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ChrisW that gives you a spare £720 to spend on........ ?

Beer!

Bike building party at will's everyone!

It's the best support you can give him, he would've wanted it that way.

I fitted my drops, so I'm coming. But not this week, as I forgot both my helmet and lycra.

Definitely next Monday (which is the last one, isn't it?)... definitely.

velocity boy Mine is squeaky... what to do?

Well the problem went away. This morning's ride was silent and smooth. I guess all it needed was a good clean and some grease.

OK, Added BBCode throughout... in fact that's all that works now :)

Sorted out auto-linking of links.

Stuff like video's you just insert the URL to the YouTube page and the forum will sort out the rest.

That's a pretty good budget. As in... you've got a world of choice with that money.

I'd probably go for a Bob Jackson (again).

The basic custom frame (all one-colour Pista frame to your size and choice of colour in 631 tubing) is £350, and an off the peg is only £295.

Get a good/great frame and drop some basic components on it. That way you can indulge and upgrade the components over time.

The only problems with this route is that you need someone to build for you if you aren't doing it, and it's very easy to blow your budget by not being tough on the component selection (I blew it on my Jackson, and on the frame... I don't even know how much it cost!).

Heh, if that isn't up your street... get the Condor Pista ;)

Bear in mind that if you ride fixed, then the frame has a bottom bracket that is raised higher from the ground than a road bike. This is to stop your pedal smashing into the floor and throwing you off when you corner.

As such, you buy track frames that are smaller than whatever size road bike you have.

I would always recommend being fitted for a bike. Always.

Oh, and Condor can be rude and patronising at times, and they can also be incredibly friendly, patient and helpful. Try and visit them when they're quiet if you can, you stand a better chance at getting the latter.

They all know their stuff, but I've found consistently that the older guys who work there really care about getting it right for you, the younger guys seem to vary according to the weather. As I told Alex (on here), I bought a Serotta from Cycle Fit when I actually wanted a Colnago from Condor, just because the guy who served me that day was rude as hell. I walked down the road and booked in with Cycle Fit instead. Cycle Fit aren't a shop that do track bikes though, well unless you want to drop thousands on some custom machine.

Mine is squeaky... what to do?

I've taken it out today, cleaned it, re-greased. Cleaned the frame threads, the bottom bracket area, etc (I don't know what this stuff is called), and put it all back together.

It spins freely and without any wobble... but it squeaks.

I've got a Specialities TA Xytech.

Any ideas?

Do they not? I've never really looked at one properly, just noted that they were now available in Evans of all places.

When you say you want a track style frame... do you mean brakeless and track geometry?

If so, why not just buy a Fuji Track or a Bianchi Pista. Both are track bikes for pretty small amounts and will have you on the track in no time.

I suspect you'd like a front brake though, in which case what is wrong the Condor? Or you could consider a Witcomb frame with drilled fork (for a brake). Or the Langster. There's a lot of options, just decide how you want to use the bike and pick the one most suited to the task and that you find pretty :)

Is The Mall dead in the early hours?

That's a perfect space for it.

Bloomsbury Square isn't a full lap anymore... Canary Wharf is ;)

As I finally have a decent picture of my bike (this required me actually taking photos of my bike against a wall, I felt like a prat), here it is:
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Click it to view the insanely large versions and other photos.

They're medium... I think they're 30in waist, that's what I am.

I don't fart that much, just the usual amount.

Of course... anything done a track bike has been done a thousand times better on a BMX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3Meu8hIk0M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip-r5IwuobQ

Chrome shants though... they rock. The more I use mine, the more I love them. My Rapha shorts barely get touched anymore (shit, maybe I should sell them!).

OK, A new video for you... fresh from Seattle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAfjwK92WNw

I've just fitted drops.

Let's hope I worked out how to wire the brake up correctly! ;)

Someone has edited that to say "how not to ride your bike". It didn't use to have that title.

Craazy riding though. Much easier on a grid system when you know you'll only deal with obstacles each block.

So when you see someone wearing it, how do you know the difference?

I saw a messenger yesterday head-to-toe in Rapha gear. He also kept it clean, yet the cap and shoulder had clearly worn. It was strange, it's so expensive that I just don't really expect to see it on messengers. The caps, the gloves... perhaps. But this guy had fixed shorts, sportswool jersey, cap... I didn't get to see if he had the socks too.

But anyhow, yes it's way out of budget at full RRP. But the sales bring it to more realistic but still expensive levels, and once acquired, the stuff is heavenly. I don't really care if it's worn by city boy wankers, us or messengers... it's nice stuff and I think that the discerning eye will pick it out. To messengers we're probably the city boy wankers, after all, how can you tell the difference on the street?

I was told about the leg shaving kit on April 1. I truly thought it was a joke.

But the one that gets me is the pad. That thing is ludicrous.

Still, I have a ton of Rapha gear and I do love it all. Well nearly all of it. Chrome shants beat Rapha shants without question.

If I had £500 spare, I'd be buying that chromed Hetchins.

You have one?

Hey, are you not going to show us your bike then?

Damn, that's evil.