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Hey Desi, I'll take that 38c Armadillo...

someone beat you to it, joe. let you know in case person fails to pick it up

pics. file fails to upload for some reason (any new restrictions put in?)

plenty of life left on these tyres

shoes are size 44/10US (fits like a 43) GONE

spd. cleats on shoes (one missing bolt). GONE

PM me. pickup from putney/wandsworth

happen to have a bag for the job looking for a new home ;p

not sure if you want a backpack or a messenger style but this fits a 17" laptop fine. padded outside, built-in laptop sleeve and divider. some would say too much padding tho (padding = bulk). padded shoulder strap with stabiliser 'third leg' strap

moving into a tiny room so need to get rid of a few stuff.

fulcrum racing 7 wheelset. used. true and rims have plenty of life left in them. campag rear. £60 SOLD

hamax/halfords child seat. used. includes mount. £20

661 dirt lid helmet. sparingly used. will have the two other pad set (diff thickness) for it. £7 SOLD

tortec tour ultralite rear rack. new unused. comes with all the fittings. was going to use for the hybrid but some fucker walked away with the bike. £12 SOLD

chaintug. unused. good for thicker dropout (alu). £2

elite travel fluid trainer. used. £40

pickup only please. either southwest london (putney/wandsworth) or central (waterloo). PM please

Bike in box. Just trying to figure out how to get it down the stairs and into the tube. I hope the weather holds. Andy, you are such a pessimist!

you should be on your way by now!

good luck, all! jealous. looks like this year's weather is a lot better than last year's.

no excuse for not getting up all the climbs. :)

...desi, heading down to vauxhall from battersea dogs home, was that a double take desi, I know I haven't been around for a while but you must remember what I look like...

is that a polo bike? is that corny? hellooo!

sorted now. i think.

dont mind if i get a neg feedback if my fck up really warrants it. dunno, i see neg feedback in a diff degree. e.g. not paying, not posting, false description, etc.

now the buyer denied my request to cancel the transaction (so that ebay can refund me the fees) which i thought was a bit petty. what have they got to gain by denying the request? transaction never happened they didnt get the item but they got their money back. pricks. they're now saying that 'i should be doing everything in my power to get the jersey back as i am in a legally binding contract' and even suggested to get the buyer in the states to send it direct to them. good luck to that.

anyway, been in contact with ebay. got my fees refunded and have given me the ok to ignore any other msgs from them as the case is now considered to be closed.

im on the other side of this situation^^^ sort of.

sold two jerseys over the weekend. but stupidly fckd up with bid winners and ended up sending the wrong jersey to the wrong person. now both jerseys are on their way to the states.

now the buyer that missed out is being a bit of a pain. ive already sent them a message and my apologies and have given them a refund. but they are demanding that i get the jersey back somehow and pass it over to them. like i said it's on its way to the states and doubt that ill get it back due to the costs of postage. hardly worth it for all parties.

so it's either they get the jersey back or a neg feedback. honest fck up on my part but do i deserve a neg feedback for that? dont give a sht really more of an annoyance. it's them being a buy-and-sell business that annoys me. all this for a £10 jersey.

thanks for the reassurance. not impossible then. hhhmm...under-training...that's easy ;p

id be happy if i make it around in under 10hrs. only my second alpine event so not sure how realistic 10hrs is. we'll see. just hope that it's not too hot on the day.

got my entry, accommodation and flights sorted but unfortunately body is not even a quarter of the way there. only done three long rides so far this year (mildly hilly 300kms). last one wouldve been about 6wks ago.

just had a baby so im sleep deprived, cant go out and dont even have time for an hr turbo session. hope in the horizon tho. ill be allowed to ride starting this weekend (starting off with a couple of hrs) and from early april i can ride as much as i like as wife+kids will be away for a few mths. ill have to pack my training in less than three months! by my quick (optimistic) estimate, i can do almost 3000kms during that time.

have a history of last minute training...busted collar bone in jan '08 meant i lost some riding time for london2paris. had almost zero mileage before taking on last year's tour of flanders (140kms). and only got to properly train for 3mths for quebrantahuesos. but marmotte's a bit harder than any of those.

so, is it all too late? will i die even before i make it to the foot of alp d'huez?

bit of a clear out sale

crumpler crips suit laptop messenger bag. big enough to fit a 17in laptop. heavily padded and loads of pockets. sparingly used. in excellent condition - £30

crumpler donny frank messenger bag. well used. but perfectly fine and have few years left in it. - £20

thomson elite layback seatpost. black. 31.6mm x 287mm. brand new and unused. - £40.

euskadi jersey by spiuk. used. shortish zip. about 20" armpit to armpit. - £5

csc jersey by descente. used. full zip. race cut. about 19" armpit to armpit. - £10

vintage long sleeve jersey. used. about 20" armpit to armpit. knit but not wool. no rear pockets - £10 SOLD

walzcaps tweed houndstooth cap. used. - £10

knog rack-less pannier. used a couple of times. worked fine on my track bike. comes with fixing mounts that you zip-tie to your stays. bag is pretty big and waterproof. - £20 SOLD

Selle San Marco SKN saddle. used. light weight. in good condition. - £30 SOLD

Camelbak MULE. used. green. in good condition. - £20 SOLD

PM me. pickup from sthwest london or waterloo. pics below.

so I'm itching for some dirt.
anyone know any good singletrack for me to go play on alone in Nottingham?..

head over to sherwood pines, henry. been there a couple of times. some excellent trails

Whirly Wheelers
YouTube - Whirly Wheelers

Just saw this being played on a 70s rerun of Are You Being Served?

had that^ when i was a kid!!!

i got away with old conti gp4000s 23s. i was about 78kgs when i did it and had 90psi. i thought id bottom out but never did. it was just right over muddy slippery cobbles.

i swapped my road bottle cage with stiffer mtb cage. worked fine. bottle was never full tho

just thought it would bring in more people into the party. shared costs, responsibilities = increased value. anyway, carry on.

proposed design looks good. looks like a gallery on a driving range. suits MAMILs or possibly middle aged lawyers

any reason why they're not doing it up as a sport centre rather than just for cycling? e.g running track, athletics, football, hockey, etc.

other velodromes functions as such. even indoor velos are used for other sports (volleyball, netball, badminton, basketball etc)

what would be the (approx) mileage on these?

bit of a hole. reason why there was PR campaign^ and people started wearing the i<3frankston tshirts. not knowing the issue at the time, i offended some dude in a pub when i asked "what's with the tshirt? frankston. really?". i seriously thought it was some sarcastic joke

Hmmmm, this is something I've been considering for a long while now.

do it! cost us a bit over £300 with sportingtours last yr. not too bad as it includes bus to ghent, 3nite accommodation and bus ride following the pros the following day.

What bikes do you lot ride this on? Me and some friends thinking of doing the 150km ...

rode my regular carbon road bike. the bike held up ok, bottles stayed in place and wheels survived. even an old set of gp4000s got me through without a puncture or any major slip.

condor pista with rapha colours on birdcage walk this morning

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i got told off this morning by bearded dude, glasses on, thick towel(?) under his helmet riding a black condor pista with rapha colours for sitting on his wheel along birdcage walk. i mouthed back by saying "i know what im doing blah blah blah...i have my hand on my brakes at all times blah blah blah...im on the road all the time, mate blah blah blah". my apologies. shouldnt have snapped like that.

i confess, i draught all the time but i do it on select sections of roads and only when conditions are right. birdcage walk happened to be one of them. it's an uninterrupted run through apart from the ambiguous ped crossings where some go through and some give way...eitherway, i was looking if there are peds ahead. and this morning, i was going to ride on someone's wheel, like it or not. i was running late and felt weak and hungry. besides, you passed me slowly and were riding at my pace. not quite sure what to do in those situations...i can overtake, but like i said, you were riding at my pace. and no, im not going to drop back just because it makes you uncomfortable.

dont blame you for assuming that im just another nodder commuter tho. im not a whitey, ride a mtb, dont have fixie or roadie gear on and have a childseat at the back. i seriously think these are the reasons why every cyclist think they should get in front of me whilst i sit and wait at every fckn light.

still...i couldve been more civil in my response

+1 to awesomeness of the ride but them belgians still owe me some €€ and waffles

where's the merge button?

they really using timing chips this year? felt good and strong in the recce couple of weeks back and if weather's alright, sub-4 is def doable. but might treat it as a social, we'll see. anyway, my computer conked out on me the other week so will have no idea how to gauge my effort

no feedstops in previous years, sam, dunno about this year.