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No-one checks your bike for roadworthiness or legality but you won't get any compliments for turning up on brakeless fixed.

Oh I had no plans to turn up brakeless!

I'm going to add drops to mine, complete with a carradice saddle bag which is a present from the mrs.

Does anyone have any tips on attaching bottle cages to a bike which doesn't have braze on's I've been looking at these but wasn't sure if I'm missing a trick completely.

It depends really on the rider and the course. Drops tend to offer more hand positions which mean more comfort over long distances. Provided you can get up the hills in time and keep moving fast enough, even in a headwind, then single speed should be fine. Try a flatish 100k first and see how it goes.

Great thanks for the advice. I'm going to keep training but keep an eye on rides comming up in places near me. Will try going down the route of fitting drops but use the bull horns when time isn't really critical.

my pug dilbred .

That is so freaking cute.

I've got 4 Golden Retrivers but can't find a picture online of all 4 of them together,

These dogs are lovely though;

Hi guys.
I'm completely new to the Audax rides but would really enjoy trying it out sometime. I'm currently using my fixed/single speed for commuting 17 miles to and from work. I've also got a Claud Butler hybrid. Would it be really stupid to look at doing Audax rides on a single speed bike? I'm asking because I'm not really in the position to go and buy another bike, I could easily fit drop handlebars/brakes to the single speed though.

Thanks.

whenever your pass your bike in the hall you stroke it or grip the handlebar

ha ha.

I find when I'm go past the bike I actually get on it and practise track stands sometimes. Then the mrs wonders where I've been for the last half hour.

Why the hell would the neighbour leave the front door open?

Thank you, drop me a PM. I haven't yet bought the bike this will go on, so may well have some spares to pass on for cheap. ;-)

And for those who missed out this might go cheap:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170449502066&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Doh! He ended it early. If it's at that price someone got a bargin.

I didn't do any at all over the weekend. Such crap weather.

Sparky I've got my eyes on a new gear set for my tourer bike. When do you reckon we could get this geared masterclass up and running?

395 posts. 4.07 per day..... I did only join 17th November last year. Help me!

Time for you to go to rehab?

Just kidding. Yeah I agree M.f's comment was uncalled for but hey we can't all like everything.

I agree, isn't one of the purposes of a forum to create debates anyway?

Another epic one;

Someone buy this bargain and sell me the STIs!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250585212177&ru=http://shop.ebay.co.uk:80/%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D250585212177%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#ht_500wt_1182

Awh thats just what I want for my tourer at the moment.

How on earth do you guys find all these bargins? I spend ages trawling over ebay but come on here and you've found loads of bargins!

Yeah Prodigy always help.

Although I also like some mellow stuff sometimes. When biking hungover for instance.

And to cover more bases, Sony Ericsson are to launch a qwerty-keyboard version of the X10. Much smaller screen though.

Now that looks like a great win, I've got the G1 at the moment and am due an upgrade when this comes out. Looks just like a tastier G1 to be honest :)

^^ +1 - Only I was driving the car!

When your looking for a new flat and the Mrs can't understand why you want another room/shed just to keep all the bike parts which don't cost you 'much' at all.

I'm good whenever!!

I'm fed up with the stuff.

Planned a ride yesterday with Aaron got up all excited looked out the window and was gutted, then had more last night. Took me an hour and 15 to get into work. Would have been quicker if I had cycled to be honest. Piss off snow!

Nice Langster and a dutch bike locked up at NCFC ground just now, I wouldn't leave either of them locked up there on match day.

No idea what it is but I want one. After you get back on your feet, you use it to repay the taxi who deliberately tried to kill you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSOUWtd-mec

Ohh yes.

I'm looking forward to lugging one of these around just the reasons you mentioned above!

Quite

Don't leave it outside

Edit - beaten to it!

I'm really keen to try making my own bag now, either that or getting my sister to help as she uses a sewing machine everyday.

In your bag

Just in case, like.

Is that a barett? 50cal of pure goodness... would rip a man to shreads!