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guy trackstanding at the juntion of tooley stree and the road wot goes over tower bridge putting my skills to shame as I ride around in circles trying not to tap out...

Think I'm going to go with a cover up. I'll get a decent magic marker and if that doesn't work i'll cover them in stickers...

condor have a red 42t for £65 and blue 44t for £65 at the moment

Nitromors? It takes paint and stickers off

yeah i want to keep the base colour on but take the logo off if possible or i'll just sticker over it

HI,

Anyone had any experience of removing the logos form halo aerotrack rims? Seems to be painted on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RONUVzHApk

Gone for 32h aerotrack with on one high flange fixed hub. £45+ spokes + reflective tape.

Right.

Going to shelve the crank idea for now as everyone seems to be dead against me spending money and this is probably sensible until I save up for a nice new track frame.

I still need a back wheel as want to use the current one on a different project.
Think I'm going to go for Ridiga DP18 in silver and cover it in black reflective vinyl. On One high flange rear hub.

Is there a massive noticeable difference between 32h and 36h? Just a bit stronger / ridgid?

Cheers...

Changed my mind again... Halo Aerotrack rim I reckons.

Over the £100 budget and anyone who says "strong and light" doesn't really know what they want anyway.

Strongish but not a lead weight

yes go to the first page for directions to souths, see you there.

Cheers,

you meet at newington then?

I'm currently running 42x17 which is about 66 GI with 28/700c. I was on 42x15 but thought this was too high for London as just moved over from france where i mainly rode my bike on a flatish 30km piste. Thinking I could cope with 70 GI now im a bit fitter and used to the journey. Hoping to move closer to work too so my round trip should drop from 25km to 10....maybe. I also dont want to break my knees so may end up going back to my old current ratio if they start hurting. just want to be faster..

I just invested in a 17t sproket hence trying to keep that and get a 44t chainring but I guess the sprket is the cheaper component so could think about changing that.

The crankset is off an 80s Peugeot triathlon bike and is branded 'custom'.

My bike rides pretty well but I'd like to upgrade in the future and have components I can take over.

Frame cost me €30 as a complete bike (pm me if you want o know some french markets where you can pick up hundreds of bikes for proper cheap!) and its had various bits and bobs added form my other projects.

The idea is to get a new wheel for this bike and put the current one on a polo bike (i need a city hobby as london appears to be lacking in mountains).

I have an emergency front brake, attempting to ride brakeless but value my teeth/life.

AMAZING (repost?)

not sure how to embed..
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grrr... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCh6D417p3U
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Im about 13st. Currently got Ridiga Chrisna rims on cheapo ambrosio hubs. Not had a single wobble on the rims and I ride like a binge drinking toddler. Kind of liking the reflective deep vs as my bike is covered in the black reflective tape and i want to be seen. Think I dont want a machined surface though (vanity)

I ride some bumpy trails too as well as commuting. Drop of some stairs occasionally

You really want the closest (within 2mm) spoke to the calculators recomendation. The problem is that altho there will be room for the spoke to poke up as it were, there won't be enough of the threads bitting together.

But, you can use longer nipples and *shorter *spokes to offset this.

If you want to keep costs down buy the ACI double butted from cyclebasket... obviously I don't know what type of riding you do / your weight but TBH I'd be supprised if you'd have a problem with them. I'm 12-13 st and commute daily though london's potholes on them laced 3x 32H without any problems.

Cheers, they look good but wouldn't fit if i went for the deep Vs as they come in limited sizes?

With the edd calculator, if that exact spoke length to reach the rim? If I add on 5mm to a nipple can I take it off the spoke length?

I'm aiming for a really strong wheel that I can bash around. Hoping that high flange and Deep Vs with give the strongest combination. Weight isn't such an issue as it's just an 80s Motobecane mid range frame and pretty tonk. Mainly commuting but want to be care-free!

followed a guy with a white helmet round the greenwich market junction and shouted do a skid but you ignored/hate me.

Spokes...

32 x 281mm. On the edd calculator is 3 crosses mean the number of times a spoke crosses another one? This is what i have on my current wheel...

If the nearest stock size is 286mm then will the 5mm sit OK in the rim as its a Deep v or will this be a problem? Am thinking DT triple butted alpine 3 but the sizes are limited. Would 282 mm be perfect or do I need more room/allowance to play with?

Cheers

Go to Condor, they have Sugino crank for cheap (about £65) january sales.

cheers thats not too far from my work..

Ok so I've had a quick look about....if you have a moment i'd like to hear your advice.

I'm after a track crank with a 1/8 44t chainring. 165mm pref but 170mm OK. I'm thinking this one: http://www.italian-solutions.co.uk/product.php?productid=161599
Is it good for the money? I've got about £100 to spend. Is 44t going to limit my choices? there seems to be lots of min. 48t about...

I'm also in the market for a new back wheel. Black Deep-V with no braking surface and a single sided fixed hub. Are there any off the shelf like this or will I have to find someone to build it? Want to spend about £100 but if this isn't realistic I can up it a bit...

Looking for something strong and lightish for the price

I'm thinking something like this for the build:

Hubs On One black large flange http://www.on-one-shop.co.uk/acatalog/info_HUOOLFTH32RBK.html

Rims ELVS velocity deep V - Anyone know if BLB are the only stockists in london?

Spokes? no idea...

Cheers....

Hello is there any polo on this week? Which court and OK for a beginner?

Cheers

It's at the end of my road. Saw the signs and flowers but didn't realise it was a cyclist. RIP..

thinking o pop in on saturday mutate britain.
has anyone been?

No but going tomorrow. Video showing some of the stuff here:

YouTube- Mutate Britain: Amazing Street Art NOW OPEN DURING DECEMBER

Looks like it would be better after dark.

I wonder if they'll print this in the Daily Mail?

Parsnips/Swede/Turnips = vegetables of the Devil.

Roast pasnips = lush
shrimp & turnip cake = tasty
you = wrong

big exhibition near ladbroke grove at the mo http://mutatebritain.wordpress.com/