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and coloured tyres.

(from the last page) racists gonna race is excellent.

woops - only just noticed this is in the trick section, so the above isn't really relevant.

YouTube - 1950 Cyclocross Race.mp4

The bike on the right looks to be locked safely?

yea, D lock through front wheel and frame, cable through rear wheel and D?? Seems an almost perfect textbook lock to me. The only improvement that could be made would be to replace the cable with a second D.

agreed the technique is decent enough, it was the poor quality lock I was making reference too. It would make a decent second lock, but they are not very tough as the only lock.

I think its a fair enough price - decent frame, and decent kit. Rather like it actually

I agree, it looks nice - horizontal top tube is always easy on the eye.

Any bike is shit value when you compared it to building your own.

I've been looking at a complete Surly cross check vs building on up and I reckon the complete bike would work out about the same or maybe a little cheaper. The kit you get on the standard bike is all good, the only things I'd want to change would be the crankest and rims, but I can live with those.

It's because it's a cyclocross bicycle, surely you should know this with your expertism.

http://www.lfgss.com/post1746870-38082.html

the bike on the right is far worse. the b-twin is not trying to be more than it is, but the cream bike... it's also more poorly locked. Surely if you spend £200 on a silly wheel you'd spend more than £30 to lock it up.

that wooden stand up there ^ looks ace. any ideas what make it is?

also, I second that tear. bmc shouldn't be drilled. suppose it balances up the much reported fragility of the back end up front.

does this mean you now work at evans ed? if so, well done. I seem to remember reading that you were trying for it.

http://images.regretsy.com/P_1geektastic.jpg

http://images.regretsy.com/P_1geektastic.jpg

peado pumpkin is amazing.

all that blue looks bad. black tyres, saddle, hoods and bar tape and you'd be talking but as it is it looks cheap.

As for that Cateye TL-LD610 LED Rear Light rear light..
Everything else works as expected. Unit feels solid enough and has handled some wet rides ok (i've only had it a month though). Even after trimming, the bracket is too wide and my leg ends up pushing the light over. Annoying. I could drop it down another 5cm if I removed my mudflap which might alleviate the issues but then again it might not, I've not bothered yet since I want to use the guard.

The new cateye rear brackets are rubbish. I've had the same problem, it just sticks out too far to one side and so catches on your leg. what you need is one of these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_Rear_Light_Clamp/5300003973/

and one of these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Cateye_LD120~500~AU100~LD600~1000_Tail_Light_Bracket/5300004734/

much more tidy and doesn't get in the way.

Has anyone else had problems with lights mounted on a rear rack? I've found (on the wife's bike) that the rack seems to kill lights - must be something to do with the vibrations or something, but they seem to develop intermittent problems when either they will just not work, or will go really dim.

It takes a number of months, but it happened with a cateye TL LD 1100 (I think partly down to how the battery cover screws onto the end, which I don't think is a good design) and also to a cateye TL LD 610. I've been running a 610 on my seat post for twice as long and it hasnt had the same problem. When it started playing up a few weeks ago I took it off and it was much more rattly than mine, where I think the batteries were not held in as tight, so I've bodged it by wedging a little piece of rubber band on top of the battery then sliding the cover on and taping it. this seems to be working, but it's a bit strange. anyone else found this?

just the smell of a cat will get rid of mice

apparently sometimes the smell of a cat makes male mice bolder and want to breed more.

just downloaded the first single from Tapes n' Tapes new album. very good stuff.

ha! brilliant.

Seems like a fitting time to post this. It's standard except the saddle, pedals, tyres and mud guards but it's just a great picture of a great bike. 100% porn to me.

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/5303/cf5d69195c82471d81d1295.jpg

that is a seriously fucking massive face. how much do you have to eat to get a fat head? It's amazing.

thumb ring and some bracelet action. are you from the southern hemisphere by chance?

what does the tt sticker say?

probably for going fast.

I won't know size until I have tried on some lake shoes.

I too need to try some on (I'm funny with shoes), but may well get involved. it's going to be a cold winter.

that CX geekhouse is ace.