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"Mate, your helmet won't be as effective in the event of a crash if you don't do up the strap."

Felt like knocking it off as I overtook him.

I like the black parts

Well the ones I briefly looked at were something like £12 per sq. foot per annum at something like 300 sq. ft, plus "services charge" of £2.50 psf and then business rates on top of that but I'm assuming you wouldn't pay them if you were just using it as a personal workshop.

Railway arches seem expensive and require a fair bit of commitment, involving a fixed term tenancy and credit checks and what have you. Seems a lot to commit to if you're clubbing in with relative strangers.

Having said that if anyone knows differently first hand I'd be happy to hear it.

Sad state of affairs there Steve.

Good point about water draining but I've not done it before. Then again I'm an idiot so read into that what you will.

^what?! and ^^what?!

Ah they have lots near me but there's also a waiting list. Nearest is about 2 and a half miles at £14p/w.

Ace.

Yeah council garages, Wandsworth has some too but there's a waiting list and priority is given to council residents. I might make serious enquiries if someone was willing to split the cost.

My intention would be storage and workshop. Storage for maybe 2 or 3 bikes, parts and tools. I am worried about security though and insuring a bike if it was kept in one would be a bit of a pain.

@Dammit: how did you go about getting your space? Private ads?

@Zebra: thanks for the link. I did check them out but they're out in Rotherhithe and that's a bit too far. I can imagine me leaving a spanner there or something and then needing it at home and having to cycle all the way out etc. etc! Additionally I'm not sure if you can get one if you're not a resident.

Lambeth do it as well but they require it to be for vehicle parking. You have to actually show a registration document!

Little bump - anyone tried getting on the waiting list for council garages?

Since I live in a tiny little flat I often find the need for a bit of cat swinging space to work on and store my and my girlfriend's bikes.

I was looking into lockups but they seem few and far between and kind of expensive. Has anyone had any success at securing one of these (especially in SW London)? There appears to be long waiting lists on the most convenient ones for me and those are bloody expensive.

There's a few big brand storage companies who offer it (I found these) plus the regular gumtree ads for bog standard garages (like this).

My second question is would anyone in SW London potentially be interesting in splitting the cost of one of these?

My personal inkling is that it wouldn't go but you'll have to see :)

Debis, Christines and Janets are the shineys of the Carradice world

If I ever have a son I think I'm gonna name him...

^^and are one of the nicer looking helmets around

Cheers Luke for the beach cruiser. I've got [strike]cheap[/strike] big plans for this :)

I can recommend pretty much any German town. Cologne is ace and Hamburg, Berlin and Leipzig are also ace and cheaper.

Since Carla took over she gives them all a few afternoons off a week to sort out the myriad personal troubles they're going through.

I'm thinking of colour-matching the mudguards on my CC if I can afford it and find a place who can colour-match properly

Very nice, very nice. Are you putting mudguards on?

My Barley's a "Debi" so maybe she's gone a bit punk.

I have a pair of Kendals as well but no personalised label can be found :(

• 3x Sue
  
• 1x Janet
  
• 2x Priscilla
  
• 2 x Debby (one is Debi)
  

Hey, great project and write-up.

if you were "caught" with modern cantis on, what would they do? Do the bikes get inspected? What are their policies on new bar tape and pads etc.? I checked the site but my Italian, she no so good.

I'm really tempted by this for my CC. Not really a touring rack but it looks swish.

http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/pdw-the-payload-rear-rack-1135-p.asp

I can't wait to check mine when I get home!!!

I think it's Janet and I've had email correspondence with Mary. I imagine it's like this.

But in my wildest dreams like this:

Out of interest where was this metal shop in Tooting?

Oh I took it for its first proper ride last night. So pleased with it, stiff and smooth.

Let's keep it bike related you perv