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no problem-good luck

Mtb or road?

Pps. Just thought- the rear wheel spacing is 130 mm so wouldn't fit if you've got track 'rear dropouts' of 120mm....

Ps. They've got a 7 speed cassette on there but you could convert them to single speed with some spacers. I can chuck in a 15tooth splined sprocket as I've got two.

Dear Oddo, I've got a pair of Mavic Open sport rims on Tiagra hubs which have just had a new spoke and been trued up last week by very good lbs. You could have them for thirty quid. Only problem is I'm in Oxford not London. Any good?

Been trying to get 144 bcd rings myself to replace 52/42 for lower gearing but seem to be very expensive...more so than buying a new crankset

Beautiful build!

There are no such thing as bad brakes IMHO just badly set-up brakes and bad pads..I'm a bit suspicious of how the shops are all selling disc brakes on road bikes because I think that anything which is more technological like hydraulics will need more attention and cost more money to maintain. But I am admittedly a Retro Grouch: I have some look cleats and shoes which have been in my drawer for 15 years. I had a bad knee experience with them so went back to toe straps and clips. I suppose its up to personal preferance..

I've only seen the film of Slaughterhouse 5 - the plot with the time travel element was really philosophical and profound-when I found out that Vonnegut had actually been in Dresden the night of the bombing it blew me away! Which of his books would you recommend as an introduction to his work?

I like the T-shirt slogan 'Make Orwell fiction again'

I went about twenty years ago, so regretfully I can't offer any tips - If you learn one or two phrases like 'Ahoy' or 'Dobry den' they'll appreciate it, then they'll launch into English because they love to practice their English. If you mention you've been reading a couple of their authors they'll love it because it means you appreciate their culture. Be careful not to use 'Czechoslovakia' of course because they split into two countries in the 80's. Try their national aperitif which is called 'Becherovka' - a kind of herbal drink which tastes to us English a bit like the cough medicine we used to have when we were kids (a bit like Jaegermeister). Prepare for them to be sarcastic in a very English way..as I said their humour is very similar to ours! Be sure to tell them you're not American-they used to be a bit anti-American when I was there last, because a lot of Americans went over there to live cheap and they tended to think all Americans were rich....

Hey ltc where are you going in Prague? what are your plans? I went there with a local and had a great time. It makes me nostalgic. I remember going into a church that had been converted into a club. The lager is the best in the world and the goulash and dumplings (Knedliki) are great. I remember they serve you at your table with litres of beer and mark a piece of paper for each beer you've had. You'll have a great time!

Jaroslav Seifert won the Nobel prize for his poetry. If you like sad moving poetry

Hey LTC Hrabal is great-I got into a lot of Czech writers when I used to go out with a girl from Prague. The Czechs have a sense of humour which is similar to us British people, so you can kind of relate to it. I love Philip K Dick as well-what an amazing guy he was. Very dark and tortured. I managed to get through his semi-autobiographical book 'Valis' which blew my mind completely! The guy is a genius

I have a lovely rigid Specialized Rock Hopper which I no longer use-It's very light double butted chromo, with chunky fast tyres and I fitted an adjustable stem and mudguards. If you're interested text me your number on 07901 957861 and I can send you some pics.

I love the look of that book-sounds really interesting..I'm going to give it a go! Thank you.

Sorry for the late reply- it's 23 and a half inch seat tube and 22 and a half inch top tube.

put 531c in the search box-its under for sale thread....Anyuone interested?

Didn'nt manage to upload the photo-you can see it on this thread..

Reducved to £350 reluctantly.I need to shift this as I'm moving house-Anyone want to get a bargain? ![]("C:\Users\user\Pictures\2019-01\IMAG5660.jpg")

Look on internet for' Sunrace R80 compact crankset'-looks the part and is going for 43.00 new...

Beautiful...I have a Lemond Alp D'uez made from 525 and it's butttery smooth. 525 is lovely So comfortable. I've got 105 on it and it weighs about 23lbs.

I can vouch for the' Crane' ankle/arm bands (that's Aldi or Lidl brand-can't remember which one. You could prob. get a pair online? ) They have flashing LEDs: They're highly visible and last for ages

It's twenty three and a half inches seat tube centre to centre, and the top tube is twenty two and a half inches. I've got 20mm tyres and its still really comfortable and springy-its got that steel feeling that you can't quite define..I think it just feels alive. I've got nothing against carbon or alloy though-I hired a two and a half grand Trek Emonda when I was in Puerto Pollenca, Mallorca and it practically rode itself. It was so light and you could go a lot faster than a steel bike but for the money steel is the best I think. I'd never pay such a huge amount for a bike. Anway I like to look at the scenery so 15mph-20mph is fine for me. Thanks for your nice comments.

I read it at Uni too - I was at Royal Holloway college back in the 80's pissed or hung over for three years. I passed though...that's what made me laugh about De Quincey -he was at Oxford for 7 years then dropped out. He was taking enough opium daily to kill two or three normal people and he lived to be quite old so there's hope for us all! He's a brilliant writer of really long convoluted sentences and he was a bit of a scoundrel. He always makes excuses for his behaviour and tries to be really respectable. That's what makes me laugh.