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I really want to give it a go, so will look into it properly when funds allow. After speaking to the mrs at lucnh time I think she would prefer to do something more for her than me on her birthday. which is a shame.

must be a sign

beige

it's my wifes birthday next week and I want to take her to do something interesting (we were thinking of goning for a sandwich in sandwich but the train fare is a joke), so I was thinking about doing some kind of climbing class together. I've done very basic indoor climbing before (about 10 years ago) but she has never done any. does anyone have any suggestions of where would be best to give it a crack in London?

I see the castle does taster sessions for £20 each, is that a decent price or would we be better looking elsewhere?

thanks.

between ebay and Magma, the book shop in Covent Garden, you can find a book called Sticker Bomb for £15....good staff

i've already gone the sticker bomb route - good styuff but not vinyl, so do die faster than expected. i'll get on ebay see if i can find anything good.

I've got a pair of oakley MTB shorts that are really excellent, had them for about 3 years and they are holding together brilliantly. they were meant to be something stupid like £75, but i got them for £40 in the sale. bloody oakleys with their 100% markup.

it's a bowery with nice bits....i'm not trying to hide that

what about the way of stickering?????????? pleeease...and be nasty

stickers look good, where'd you get them? (I need some more)

it's not the same person in the 2 pics is it? (might be too early for my eyes and brain to be connecting properly) the person riding the bike in the picture looks normal, where as the person sitting next to it in the pic looks like a fat kid..

I know that is a bit of an open question. I've been riding about 16 miles a day, 5 days a week (+ some weekend riding) for a year and i'm a bit concerned that my chain might need replacing.

Within the last month or two as soon as it gets wet, or slightly more mucky than usual it starts making a loud click every other(ish) crank rotation. at first I thought this might be a BB problem, but after giving the drive chain a clean it stops, until the next time it gets wet or muck builds up. the frequnecy of this seems to have increased. How do you know if your chain has stretched?

Anyway, is a year about right for a chain when riding fixed? I've been pretty slack on the cleaning side, which i'm sure hasn't helped.

I'm running a miche ring and an EAI cog, any chain recommendations?

Cheers.

I feel myself too. Sometimes strongly.

...and moan (read groan) about it

old rescued peugeot, just need to sort the brakes but i lost the centre pul extra cable and get a chain.

laydeeee bike

sorry for poor photos

where did you get that new chain guard?

we past each other loads on saturday, really nice build - proper stealth. well done.

I still can't get the video to work - keeps stalling IE at work, any tips..?

spotted the chap on the deliberatly rusted, then clear coated frame (can't remember the anme but defo someone on here) this moring, about 9.15 on blackfriars bridge. also noticed the ghost bike has been removed.

I want a sticker.

oh dear

from tallsam's link - that broakland is pretty sweet. Not so keen on the stem/ bar combo, but really like the paintwork

according to a frend of mine, one of her friends (could possibly be her - shes a bit like that) met Mick Hucknall at a bar, went homewith him and did the dirty. worst bit is, as he rolled off at the end he said words to the effect of "that's what a million dollars feels like".

@ Ed, very nice work man. real beauty.

Ed, have you got a pic of the bike you built for your mrs to hand..?

I'd also echo what Ed said.

My Mrs started off with a Dutch bike, which she is still madly in love with, but it is just too big and heavy to move up and down from our 4th floor flat (I really struggle with it) and also not ideal now we live in forest hill - those hills with a Dutch bike are a no go. She won't sell it, because it is exactly how she wants a bike to be, but she just can't ride it.

So, as she was still showing a (faint) interest I got an old Pug from ebay and have spent the last few months slowly converting it into a SS, which was completed a couple of nights ago. It is no where near as pretty as the Dutchie, but far more practical and so she is starting to ride it (even going to start riding to work next week).

If you can find a balance of looks and comfort you'll be onto a winner. I think we've spent between £150-175ish on the pug in total, which is more than I wanted to, but could be worse.

Sorry about the crappy phone pics. I'll get some proper shots at the weekend and then update myself (bike has changed) and add Abby in the names and face thread.

nice one brian, as usual. good to have you back on here (not seen a post from you for a while).

@ andyp - thanks for making my lunch time that much more enjoyable with your one man crusade against that person selling the cinelli, top work.

it is canonbie road! what a plonker! went past it today. not up or down it though.

that is some serious slopage.

Ed, just spotted you a few minutes ago in Condor. spied the bike first then looked around to see a massive 'DEAF' on somones bag so figured it must have been you.

would have said something but you were talking to the dude behind the counter.

I did it on an old pugeout a couple of weeks back. had to do front and rear, but was pretty easy with a decent handheld drill.

word of advice though - wear eye protection, the little bits of metal that fly off could do some right old damage.