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And it's 1895, Digger.

Btw, I call my bike 'Swiftsure', which is of significance to anyone knowing the history.

Incidentally, did you know there is a book about the Clarion available by Denis Pye, called 'Fellowship Is Life'? It isn't a very comprehensive volume, but a good read nonetheless.

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Unsurprisingly

Glad you could make it, Digger. I was working Friday. My partner, who wasn't, tried to find a way to get to Reading to meet them, but couldn't. Sounds very moving.

If you see a Clarion 1895 jersey on the road, shout 'Boots!' (the traditional greeting for Clarionites), as it will probably be me or my son.

Driving off? wac.

Bloody marvellous.

Saw a chap on a disguised lopro on Narrow Street yesterday. I was in a group which contained not one, but two fixed Carltons and (earlier) a ss Holdsworth Cyclone.

Digs: re Clarion ... I'm surprised to discover it still exists.

They haven't really embraced the interminablenets have they? I like that though.

I was surprised myself! I chose my forum name in recognition of the combination of politics and cycling, but thought it was gone.

As it happens, it was having a resurgence, and I met the Secretary Charles Jepson at York Cycle Rally.

Sadly, there was a split in the Clarion not long back, and now there is the National Clarion CC, which contains a lot of members who are 'non-political', and who try to balance the heritage of the club with their negative feelings about socialism, which can be confusing at times.

Then there is the National Clarion 1895 CC, which was set up by Charles Jepson when he was ousted. It is quite small, and has a definite North West base, but is also growing. It has a definite political emphasis. Quite soon, they will be taking part in a ride from Glasgow to Cable Street, visiting memorials to the heroes and martyrs of the International Brigades en route.

I'm a member of both clubs.

Some kind of moron, I suppose.

Ah well, I can't find any more about this incident, so I hope the guy is OK and gets a good result.

Neat work, digger.

I thought of you last night when I was riding home through Kennington. I pushed my right foot down to set off, and - BANG! - pedal and crank still attached to me but not to the bike.

Fortunately, I managed to stay upright and come to a safe stop at the kerb, but I was thinking about your injuries as it all happened.

GWS.

If I haven't been spotted today then the sarf lahndan set have been riding with their eyes shut!

I'm currently on a (borrowed) distinctively verdigris-paintjob Carlton with an S3X and sporting Brooks & North Road bars. Slightly undergeared but flying this morning, so legs would have been a blur.

I passed a situation this morning about 0700 in the turning to Dorset Road. A coach was stopped in the middle of a left turn manoeuvre. A cyclist was lying on the pavement, fortunately conscious and using his phone. Two other cyclists were there with him. I checked if they needed any help, and they told me that they were OK and the ambulance was on its way. I decided to get out of the way.

That's the same junction and the same circumstances in which I saw a guy go under the wheels of a truck and have his pelvis broken (I thought he was sure to be killed) a couple of years ago. In that case, we had to push the Police, but we did get a conviction. The Judge decided not to give the full tariff because it would have taken the poor diddums' licence away .

I don't think the victim in this case is so badly hurt, and I hope that he gets some competent Plod dealing with it.

That'll be me you didn't spot. I'm commuting early all last week and this. And my singlespeed this week is disguised by it's twenty-three companions.

http://www.nationalclarioncc1895.co.uk/

And maybe join the Clarion...

Yeah. Good idea.

Meantime, Jens Voigt is going to have to harden up to match your efforts.

Too many sprockets.

I carry the biggest armoured cable combination lock that Abus do. Anything less is pointless. You may as well tie a ribbon round your pride & joy as a luggage lock.

Fuck.

Glad you're still with us.

all being well, i've just ordered a load of these stickers (same size as 531 stickers).
if and when the deal comes off i'll charge a quid each for them but gladly give some/most of any profit i'd make to the upkeep of this website :)

Love that (being the 531 addict I am)!

Any of these available?

Good one Alex. I have to say that being head of transport policy in Southwark is not something I'd be proud of. It's a mess.

Donne

Yesterday, I saw a Peugeot fixed with spok

In Faversham!

They are everywhere.

I shall be there. On my tourer, though, as I'm off to catch a train to deepest Worcesestershire afterwards. Shame, because my fixed has '20's Plenty' stickers.

My tourer does have 'Clarion' on it, though, if anyone wants to say hi.

Cool to hear the follow up. Glad the NHS treated you well and rebuilt you.

Hope you're back riding those new wheels soon.

That's utterly disgraceful!

where you found in the city?
what are the best shops?
there are some famous frame builder in london?
the best repair shop?

thanks!!
can you ride a fixed bike London without a helmet and no brakes?

All over the place

Brixton Cycles

Not many framebuilders left here. Most assemble bikes on frames from Taiwan. Get a Yorkshire bike - Bob Jackson, Woodrup or Feather ;-)

Repairs? Go to Brixton. But get your wheels built elsewhere IME.

Yes, I ride without a h*lm*t most of the time. Ice is one time I stick a lid on, because it's one of the few occasions it'll do any good. I have two brakes on my fixed. If you ride without brakes, it's illegal but you're unlikely to be stopped (pun intended).

At the risk of being redirected to another board formerly known as C+, I ride wearing bibshorts (mostly dhb or Lusso) and a jersey. My commute's 19km each way, and I'm too sweaty to even think about doing anything other than changing when i get to work. In winter, I'll add Altura longs, and a ls jersey over the ss one. A jacket in extreme weather, along with buff and fleece beanie (h*lm*t when it's icy - one of the few occasions it could be useful).