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kinchy, think the bars a mega wide 46's ill have to check on the clamp size too if its 26 or 25.4. Ill list a bunch of things up when I have it all back in bton.

Also out of interest (if I bring them or not) I have a pair of Bianchi hubbed, fixed/free wheels if there is anyone out there looking...

what sort of width are you after kinchy? also clamp size?
think I have some wide width drops in the treasure pile

haha, think the fresh field road segment has been rolled over. Due to crap weather...I just dont really go that side of town so not been drawn to it. Good hill though...

Ah come on guys and girls, seriously second hand bottle? You can get a nice new one with out mildew and teeth marks for less than a couple of pints of beer, and that will be a super nice one. No im not being a snob, I feel that people need to get their priorities right! (ok maybe a bit of a snob, but really, second hand bottle!)

kinchy - yes I have, but ive left them back at my folks as I had too much stuff to bring back. Ill fetch them next time and see if anyones still interested. Maybe set up a bike jumble or something....

what size cogs/chainrings (bcd,teeth) you after? got tyres, 700c/23

ha, sadly dont have anything like that laying around...

Hey, im having a bit of a clear out of bike stuff. If anyones after anything in particular gimme a holla and ill see what ive got. When im done ill get around to making a list....eventually...

ah man, was gonna have a go today, didnt leave the house. The weather beat me.

the link for the rules is great paul, been wanting to find something lkethis for a while.
My main concern is the condition of everyones mallets, there are some pretty shonky ones about with screws in them etc, certainly dont want one catching some skin or face…

there is a place in seaford that can powder coat silver or black or black or silver. good prices. ask Elvis on here he had his frame done there a while ago, i cant remember the name of the firm.

teams sounds good fun, but not gonna make sundays as im off to the woods on the mtb. anyone got some let signs i can have to disc up my wheels? will be around on wednesday 5:30ish till dark. :)

right. polo bike is 95% built and ready for wednesday yo! will roll down to courts after i finish work :)

not sure if this has been on this before,

well here is some motivation! some real cx!!

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- 1950 Cyclocross Race.mp4[/ame]

cant make the race, so have fun!
If anyone ends up brighton way and want to ride some mountain bikes will be happy to show some local trails :)

ah thanks winston, had a complete brain malfunction and thought it was wednesday today....

oh my. sounds like you need to practice a little more....

been 'out the loop' and my 'friends' didnt tell me that it was on again this year....any dropouts of the ssmtb/fun category?? its gonna be a squeeze to get up there after work on a saturday but thought id ask just in case.... :)

almost as bad as my mate leaving his keys in the lock when he locked it up......and came back to it hours later all still there!?!! karma was on his side that day...hope it was for this fellow too!

hat shop pic is in hove?? round the back down an ally way off one of the side roads from church street??

AND

second one could be a few places, but looks like the handrail in hanover just off southover street??

where do i apply for thread content permission? or should i start a thread on that question?? :)

shit the bed, i knew there was a reason why I didn't bother to post anything on here!?!

too many people with bad vibes and jobs so shitty they have to try and get an ego trip on the internets.

well ive said my bit now. hope its provokes some thought. if not, sod it. :)

nope i dont. i said at the start that its nothing new....
im sorry for wasting your time.

but like you pointed out this is a place to put your own insights as its an internet forum.....if you don't want to read the post thats your decision....why detract from its point that might make someone think about their actions...

anyway i knew this would happen, hence the can of worms in the title

haha gabe

sorry :P

thanks Tiswas, the point of this was to got straight to the point, rather than for it to come up several pages of comments later.

With more and more people getting on brakeless bikes sooner and sooner, without the understanding that if they were in an incident they would have very little in the form of the law and rights on their side.

What if the worst happened and you couldn't use your legs after an accident that wasn't your fault but due to the court noting that you had an illegal bicycle on the road you are unable to receive any compensation from the drivers insurance...

Its a horrid and harsh point but people have to know what they are getting into. Dont they?

So, all the way home ive been pondering if i should post something on this or not and ive obviously decided to tap away my thoughts onto my computer. Firstly im intending this to be mostly useful to people who havent made up their minds on the subject and im not trying to convert or preach to anyone....

Out on my lunch today, I decided to walk to town rather than pop to the supermarket round the corner that never offers my taste buds any true satisfaction....I see my 'friend x' sitting on the pavement leaning up against a lamp post looking at me in a rather odd blank way, it didn't take me long to realise that 'friend x' is normally on his fixie about town and that a lady next to him is holding his bike whilst he rests on the floor...ah, his been hit....then i see the car and a plastic police man talking to the driver....after a check to see that he is feeling fine but quite shook up and that there are enough people seemingly dealing with the situation I pop off to get food and stroll back, just as i arrive the real police are now taking over the situation and I can tell that 'friend x' is still shocked from the incident..

okok im waffling sorry....

the main point is that after seeing the police dealing with the situation and not sticking my nose in too much, but advising to get the right details from the involved people, the police man gave me his conclusion on the outcome of events:
as no one was hurt other than bump and scrapes and that the cycle had caused damage to the car, he was happy to write down that it was a non event and that they were to go their own ways.
At this point 'friend x' piped up and said a few choice swear words about the situation and that he was not to blame....and to reply to this the police man just pointed at the bike and asked where the brakes are.....

ok so that was long winded and im no writer....but i wanted to try and show the situation....

This kind of rant/point/debate will and has always been on this forum, but people still arnt aware that they are treading on some risky ground by riding brakeless, and you will always be seen as the cause in an incident regardless of how it happened! Now hopefully no one will be in any sort of incident, but why risk losing all your rights by not having one little brake and a lever....(or even two!)

oh and as a last note, i am a complete hypocrite as i myself ride a brakeless fixieskdder.....until i put a brake(:P) on tomorrow.

stay safe and bikes are fun! :)