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Hmm - sounds good - but for that price I may as well get some more MKS's and staps - especially as the shoe's ain't mine...

yes you can fit SPD cleats to those. the price has just doubled from 10 quid to 20 quid in most shops though. I have some slightly used SPD cleats you can have for free if you can be bothered to collect from wallington, SM6

That's very good of you drdingy - but very out of my way! Cheers!

thats a crank bros cleat?

Not sure...

Wow - that was quick!

I should also add that I've been lent these Specialized shoes with this cleat:

They don't work together - but can I buy and fit the cleat that will?

Thanks

Just bought a new bike after my last got nicked, anyway - it's got some old clipless pedals that the were thrown.

I am completely new to clipless pedals - I didn't realise how many fucking cleat/pedal combos there was out there! So - can anyone tell me what shoe/cleat I'd need for this badboy?


Many thanks!

Glad it sounds like people are interested, people selling stolen bikes on Brick Lane is still another big problem, and I'm not the one to take that on.

But if we can try and do something to stop the bikes being stolen in the first place It will help in the long run...

... anyway - I'm deadly serious about doing this, I'm going to look into similar schemes, pros and cons etc before I approach the council, maybe I should set this up in a separate thread?

Ha - Good luck with that Slaytanic!

I was talking with friends today and I'm more in favour for providing safe, affordable bike parking for cyclists in popular, but crime-ridden areas of London.

Laura from the Bicycle Film Festival reckoned on doing a scheme similar to that during the BFF, where cyclists turn up to an event (or say Broadway Market on a Saturday.) , pay a quid or whatever and lock their bike up in a special area that could be patrolled by a couple of volunteers, feeling safe that some prick won't come along and hack their pride and joy off a fence in broad daylight in a busy area...

In fact - I'm going to go one step further and both of us are looking now into setting up said scheme with Hackney Council, perhaps some of you guys would be interested in participating further?

Thanks Scott - appreciate it. Phone numbers removed and now in Private thread - thanks moog.

Hi,

My girlfriend Hannah (Miss Britten) and I have had our bikes nicked today (14/3/2009) between 4-6 from the top of Broadway Market, opposite the Cat and Mutton pub.

The fuckers cut through my Kryptonite lock in broad daylight in a busy market!

Anyway - Mine was a blue IRO 53cm, risers with white champ grips, EX stem, Shimano 105 brake, Miche Advanced cranks, IRO hubs and Open Pro rims:

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v282/173/73/643500583/n643500583_3050040_2824.jpg

Hannah's was a '07 white Genesis Flyer 52cm, free/fixed hub, drop bars with black fizik tape, white bottle cage, cateye lights on bars and seat post, heart spoke card with "you've been spotted", ladies specialized saddle, toecages with yellow straps:
http://www.londonfgss.com/attachments/7043d1237060108-100_4383.jpg
(old photo - now without black tape on frame!)

If anyone see's them please give me or Han a call, our phone numbers are in the phone numbers thread.

We'll be down Brick Lane good and early to look for them, not holding out much hope though. Bah.

Thanks

H&H
x

Thanks gormley - I will post there too.

It was one of these cable locks:

Hi,

My girlfriend Hannah (Miss Britten) and I have had our bikes nicked today (14/3/2009) between 4-6 from the top of Broadway Market, opposite the Cat and Mutton pub.

The fuckers cut through my Kryptonite lock in broad daylight in a busy market!

Anyway - Mine was a blue IRO 53cm, risers with white champ grips, EX stem, Shimano 105 brake, Miche Advanced cranks, IRO hubs and Open Pro rims:

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v282/173/73/643500583/n643500583_3050040_2824.jpg

Hannah's was a '07 white Genesis Flyer 52cm, free/fixed hub, drop bars with black fizik tape, white bottle cage, cateye lights on bars and seat post, heart spoke card with "you've been spotted", ladies specialized saddle, toecages with yellow straps:
http://www.londonfgss.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7043&stc=1&d=1237060108
(old photo - now without black tape on frame!)

If anyone see's them please give me or Han a call, our phone numbers are in the phone numbers thread.

We'll be down Brick Lane good and early to look for them, not holding out much hope though. Bah.

Thanks

H&H
x

Crash on this and you will be in a whole world of pain!

Probably the stupidest but ulimately exhilarating thing I have done on a bike has been whilst very very pissed. It started out at 1 am in the morning after a massive piss up, yeah let's go for a rinse around town, there'll be hardly any cars and it's really quiet it'll be sick. We end up deciding it'll be a good idea to have races down Kingston Hill, this isn't the steepest hill but it's steep enough to really max out your speed as it's pretty long. By the time we've had a few practise runs we're bombing down at what must have been approaching 50mph (we were all spinning out on our topmost gear). Seeing the world go past you when you are riding a bike, and even moreso whilst pissed, is a fucking buzzing experience. It then turned into 'who can ride down in the most fun way' I opted for standing up, no hands, thighs gripping the saddle which was a real rush at the speeds we were going. After an hour or so of fucking around we decided to head off home when a car approached from behind going just a touch faster than we were all riding and I think there was a collective unconscious decision to race the car because we all sped up at the same time. We ended up all beating the car to the bottom and as we slowed up the car pulled up and slowed down with us and the guy rolled down his window and told us we were nutters and that at one point we were going 58 mph, he drove off laughing heartily.

Did you manage to set off the speed camera at the bottom of the hill?

My bike:

Hi JackFlash,

Do you park your bike on New Oxford St most days? Near The End?

'collect from the City' er........... in the City ;-)

In that case I shall start at Bank and wander nearby streets calling your name? ;)

I'll send you a PM! :P

Bah! I need some new'n's so bad!

Where are you based?

Short haired yes, but I thought he was fixed. Maybe I just didn't see him coast. 'A bit of a danger', hahah. Quite.

But that was not me, I have a little holographic dark grey bike with pink saddle and grips. Hello anyway though.

I will look out for you in future!

One was the dude on a Genesis flyer, trying to undertake a HGV as it turned left into Golden Lane from Clerkenwell Road. When he realised that the lorry was blocking his path onwards and he was about to get crushed, he hopped on the pavement then tried to beat the lorry round the corner, and whizzed in front of it about 2 metres into Golden Lane. In light of recent events.... cheesus, I don't know, the lorry was absolutely not at fault - on the basis of the cyclist's behaviour, we need a campaign to stop morons from breeding.

Was it a short haired bloke on a singlespeed Genesis Flyer with risers and no rear brake?

If so I think I know who you mean - I was trying to stay out of his way all the way along Clerkenwell road - he struck me as a bit of a danger.

Were you the lady on the other Flyer? if so - Hello!

A gent with rather large chops on a nice looking Graham Weigh. This morning about 9.15 on New Oxford St.

Dibs! I'll send you a PM!

If benottomadmax passes up on the frame, I'll take it!

For the same reason - my dad would like a decent bike too!

I'm so sorry to hear that velcro.

I couldn't imagine how hard it would be to loose a loved one in that way.

My deepest sympathies.

Great site!