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some more info for future users before we get bogged down in the whole tretubi / air stuff.. this is the breakdown of the tubing Columbus offered around the late 80s:

Max - Tube with oval profiles oriented according to the principal axes of the active and passive stresses. Intended exclusively for special competition machines

TSX - for high level professional use. Maximum rigidity and low weight. Reinforced with five continual spirals in addition to the traditional Columbus varied wall thickness

SLX - "Superbutted" (helical reinforced ends) for professional uses. Double Thickness butting.

SPX - "Superbutted" (helical reinforced ends) with increased thickness, for professional uses. Double thickness butting.

SL - High performance all-purpose road race set. Double thickness butting.

SP - for heavy use, large frame or rough road surfaces. Double thickness butting.

MS - "Multishape"; special "Gilco Design" set with different profiles: each tube is shaped to withstand specific stresses. Professional use. Double thickness butting.

Cromor - for enthusiasts requiring excellent performance at a moderate cost. Double thickness butting.

Aelle - For amateur touring uses. Lightweight thanks to the thin tubing and high yield point.

These were taken from a back page Columbus ad from a 1988 cycling mag, so the info is probably a translation from the standard Italian brochure.. I'm saying that cos of course they're not going to say that Aelle is lower end etc... there are a few more but they're off road and tandem tubings, "Tandem CM" for track use, "Tandem CR" for touring.

YouTube- "Bumpy's Lament" - Soul Mann & The Brothers

YouTube- bumps jackson - funky in jamaica 7''

they've got this though...from Auger's two-double lp live from sunset strip - awesome version of Maiden Voyage on the Pink record..

YouTube- Brian Auger - Bumpin' on Sunset - Live Oblivion

youtube don't got "Bumpin' on Young Street" by Young Holt Unlimited... booo..

YouTube- Tommy Stewart - Bump And Hustle Music (1976)

wonderful afternoon and evening, so great to see people i hadn't seen in a good while. seem to have had longer and better chats with more people than i can remember at any other forum get together and it really showed how cracking the people are i've got to know in the last couple of years. a fantastic wake following a really lovely funeral for Paul. Thanks to the organisers for pulling off a memorable celebration of his life. At the moment it just seems like he hasn't turned up for a few forum events. I think I'll miss him an awful lot come the spring when he isn't around for rides. RIP fiddy.

i'm out if it was like it was this morning. lame as it sounds, i haven't been back to normal on my bike long enough to want to risk coming off it tomorrow and redamaging stuff that's only just stopped hurting. saying that, i do hope it isn't icy cos i'm really looking forward to this...!

sorry to hear about Tynan Scarlett, that must have been nasty. hope he's out of the worst now.

No because the colour scheme alerted me to it being fake because its green sunburst which is the colour scheme of a mid 80s Dawes Lightning.I thought I might stop someone on here buying a not 531 frame for to much money

it's not mid 80s judging by the decals. the dawes lightning was blue/light blue sunburst by '83, '84, the decals were the lower case ones and the Lightning wasn't 531 as far as i remember.. the decals on this look more like late 70s / early 80s.. not sure about the 531 bit. At any rate it seems someone's on their way to paying too much for a fairly run of the mill frame.

ha ha!

that last comment wasn't meant to be taken seriously, it's just my homage to the baloney that gets bandied around here these days..

well if it's got that on the underside it must be a profil then.... unless it's a fake, i heard a lot of people used to glue that bit to the underside of a regular supercorsa to increase the value..

rouge or rough Gerald? ;) i seem to remember it was worth every penny of four pounds...

btw yeah, the grey saddle isn't a profil. apart from the lovely extra fancy bit at the front the key is the sweep of the side panel, the profil is much deeper than the usual supercorsa

The Godfather

Michael loses his innocence, afterwards everyone has to kiss his ring

nice to know you got some use out of the frame Pistoffski...

for thirty quid with the new forks and extras as described this is a bargain beater frame and the paint should definitely be left in all its hotchpotch glory.. the thought of ditching the blues, purples and violets for a powdercoat just doesn't make sense - rock the look, it's an awesome one..

best of luck with that al, you've got legs like sides of ham so you should be alright..

i'm also a bit confused as there seems to be a rogue ride out to surrey this sunday, is that right? if so how many miles and will i keep up with wools at least? these are the kinds of questions i'm currently pacing round the kitchen to.

what's the "technical" bit about bmmf?

anyway, i think i should be back to some kind of capability by next week so as long as someone apart from bmmf is ridin fixed i'm in. it would be very nice to get in on this and continue upwards and onwards into the spring.

Sunday 31st January '10 - The "Off The Cuffley" or "North Road HTFU-Riders" Ride

26 mile loop from Cuffley. Profile: mixture of hilly and flat; also quite 'technical'.

Route is here.

Train Out - Kings Cross @ 8.55am, arriving Cuffley 9.26am

Train Back - Cuffley @ some time after 11am (trains are every half hour, at X.21 and X.51).

£4.00 for Groupsave4, £5.30 for Network Card or Groupsave3.

1. BMMF
   
2. shootthebreeze
   
3. jonny
   
4. Plurabelle
   5.furious tiles
   
5. pjs
   
   
   

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The route is a little shorter this time. Even if we're beleaguered by mechanicals (again), we shouldn't end up in the first wave of Sunday lunchtime twats; if it goes well (I will probably navigate 'on the hoof', but Garmin assistance is useful), we'll get round in an hour and a half or something.

There are some short sharp hills, but they're fine on medium gear fixed; and slightly twisty/bumpy descents.

North Londoners might consider riding out (if they're in the market for miles), and I expect the train stops at Finsbury Park.

A paypal account is being run by another member of lfgss (cheevil) the email address for paypal is chithai@mac.com to which donations can be made.
Please only put your name down after you have made the donation. Please add your amount to the total amount in bracket after your name.
Make sure you have not omitted the person who posted before you

donations:

1. Velocio - £20
   
2. Wibble - £20
   
3. Joe smith - £50.14
   
4. Dropout - £20
   
5. Vinyl villain - £15
   
6. Sharkstar - £20
   
7. Furious tiles - £20
   
8. Dancing james - £20
   
9. Moog - £10
   
10. Murtle - 20
    
11. Jonny - £50.14
    
12. Oliver schick - £20
    
13. Rod munch - £20
    
14. Bluequinn - £50.14 - good idea jonny!
    
15. Mc_nebula
    
16. Tricitybendix - £20
    
17. Sam - £10
    
18. Clefty - £50.14
    
19. Cake - £20
    
20. Casasteve - £10
    
21. The seldom killer - £30
    
22. Teen -£30
    
23. Owen - £10.32 (5.31 x2)
    
24. Spins £20
    
25. Damo- £20
    
26. Jaygee & veevee - £60
    
27. Jung £30
    
28. Town £10
    
29. Willo £15
    
30. Slamm -£25
    
31. Tika - £20
    
32. Shinscar £20
    
33. Two omegas £20
    
34. Sammy dodger £20
    
35. Estelle £20
    
36. Andy p £30
    36 jacqui £20
    37 anon £150
    38 skully £50.14
    39 marcom £20
    40 sparky - £2.12
    41 shoots - 20
    42 edd 13 - 10
    43 vanuden - 50.14
    
37. Lileth - 25
    45 spinftw - 10
    46 middleofnowhere 20
    47 aroogah - £30
    
38. Hoops £20 (will pay next week when i haz more money!)
    49 longandwinding - £20
    50 khornight - £20
    51 villa-ru - £10
    52 flickwg
    53 bernie - £50.14
    
39. Mmccarthy - £20
    
40. Clever pun - 20
    
41. Huge16 -£20
    
42. Sano - £22.13
    
43. Stevo_com - £20
    
44. Bigfatal - £10
    
45. Willski - £50.14
    
46. Playswellwithotters - £20
    
47. Gormley - £20.50
    
48. Diable - £20
    
49. Stringerman- £30
    
50. Gabes £30
    
51. habbi £20
    
52. mjs110 £10
    
53. edscoble £10
    
54. Timmy2wheels £10
    
55. Buddha Fingaz £20
    
56. Pink and Sarah £20
    
57. hael £20
    
58. mashton £20
    
59. veLLo £20
    
60. Superprecise £10
    
61. teddy £20
    
62. daccordi £10
    
63. diapo £10
    
64. Lebowski £10
    
65. moth £50
    
66. pajamas £13.81
    TOTAL £1910
    
    

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Attending funeral

1. Dancing james
   
2. Alien
   
3. Velocio
   
4. Ladystardust
   
5. Joe smith
   
6. Fruitbat
   
7. Wibble
   
8. Furious tiles
   
9. Dropout
   
10. Wiganwill
    
11. Sharkstar
    
12. Moog
    
13. Trum
    
14. Jonny
    
15. Oliver schick
    
16. Bluequinn
    
17. Mc_nebula
    
18. Tricitybendix
    
19. Clefty
    
20. Cake
    
21. Max
    
22. Spins
    
23. Damo
    
24. Jaygee
    
25. Veevee
    
26. Jung
    
27. Slamm
    
28. Rocksteady
    
29. Teen
    
30. Shinscar
    
31. Two omegas
    
32. Sammy dodger
    
33. Estelle
    
34. Jacqui
    
35. Skully
    
36. Marcom
    
37. Shoots
    
38. Habbi
    
39. Lileth
    
40. Aroogah
    
41. Hoops
    
42. Longandwinding
    43 villa-ru (if i am not filming)
    
43. Flickwg
    
44. Mmccarthy
    
45. Huge16
    
46. Sano - if i can get out of work
    
47. Stevo_com : If i can get off work (let them try and fucking stop me)
    
48. Bigfatal
    
49. Charco
    
50. Playswellwithotters
    
51. Gormley
    
52. Diable
    
53. *FRANK
    
54. Stringerman & Stringerman's woman
    
55. Stix
    
56. Gabes
    
57. fred
    
58. Buddha Fingaz
    
59. Pink
    
60. Sarah
    
61. hael
    
62. mashton
    
63. veLLo
    
64. Superprecise
    
65. teddy
    
66. Dov
    
67. Lebowski
    
68. Slag
    
69. Fitzy
    
70. moth
    
71. pajamas hope to
    
    

Attending wake

1. Dancing james
   
2. Alien
   
3. Velocio
   
4. Ladystardust
   
5. Joe smith
   
6. Fruitbat
   
7. Wibble
   
8. Furious tiles
   
9. Dropout
   
10. Moog
    
11. Murtle
    
12. Jonny
    
13. Bluequinn
    
14. Mc_nebula
    
15. Tricitybendix
    16.clefty
    
16. Cake
    
17. Max
    
18. Oliver schick
    
19. Owen
    
20. Spins
    
21. Damo
    
22. Jaygee
    
23. Veevee
    25.jung
    
24. Slamm
    
25. Teen
    
26. Rocksteady
    
27. Tootoughtodie
    
28. Shinscar
    
29. Two omegas
    
30. Sammy dodger
    
31. Estelle
    
32. Jacqui
    
33. Skully
    
34. Shoots
    
35. Vanuden (if i can get away from work)
    
36. Lileth
    
37. Aroogah
    
38. Hoops
    
39. Longandwinding
    
40. Villa-ru
    
41. Flickwg
    
42. Mmccarthy
    
43. Clever pun
    
44. Huge16
    
45. Sano - if it's after work and i have a feeling it will be...
    
46. Stevo_com
    
47. Bigfatal
    
48. Charco
    
49. Playswellwithotters
    
50. Gormley
    
51. Diable
    
52. *FRANK
    
53. Stringerman & Stringerman's woman
    
54. Stix
    
55. Gabes
    
56. fred
    
57. Buddha Fingaz
    
58. Pink
    
59. Sarah
    
60. hael
    
61. mashton possibly
    
62. veLLo
    
63. habbi
    
64. Superprecise
    67.fixedfreak
    
65. teddy
    
66. Dov
    
67. diapo
    
68. Lebowski
    
69. Slag
    
70. Fitzy
    
71. moth
    
72. pajamas hope to
    

YouTube- The Crystallites - Concentration

YouTube- The Upsetters - Clint Eastwood

feelin this at the moment

YouTube- SHAFT. PRINCE BUSTER ALL STARS.

The great French director Eric Rohmer died yesterday, aged 89. He's been one of my favourite filmmakers for a long time and if you haven't watched his films he's well worth getting into.

It's hard suggesting a good place to start with a director who made about 30 features over nearly 50 years but I got into his early 70s stuff first. I recommend Love In The Afternoon and Claire's Knee for starters and My Night and Maude's, Pauline at the Beach, The Aviator's Wife and a bunch of others if you like those.

Get some, you won't go back.

once you have started you will quickly find you become blind to the fugliness of the shoes, and embrace the fugly like an old friend.

I did go back. I got the extra power bit but they're simply not necessary to ride around town. like a lot of people i know on here i ride everywhere and I got bored of either carrying normal shoes everywhere to change into or being a cycling geek everywhere i was. i learned very quickly that there were no benefits weather-wise in their construction (the shoes and my feet still got soaked in rain) and i can only think of national health calliper shoes that look more unsexy than 95% of the cycling shoes on the market. the examples given above are typical.

in terms of power - i seem to have kept up with everyone on group rides since going back to clips and straps and i can still zoom around town if i want to. i'm not ruling out getting clipless again but i'd have to be doing 100 miles every weekend and be a proper roadie, which at the moment isn't where it is for me. none of my riding since i've been on here has needed them in my opinion.

to the OP i'd recommend you spend £35 on a new pair of vans rather than the £80 it'll cost you to go clipless. you'll feel the benefits of a new sole and you'll be good for 75 mile rides. Save your beat up old converse for rainy days.

i think there might be a strategy behind that canary wharf casual swim atrocity.. maybe they don't want tramps wandering in. or maybe just balki.

26 degrees.. after the ten second walk from the changing rooms it's a grateful process getting in the water, then swimming through the steam made you feel like you were in an Antonioni film.. or it did me anyway... great stuff!

it was my first swim of the year, i've decided i need to swim well and i'm hoping it will be a year of improving technique and learning to swim properly, rather than just messing around for half an hour at a time. i'm hoping to go every day now, yesterday was great.