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doing it again this year. probably geared.

sorry lpg for not getting back to you. I am going to check Tour de Ville first tomorrow. Would prefer a straight one. may get beck to you. Thanks for putting up the pics

Tour de Ville have loads

I will check with them again but don't think they have. They might have the criterium bar but I am after pista.

i've got one, it's an old track bar with the matching track stem, the bars have been slightly bent in a crash, might sell it, make an offer?

How bad is the dent? I am looking for a really good one. Do you have a pict somewhere?
PM me. Thanks!!!

El_Diabolo, the bar is for quite a precious bike so I really need one in good condition, not bent. But I appreciate your muscle power. I am a quite a skinny guy with just a few small muscles in my legs and none in the arms. So I am happy for Fruitbat to have the muscle bend bar

hey that was my WANTED thread... but same questions: stretched?

cinelli pista bar
anyone has got one and wants to sell?

what you think about the white one (not shown here so far)???
http://www.windwave.co.uk/colnago/2009/large/frame_mas_PR03.jpg
the lettering is not the best but otherwise I quite like it. Thinking of that one for myself. Not too keen on the retro look if the frame isn't really old

Shamal Pista wheelset at frightening BIN price.

crazy price. I bought 3 of those for 40 Euro in my German hometown bike shop. Although with road hubs, not track but record. (they don't have any more and I didn't see anything else of interest in there).

That would be me, around 4pm in Islington today. It's a Colnago Master Pista Track, i haven't seen anyone else riding that particular frame yet. I'll put a pic up sometime......Hi to you.

thats a beauty Briz. Post me a pict sometime. I have a colnago master road bike (and too many fixed bikes). Where did you get it from?

whatever.
do you expect proper grammar from someone who (only) laughs at fart jokes?

who rides the black colnago track, brakeless, chromed rear, yellow decals I think. guy wearing white cap as far as I remember, was more looking at the bike.
f***ing nice bike. seen on upper street, sunday around 4pm

You've got to be joking, mate.

just quoting a well established clichee

ok, maybe I didn't quite get the humor bit. I got Fred's but not Tynan. Remember Germans don't have a sense of humor.

I know what you are all thinking, and to be honest I am thinking the same.

Should these people really be on bikes ? It makes me uncomfortable, it's just wrong, I can't say why, but I know it is wrong, if you are out on a lovely Summer's afternoon and a cripple on a bike pulls up next to you at the traffic lights and starts talking to you it pretty much ruins your afternoon.

We all pay good money in taxes so these people can have wheelchairs and leg irons and all they do is throw it back in our faces by demanding we should be give over more tax payer's money to buy them bicycles like normal people ride.

This is political correctness gone mad in my opinion.

this was meant a joke, right? A bad one though. just think for a second you get hit by a truck and loose a leg (as it almost happened to some people on this forum) Would you stop riding if there was a chance you still could?

go for gears! 2009 is the year of the gear revival. I can see all the hoxton hipsters selling their 'fixies' in desperation for a 10 speed.

In the countryside its much more joy to ride gears and I somehow can't see panniers on a fixed.

honestly, fuck those shops.
I often even bring my bike inside of the shop if its just something I can sort out quickly. Boots, local cafe, Pret, EAT, Post office, NatWest, etc. NatWest staff even told me I can bring my bike inside.
If they don't like it there are plenty of competitors, I just go somewhere else. I have also cancelled meetings with clients when I couldn't bring my bike into their office.

thanks. might see you there (if not too hung over)

I remember I went down to herne hill on new years day last year for jumble. Was freezing cold but not bad. Does anyone know if there is anything going on this year?

Rapha may be pricy but you pay for a good service as far as I am concerned. Ripped my Rapha cycling shorts on the saddle, totally my fault, sent it back to them. They repaired it free of charge within 10 days and even refunded the postage for sending it to them. My woolen fixed jersey has a hole on the elbow, just from constant long term use, nothing wrong with the product. I wrote them an e-mail and they said send it over we repair it for you. I am quite busy usually so I really appreciate that kind of thing. Running around getting it repaired myself would probably have cost more time and money than the price difference between Rapha and other brands.

Ok, I'll spend some more time browsing. But it appears that 95% of the threads are dominated by discussions of whether it's sensible to forgo a brake for aesthetics or which bit of a tyre gets worn down by stopping.
But, indeed, I should spend some more time looking around.

forget about aestethics and fit a proper front break and a not to high gear ratio. I am riding fixed for about 3 years and still wouldn't go breakless. I even wear a helmet which is probably very uncool. but who cares.

went into the local bike shop in my small german hometown and found in the back between all those ugly alloy hybrids a nice pair of shamal rims with campy hubs. christmas sorted

the trick is not trying to trackstand out of a standing position. Basically just balancing. I tried that for ages and it never worked. Its much easier to ride into a trackstand position. ride slowly, then turn the wheel in the same direction that your strongest food is. Then come to a standstill and push down with the other food. It takes a little while but then its real easy. I find it much easier than doing long skids.
have fun

sailing for 15 years or so

Scott, I read some parts of this very honest and personal thread. But have I missed a bit? why you are leaving? You would be missed. I wish you all the best with whatever you decide to do and hope to see you at the party on sunday.