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no problem
here is the kmc chain chart
http://www.kmcchain.com/file/en/chain_choice_chart.pdf

I recommend the KMC Z610HX for 3/32 (and the Z510HX for 1/8)

I recommend the zinn book as well as the park tool blue book.

I am going to order a vigorelli soon, but I am not quite sure what size I should go for. According to the competitive cyclist calculator, my fitting is:

*Measurements

Inseam: 32.5"
Trunk: 26"
Forearm: 13.5"
Arm: 25.5"
Thigh: 20.5"
Lower Leg: 21"
Sternal Notch: 57.5"
Total Body Height: 69"

The Competitive Fit (cm)

Seat tube range c-c: 53.5 - 54.0 (21.06" - 21.25")
Seat tube range c-t: 55.1 - 55.6 (21.69" - 21.88")
Top tube length: 57.0 - 57.4 (22.44" - 22.59")
Stem Length: 11.2 - 11.8 (4.40" - 4.64")
BB-Saddle Position: 82.8 - 84.8 (32.59" - 33.38")
Saddle-Handlebar: 53.2 - 53.8 (20.94" - 21.18")
Saddle Setback: 2.0 - 2.4 (0.78" - 0.94")

*Since the geometry isnt listed on the Bob Jackson website and I havent been able to get in touch with them, what size do you think I should go with?

you might be able to find a powdercoat powder that can replicate that look - there are several very metallic powercoats that look like chrome. I doubt that tiger or dupont will carry such powders. you'll have to google around and bring the jar of powder to your powdercoater.

or you could have your frame plated with copper. probably cheaper than chrome plating.

http://stupidhurts.org/about-me/handle-bar-taping-102/

I've been voting in US elections since 1990, and although that hardly makes me more 'qualified' to have an opinion, it certainly gives me years of experience being disappointed. The whole Obama 'change' and 'hope' thing isn't really any different than Clinton in '92. Everybody was 'hopeful' for 'change' after 12 years of Reagan/Bush/Quayle. And what did we get? NAFTA, more GATT (and eventually WTO), still no national health care and continued American militarism.

There are no major differences between the Republican and Democratic parties. So they define themselves on wedge issues (abortion, gun control) and cultural rhetoric. I think the most telling part of Obama's campaign to date was his choice of appointments. Almost all of them.

So yeah, he may have different views on evolution or science or whatever. Big deal. I would never argue Obama was any worse than Bush and I certainly see him as an improvement, in general terms. But the fact that we have to celebrate his election solely because he's 'not as bad as the other guy' is disgusting and underlines the futility of American politics.

Obama does not share the exact views on NAFTA or free trade in general as Clinton. See his comments during the debates regarding labor laws and dealing with Colombia or countries with dismal human rights as an example.

And as for Clinton and health care, his initiative was blocked by Republicans who controlled Congress. Obama would have less hurdles in that regard with the Democratic majority and the popularity of the program among the public these days.

And working for the Clinton administration does not mean an exact adherence to his policies nearly a decade later. Take Emanuel for example - he was chosen for his tough ability to keep the party in line to forward the Obama agenda and not for his personal opinions. Obama will be the one calling the shots and making policy not those who work for him.

Regarding "militarism" - I dont see anything particularly questionable in Obama's agenda -- he will be pushing for a withdrawal from Iraq, a refocus on Afghanistan and the border region with Pakistan, and sitting down for the sake of dipolmacy with controversial heads of state. I dont see new war on the agenda - I see negotiations. And besides Kosovo and the continued sanctions of Iraq, I dont recall Clinton's "militarism" being all that bad. And I think Obama would have more reservations that Clinton ever had with engaging in warfare considering the last eight years.

And this reminds me of the whole "there is no difference between Gore and Bush" talk among the left circa 2000 - how did that work out? I think we messed that one up pretty bad.

as a resident of Illinois, I have been familiar with Obama and first voted for him in 1998. those of you have say he's just a politician floating lofty rhetoric simply are not versed in what he has accomplished and your knowledge is filtered by the media and only rests upon sloganeering and borrowed phrases. I know what he did as a representative for my home state and I know his record in the US Senate - he earned my vote on November 7th.

it is a new day in this nation and we're going to be moving past the filthy Bush years and past the culture wars of the baby boomer generation into a new politic that respects science rather than toss it aside in favor of religious faith, chooses the pragmatic over the hopelessly ideological, and one that will harness the power of government and grassroots organizing to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and schools and make the first real step towards a green energy policy as well as opting for diplomacy first rather than the bomb first -- actions which were sorely lacking during the Bush years if not entirely aggravated and extended by Bush's pro-corporate pro-industrial military complex agenda.

If you honestly believe Obama is not going to be any different and is not cut of a different fabric than Bush, then you're simply ignorant and not paying attention or so far into tin-foil hat land you're cannot see clearly.

Veloflex? Or, if you can find them, Deda Tre Olimpicos?

I've heard veloflex are not durable at all...

ever try their 3 for $50 tubular tires?

Mr S, how long did it take to get the Team pro to soften up? I must have put about 700 miles in before my B17 was softened up - it's now well and truly moulded in the shape of my butt after a further 3000.

the team pro takes awhile to break in.
much thicker leather.

any recommendations for durable tubular tires? preferably with a tan sidewall...

not for skidding.
they will be for a vintage bike with tubular rims.

I see tufo and the conti gatorskins are the most recommended, but anything with a tan sidewall?

if you want a leather saddle but what it sans the skirts (and like the chopped brooks style), just get the velo orange saddle: http://www.velo-orange.com/vosaddlemodel6.html

If you glue a ball bearing into your seatpost clamp... how the fuck do you change post/saddles?

Thick grease and a magnet FTW.

acetone will dissolve the glue easily. pick the bearing and remaining glue out with an awl or sharpened spoke. takes about 20 minutes, but it is not difficult - just time consuming.

do this once you're dialed in and do not need to change anything. if you're lowering or raising or changing the fore/oft of the saddle, just wait until you're 100% content - otherwise, it would be a pain in the ass to remove the glue/bearing on a regular basis.

one ball bearing in the seat post clamp bolt
and another in the top saddle clamp

• copious superglue.
  
  

it would take about 30 - 40 mins to remove.

much better than 10-15 seconds with a easily-concealed chaintool.

that looks to be quite a comprehensive lock-up.

back wheel secure
saddle n seatpost secure
frame secure
front wheel secure

does anybody beg to differ, is anything at risk, would you reccomend this system?

unbolt sign.
lift bike up and over.

chaintool to break saddle/seatpost chain in 10 seconds

both locks like flimsy. a leverage attack with a steel bar and some torque would snap those in a minute.

a ball bearing + superglue would be more secure and not look as retarded.

it's those LEADER bike that import Reynolds tubing from the UK to Taiwan to get it put together by Taiwanese welder.

cost? more than a Bob Jackson (about 100 quid, and doesn't included postage to the UK from the US).

and they still refuse to say what kind of tubing is used with their "handmade" track frame.

yeah i saw that website, nice guide. i like how he didnt do the whole length of the bars, nice and classy.

i still dont fancy using cotton bartape, im too much of a fan of fizik to use anything else. is there no way i can jazz my bars up with some kind of fancy dan wrapping?

fizik has the two tone tape that ends up being subtle stripes. fizik dual tape.

and there is also this: http://www.stellaazzurra.com/product.php?id=6&prod_id=2&expandable=0&subexpandable=5

picture: http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/aug/MattPartridge.htm#image_4

I use a natural, soy-based degreaser every so often.
take the chain off. scrub with a toothbrush & the degreaser.
and relube with pedros chainj

degreaser I use: http://web.mac.com/eldukedegreaser/El_Duke_Degreaser_/Home.html

patch your denim with old tubes.

I am seeking an Ofmega Master Headset with English threading.

http://www.velobase.com/ViewSingleComponent.aspx?ID=87EF81A7-7E02-444E-B23C-03D0E342CD3B&Enum=111&AbsPos=2

Thanks.

surly makes a 1" threadless fork.
http://www.bikeman.com/FK3001.html?utm_source=GoogleBase&utm_medium=GoogleBase&utm_campaign=GoogleBase

those are not paselas.
paselas only come in black/tan
and the panaracer logo does not look like that.

edit: I'm wrong - they are in fact a special edition white pasela.

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may I ask what colour that is? blue s?

they'd probably do a chemical bath if there's chrome.