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I like the idea for catchign the sunrise on the way back from the bridges run. let's look up the sunrise times a coupla days before.

damn, at this rate I migt even have to get some weed.

I'm a geek. Or, more specifically, I am an Integration Analyst that has a final interview today to become a Lead Enterprise Architect.

More generally, I work for a major music company.

I'll do my best to be there. Although i am off to New York on the Sunday (with my fixed) so my other half might want me to be around for the night...

But, I've missed so many of these rides that I'm very up for it.

I think I will be flying with Virgin. Ones the flights are confirmed I'll ring them upa nd try to get a written statement on how much it will cost and what I have to do.

From what I've been reading, as long as I remove pedals, chain and maybe handle bars and wrap all of the frame in bubble wrap then I'll be good to go.

Only problem then is how to get it to / from the airports. I could probably cycle to heathrow but given this is my first time in New York, i ain't gonna cycle with full lugage from Newark to Manhattan! Wonder if a taxi will take it, if i take the wheels off.

I'm getting kinda excited about having my own wheels over there now. Hope this pans out...

Does anyone know anythign about hiring fixies? I can't think of anywhere in London that does it.

I am probably going to New York with work and really want to spin around on a fixed. Don't think my employers will pay for me to fly my Condor over there and I think it'd be cheaper to hire one when I'm there.

If not, I suppose I'll just have to hire a crappy hybrid with a rusty chain. Oh god, the pain.

Ahem, we are a fixed gear / singlespeed club.

But yeah, I agree that the BP Serotta is strictly off limits! (although I do quite want to meet it...)

Do try the veal.

This is doing my head in, another cool sounding ride (and I LOVE roller coasters) which I can't make.

On the other hand, the reason I can't is coz i will be on the train / ferry on my way here. Not all bad news :-)

I've got a 17t freewheel, I think. God knows where it is. I'm in Holborn.

Vegans, that's a great idea. It'd be fun to have a crack on other bikes as well.

I'm up for it and can bring along an '07 Condor Pista.

Maybe we could meet near HH and then do some track action afterwards, one Thursday evening?

i think bromptons are cool.

Nice one la plus, I do too. Not sure I'll ever actually buy one though ;-)

Not the snug fitting swimming attire that all true alpha males wear, but more the cycle computer variety.

When I got my Pista I decided not to move my computer over from my road bike. It just didn't seem to go too well with the simple lines and looks of the fixed wheel.

But, now as my legs have learnt to spin ever faster I am eager to know just how fast I can go and what my top cadence is.

What do you all reckon? Are speedo's fair game or should I learn to count leg revolutions using some form of spectroscopic blinking technique?

In actual fact, as I write this I am realising how silly this sounds. Am I just a bloody fashion victim?

In fact this stuff keeps happening - I really wanted to do the London - Brighton and the the Southend jaunts as well but have been thwarted by a busy lifestyle every time. Dammit.

I am so fucking bummed about the DD this year. I had been planning to do it since about xmas and drummed up quite a lot of mates to do it as well. Then, stupid bloody friends of mine decide to get married in Cambridge on the day of the ride.

I am still wondering if getting pissed at the wedding and then trying to ride from Cambridge to Dunwich, hoping to intersect you lot is possible. I think it may be, but not advisable....

In case anyone noticed me, I was on a black / white Pista with white bars. When the helmet wasn't on, I could be seen sporting a shiny new Travis Bickle mohawk (bit longer than his to be honest).

Hopefully spotting each other will be easier if these spoke cards ever come to pass.

Or, even forbid, I could post a photo of me, instead of just my bike...

No one owning up?

I was there and loved it. Getting to Parliament square early and timing the lights to do high speed laps as the rest of the mob arrived was great.

Didn't see any spoke cards though, only recognized Dickie on his super sweet white machine..

I picked up a couple of replacements and now all is well again.

I just know that when it happens again I will have forgotten where I put my new spare... Doh.

Oh, and thanks DaveK, nice pics.

I'll grab a handful and stop feeling like a muppet.

Brilliant, thanks Brick. :-)

Last night I decided to give the bike a good clean, in the vain hope that all the rain is over for a while.

Bought a new can of degreaser and gave it a good polish. Wheels off and scrubbed, chain made shiny, brakes adjusted, the works.

As I was re-tensioning the chain, trouble struck. Try as I might, I couldn't get the wheel to line up straight withe the chain tight. Then something dropped to the floor, I looked down and saw half a washer shaped thing - fuck, I broke something.

I have no idea how I did it, but the bit that grips to the drop out from the inside of the frame , not the track nut, has snapped in two.

Does anyone know whether this ia common problem or if I am an idiot? Also, how do I fix it? Can I buy the washer thingy on it's own and do I need any special tools to thread it onto my hub?

Ideally want to get it fixed in time for CM tomorrow...

Cheers,

Matt

Birmingham -> Ohio -> Worcester -> Cambridge -> Welwyn Garden City (worst. place. ever.) -> London.

Always been central in London: barbican, King's Cross and now Bloomsbury.

Laura got pregnant so they moved back to Worcester to become happy parents.

Also, the fact that they left the flat for about 1 hour a week was beginning to affect their ability to function in the real world!

That last bit is maybe speculation on my part...

The John Snow used to be managed by a couple of mates of mine, Nibbs and Laura if any of you know them? They had the cushiest number: They got the flat on top fo the pub for free, free beer, free food and a load of aussies to actually run the place for them. Once they realised that they could put 'miscellaneous herbs' on the kitchen accounts to cover other relaxants it got a bit silly.

Many a wonderful hour, sitting up in their flat and ringing down to the bar staff to send pints up in the dumb waiter. Love the John Snow.

So lpg, how does the Ditchiling Beacon compare to HGWH on fixed? I've been beaten by the beacon on gears and can't imagine it on a 70+" gear...

I've even seen people playing unicycle polo on the courts under the westway. Seems like a good venue.