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.... the reality is that your £200 max falls by the wayside and you get it for £265.

putting on my smarmy professional voice

"Sir, consider those 65 pounds against the cost and bother of having to search around and wait until the same item comes up again. "

pause

"And who knows what it will go for then? Considering the market precedent created by the current auction result"

2.9 kg with fork, headset and BB.

I'm doing alright then?

I work at an auction house.

Snipe type bidding gets some pretty good results in the long term, that is if you consider it as a consistent tactic over several items bought and that there is a regular supply of these items. However, this presumes that you can put these items to a good use and/or have a client base to which you can resell them at higher value.

However, if you are bidding for just one item for yourself and you feel passionately about it, then bid realtime.

Hope are sold as 'upgrades'? Who's going to take pity on me and explain? Does that mean you use the spindle and such from your old BB? Does it matter much what quality/brand your old BB was?

campag centaur. cheap and high quality.

+1 mine is still great after a year. all weather

bumpity bump.

this was written a year ago. what's the status now. what's the best allround BB around the £100 mark at the moment?

SWEET DEAL

http://www.gumtree.com/london/36/43415136.html

"... This means that the bicycle runs a bit like a fixed wheel bike, but with the rider able to coast... "

I also want a bike that runs a bit like a fixed wheel bike. I think we're onto something new here.

I'm gonna draw some on. I think they should be round.

Got this for £230.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180392126773&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

What do you reckon?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RACER-2009-CREATE-TRACK-ROAD-BIKE_W0QQitemZ180393509288QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item2a004a81a8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

The description is classic.

trying to read it gives me a headache.

Considering selling any track frames size 50 - 52 cm?
PM pls.

Charlie the bike monger is sold out of the Dia Compe BA750 Centre Pull Brake.
Anyone have one lying around they don't need? Feel free to propose similar brakes from other brands, but I would need at leat 70mm reach.

Or, if you know that these are in stock somewhere let me know.

... "hey snotty, get yer own fuckin team ...

yeah, what's the deal with Thor looking like such a billy-no-mates? what's the rest of cervelo supposed to be doing?

?
In a clean and press movement?

Nah, I didn't mean together in the same movement. Just together in the same exercise routine.

dumbell military press and dumbell deadlift.

good together or canceling each other out to some extent?

Yoshimoto Nara. Armstrong is an athlete and art buff. I like that.

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just finished this one. recommended.

yep, seems like the dodgy bikes are on sale quite early. I go past the brick lane market on the way to work most sundays and the times I've spotted the dodgy bikes I've posted about before has been before 9 in the morning. perhaps they prefer there being less people so that they can get away easier?

I really appreciate your help CrazyJames.

dumbbells? it's just that I've built up a pretty good set of York barbells and discs. part gumtree part argos, got a nice adjustable bench too. whole kit cost me less than two months of the gym membership I had before. wouldn't cost much to get a wide barbell of course, but I live in a cramped rented flat, I just see myself ruining the floor and knocking stuff over. I liked dumbells much better than machines and barbells even when I was in the gym anyhow, for all the reasons mentioned before in this thread I guess.

OK, standing military press it is then. any suggestions as to what I should add to that? I realize I've at some point or another done all of the stuff the youtube weirdo gets up to. as far as dumbbell exercises for the back go he does dumbbell rows, dumbbell pullovers and bent over dumbbell rows. are any of those good to add to military press for a complete back routine?

I take the hint, I should brush up on the terminology a bit. :-) funnily enough it was my mum who taught me the seated overhead dumbell press, I just never knew the name.

Power snatches (essential this is done with good technique and a low enough weight to avoid injury)
Full snatch (from the ground, again essential this is done with proper technique!)
Barbell rows
Close grip rows
Wide grip pull-ups

I'm going to set up a program for the cycle I'll start next week so tips like the above is of great help. Thanks.

Didn't want to google terms like 'full snatch' at work... so didn't respond straight away, but now I've been searching the interweb for them all and it seems that the only one of your above list that is OK to do with dumbbells is barbell rows. That weird dude on youtube uses a wide barbell but you reckon it will be ok with a free weight in each hand?

I was thinking of combining this with the one where you sit with a straight back bending just a fraction forwards so that you push the weights upwards more or less behind your head. Am I onto something here or do these exercises cancel each other out?

Anyone feel like suggesting a third exercise for my back? If I need one that is

if you google 'black nigerian sc*m' this forum comes up as 7th.

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ed... what were you thinking really?

... I have run out of work again.

of course not. just start working out the BB drop for every frame pictured with a fork and dead sideways in the ebay/Craigslist finds thread. it'll be like a communal service to the forum.

i cant see your BB drop in the picture ....

.... From a picture it's very hard, because it's never exactly 1:1 scale..... you will end up with a very rough result. ...

Rough being the operative word I just tried to work it out from the pdf above (bored at work). BB drop should be about 64.7 mm. Using Dutch Cheese's suggestion of a wheel w tyre at 675 mm the BB height should be ca 610mm?

These calculations are obviously rubbish for planning your next custom made bike, but might be worth it for looking at frames (w/forks) at eBay.

a bike frame without wheels that is.

i cant see your BB drop in the picture which is crucial for your bike ...

finally that question came up again. is there a way you can tell the BB drop on a naked frame? be it a drawing, photo or having it in your hands.

I think Tynan or some other oldie wrote a long time ago that there is a formula/method, but I never really understood anything more about it.

I think it may be dependant on frame size...

Sheldon Brown says:
On many bicycles, especially smaller sizes, it is possible for the front fender or tire to bump into the rider's toe or to the toe clip. Some people worry a lot about this, but it is rarely a significant problem in practice.
The only time it can happen is when the handlebars are turned quite far to the side, which only happens at very low speeds.
Many, many people ride bikes with fairly severe overlap with no practical problems, sometimes having to make a slight adjustment to their pedaling habits at very slow speeds. On smaller size bikes with full size wheels, it is usually impossible to eliminate overlap without causing adverse fit/handling issues.