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NWOBHM FTW!!!

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could be carbolite but seems to have a microadjust seatpost so it probably isnt, which makes it worth a bit more. still not £250. it seems very mismatched which also doesn't warrant that price. I'd probably pay £150 purely for the sake that it saves the effort of doing your own conversion if you can't be arsed. otherwise , take the £250 and build yourself a much much better one.

plus, they need a full regrease when you get them, the grease in them has long since died and dribbles out as a brown oily mess. aside from these foibles, they are pretty cool

dunno, got mine for $30 (cheeky offer). it's not that bad really, just gotta have steel forks and not mind spreadin 'em for the boys.

beware, they look awesome but they are very wide. even with the washers removed from between the cones and locknuts they're still over wide

Heat treated steel is stronger.

nope, it's harder.

but as has been said, if it can survive brazing it can survive a fire.

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lockring made frome cheese, fail

cash-yule, apparently

but then according to his logic, I'm a wanker. and ONLY ACCORDING TO HIS LOGIC, YOU HEAR!

no, it should depend on how well you are educated and how many times your parents threaten to not buy you a £300 games console for your 11th birthday. Because, it seems, if you don't spend three grand on the little bastards, you're not parents.

well, I have a crappy halfords apollo (not as bad as the new ones but still not great, there's a photo on the forum somwhere) mountain bike that we got bored and 'fixed'. it may have a super/stupidly low gear when he gets back. he has something similar.

this one

different Bangor nimb.

well, I have a crappy halfords apollo (not as bad as the new ones but still not great, there's a photo on the forum somwhere) mountain bike that we got bored and 'fixed'. it may have a super/stupidly low gear when he gets back. he has something similar. he also has that cyclocross style bike he's riding in those pictures. it's quite capable off road (we're not mountain bikers so it will be paths and mud and falling off into both if we go) with knobbly 28's or 35's, can't remember, and a mega low granny gear, that we could also bring if you're serious about joining us.

he's a great guy, has about 13 or 14 bikes at the last count, including a 1920's Raleigh Superbe and a 1940's Raleigh Robin Hood. and a couple of vintage track bikes.

I'm actually out near Bangor, my mate with the bike stash (the bald on in the photos)is away unitl the 28th. When he gets back we might be taking a couple of el crappy mccheapo fixed mountian bikes into Belvoir Forest for a bit of a lark, if you fancy it.

The first half of the ride was flat but everything after starting to head out of Belfast was punishing, well for a lump like me it was anyway. that scenery shot was at the top of a particularly nasty hill, but at least i had gears. the weather and scenery over the last 7 or 8 miles more than made up for it. we were heading south west so whenever we crested a hill it was like we were heading off into an amazing low orange sunset.

i had a lovely ride on christmas eve, me and 2 mates. borrowed my mate's lovely Dawes Galaxy, heavy but very 531. went from Belfast out to Lisburn, from Lisburn to Belfast solely on the Lagan tow path, lovely. through a bit of Belfast to find the newly completed Comber Greenway. Went down that for a couple of miles but were losing light so headed back to Lisburn, across the Knock dual carriageway, through Belvoir, Drumbo and finishing at my mate's house. only about 22 or so miles but bloody lovely.

ps: that was a fncking chore

txt spk: WAC

srly it shud tk mre efrt 2 trnslat wot u wnt 2 say in2 txt spk thn 2 jst typ it out in rglr englsh. wsnt txt spk only thot up coz ther woz a lmt as 2 hw mny chrctrs u cud fit in2 an SMS txt? tha fct dat it has now bcum comn plce in vocab mks me vry sad.

Damn, looks like I missed a good'un. Still, as much fun as a muddy fixed mountain bike thrash in the lovely wilds of county down, it sure doesn't beat South's!

or the houndstooth frame-pad! now I know that's porn-o-rific!

Yes Yes, Happy Birthday Veronique

balls, note to self, read second page of thread before posting

@cliveo

see post #47

stick -> spokes = skiddy mcskid

hey, might take the bars off your hands if they're still up for grabs in the new year (going home on thursday 'til the 31st).

if you're that lazy CC