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Thanks, guys. I'll try both suggestions. I assume I should turn the wrench left (counter clockwise)?

^I have been able to remove the 10 (the bigger one?), but have not been able to remove the 8. It's just too tight. I cannot get it to budge. Any suggestions?

While I'm at it, I suppose I should go ahead and ask whether I should be trying to turn it counter-clockwise to loosen it or clockwise. Either way, I've been unable to make any progress.

I have a question about removing cranks. I have an '08 LeMond Fillmore, and I am currently (unsuccessfully) trying to remove my cranks. I have an allen wrench which fits, but I cannot get the nut to budge at all. Any tips or suggestions about what I can do? I'd really rather not take the bike into the shop, as I want to do all the work myself (whenever possible).

work this on out

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D_gA1kMwT6o/SU9RuVNPyfI/AAAAAAAAAos/u_UTkXfiNDc/s1600-h/pc201556.jpg

That's hideous.

Very nice.

Too small for me though :(

Dude... how tall are you? I'm 6'6" and have a hell of a time finding frames that fit.

That bridgestone looks upset now "but i'm not a track bike....i'm not hip, i liked sunday rides"

Best left alone sometimes.

funny that his email address is zach@idcrisisdesign.com

identity crisis, indeed!

come on, it's just silly, that Galiber. you couldn't ride it and keep a straight face

I'm with you on that!

Makes sense. He might have longer legs than me! I wanted a larger bike, but found it very difficult to find one that was reasonably priced.

Good luck!

You might want to try the Waltham Forest bike recycling project. They have a bunch of old frames... you might find something there. I had found an old 64cm Falcon last year, but didn't end up buying it. This, of course, was not a track frame.

Thanks Rik, have actually seen that, lovely frame, but sadly waaaaaaay out of our price range...thanks again.

So, are you really tall? I'm 6'6" and I own a 61cm Fillmore. I find it (just) big enough. I think the Surly Steamroller is a bit bigger.

I thought the red was just one colour too much. I liked the Navy the most... I almost bought one, actually. The new ones look like they could be an SE or a Swobo or something.

Yeah, they added a red stripe and then got rid of the baby blue. And I believe the grey one was a darker shade of grey.

I thought you were talking about their website colours ;)

At least they got rid of the page turning thing or whatever on their website.

I think I might try to get hold of a one of these frames (as a Bikeisland unbranded frame preferably). It's spend it's life with mudguards and risers as a simple, winter town bike. It's got rack mounts!

I suppose horatio... you have contacts to get a frame sent over from Canada or the US?

Do you think it's worth me calling a bike shop in the US. Or even Cavendish Cycles here in the UK who regularly import IRO frames?

I have a few friends back home who have 'Mercier' Kilo TTs. The parts are crap, but the frame is ok. Double-butted Reynolds 520. And they now come in a wider variety of colours. I was thinking about buying one when I go home on holiday and bringing it back. They're dirt-cheap, and even moreso when you take currency conversion into account.

According the Condor website my Pista has angels; lots for the seat tube and more for the head tube. Actually all Condor bikes seem to have angels. Very reassuring!

http://www.condorcycles.com/pista.html

Angels aside, what do you think of the design (colours, graphics)? It seems they're getting uglier and uglier every year. I liked the look of the 2007s, but thought the 2008s were kind of generic. The black one even looked a bit like a Langster. I think these 2009s are hideous. Although the white looks a little better than the black. The Classico Pista looks alright, though.

this is a good one, but he's soo not the way dirty old bukowski always seems in my mind, so lukewarm for me i guess, but still psyched to see somebody mention it.

1. city of god
   
2. the squid and the whale (never met a british person who had seen this. anybody?)
   
3. darjeeling limited
   
   

also office space & lebowski for pure laughs.

These guys have: [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_and_the_Whale[/ame]

i dissagree i think every one should get out of my way.

but i don't care to argue about it.

fair enough.

every cyclists gain if we corden the cattle behind fences with armed gaurds. the death penalty for jay walking i say

I agree that people shouldn't jaywalk. At least without looking first. But I also think cyclists should stop at red lights and zebra crossings (and not ride on the pavement).

I have been smarting for a week since my last run in with Platini the spelling bee. My only defence is that if you include American English for my University I have to know how to spell in three languages. Up until now I have been too lazy to proof read my posts that is about to change. No more shoddy posting from me I should ruddy cocoa!

There's no reason for you to need to know how to spell words in American English. Of course, if you find the need to go around correcting other people's spelling, it might not be a bad idea.

I stand corrected then, and bow to your obviously superior knowledge.
Oh.
Sorry - you don't get irony, do you?

No I don't.

I recently bought a box set of the Ealing Studios movies, and have really enjoyed those quite a bit, too.

WOW! The Third Man . . . my grandfather was a cameraman on that film. He lit all the famous sewer & tunnel scenes. One of my favs obviously.

Also The Big Lebowski, Elf, Lords of Dogtown/Dogtown and Z Boys, La Haine, Donnie Darko, Trainspotting, Big Fish, The Goonies, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off!

Plus loads more. It's a tough one.

That's really cool. Those sewer scenes are so iconic. It really is an amazing film.

d'oh!

Metropolitan
Barcelona
The Last Days Of Disco
Hotel Rwanda
Breaking Away
Love And Death
The Front
A Man Escaped
The Battle Of Algiers
My Life As A Dog
Suburbia
Z
Flirting
Spinal Tap
Withnail and I
Cross Of Iron
His Girl Friday
La Vie Est Belle
North By Northwest

love and death is so fucking funny!

Oh sorry, I didn't realise we were discussing gas meters. I thought it was a distance thing.
Prick.

Sorry, douche... but 'meters' is also the correct spelling for the metric unit in countries that speak American English.

If you're going to be so pedantic, you ought to do your homework first.

Get used to it. 'metres'.

I find it amusing that in a long 'rant' where there are at least four words spelled incorrectly, you choose to take exception to a word that is spelled correctly.