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shall we agree to keep the information real. no more false jokey announcements on this thread? I'm trying to find out what is going on so i can guide a friend home to brixton safely and I'm sure as the night wears on many of us will be doing the same. I'm actually using this thread as a way of keeping abreast of the situation. Some levity would be appreciated though. Stay safe

Agree, It seems as though lots of people are using this thread in the absence of any real public service announcements.

600 guests viewing. We're going viral.

After a decade of condemning police violence it feels weird to actually want to see them take control tonight.

Why is everyone in London from Ireland?

^^^^ got to be fake

This is truly embarrassing for England. How the fuck did you make these horrible getto gangster 'aw rite bruv' disease children??

Is it just me or has the police response to this been a bit pathetic?

might go investigate when 'rents go to bed.

Great, bound to help.

A mate just watched two guys load up a car with loot. Took down the reg :)

Call me nieve but what is this all about. I'm not sure what is really going on.

5th floor crew

Emergency services are all over the shop.

Marshal law?

I'm runnning the Criteriums on one set of wheels and they are nice but definitely a bit stiffer/tougher and less supple that Vittoria Open Corsa Evo which also have 320 TPI casing but for £20 they are an absolute steal.

What's the mileage on them and how are they holding up?

You are going to notice a lot more wear on both tyres then say the Soma mentioned above. To be honest if you skid stop, you'd better not fit them as they will wear at an alarming rate because both these tyres are folding road race tyres. The Criterium is Challenge's top open road tubular (clincher), the equivalent of the Veloflex you mention and is highly respected. Of the two tyres the 320tpi Criterium will be more supple then the 300tpi Forte due to the higher thread count.

As an aside I believe you'll find Team RadioShack are using their tubulars this year.

Thanks for that. They'll just be going on my fancy fair weather road bike. It'll be my old gatorskins for the mucky winter bike i'm planning.

One question, would I notice much wear difference between the forte and the challenge?? 300tpi as opposed to 320tpi.

Nice, lads. This might be exactly what I was looking for, not to cheap, not to expensive. :)

Looking for some decent looking/lasting gumwall tires. Can't quite afford Veloflex at the moment, so looking for something to tide me over. Anyone know anything about these Schwalbe Lugano's? Pretty cheap at £25 for the pair.


Look a bit better than the Michelin Dynamics and the Panaracer Paselas but seem a bit on the heavy side? Any other obvious candidates i'm missing out on?

Guaranteed to raise a smile. Vintage childrens racing bike.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250861610343&category=33503&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_12200wt_1054

Be honest, how much did you get?

and what is 'new age fun'?

Everything other than picnics and set dancing.

pffh, he'd be the first to go in the great Transformers, Lego-Men (with helmets and in Dinky jeeps) and He-Man Vs. Boba Fete and the fully crewed Millenium Falcon in the great post-school toy battle.
I s'pose he'll last longer than the model army under the lighter ...er, i mean flame thrower wielded by optimus prime. what kinda kid is going to spend £7 on a pawn.

srsly tho, excellent craftmanship, like the "grand tour mitts" and the eyes. Totally inspired. Clearly this guy's read one too many rapha pocket-lables.

pffh yourself. These little dudes are great and a damn sight more collectible than your shit he-man figures.

Yes but why? Numpty chopped the rim instead of getting a valve extension or an accident?

It almost beyond belief that someone could be so ridiculous, yet here he is.....

http://www.dba.dk/carbon-hjul-saelger-dette-c/id-75191617/

Oh God!

Yeah give it a while, these yokes are usually very collectible. Although maybe more so with the people who frequent sites like "Classiclightweights" as opposed to say the more hipstamatic "Lfgss" :)

I understand your position and I sympathize to some extent but unfortunately your 'going fixed' logic is flawed. A bike like that in it's original set up will almost always be worth more than a modified one even if you believe it's been 'upgraded'. Collectors will want original paint and components. If, like you say, an original, built up bike like this goes for around £450 here, removing a full Record group set (not you I realise) Is like knocking off £200 straight away, taking the F+F down to say £250. Regardless of what you replace it with it's going to struggle to get past it's original price of £450. Unfair, I realise, given the time and effort you've put in but that's just the way it works with collectors. That said, you should have little trouble getting close to your asking on Ebay.