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what the holy fuck? does anyone want to buy mine £££

Might post stuff out in feb if no interest before then

And more pics

more pics ...

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Main UK distributor for Shimano are out of a lot of stuff until March

seem to remember using one of these on my Dawes horizon tourer which had the same JIS issue

https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/m-part-elite-threaded-headset?gclid=Cj0KCQiAlsv_BRDtARIsAHMGVSZIZ_O2_ngGMn36HtPkgg3Y8tv1l0kd9aeocGDkdftsqniX9WFlIoUaAksVEALw_wcB#black-1-

I'd agree, I think another March-style lockdown will be a lot less effective than the first unless properly enforced, there was a much larger level of uncertainty and fear at the time which led to people going well above and beyond the restrictions, on a personal level as-well as businesses that shut even when the were not required to (albeit temporarily)

Also the weather was an important point - it's quite easy to see friends/family outside in a sunny spring, now the option would be essentially no social life, unless you want to freeze your tits off, or do it under-the-radar inside a warm private home, I know what option a lot of people would choose (and understandably so, 60+ people are not going outside in -1c temps)

Add to that the increased transmissibility of the new variant, general discontent and lack of faith with this governments approach, mixed messaging and outright corruption we seem to be heading towards a perfect storm - I don't think even a national lockdown ala spring will have the desired effect and the vaccinations are still too far off to catch up. Think the next few months are gonna be a pretty bumpy ride to say the least...

Get the frame number and nicely ask a Giant dealer to check the service parts - it's a bit hit and miss for spares for bikes that old but sometimes they'll have something in the warehouse

I think the biggest problem all along has been lack of support for self isolation - Millions can be spent to dodgy mates hastily setup PPE companies but yet no raise in Statutory Sick pay, no efforts to separate infected people from shared households (lot's of empty hotels at the moment that could do with the money...) Issues with food delivery's etc. It's not just a failure of Test and Trace the Isolate component has been useless aswell.

The £500 they started offering late in the day to people on benefits helps but misses the problem of lots of low-paid workers not on benefits who still can't afford to lose two weeks of work...

Just been to Lidl, bog roll already cleared out...

Mechanic at work showed me photo's of his friends Brompton - Serial Number 003!

Anyone got anything? My existing is a bit to upright - length anywhere between 90-120 considered

cheers

yeah I have wondered what it must be like hitting a pothole on one, it's bad enough on 40c gravel tyres with the state of the roads!

Tempted on a B75 - does anyone know why they are so much cheaper than all the other models? Is it some sneaky spec downgrade?

good price

Looking for something 52cm-54cm ish Pub / lockup bike - Complete bike that is in rideable order

Singlespeed or geared not to fussed (not fixed though) rattier the better

I’d say no judging by some of the Shed finds I‘ve seen - even basic stuff like Replacing perished tyres and rusty cables are gonna send you over 100£ easily

Also launching it now when most workshops are booked up for weeks or months - would you rather take on a job Fixing up a cheap bike with a Long winded government Voucher to process or take the easier money....

yes 11 Speed

Republic Cruiser 7665 from Episode 1 (missing the front half!)

https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-republic-cruiser-set-7665

Bump 120£ Ono

Guess theres that + the usual cohort of people that would attend A+E for unnecessary reasons who chose not to risk it due to covid

I'm sure there will also be some people with legitimate issues who should've gone in but chose not to aswell

Aye, though I do think having a dedicated space/time for families and kids to ride is a positive step, I'd like the see the balanced maintained in some fashion

cars gone is still a massive victory so hope that continues

Initially I thought when they opened it up to cycling but cutting off the ability for people to do laps was bad form, but having commuted through the park for the last couple of weeks I've very much enjoyed the decreased presence of the faster groups

Bump 130£