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Bikes are quite stable though, whereas watches are on your wrist and the energy sourced from your arms swinging as you walk.

Edit: Unless you attached it to the cranks.

Meh, I can't be arsed to think about this properly.

I thought anodization was a process rather than something you could get in a tin?

what?! peds having right of way on the road regardless of the lights is mental :S That makes no sense, surely road traffic has right of way!

Anyone know what Goldtec track hub flanges are made of?

My rear hub has a chip in the paint work on the edge of the flange, and I'm not sure whether to touch it up with a bit of black paint or nail varnish.

That HED looks ridiculous on that!

Buddha - the second pic of fsa cranks had a good review on roadcyclinguk.com if I remember rightly.

Reading that I'm puzzled how it can work when it's placed under the car ... :S

GPS only works if you have a clear view of the sky. Therefore all the thief has to do is cover it.

And even if you have a clear view of the sky, GPS still might not work because of high rise buildings in cities.

It's was lovely not being soaking wet. I bet it'll rain loads tomorrow because it's my day off...

Was quite chilly though at 8am this morning, I wouldn't mind picking up some arm warmers :)

nv55 I've got some Powergrips. Evans do them, online only, but get them shipped to store for free. £15.

I use them with MKS Sylvan touring pedals (double sided), which I think are about £15 or £20. They work fine, but they aren't as good as spuds for going fast. I put them on when I go shopping or out on the town.

PS. I went to Imperial too. It sounds like you're going for intercollegiate halls, which is a good move. A lot of Imperial undergrads are a very dull and geekish, and ladies are thin on the ground.

That was one of my major concerns! Whilst I like chemistry a lot, and science in general, I like to think that I actually have a personality and am quite lively anyway, plus I have lots of other interests :) It's in London anyway so it's not like I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere with a lack of people :)

I think I'll have a look at the MKS ones. They seem to be quite popular. I really would like clipless but I need to save the money really and it saves me changing shoes.

dominiclincoln really, those were big. humungous. suitable for a steel-toecap-sporting coal miner with size 25 feet, but nowt else. oh, maybe astronauts could use them to stop the bike floating off.

haha, I'll make sure that I don't even bother trying the xl ones then :)

asm Well done eeehhhh, you living in south ken next year then? I'm a saint martins sculpture student. Dont really get to socialise with many imperial college people, we'll have to meet up at some point. I'll be arriving by ambulance though!

Ta! Nah, not South Ken. My first choice for accommodation was near Charing Cross (a lot cheaper, en suite, less to a kitchen, and I don't mind the ride in!) and my second was near Camden I think. Can't remember the others!

Yeah we should. Be cool to meet some of the people behind the usernames!

jv nah the same guy who cut the chains on youtube then used a £50 pneumatic jack device to bust open d locks, was smaller than bolt cutters too

That's why I say it is *really* important that you fill the lock COMPLETELY. If there isn't a gap in the u-lock, how are you even going to get the jack into the u-lock to bust it open?

Kryptonite's response to that video, by the way, was that there isn't actually any proof that the chain they are using is a Kryptonite chain. After all, they do say that they borrowed the lock from a friend, or it was donated or something.

But any chain with a big enough pair of croppers can be broken. A u-lock with no gaps is a lot more difficult to break because you can't get any tools in.

Scrapper - weird weight - I carry a ny 3000 and a evo mini, and I'm skinny/muscle-less :P

Scott - yeah :)

hippy I don't really see the point. If your lined jeans get wet then they still look like you've pissed yourself or whatever - it's just that your legs remain dry. What's the point?

That's right. They'd weigh a tonne and isn't the idea of gore-tex that it is light?

On the plus side for today...

It's not going to rain! :D

Shame I'm stuck inside all day...

Just fill the ny 3000 with as much bike and post as you can, and you'll be fine. I get my cranks parallel to the seat stays and put the lock around them as well. I'll take a pic tomorrow if it doesn't make much sense.

The NY fug is the same size as the evo mini but nearly twice the weight because the fug has a locking mechanism on each end of the u shaped bit. The evo mini has only one, and a hooked bit. See my review of it in the reviews category for pictures.

I'll have a look in a few shops then and try a few out just to see how they fit. Might of because you got the extra large though - they are designed for winter boots according to the manufacturer's web site.

I'm amazed at that... It's just insane. I'm so glad I don't live in America.

Well I'd say it's true for a u lock vs a chain of the same value upto £100.

A well placed, high quality u lock, e.g. fahgettaboudit mini through rear wheel with no gaps to a solid immovable object will be a lot harder to break than a fahgettaboudit chain through the wheel frame and object.

Chains are easier to break than u-locks, ya know?

Don't buy chain from B&Q or a locksmiths that is cut to length in front of you, either. All the thief needs is a puny pair of croppers that the locksmith used to cut your chain for you to nick your bike!

asm - MSci chemistry at Imperial College... grades permitting, of course. Should be alright though :)

jv - Cool, I'll have a look.

Anywhere that sells powergrips at a reasonable price in London?

I was going to go for atacs and sidis but I just can't afford it with the costs of starting uni in September. I don't get on with clips/straps so I'm going to give Powergrips a go. Plus I can wear whatever shoes.

I want to get some new pedals to go with them, too. Anyone recommend some? I really like the MKS track pedals but I can't justify spending that much (and can't afford it, either).

dominiclincoln if you haven't got a hacksaw you could melt the end off with a blowtorch or welder maybe.

hahahahaaha

Yes, you struggle lots.

I have a mini, and it only fits around my rear wheel, not including the frame, and a post. You can't get the lock out of the rear triangle of the frame unless you cut the wheel up though, which is major hassle.

My NY 3000 fits: post, wheel, seat stays, and front wheel.

The heavy lock will result in bigger muscles.

What it comes down to is how much do you not want your bike to be stolen? A little bit - evolution. A lot - ny.

wow that's brilliant :)

Just go mental at them. Be persistent and demand that it's done now otherwise you'll stand outside the shop telling every customer that goes in that they bodge jobs and don't do it properly when you pick them up on it.

They'll soon do it properly.

Putting your leg over anywhere but the bars is a sin? hahaha

What a load of rubbish! Who cares how you get on or off your bike, anyway? You must spend like 0.00001% of your time on the bike actually getting on or off of it so why does it matter?