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Hey - thanks for the offer, but I just managed to score a cheap pair of SRAM S500s, so I'll go with those as I prefer their shape to the one of the TRPs, and would prefer not to have to undertake slightly risky mechanical work as with the SRAM Reds (though those would have looked pretty bling!).

Hey, do you have a link to a product description of the TT bar? What's the stem length, and bar width?

Still available as of now, working through PMs though - I'll update the thread if it has been sold!

That is a good question which I can't answer you properly right now. Basically, this has been barely used since it was bought - I can ask the actual owner and get more details from her. I think reinflating the tyres / possibly putting in new inner tubes could already do most of the job, but no guarantees on that. I can try the brakes and the shifting if you want. Also, it's been kept in a garden shed, i.e. dry, which probably helped it not falling apart over the years.

If you're interested, give me a list of things to check and I can do that for you probably tomorrow. I thought the first step was to see if anyone was interested at all.

Beer money / free. Collection only in SW20. Has seen better days, but isn't in the worst state.

Anyone interested (make a low offer) before it lands in the skip?

It's a children's book, and children seem to love it. When I was a boy, we only had Jobst.

Not entirely sure what this is supposed to mean. It looks like an exceedingly useful and informative book to me though.

That make a lot of sense, thanks! I might look into 24-spoke hubs then. You seem to generally put fewer spokes on the front wheel, which is not uncommon in general, I think - Roger Musson in his book on the other hand suggests using the same number of spokes on both, what is your view on that?

They're very pretty

That they definitely are!

unless you're well over 100kg

How about just over? ;)

Also, in this case you'd say paying more for DAs for example is not worth it? I see a pair being sold for £125 at the moment, for example, which seems like a decent deal for what it is.

Rod Liddle is a cunt

From what I gathered, that is mostly undisputed.

Regarding spoke counts, there's two factors:

• I'm a heavy rider --> up the spokes count
  
• I'm currently eyeing up Light Bicycle's carbon rims, and according to Roger Musson's wheel-building book that everyone loves, carbon rims can deal with fewer spokes --> reduce the spokes count
  
  

So all in all, I'm thinking 32h is probably fine, which, as far as I can see, looks like the most common number anyway. Do you have any strong opinions on that?

In any case, thanks for your answer :)

On that topic, do you know what maximum tyre width these are built for? The Dolan site isn't very helpful (when it works at all), and some googling has not given me any good info on that.

Track hubs for road use:

So before I go down the road of brute-forcing it with an extensive multi-day google spree, I thought I'd tap into the community knowledge here. Does someone either have a link to a good resource, or a quick and dirty guide to which hubs I should be interested in / looking out for in the classifieds etc.? Not looking for a dissertation on the topic, but just a few sentences could already help. Thanks a lot!

Relevant info:

• Intended use: mostly spring / summer riding, but not just fair-weather riding (so... integrated bearings?). I might use them for commuting, but definitely not through snow, salt and ice.
  
• I haven't decided on rims yet, but it might end up being something mildly aero - probably less relevant for the hubs though?
  
• Ideally, I'd want them to be black, but I could deal with a silver / chrome look too (for example the DA 7600s would be fine)
  
• I'd like to pay ~£150 max ideally, but definitely <£200 for the set
  
• I don't need a freewheel side, I only ride fixed - but I don't mind if the option is there either.
  
  

From a quick search so far, everyone goes on and on and on about Phil Wood (too expensive for me though), and Dura Ace 7600s come up time and again too. Is there some 'conventional wisdom' on this, that people have generally agreed upon?

I would be surprised if a jury would ever convict.

Oh yeah, me too. Unfortunately!

hardly in the heat of the moment is it?

I mean even if it was - there's still bloody intent, I'd say.

@AlexD

But as it’s ‘road rage’ based, it’s a lesser crime.

I wonder how well that'll fly if I start smashing people's car window glass in with my fahgettaboudit...

could well be argued was attempted murder

In fact, I'd say it's really hard to argue it isn't. Pushing someone into traffic? Yeah.

You, by not specifying. Also, a lot of commuters also do 'leisure cycling', and vice versa.

I am still not sure it was a manhole cover to be honest? Do they put them in the middle of the road?

Yes. They also really like to put them smack bang in the middle of the ideal line round a bend - I've noticed that before.

That's not true. Maybe the crowd you hang out with, but I commute from / in South London daily and a majority does not wear Rapha stuff. Most of my cycling wardrobe is not Rapha either, though that's about to change as I bought some cheap used stuff on Ebay...

It's a beautiful jacket, but the price is a bit high if you ask me. Here's someone on ebay selling a new Pro Team Training Jacket (albeit L, not XL) for £109: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rapha-Pro-Team-Training-Jacket-Size-Large-BNWT/382600874662, or here there's a new one being sold for £120: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rapha-Burgundy-Pro-Team-Softshell-Long-Sleeve-Mens-Jacket-Size-X-Large-BNWT/142985640781

Or am I missing something?

(Also, a softshell jacket version on Wiggle for £120: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/rapha-pro-team-softshell-jacket/)

Hey, what angles are the remaining stems?

I haven't done something like that before (but open to trying things), is that usually doable? How much would you want for them, and what state are they in otherwise? I assume the braking part of the levers is fine?

And yes, carbon rims and sapim spokes would sell much better at £65...

No, BLACK rims and spokes would sell much better. No one expects the highest quality components for that price, but at the same time, no one is that keen on buying something that will most likely not look at least decent on their bike.

don't use white rims, and use either black or silver spokes

Yeah I got to say, I'd like to see the bike these wheels look good on. And while I don't choose my bike parts exclusively based on whether they look good, I think most people have a limit of how much ugliness they're willing to accept...

Still looking, open to suggestions. :)

Alright, no worries :)

Hey man, are the SRAM levers still available? If yes, I'm taking them. Also how much would postage be, and do you ever happen to be around Central London for a possible handover in person?

Celeste (I think? Jesus, I'm going senile already), pretty nice Bianchi grinding up Putney Hill just before 6pm... If on the forum: sorry for unceremoniously rushing past, I was quite eager to get home.