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Omnium used to sell them, but looks like they're no longer available.

Andy Serkis was the best character as the Sax playing, busking courier 'Owen'.

Oh, and the shot of Mosquito bikes!

My nostalgia had obviously blocked out how bad the acting was, but this episode is worth it for the whole 'phone clone' thing... Oh if only they knew how bad it would really get! 😂

Also worth it to see a one legged Alan Johnson from Peep show! 😁

https://youtu.be/mDftY1dZegI

Ditto...but you better warn the bearded one he might get a wave from me too by accident. My eyes aren't as young as they used to be! 😂

Ahhhhhh... Yeah I've seen you a few times then! I never envy you when I see you on that! 😂

Is yours the black omnom with purple hubs?

Just watched the remake of The Guilty... Well worth watching.

Yeah, there's a few Ti omnoms in London now, but it's still the only one with such an out of place front wheel. 😁

I'd say it's a safe bet! 😁
I was either on my way to or from the Foreign office.

Following on from my last post, Cop Car was fucking great!

I'm trying Cop Car today to see if a bit of Kevin Bacon can salvage the weekends film watching. :)

I made the mistake of watching Frozen (2010) last night after it was recommended in a 'ten underrated thrillers you should watch' list...absolutely, utterly shit! I wanted every fucking character to die after about 5 minutes! Stuck in a chairlift up a mountain for three days, and still never did the zips up fully on their jackets or cinched the hoods down, and despite this, and the girl only having one glove, the only frostbite was a small patch on her cheek! Three days with no food or water but not a single mention of "I'm so thirsty/hungry" 😂

Edit...this wasn't meant to be in reply to you @TW :)

The new Theo Parrish 12"...'In motion'
https://youtu.be/zwzLlbbsMg0

It's only really if I stand up to sprint or climb. I don't set the springs too tight, so there is a bit of flex as your foot pushes forwards slightly. When I'm seated it's completely fine, and it's not as loud as the creaking I was getting from the last atacs. It's an exposed spring, so it will need a bit of lube from time to time.
I think it's also happening because the sole on my left shoe is pretty worn down so it's less in contact with the surrounding platform.

The 13/17 are 13deg or 17deg depending on which foot you put the one with the star. I always had them set to 17deg.
But the actual 'easy' cleat is only 10deg, so unclips much earlier.

The easy cleats unclip with less twisting of the foot. On a brakeless bike I found them too unpredictable. They're kind of the 'beginner' cleat, which is why they provide them with the entry level pedals and not the higher end ones. If you compare the two the easy cleats are basically like an already slightly worn 13/17 cleat. Hence why they unclip sooner.

They still don't quite have the reassuring CLUNK of Atacs, and the left one has already developed a squeak from the springs, but I guess that's to be expected. They're going to need the springs lubing from time to time. Otherwise they feel secure enough. The platform is really supportive too on the trail version. I need some new shoes though so the cleats grind a lot at the moment, but being stainless steel it hopefully won't cause too much wear.
I still love Atacs for the feel and function, but they're just not good enough quality anymore for all day, everyday use. :(
I think for anyone used to spds the Hope are a good alternative.
Now I just need to see how easy the cleats will be to get hold of.

Absolutely NOT the easy cleats!

I'm liking the look of the new Chrome mid cuts.
I loved the old midway pro. Only issue I had was the soles wearing down pretty quickly and grinding the cleats down.
My Five Ten Districts have split on the toe again so I think these will be my replacements.

So after over a quarter of a century of using Atacs pretty much exclusively, I think I've finally given up on them.
I absolutely love Atacs, but the quality of them has gone so downhill over the years that I can't justify the cost of constantly replacing them anymore.
The most recent version I bought was a set of speciale 8's...which aren't exactly cheap. After less than a year of being on my work bike they both have bad axle play that can't be adjusted out, and one of the retention bars has snapped on the left side, with all the bars showing really bad wear. A problem which definitely got worse once they switched to the square bars on the higher models.
The cleats have always been soft as shit so needed replacing regularly. But I could live with that before when the pedals themselves were better.
I've now decided it's time to stop spending my money on them. 😕

I'm not a huge fan of SPD's. Something about them I just don't get on with.

So I just picked up a set of the Hope Union trail pedals to see if the new kids on the block will bring back the love I used to have for Atacs.
First impressions are that the quality of machining is typical exceptional Hope standard.
Hope bearings are good quality, so I have high hopes there. The cleats and all mechanisms are stainless steel, so hopefully I won't be buying new cleats every couple of months now.
The feel is very similar to Atacs which is a big win for me.
I'll see whether I need to tighten the retention springs once I give them a proper go at work tomorrow...but fingers crossed they will be a worthy successor to my beloved Atacs!

I watched 'Profile' at the weekend. Very cleverly done and really drew me in.

https://youtu.be/DKgW8UcGMNk

It's just clear reinforced truck tarp.

What rim width are these? A friend is looking for some cheap 29er mtb wheels, but not sure if these will be too narrow?

Well...that's another film where the trailer alone was enough to make me cry!

https://youtu.be/uL416_Z89KQ