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They close at 6pm.

And it's a high-end roadie store... so expect bike porn everywhere and not much else. They are great in there though.

There's a pair on the wall of Cycle Fit on Macklin Street off Drury Lane.
I saw them earlier today, so I doubt they're gone. And they are foot fetishists in there so will definitely help you get the perfect fit.

Evans in Chiswick I didn't find so bad. The guys in there admire my bike and keep letting me use all their tools. I actually buy very little from them, but a great LBS is one that lends you any tool you want. It's more than any other Evans I've seen would've done, probably because the Chiswick one is so new and they're over-staffed because they're so quiet.

That's not too far from the truth at all.

I live out in Kew Bridge. My LBS is an Evans on Chiswick High Road, but I frequent Cycle Fit in the West End far more often, or Sigma Sport down in Kingston. Both 10 mile rides really.

fixed/free

I like having the free-wheel, it's great for emergencies where you don't want to deal with back pressure or having to pedal. I'm glad I have flip flop :)

Are you coming along Alex?

See the stripped hub thread, basically I took off a Phil Wood sprocket and it pulled half of the threads off the Formula hub as they had welded together.

And you're right, single-speed would be better.

I may take you up on that. I have a spare 15t and 17t cogs that I can put on my new wheels, so the cog isn't a priority.

I'd rather repair the hub for the new owner of the wheels. She was going to ride it fixed. So if I can fix the remaining threads by removing the crossed thread, then that would be cool.

Oh, in that case I'll dig the sprocket out of the bin.

Now I've stripped my hub and will have to free-wheel... I'm tempted to bring the geared bike for the extra brake.

Would this be blasphemy?

I'm fairly sure that if the couriers dart off into the distance, the rest of us will be bringing up the rear guard.

Worst case scenario... bring a compass and head South ;)

How old is old anyway? I'm 33 which is hardly in my prime.

I don't think so. The fact that the thread was removed from the hub kinda indicates just how welded these things were.

I don't think I'm really of the patient disposition to sit here with a screwdriver and attempt to tap the threads back into the cog by gouging out the pieces of hub.

I've asked the LBS to get me another sprocket. This time I will liberally grease.

Feck.

Just found the missing 3 threads.

They're on the inside of the cog I removed.

FUCK!

That was a Phil Wood sprocket too. Barely used (a few months tops).

It seems that:
[ulist]
[li]There wasn't enough grease.[/li]
[li]The sprocket and hub welded themselves together.[/li]
[li]The Phil Wood sprocket is stronger than the formula hub.[/li]
[/ulist]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

If you report it, and you're flexible with the truth, let me know and I'll delete this discussion.

Fuck and shit.

Tried to take off my 16t last night to put a 17t on for the London to Brighton. Couldn't get the thing off, so took it into the LBS and they got it off with a Park Tools Chain Whip (massive things, would've got anything off).

Problem is, I can't get another sprocket on.

The first 2 or 3 threads are simply not there, so it's only got about 3 threads left and there is a crossed thread right at the start of them.

So now, on the eve of the L2B, I'm 16t single-speed again (flipped the hub).

Can't be too gutted as I have new wheels coming next week, but this really pisses me off as I was looking forward to riding fixed to Brighton.

Anyhow, anything that can be done to repair it for the future? Or is it generally fucked and useless now?

'fraid not. I need to work out how to convert Flickr Url's back into their picture page... I'll get onto it.

It also saves your nuts when you hit something head on.

Until your nuts hit the stem of course. But I would suggest getting a stem protector too.

Or wearing a cricket box.

It's not too hot, it will spare us having to carry tons of liquid, and the rain will be little and scattered... if it comes, it will be refreshing :)

Seems almost perfect. Are you afraid it might rain?

I would've associated it to Red Dwarf.

The best tyres for puncture protection I ever ran were Specialized All-Season S-Works Pro's. They were awesome for puncture protection and handling in the wet.

However, they sucked big time for handling in the dry. They were just this hard rubber compound, really noisy (as in, bone-shaking). I never felt comfortable getting them past 100psi either.

So yeah, puncture protection was great, but do you want to compromise the riding experience for it?

Shit, now I have to change mine to something with a story behind it.

From the Trackstar NYC website:

They come up a little small. You should be getting shoes a little large, your feet expand in heat (when you've been riding a while).

Phil Wood High Flange 32h laced to Mavic CXP 33's with Sapim CX Ray's. Radial lacing on the front wheel, hybrid 2-cross/radial on the rear wheel.