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Frame too old, eh?

Use the water cannon on the lot of them!

Last year sometime I saw a kid riding up Adelaide Rd no handed, in his left hand he was leading his obligatory 'Staffie' and in the other he was holding and talking on his mobile phone.

I got a 42Inch pair but the jaws are chipped now, sorry. Wasste of time telling you that I guess.

The 1918 image is very powerful.

Red haired female outside Pentonville Rd Thameslink around 10ish this morning, white frame.

I am approaching 46 fast, I find 40x16 pretty comfortable with no knee probs, hating those headwinds though. Have got to the point now where I ignore what other people think, I'm happy with it and thats all that matters.

I've got a G1. Google phone with Android OS. I love it as I use g-mail and google calendar a lot and it autosynchs everything. Apps wise it's similar to the iphone but there are not nearly as many (yet). It's also extremely simple to use.

I got one too, just cause I didn't like the touch screen only option of the i-phone. Am pretty pleased with it except the camera, its shit. always had SE before, loved them to bits.

Yeah, he just pretended he couldn't, thats what they usually do.

1920's Racer - £563 BIN - New Zealand
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1920S-30S-28-RUDGE-WHITWORTH-ROYAL-RACER_W0QQitemZ290306852892QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item290306852892&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

What a lovely thing.

Mobiles have infiltrated our lives so much in the last 5 years that its no wonder really that people use them in so much of their everyday lives. I work in central London, its horrific how many peds, cyclists, truck drivers, bus drivers and car drivers appear not to be able to leave their phone when it rings. I saw a ped yesterday wander out into the Euston Rd while the traffic was running past him cause he was engrossed in writting a text.

I feel like standing at a busy road junction one weekend and just photographing drivers using their mobiles whilst driving. And making it obvious whats happening, include their registration number in the photo too. Then send the photos onto the police.

I had quite a heated discussion with a guy last week as we drove/rode along Finchley Rd. He was sitting in his Porsche chatting on his Blackberry, as i rode past I called out ' get a hands free kit'. He caught me up a bit further up the road , opened his window and told me to ' mind my own business'. I told him to ' buy a hands free kit' as he could afford it. We went on repeating both sentences for about a hundred yards until we went seperate ways at the next lights. All very civilised, neither of us swearing, but he was getting more aggresive each time he repeated himself, another 50 yards and I'm sure he would have called me a c*nt.

Travelling from home to work and back again each day it seems to be that its mostly drivers of expensive cars that are the worst offenders. I wonder if this is to do with the minor cash penalty for getting caught or some arogance towards other road users as they have paid so much for their cars? I have also noticed that drivers of cheaper vehicles tend to be law abidding and have hands free kits of one sort or another.

I just picked up a Raleigh Caprice ladies frame on Ebay for the GF for the sum of seven and a half quid. I wish blokes frames were as cheap.

Use boiling water to soften the tubes, then turn them inside out.
Repped, love it.

I hate that bloody Swains Lane, have never managed it yet. Come say hello tomorrow night, I may even come up myself seeing as I have been very unsociable recently.

Hello All

I am quite new to all this, have been commuting on my charge plug for a couple of weeks, and have been reading the forum a fair bit (makes me feel very uncool for still riding singlespeed and not fixed).

I am tempted to come along to North drinks tomorrow and say hello as it is almost on my way home.

I have never attempted the West Hill or Swains Lane without gears will it kill me? (I might have to give it a try tonight). I guess that at least one response will be HTFU.

Assuming a newb is welcome, is there somewhere you guys meet and ride up together? I can at least guarantee a good laugh to those who watch me pushing my bike most of the way up the hill.

Simon
Fuckin good luck if you tried Swains tonight! A nasty North head wind I reckon, it buffeted me all the way home to Hendon.

In troble with the misses again? Get her a size 16 dress? Not aloud out to play?
Cool, see you next week for a pinapple and lemonade.

Ha,ha. You should have bought her one a size too small.

Prohibitevly expensive. I have consider N Gauage - but if I do anything it will be in the 2mm scale, as in all standard gauges they are technically out of proportion.

http://www.2mm.org.uk/

I will probably do something like this:

http://www.btinternet.com/~two.mm/layouts/cliveroad/cliveroad.htm

If you shop around on the Bay then Z gauge prices arent too bad. My next door neighbour is well into OO and the prices seem comparable.

I would like to go on the maglev in china - does 320mph I think.

I've always wanted to build a train set. Fixated with it since a child. Never had time or space as yet, though. I worry if I do it now, I will have nothing left for the reitirement. :)
Z gauge FTW.

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Sorry I'm bailing, can't make it.

I always carry a 6" Bahco adjustable spanner with me. It has slim jaws, opens execively wide for its size, has a replaceble bottom jaw, rubberised handle and isnt too heavy. It will do a 1" headset, designed for plumbers and engineers to get into tight spaces, will cost you about 30 notes though.

Hi P!mp - it's a late 60s(?) Claud Butler steel track frame (I assume Reynolds 531 by the feel but no markers) with Nervex lugs - original parts include Normandy hubs, Stronglight cranks/chainwheel and Cinelli Pista bars (may be later addition). Originally had Champion rims for tubs but changed these out for the ubiquitious Mavic Open Pros for clinchers.

Riding 48 X 16 (with flipflop 15) just about do-able for me as I live at the top of Crouch Hill.

Frame is a bit neglected - getting more and more Hammerite on it to cover up rust - maybe one day a proper respray is in order.

Also frame is a bit on the big side to what I prefer but it's a great ride!

A bit too big for you? You should sell it to me then;-)

That's me, in the blue and white top, talking to arvy in the second to last photo.

A day to remember.
I was really liking that frame of yours Alan, what is it?