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When I set my star nut, I placed it on the steerer then tapped it in using a hammer and a ratchet and it did a pretty good job. (the ratchet was a similar width to the iniside diameter of the steerer)

Other than that you could allways measure up the inside diameter of your steerer and go to a local fabricators/DIY shop and get a piece of pipe, just smaller so it'll set the starnut square with the steerer tube. If you go to a fab shop you might even get the pipe as a free offcut!

+1 to this method - a socket on an extension bar on the starnut tapped in with a hammer was perfect. Can't remember what size socket but it was a 1/2" drive one.

did a search didn't really find an answer to this. i know i've read it somewhere on here i think. did usual wiki and google searches and got some answers but would be interested in youse guys opinions

I think the physics of it is similar to cars - a little bit of accelerator round a corner gives more traction than coasting, and in a similar vein I imagine that pedaling round a corner gives a bit more traction than freewheeling round one.
That could of course could well be utter nonsense, and it still doesn't tell you why it may be so.

Even in the unreal world of the internets a good positive post like that carries more weight than a thousand negative ones... so keep doing them.

I remember having a chat with a guy on a carbon racer who used to do the same route as me, and he asked me what the attraction was of riding fixed.
I was a bit out of breath so instead of telling him 'well it's how I get from A to B, that's it', I started on the 'oh you know it's low maintenance' blah, at which point he rather sneeringly pointed out that his 18 speed DA equipped lightweight was also low maintenance - he actually snapped at me which was a bit weird, like he had been looking for something to have a go at me about.
Well I left it at that, relaxed as he accelerated, and followed him at a safe distance for the next few miles.
I should've said 'yeah but no but yeah but my bike cost a fifth of yours and I couldn't therefore afford a nice bike like his'. The strange irony being that now one could buy a fixed for more than what his bike cost! (in reference to edscoble's post about it now being an expensive habit)
Sorry, pointless rambling tale, but the whole scene was quite weird.

Hmmm... That EHBE looks like a good short tour destination...

All I can say is that I seem to remember that the CTC are not adverse to people joining up and then immediately hitting them for legal advice etc. (not like, for example, the AA who specifically state that you can't do a call out until at least 24 hours after joining).

However I could be mistaken about that - they have a forum on their website that might be worth trawling through.
You could always ring them up and ask them, I'm sure it's a question they get asked a lot, so they'll probably understand. I think it's membership(at)ctc(dot)org(dot)uk or 08447368451 - no harm in asking

Anyway, hope it all works out in the end

I know it sounds like a stuck record, but I'd really recommend joining the CTC, least of all for all the above reasons.
There is this strange image of it being run by and for beardy old whingers, but that is a stereotype seemingly perpetuated by excessively vain middle-management MTB-riding bald men and ignorant hipsters.
They are a non-political organisation that has achieved a lot over the last hundred years in this country, not just for the benefit of geriatric tourers; their primary aim is to better the lot of their supporters, and they do it well (and it's not some old-boys club, support is neither exclusive nor expensive).
If political parties were as open and straight-up about their objectives as them I'd probably start voting again.
I'm fairly ignorant of the LCC's activities, but if they make as positive a contribution to society as the CTC I'd recommend joining them as well/instead.

should have used an athletes foot.

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I'll bet that's the last time he does that

I would've thought this was a good enough reason to quit

i'm with seldom, richard and alex here, but step 1 is still get the damage valued. :)

Too right. And there's no harm in getting a generous quote if possible, as this is going to waste a lot of your time, as I'm sure you're already aware.

If you claim off his insurance it's win-win for everyone but the driver - the insurance company will put up his premiums for a few years, making back way more than they'll ever give you, so even though they act like they won't want to give you any money, they know they're onto a winner

Claiming on the driver's insurance is the way forward (especially if he doesn't contest it)
One of the reasons he has insurance in the first place is to pay for other peoples property that he might trash i.e. your bike

This might help I hope - when I had a run-in with a driver, he gave me all his details, and I phoned up his insurance company and told them the score (he had also called them to tell them, but it wasn't strictly necessary).
I sent them a quote from a bike repair place telling them how much I wanted, and they spoke to the driver and he confirmed that it was his fault, and that he wanted them to pay me.
They then went and thought about it for 2 months and eventually gave me a cheque for the amount I wanted. Easy in principle.

I don't quite know what you'd do if you wanted to get compensation other than for bicycle repairs/replacement, or if the driver won't give you their insurance details, I suppose that's where the coppers come into it.

My dad has always ridden fixed, so there was always 2 or 3 fixed bikes around the house. When I was 14/15/16 i'd buy a mountain bike, it'd get nicked, and so I'd have to ride one of the old man's bikes for 6 months whilst I saved up for another mountain bike. Pretty soon I stopped buying mountain bikes.

You didn't make any pig jokes at that point then?

See here for car people:
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread1382.html

Jesus Christ the one time the filth can be bothered to nick some bike thieves and they're the bleeding owners!

£20 - 30?
3 years ago he'd have to have paid you, but now...

Ha ha for some reason whenever I think of Labyrinth the only bit I can remember is Bowie's packet clearly on display

Bastard.

Hmmm... maybe you're right and I'm wrong about Platini being right about you being wrong about the comma

You're right about being wrong about the comma

Well in that case, Paris, Texas.

And Wild at Heart.
And Badlands.
And Andrei Rublyev

i thought they only covered legal fees if you had to go to court, not the consultations on what you should do.

Yeah you might be right - I thought some gave legal blah if you paid a bit extra, but there's a good chance I'm wrong. I think it's Butterworths who do the CTC insurance so you could go to their website and read if they offer it.