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So, I took the plunge and bought a pink one from ebay.

Just put it on the rear and taken it for a 10 minute spin round the block. here are my inital thoughts.

• The walls are reasonably thin. Not as bad as fucking stelvios, but certianly no match for the Soma Everwears that I have been riding and loving.
  
• The main bit is nice and chunky. Looks like they may hold up rather well against wear / skidding.
  
• The colour is sweet. Shame they have black walls...
  
• The twin rail system the tyres mention in their name really reduces surface contact with the road. Probably 75% of the contact of a regular treaded road tyre or my everwears. This means the tyre isn't that grippy. Infact it skids really quite easily. Easier to pop a skid on the everwears and make a sweet higher pitched noise too that lets you know you are skidding. Can definitely see why these aren't perfect tyres for the wet. But we shall see. My main worry is that the raised checkerboard pattern on the side of the tyre means that grip when leaning severly is going to be a little sketchy, but again we shall have to see.
  
  

So, based on the first (short) ride it seems like a sweet tyre to have on the rear, and the colours are nice. Just going to have to see how it goes. Most interested in how good it is at not puncturing and what its like in the wet and how it handles round corners.

Will keep you updated.

Gortex Gloves for the win.

I have really bad circulation and my fingers and toes want to fall off in the middle of a heat wave, but with these babies my fingers remain nice and toasty, and even better they keen your wrists warm. Have yet to find a solution for the feet, but the gore-tex cycling gloves whilst pricey (£45ish) are fucking AMAZING!

I have been ridiculed since day 1 by you people,the only reason I came on this forum was to read what people were discussing about me behind my back on this here forum,so I took interest in what was being discussed about myself,and now I find it quite amusing that I am being made out to be some sort of bad guy for simply treating people with the same respect that I have been shown.@vinylvillian I do appologise for being so rude but look it even brought the best out of you PKripoff.Now what do I do continue being a cunt or kiss everyones ass so that I may join your much privileged lfgss events.To be honest if I did'nt show up it would be quite boring,and there would'nt be much to discuss on here,other than how to repair a puncture.I find it disturbing to hear a grown man explaining to a similar grown man the steps to take to repair a puncture.Can I still get a what a cunt decal,please

People are mean towards you because in all the treads I have seen you post in you pop up out of know where to say nasty things about people or too people which naturally rubs everyone up the wrong way and makes you come accross as a not very nice and grumpy man. And if you are going to sling mud in a thread with no provocation you have to expect to have alot thrown back at you. no? Now I understand that people were not so good to you when you were trying to sell your bikes, and for that I can understand you doing some mud flinging or whatever. But to repeatedly post in threads with posts like:

"Typical bunch of wannabee posers who don't know the difference between a lo-pro and a camel-toe" (not your exactly words but definitely the same meaning as many of your recent posts)

And to do so when you haven't been mentioned in the thread, and no slagging off has gone is just weird. Its being a cunt for the sake of it and to try and get a rise out of people, not for any other reason. You don't have to kiss arse, but you don't need to go around picking on whole swathes of people that you haven't met just for the sake of keeping up apperances. Its a bit pathetic really.

for the cold... have yet to get one...

Got one. Its great. Keeps your nose nice and toasty.
:-)

I think he finally discovered that having all his money in his sock isn't a bright thing to do.

Fixed

I've been cycling in wool all winter. Its brill. My '40s wool army shit stoppers are fan-fucking-tasticly warm. And with a nice bit of knit tucked its definitely a look FTW. Though I prefer a little dickie to a regular ol' tie to make it a bit more preppy. That shop looks awsome though. Do they do shoes? I need shoes. Just got DMs and plimies atm...

Um, what's up with the spok?

He's using it as a front wheel.
Means you don't have to wheelie everywhere.

But you would love it more if it was serving the purpose that it was built for,but you would'nt understand this as you are new to the scene,and you ca'nt figure out if you like riding or doing tricks yet.

My regular fix is a Carlton Pro AM 12 6speed frame. I promise you I wouldn't enjoy it more if I rode it as intended with a 6 speed. Your anti-fixed-lo-pro crusade fails on two points:

1) Frames can be used in different ways to that which they are designed and enjoyed loved. This is seen most commonly with people like me who ride racing/road frame with a fixed wheel. Or with the new thing of doing tricks on fixed wheel bikes, which wasn't why fixed wheel bikes were first invented. Its refreshing to see people do new things with old kit. Makes life less stagnant.

2) Lo-pros have been built with track ends. Which suggests that lo-pro were not a purely geared invention. Therfore I question what the difference between riding a road lo-pro fixed and riding a road racer fixed is, and thus why you feel the need to go on this frankly pointless crusade against lo-pros being ridden fixed?

Go cycle off a cliff, you angry little man. And don't forget to fuck yourself on the way down.

^^^^ what he said really. Not sure why you'd want to post a comment like that on1langster, do you like to be insult people you don't know or do you like what people say in return? On second thoughts thats a rhetorical question. I'm not interested in you dragging this thread down.

asm: I have to work on the second, but if you aare about on the afternoon of the 1st then a meet up would be whore-some.

'ta

Lovely Merckx in Usa

Its in Germany really. Just pretending to be in the US.

I want this ALOT! Shame I can't afford it.

Having recently taken more of an interest in polo can I make a suggestion: make the polo thread easier to read. Trying to find out when and where people are playing is difficult, trying to figure out how the game is played is difficult. I think for anyone wanting to start now the posts are too long and involved and the basic info is difficult to sort out from the chat.

+1

Having recently thought about it myself its really hard to find any info out beyond come down to B lane on sundays and take a look. But for those that work on sundays thats not an easy thing to do.

Some sort of stick with either links to tips or tips and hints and info for new players would be a good idea.

Its a MTB frame mate.
If you are planning to ride a SS road bikey, and not go off road you don't want one of those trails frames. Its the wrong geometry, heavier and has V brake mounts. Urgh.

If you are looking to ride SS on the road then look for an old race frame, they'll be drilled at the back and have a place to put your brake cable. If you are looking to ride off road then go for it I guess. However if you are going to ride on the road go fixed over SS. Having started out with a SS myself I can tell you fixed is a damned sight better and cheaper.

You can get a IRO track frame without all that shitty braze on stuff from Cavendish for £150.
At least I think thats right? Right?

In which case thats a terible deal. If its £250 its still not a great deal. Looks like an unbranded piece of cack to me. Better off buying a second hand awsome 531 racing frame or track frame from the day or even on here. 100quid will get you summit awsomely 531 and you'll know exactly what it is.

Spotted: edscoble* driving a black cab from Brixton to Kensington. Sorry for cutting you up at the lights.

*In the case it was not ed then it was either his identicle twin, evil twin or long lost twin.

Bernie: You ever got a sales man of the year award or summit like that? 'cos that sort of spiel makes me want one now. May well come down to south drinks. But ever since being brought up south of the river I resent crossing it. But if its a dream to ride and perty too then why the heck not?

asm: Fancy comming back on the 1st instead? ;-)

I'm 6'1.5" to be precise :-)

We'll find out about everything next week then. We'll have a ball, or at least thats what I'm hoping.

i like it! there, i fucking said it. i like it!

+1

Can't wait till 7th! So excited.
If I take it dibs on: Frame, Fork, Headset, Quill, Bars, Brake Cable and Seatpost and maybe the caliper...

People who care about the way they look are hispters.
People who picked up a fixed bike after the first 20 people in london started riding fixed are hispters.
People with bikes that include a colour other then black or a colour scheme are hispters
People who do tricks on their fixed wheel bikes are hispters
People who use the term fixie are hipsters
People who use Aeropokes are hispters, but people who abbreviate aerospoke to arrospok (SP?) are not (wtf is that about?)
People who make aesthetic choices alongside or over the top of technical considerations are hispters.
People who ride fixed wheel bikes and are young are hipsters
People who ride fixed wheel bikes and do creative jobs or are students are hipsters.
People who ride fixed wheel bikes just because they think they are the kool are hipsters.

Basically people who ride fixed wheel bikes that some one doesn't like is a hipster.

But its weird. Its meant to be offensive. But usualy labeling something cool is good. I think its really an attempt to attack people with no substance, and is away for people who aren't interested in being kool and trendy to separate themselves from those that appear to be. Both those that want to remain alternative to not let it become mainstream and those that are just not interested in being the guardian's next stereotype use it. The old guarding against the new. But in truth I think its a term used by those who have ridden fixed for a while to seperate and look down on those who have started it up newly. Particularly those of the messenger/punk/alt/clone thing to look down on those who are all shoreditch and mainstreamy. Its a broad term, used by many to mean different things but basically to imply a lack of originality and bandwaggoning, and as with most terms like that is often mis-used and overused.

You may have guessed I don't like it. Its a stupid term designed to create a hierarchy within those who ride fixed wheel bikes rather then create community, or at least a tiered one with the users of the term at the top and subjects of the term at the very bottom.

And as you can probably guess I get called a Hipster and definitely tick a few of the boxes for the term. I like riding bikes and I have a sense of style. So fucking what?

buy a beat up old rolls saddle, buy leather of your colour choice and re cover it.

Is it easy to do?
I've seen a few green saddles, but they are all the wrong green...

Second dIbs...

£150 a week? Youd get double that working in Starbucks or similar - i am amazed how low that is Motorcycle couriers make a lot more then that

Thats just what to expect when you start, and a fairly conservative estimate. I know people who've been doing it a while who make £300-400. One even made £30k one day, all be it by being hit by a police car popping an illegal U-turn.

Hi all,

I'm after a green saddle. Summit not nasty and plastic. And not a dirrrrrty bottle green like them stinky Brooks things. Or summit covered in god-awful punk rock logos like some dirt jump seats. Summit more like a rolls...

I'm also after a nice set of pink straps, preferably doubles, not bothered if they are leather or not.

If you have either, or know someone who does, or somewhere where I can purchase the above then do say.

'ta

Ah. I'll leave it then. Thanks anyway.

Oooh. £30?