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Great thread with an impressive quiver of bikes that you started with. Curious as to what the other BMXs were that you got rid of over the Stay Strong. Was this T1 one of them?

Looks great with the hardtop on it Richie.

Are you aiming to be on the grid with it for the start of the season?

They might solve the brake issue but for fast road/track would they solve the tyre issue? Would you bet better off with a 17" or 18" with a decent profile tyre?

Happy 40th! Its amazing what good design can achieve. Every time I think about another 'grail watch' which I think usurps the Speedy, I see a picture of one and it goes right back to the top of the list.

So you're aiming for 450bhp-ish? Personally, I'd go a bit wider if I could. A 996 turbo was circa 420bhp and 4wd. This sounds like it's going to be getting close to GT2 levels of power and as a result I'd be doing big brakes and as much rubber as I could get!

I might have missed it but what size are you going for? 18's or 17's? Have you also decided on tyres and the profiles you'll be running?

Yeah, I wouldn't go with Image either. If it was mine I'd be going for something that looked a bit more aggressive/motorsport focused. I've never been a fan of the OEM 5 spokes.

Love the look of both wheels on 996's but especially like the E88's for the motorsport/Porsche cup heritage.

Obviously the cost make them prohibitive so I thought of a couple of options. I've seen quite a few 996s with the CCW 3-piece wheels and I really like the look of them. Even better in that you can have them built with different colours/finished to the centres, lips and barrels as well as spec-ing width and offset.
https://ccwheel.com/wheels/ccw-classic-three-piece-wheels/

Alternatively, it could look great on the BBS GT3 spilts -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-PORSCHE-911-996-GT3-BBS-SPORT-DESIGN-CLASSIC-SPLIT-RIM-ALLOY-WHEELS/123589481326?hash=item1cc681d36e:g:Di4AAOSwUVBbrfE0:rk:28:pf:0

Looking good. Anti-glare dash pad for the top?

Followed various forms of motorsport since I was kid. Was obsessed with F1 and Touring Cars back in the early 90's but my interest has waned in that over the last few years due to changes in the formulas. Now I mostly watch historic and club level motorsport.

Thanks for the offer. It's nice but if I'm going to do it I'll probably contact them direct to see if I can get a triple black version a la Teenslain style.

That looks great. Tempted by both this and the Model 1.

That looks lovely. I've lusted after a Rock Lobster since seeing them for sale in the Merin Cycles ad's in MBUK back in the day. I'd be interested to see how they ride compared to modern hardtails.

Obviously you're free to do what you want as it's your watch but please don't put an Orange NATO on this. This is crying out for a nice Black (yours looks brown but I could be very wrong) leather or alligator strap.

Yep thats the place.

With plenty of talk of people liking wagons/estate cars here, if anyone is in the market for one, my dad has just got a really tidy 2005 V70R wagon in for sale for sub £7k. If anyone wants any details let me know.

Demon Tweeks have a Stand21 Hans device at 234 inc VAT.

I just undertook Northumberland - Whitstable - Southgate - Norwood - Northumberland in a 2013 1.2 Corsa. It was the definition of tedious on that kind of a journey. I can't think I've driven anything much slower either so the turbo 1l sounds like a much better bet.

Cheers!

Whilst back in the UK for Christmas I had a look in Goldsmiths in Newcastle as they had two "weirdly" priced Speedys in the window. Turns out one was stock whilst the other had a sapphire crystal and display case back which seemed to add a decent amount to the cost. Anyway, whilst there I tried on a Pelagos and was really surprised at how much I liked it. Good to add more confusion into my ideas on what watch to go for!

Hopefully owning a car which can take you on decent trips away as well as being useful for doing everyday stuff means it starts to become a more enjoyable experience soon. Also, if you're a bit handy, try and get a haynes manual for it. That way for any small projects you can try and undertake them yourself and lessen the financial burden.

Glad you like it as much as you do. It's helping me convince myself that a Speedy is the only watch I'll need. Just need to get over the financial cliff now.

Any problems with the screw down crown? I've heard every review say that they feel like they've got a good chance of cross threading fairly easily.

Hows this working out for you? I've watched a couple of reviews of this recently and there were plenty of positives and negatives.

I love this but I was also under the impression this was some kind of super limited release that had basically already sold out?