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Sure, pm me if you’d like to arrange pickup. I can do anywhere between Camden-Whitechapel or the Velopark depending on the day. Generally North London suits me best. :)

Hiya!
Got a pair of Giro Solara shoes a few months ago. To realise that my feet are too wide for Giro shoes..so I’m selling them before they get too old.
I’ve put them up here on eBay.
Bids start at £25 / “buy now” price at £35. Can do a better price for a LFGSS lady who might put dibs on them.
Detailed description below:

Giro Solara Women’s Road Shoes Size 42 (UK Size 8). Like new, used only a handful of times at the Velodrome, never got wet and used with insoles, so they are intact internally. Selling due to not fitting my wide feet!

Giro shoes have generally a narrow fit,so be mindful!

They comprise a two-Velcro strap system plus a buckle for added security. Really robust, yet light shoes with stiff soles and vent feature below the toe area for warmer conditions. Soles also have measurement indication for precise cleat fitting. Previously used with shimano SPD-SL cleats (not included).

The Solara Women's Road Shoe is built with the same comfortable fit as Giro's premium shoes, with a supple microfiber upper and a micro-ratcheting buckle that offers very precise fit adjustment. A supportive EVA footbed with Aegis anti-microbial treatment is matched with the stiff DuPont Zytel nylon outsole to create a more efficient, powerful platform for transferring energy to the pedals without binding or hotspots. It's the perfect choice for enthusiasts or recreational riders who are on the road to becoming dedicated cyclists.
RRP was £99.99 at the time of purchase.

Morning and merry Xmas!
Sorry, gonna drop out too. Too cold to get out as I'm still fighting with sickness and just started getting better.
Have fun, post pictures! 😊

What's the ride like? Want join but not sure yet (need to bake a turkey!)
Santa hats mandatory?😁

Pm me for details. Happy to discuss/help. :)

Cheers, thanks!

Dibs on the Deda Pista Bars for £15? Still available?

Thanks @M_V @jj72.
I'll try to test all 5 positions of the chainring on the crank (once I spare some generous time!) hoping for the best!
The secret is in the details, innit? 😊

This is an old thread but I found my recently built fixie to have uneven chain slack and been digging online to see what could be causing it.
There's a very interesting thread here with various opinions. It makes sense (to me at least!) that the reason could be anything from poorly manufactured chainrings/sprockets and poorly installed components to the style you ride and how you use your bike overtime.
Now in my case, my bike is only 2 months old with less than a 100km of really slow rides (no wheelies or whatsoever) so I'm suspecting that it could be either improvements needed to the adjustment of the whole chainset or simply a poorly manufactured, imperfect chainring.
My spec is:
Vigorelli steel frame
Miche primato advanced 48T 144BCD
Miche primato advanced BB
Condor CNC cut 15T sprocket and
Izumi Super Toughness Chain
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Since the chain is top range (or so I believe as I paid shit loads of money fot it!) I hardly believe that it has stretched so unevenly so quickly (I've used the bike for commutes only once a week for 5 times), even if I always use my right foot to start pedalling, which I would expect it to put more tension to that particular part of the chain over time, I really don't think that this has caused the uneven slack.
One thing I'm suspecting is that, the crankset was already with the chainring on the spider, so that would be an area of investigation, to see if it was placed well centered from the factory.
Not sure if I will ever figure this out with certainty, but as mentioned in other comments, safest way fwd is to adjust the chain to the tightest spot and live with this.
Another way that I'm thinking about is to try to occasionally rotate the chain position in relation with the chainrings so the tight spots change on the chain and not have the same link/rivets suffering more than others.
Any thoughts on the matter? I'd be interested in hearing.
What do Track cyclists do when facing this issue? I'm intending to use this bike at the veldrodrome so I'd like to be well aware of all the culprits.
Cheers.

Here's something that might be of interest. Unfortunately I'm doing the Ride of the Falling Leaves on the day so not sure I'll have time to attend!
Pasting the email as I received it below:

Friends,

As you know I’m organising the Wooferendum March and campaign. The aim is to give many more people a voice to speak out against Brexit - with dogs doing the barking for them :)

On Sunday 7th October, we are having a very unique march - with thousands fo dogs walking through central London, from Waterloo Place, past Trafalgar Square, down Whitehall, past Downing Street and into to Parliament Square.

The Metropolitan Police have agreed to the close the roads for us. At Parliament Square there will be speeches from celebrity dog owners and public figures.

This is going to be a lot of fun and I predict get some great media coverage to show that the country is barking back and won’t roll over. It's time for #WalkiesNotPorkies!

You don’t have to have a dog to come - you can march behind the dogs to support them. And we'll have face painters to doggify or cattify or foxify you of if you would like.

I really hope that you can make it - please let me know.

Here’s the link to the Facebook event page - please click going: https://www.facebook.com/events/317066255698724/

It would be fantastic if you spread the word widely and invite a big bunch of friends - we are aiming for 5,000 people coming - and several thousand dogs. Dogs themselves can upload their photos to the event discussion, with a message that they are going.

See you soon,
Daniel

It's true. At the Cycle Surgery, although it's also a big chain company too, I had better reaction by the staff and the girl who repaired my bike at the King's Cross store once did a good job. (I honestly doubt if they even touched my bike at the Evans at Chalk Farm when the story above happened..). You can feel it when a bike is greased and cleaned properly and rolling smooth like butter..
Anyway. Yes, ditto, local bike shops are the best option for bike services, they may take longer to get components as they don't have as much stock as the big corporate shops have, bit it's worth the wait. ;)
The plan is to eventually repair as much as I can on my own and send it over only for the hard bits (bottom bracket replacement, it's pressed, not threaded on my roadie, headset checks etc). Some of the rest I can do on my own and planning to book myself in for some classes at LBK (wheel truing and building, hub rearing, gear indexing, etc).
Hoping to not need to send my steeds out ever again eventually...
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@Oliver Schick hahahahahaha!!!
That's me! (without the kids!)😂😂😂

Some ancient greek philosopher once quoted:
"I only know one thing: that I don't know anything"
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My experience with Evans:
Took my bike for a service at Evans Chalk Farm, I tried to explain to them the problems my bike had and needed extra attention, I asked them to strip the bike fully to clean rusty parts (they didn't), I tried to explain to them that I could not figure out the strange noise that started coming out of the bike and to try to investigate to fix it (ongoing creaky noise for over 6 months) and they were looking at me as if I was crazy talking nonsense, instead of saying "yes we'll look at that" (ends up being the second hand shimano M53 pedal that needed repair which they never checked, I figured it out later on my own) and most annoyingly, when I picked up the bike and asked them to describe what was wrong with the bike and what was fixed/repaired (asking for a simple report on the service) their only response was repeatedly "it's all fine", as if women don't know how to talk mechanics (mind you, I'm an engineer).. I felt really horrible with the whole attitude.
Result: The London Bike Kitchen did a mint job for less and Tim was excellent in explaining to me of what to be mindful of on my next service and how much life is left on some critical parts. Sorry if you work at Evans...but I only buy heavily discounted things on sale online from there now...for what it's worth.

This is the bae I built a couple of weeks ago. So in love...! Steel feels so good that I feel weird riding my Giant alu roadie now..😂
Had some new and some second hand parts put on it and that saved me some cash compared to the off-the-shelf price. Some new parts were of better spec than the ready made bike so happy with the overall result. :)

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I usually fall asleep

Thanks! Will check them out - been following them on insta. Some good colourwork as well :)

Any checked tattoo places to recommend around Camden/Islington/Hackney that have great ink and are not a rip off? I want to get my next tat but no artwork needed. Just a "stamped" black outline, so fine line skills needed only and black ink that won't fade in a year. There are loads in these areas but I'd prefer something you've tried and are proud to have a tattoo from.
Share pics of their work on you if you fancy too! Thanks! :)

Maybe this?
https://thebikeproject.co.uk/pages/about-us
If I'm some not confusing it with something else, an ex-colleague did his volunteering day there and said it's a great place where people donate bikes and parts (generally recycle bikes) to help people learn and build their own bikes or the charity build them for them..something like that. Maybe they could appreciate some kit to make money for the charity.

Hello! New bike day! My Cinelli, also known as 'Troublegum', is now complete, so I tought I'd introduce the family to the forum!😂
Troublegum is a custom build steel frame bike intended for track, but possibly also road use. Just completed, after collecting parts for a nearly month, either second hand or new. She's my beauty!😍
My Giant, also known as 'Tackleberry', is my road steed, 2016 born and taken me thousands of kilometres far, so we'll both keep going, exploring the earth. Reliable horse! 😊
The doggy is Mr.Bags, 13 year old Parson Russell Terrier, often upset cuz I leave him alone to go ride. Occasionally he gets on a huge bike trailer for city pootles; like all dogs, he likes the breeze under his chicks! :)

Oh bless! Fingers crossed!!👊

@7ven Bagsy made it! After the deterioration the vets gave him more/stronger antibiotics and we saved him! 😍
This is one of the photos I took after he got out of RVC. He was full of smiles all day long! 😂😍 💪🤘
All the positive vibes helped! And all the test results came out negative!!! So relieved!!!

This is still available.