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@ prototype - See bike porn, page 18 near the bottom - it belongs to 'one-of-us..'
A little discussion and background there too..

2 threads - it's worth it! you have really good taste dale.. this had better be a 'weekend bike'.
Now i would usually google-up a 'Tangerines and cream' recipe, but not on my time!

mmm... tangerines and cream!
Did you go have a look down lower richmond road for inspiration? They still have a couple of oldie-roadies in the window..

Thats damn cheap! :-O
I think you need to pay some import duty? and VAT tynan... ;-)

Hi Paul, thanks for the info - had totally forgotten about this! Steel is real-ly not my bag thanks.
Hopefully they can be of use to someone out there - possibly who is gonna buy a rusty old nail of a bike and needs a wheel. ?

"well.. D'uh!" I use the little box and type what I need e.g. "fixie fakenger gay retro emo spandex love"

I think the site is lovely as-is. :-)
I do have one suggestion, both for revenue (I know thats not what you asked for!) and a damn nifty tool itself is this auction watch gizmo at retrobike - I've found it an easy way to search across multiple global sites, and the keywords are all there for obvious stuff.. $£EURO?
The fixie FAQs are already there, and I doubt there are many london-specific things to add. The marketplace would be good for local suppliers (dealers?).

I ride flat bars that are almost 2 feet wide! thinking about some barends too. About the drop-bars, it's all good!
That was an off-the cuff comment, because I think 42-16 should be a rideable gear and perhaps some underinflated tyres are causing the sluggishness?
Coming from MTB, 1980s road brakes will seem poor. Is it time to start upgrading / replacing already? Not unless you want to. (I recommend BMX levers,)
Read a bit of Sheldon on braking adjustment and have fun with your new bike tekkaberg. :-)

Pump the tyres up, ride in the drops! :-)

ok - I thought those were new style ones - excuse ignorance plz. :)
It's a really beautiful bike.. Those hubs are worth more than my bike! :-(

Well done.. sooo.. how big a hammer did you use?

Argh! my eyes! Why did he weird-up (solarise?) the picture - it is eyecatching enough already... ;-)
Those cranks.. nos?

That is an amazing paintjob. and stem/bars.. nice to see some loving on this thread!

That lock cost me 60 quid?! Why you be hatin' on a brutha?? ;-)
Yeah I know I should use a d-lock (u-lock?) too... dammit!

Sheldon - he loved it!

Skullhead from the other thread JOL linked:
[quote]provenrad From the Czech republic:

Provenrad where did you find this? What's it called (damn designers I can't read the name!)[/quote]
Damn! that was ages ago... I liked the UFO shape... hmm.. I linked the image directly from http://img.radio.cz
aha -Here you go: http://www.radio.cz/en/article/85477

ahahaha... it actually took me a few seconds to spot the arrospok on the 2nd one!

Rest in Peace Sheldon.
He was a living legend, having selflessly helped, inspired, and amused so many people around the world.
A sad day...

31t®um @prav, that is funny

both funny and informative I hope!

DO'h! you got straight to step 3...
Sheldon, dammit!

The stem will only slip if it is loose, not necessarily your headset..
It sounds like you have a threadless setup and are not clamping the stem to the steerer, but only tightening the top-cap (which is ONLY meant to pre-load the bearings).
Threadless:

1. Loosen these bolts (or similar) which clamp the stem to the steerer tube.
   
   
2. Adjust the pre-load (using the top allen bolt) till the headset is as you desire.
   
3. Tighten the bolts to clamp the stem to the steerer.
   
4. profit.
   

flip - you speak wisdom and are a true gentleman.. Hurrah! Lets just have a good awareness-raising knees-up. (If we happen to see thugs carrying bolt-croppers then Marquis of Queensbury rules chaps! what what?)

1. Roxy
   2.Tommy
   
2. Provenrad
   

^above image via http://www.classicrendezvous.com

This is a 35tooth 144mm bcd chainring, they are becoming pretty rare.. ;-)

hmmm... the famous 'west end beers' could be relocated to your neck of the woods In a show of cross-london bicycling splidarity..? I'm sure people were more up for a bit of a ride this week anyway... if it's not raining of course ;-)
Yayy - Go team!