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Does anyone have a broken 20" wheel kids bike they need to get rid of? I can use some parts to make a bike trailer. I don't want to cut up a working bike! Something like this:

...also looking for a broken adult's bike frame that has these plates for rear brake and for kickstand:

I'm trying to make a bike trailer for carrying a busking drum kit setup.

Battling some spartan bowls of porridge this week.

I'm doing an "Ayavedic kitchari cleanse", and thus swapping ordinary lockdown vibes for a new monotony:
Breakfast: Porridge
Lunch: Lentil curry
Dinner: Lentil curry
Snacks (only if desperate): Seeds

No caffeine or sugar in anything all week, except an apple if I'm desperate. Very interesting to see how you fare without those spikes.

This morning's porridge is great though! I think the trace levels of sugar in the ginger are really revving my engine.

• Oats
  
• Oat milk
  
• Water
  
• Ginger (lots)
  
• Turmeric (little)
  

It's great you're gonna polish the paint up! Take some nice before/after shots in the sunlight for us paint melts plz.

Had a little interest but no takers. I will return to Milltag near the end of this week so I'll just bump this.

I'm also looking for a ratty Rolls to practice re-covering. I will happily take one with terrible leather. North/East London ideally. I will get in line behind @smackerjack.

Using a whole cassette is a good shout. Maybe the next step up would be to use just use three of the cassette sprockets. Chain would sit on the middle one and be blocked on both sides.

I'm thinking that a more permanent alternative might be to find a NOS red Mavic Open Pro rim and build a dedicated SS rear wheel. The more I think about this the more I like the idea of having a SS permanently.

@M_V, @dancing james and @andyp thanks for your advice. I'll get a VeloSolo spacer kit.

My one remaining stumbling block is the 8 speed Athena rear hub. My freehub pattern is either original Camagnolo 8 speed (left) or Exa-Drive Campagnolo 8 Speed (right).

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VeloSolo don't list a Campagnolo cog. Other suppliers seem to have 9/10 speed cogs but not 8 speed.

If I'm anal about chain tension will I get away with using a cassette sprocket? I could always while away an hour filing down any ramps. Can't do so much about the shaped teeth though.

Where did you get the frame media blasted? I'm looking to get a frame blasted soon.

If I wanted to temporarily convert this bike to SS, could I simply:

• Remove derailleurs, shifters etc
  
• Replace 7 of the 8 sprockets with spacers
  
• Shorten chain
  
• Cycle on my merry way?
  
  

I like the red rims too much to use different wheels, which I'm sure would be the cleaner solution. For a SS conversion is it kosher to use QR skewers in horizontal dropouts or do I need a track axle and track nuts?

Also really enjoyed it, also only seen it once.

I think I found it at the bottom of a YouTube procrastination hole.

Yeah that's beautiful! I just need to remind myself I have enough bikes. I have enough bikes. I have enough bikes.

Guess the headset thread >>>>>

I mean, there are certainly worse ideas for a thread.

I confirm my dibs. Will PM to arrange meet up.

Not to mention the Shamals....

But yeah that's jut the starting bid. It may well go for nearer £2000. Who knows.

Potential dibs on Giro shoes and the M324 pedals. Will confirm today.

No worries, but it looks like @gertrudestein has pointed out that the levers I linked aren't actually the best ones for your front derailleur! You need to find a non-QS lever ideally.

That is gorgeous. I would be sorely tempted if it was a 59cm.

Glad someone's got their head screwed on! Didn't pay enough attention.

Thanks for the holla @mattyc. I just found a Shimano one for £14 at thecycleclinic so I'm probably sorted.

Another thought:
If you have broken two gear levers then something is probably going wrong. I think either you have cables that are very old and difficult to shift, or you like to shift really hard with alarmingly strong fingers, or your rear derailleur is set up with a limit screw screwed in too much and this is creating a hard stop that you are trying to shift past to reach the easiest gear. Pushing against that limit really hard could break the gear lever.

Anyway, when you mount the replacements just use new shifter inner and outer cable if possible, and get someone to check your rear derailleur limit screws.

Welcome to LFGSS!

Shimano shifters will not work with the rest of your bike, as you have Campagnolo derailleurs. Shimano shifters will pull a different length of cable through the shifter with each click and this will leave your chain between the cassette cogs rather than directly over the top.

I suggest searching for Campagnolo Veloce 10 speed shifters which have the same shape as your current levers, i.e. these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campagnolo-veloce-10-speed-shifters/133684797351?hash=item1f203c1fa7:g:NKEAAOSwey5gQ9xE

Campagnolo 10 speed has gone through multiple generations and not all 10 speed components will work with each other. The levers above will definitely work, and you can perhaps source some on this very forum.

Just to point out... Below are Campagnolo 10 speed shifters of a later generation (still 10 speed though). I am not sure if they would work with your earlier 10 speed derailleurs. I suspect they might not. Someone else here might chime in to advise on that.

I ordered the wrong sizes! So they're offered here before I return for a refund. Collection from N16. I can post too, just add £1.

Everything brand new, tagged, bagged. All are size large. Yes even the one in the bag marked "M", it still says Large on the collar. It is a large jersey. I suppose what I'm saying is it's definitely a large.

1) LFGSS Jersey, short sleeved. Large. £70
Lovely jersey, I have a medium version I'm keeping. This is just a tiny bit looser on my 98cm chest, but still fits me. I'm just choosing the medium size for that baby gap look. It's a significantly longer cut than the pro jersey.

2) LFGSS Pro Jersey, short sleeved. Large. £80
Feels amazing, like a second skin. Fits my 98cm chest but just too short. I'm 193cm though, so tragically predictable.

3) LFGSS Pro Aqua Jacket, long sleeved. Large. £85
Slightly too loose on my 98cm chest. Just needs to go to a rider less lanky than me!

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I must have looked well hard.

Fixed that for you

Great shout on the USE Alien Ti. The recent "Cyclops" clamp is easier to adjust - it has one bolt rather than the previous two.

Turns out they didn't! It's not for my bike, but my friend's. I'm more of a Campagnolo wanker.

I'd assumed that there'd be a "basic" standard of 11s components i.e. Tiagra but alas!