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i think they match the bespoke invisible luggage set.......

Don't quite follow you there, i'm guessing you're getting at the naming of the bonnet considering the engine isn't under there?

It's late and i've just finished a bitch of an assignment so forgive this lack of understanding =P

I love the quick release bonnet on that, keeping it simple, proper German engineering.

Taking of alfas always loved this, not a beauty, but rare and tasty as...

+1 Ugly in the most beautiful sense of the word.

I'm up for this sunday.

@Michael...hmmm Im not sure if I would take that as gospel..in fact...I refuse to believe any of it! :p

Normally i'd agree about a rumour like this, but, financially troubled company putting their new project for a top of the line car on hold, sounds pretty reasonable to me, no idea why they're going for LMP1 at Le Mans though.

I can see you putting you fingers in your ears saying "Blah blah blah blah can't hear you!"
=P

The Spanish guy, he said he has a load of work at the moment but might make it down.

I think I seen him earlier in town, would've waved but I wasn't on my bike so I would've looked a bit of an idiot.

Well, moreso than usual.

I think Suxbridge Skidders™ fits better? Did you get the Spanish guy to come along or the lassie with the fuji? We need some fresh meet for mick to eat on the way to the crabtree. I'll be there about 9ish again.

Rumours about me spread pretty quickly =P

i prefer the 52/18 as well, and im in a pretty flat area too.

i dont mind pushing in that gear up hills, as long as the bike can take the pressure and abuse ill keep on pushing. I want a front brake with that gearing though because stopping becomes like manhandling a drunk cow.

currently im cruising on 46/18 while i fix my racer, and that i can easily ride brakeless, but i totally miss the ridicolous acceleration and being able to keep up with all traffic and bomb hills like crazy.

I think im going 53/18 when i fix the bike though. Which apperently brings me from 9 skid patches to 36? is that good or bad? less flat spots? I dont get this at all, anyone care to explain how this is supposed to work?

53/18 will give you 18 skid patches, the max number of skid patches you can have is the amount of teeth on your sprocket (and that's only if the number of teeth on the cahinring doesn't divide into it, which 53/18 doesn't) however if you usually skid with either leg (as opposed to always skidding using the same leg) you can double the skid patches, only when the number of teeth on the chainring is an odd number though (such as 53). Well, that's what I think, if it's wrong feel free to say =D

I never thought my love of numbers and bikes would cross over in such a way =P

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Hope that helps.

the rule is:
If you have the ratio ie mine 44:16, and you divide it down to the smallest possible divisible fraction, then you have the potential numbe of skid patches.
So 44:16 = 11/4, so 4 possible skid patches.
17 doesn't divide by anything. That is why it is good for your tires (17 skid patches possible).
I would change to 15, which would give me 15 patches, but i love the ratio as it is.

hth ;)

Whatever you do, good luck and keep us updated =D

+1 about the flip-flop, considering doing the same up L'alpe D'Huez this summer or next.

ETA - "From here, the ascent to Mount Dalsnibba starts. This last bit is 5 km on gravel road, and has a climb of 1:8."

Is that do-able fixed? I'd imagine traction would be a problem, one bit of wheelspin and all your momenteum is gone.

what???!!! nnnooooooooooo.....cant find any legit source for info...what happened? did you read a press release?

Nothing official, just the word of a friend of an employee.

On the plus side, Lotus are getting some help from the government because they've been a good little green company for a long time.

'I am delighted that the UK government has recognised the vital importance to the automotive industry of research into green, environmental and low carbon vehicle solutions,' he said.
Kimberley (Lotus Cheif Executive) stressed that the company has been focussed on these areas for some time, noting that going green 'stays true to the Lotus brand value of creating light weight and efficient vehicles.'

What a Belfezza. Er oops ... ;)

If ever a comment was made of 531, that would be it.

They are also lovely looking cars, however, shame on you for posting a pic of a 308 without accompanying it with this:

That's horrid! The original F50 was bad enough!

My favourite Fezza, the 512BB (they look better in yellow, couldn't find a decent pic of one though):

Looking very nice at Le Mans:

I eat SRAM for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

With pasta of course.

'42% had taken a cycling proficiency course.
42% fail to wear a safety helmet,
41% cycle on the pavement,
third have cycled the wrong way up a one-way street
6% have cycled under the influence of drink or drugs"

In the context of LFGSS or other experienced riders, not exactly a revelation, for a novice cyclist perhaps disaster on toast...

That's gotta be a misprint shirley.

Count me in!

Does fecker not mean thief or something of that ilk.

Just a change in a vowel, that's all. Sounds much better though, imo.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article393415.ece

That's a shame, loved those t-shirts.

with that kind of weight saving you will go a massive 1 mph faster!!!!!

(Pedant mode on) Actually, weight is a very small factor in speed, as it only increases the rolling resistance of the tyre by a small amount, weight saving does make a nice difference in acceleration though ( F = MA and whatnot)

(Pedant mode off)

I'd hate to hear the things i'll say when i'm actually a qualified engineer...

+1 for eejit, they use it a lot where i'm from.

Arse bandit is a good'un, and saying feck sounds so much better than fuck.

Bad news Aston fans, the One-77 has been put on hold for the time being, although they are racing in LMP-1 this year at Le Mans with a Gulf liveried car =D

Hmm, there's a lot of memorable intros, smells like teen spirit, blitzkrieg bop, stairway to heaven(duh) to name a few but I would mark van halen as way up there! Or...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqxo1SKB0z8

Defintely, fantastic song, coincidentally Eddie Van Halen did the fantastic guitar solo in that.