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ha! beat me to it

Stripped wolverine?

Makes for an interesting google search

I love mine. I'm sure they make it ugly on purpose so you shell out eventually on a more sleek one. I've stopped even thinking some of the pricier models are that ugly (composit for example)
The Pro and Plus with the crazy droopy noses though, just awful

I think the stem looks really good on this build. Only thing for me would be to flatten the saddle. Lovely build.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/boaty-mcboatface-could-be-the-name-of-200m-research-vessel-after-public-vote-a6942551.html

I have so much negative money its unreal. Maybe in the summer (fingers crossed)

Nice, thanks! They're just about exactly what I'm looking for.
Found them here for £200 too

@853Superfly you could set up a current projects thread?

This is so smart. What are the wheels?

Went on my clubs charity ride yesterday; 190km to a Maggies Centre on the Wirral was the aim. I rode with the A riders for the first time which was brutal in itself but enjoyed my first chaingang and took my turns on the front.
I decided to join the B guys on the way home because my knees were hurting badly and in the end I couldn't even keep up with them because of the pain. Ended the ride about 135km in in the end, which was pretty gutting since people had sponsored me but it was a good day overall. Hobbling around now, seeing a doctor this week about the knees.
5/10

carbon fork

A ratty old steel fork would be an option I guess

I hadn't realised 650b+48mm is only 2mm bigger than 700c+28, thats pretty exciting.
Bikecalc wheel/tyre size chart for anyone who needs it

Is there a good rim brake option? A more expensive idea could be a disk fork but I wouldn't imagine a 1" steerer road disk fork is something that actually exists
It's fixed so the brake just has to be good enough, nothing stellar

I won't be buying any time soon but thanks! I'm more thinking out loud for when I eventually graduate and have some ££. Steel track frame and carbon fork which fits 28mm front and back, I'm thinking it should be a good candidate.

Shopping list:
[ ]650b rim 15E
http://sella-berolinum.de/shop-teile/laufraeder-und-felgen/810/650b-/-27-5-/-584-schuermann-yak-19-felge-v-brake-32l-silber-eloxiert (might be a terrible rim?)
[ ]miche hub: £23.50
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/miche-primato-small-flange-track-front-hub/
[ ] 73mm drop tektro brake. £38.04 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/tektro-r559-extra-long-drop-brake-caliper-set/
[ ]schwalbe kojak around 34mm <£20 http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/schwalbe-kojak-slick-mtb-tyre/rp-prod24794
[ ] 35mm sks bluemels £26
Also:
spokes
rear wheel rebuild
front wheel build

The whole thing could end up being fairly cheap!

What are the most recommended long drop brakes if going down the rim braking route?

Thanks for uploading! Chuffed to see Wiggins riding a Brite Donohue!

60mm tyres on 65mm rims?! I don't know much about fat tyres but that thing looks ridiculous!

This is basically what I would like my Team Brite to look like, if I could afford carbon wheels and it had a sensible size head-tube. Lovely.

Yeah that grass is really tall

I've been playing Blight of the Immortals with some mates lately.
Browser based, real time, zombie survival strategy game with dwarves/elves/fantasy shit. Really good fun! It's made by the same people who made Neptune's Pride if anyone's familiar.

Cream steamroller with porteur rack headed through UoM north campus at around 5 today. I'm thinking possibly @andy_k ?

No idea, but I sawed off the little logo on my Extra and I've had no issues yet. Maybe I'm not thinking of the same bit as you though. I mean the selle smp logo which is there for people behind you to see. But then the rails on the Extra are connected at the back so I'd imagine it's not at all structural

Does look really crap. Give you a fiver for it? Must be a chore even having it

It wasn't a rhetorical question, I'm trying to be active. What do you think all those fb posts are for? Isn't changing my profile picture to have an overlay activism?

How do I argue in favour of the freedom of movement? I feel like my agreement with it might be more ideological than anything else and it seems to be the most important issue for many. I think it's what will win or lose the referendum.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2014/07/01/the-uk-has-been-one-of-the-main-beneficiaries-from-free-movement-of-labour-in-the-eu/

I think it would be fair to argue that people are still feeling a squeeze as the economy is still doing so badly. Investment in large projects is low because there are no funds being given out by the government. When jobs are hard to come by, it's easy to look for someone to blame, and it's important that the EU isn't blamed for us not being able to employ everyone.

Who's going to buy them?! I certainly wouldn't.
I agree though. I have a 7800 chainset with a single ring to replace the tiagra setup for now but would really like a double, I'll just be patient until I can afford some new rings (and to replace the bust rhs shifter)