of birth now.

1993? Is that even a valid date of birth?

Slabs of tarmac with planets attached. Cars with morons inside them.

Dibs. I think I will take that chain for a tenner - how many keys you got? If only one, can new ones be cut? If two, or can be cut, then I'm in, and can come around there (Mayfair?) today after five?

Don't laugh at what I turn up on... nasty mountain bike.

If not today, it will be Monday - that's the next time I am at work.

It's got a speedo? Wow!

Nice talking to you.