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You're right, I stand corrected.

Beautiful welds! So tempted... Even if chances are slim.

Usually there's someone on ebay seeing 10 continental tube for just over £20. They actually seem to be conti too.

Just looked it up, Baines originally produced flying gates. Not Bates, sorry. I think that's why they wanted big Money.

The one I missed was metallic blue and kitted out with an 8sp campag groupset. Outbid by something silly like £2! Hope it's being ridden rather than just sold on or something.

Yeah, that's an original bates (?) I think. It keeps popping up for silly money. Thanks for the tip though!

I missed a really nice 90's one in November and have been kicking myself ever since.

A bit of a longshot but sometimes you have to ask: Does anyone have a flying gate gathering dust somewhere? I've always wanted to try one of these frames.

Ideally frame and fork but would definitely consider a complete bike too.

I do indeed:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwidx-T59QclVUlZY0I0SGV6MHc/edit?usp=docslist_api

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwidx-T59QclLUZrRHBnNUM1Qzg/edit?usp=docslist_api

I have some forks from a de Rosa frame. They're Columbus genius tubing finished All chrome.

Sadly no decals. Annoyingly the steerer was 5mm too short for my frame.

I really wish this was just a touch smaller...

This article convinced me to put centre pulls on a touring tandem - so far it has always stopped!

I know white spirit degrades plastic tubs... I wonder if this could be any use to destroy the plastic cups?

Not criticising, it's just something that's been bugging me with the shorter nights.

Moonlit touring definitely appeals!

Although fine on the lanes where it's quiter, I've seen many people with just a rear light when they think "I can see fine". When I've been driving it's a strain to see them coming and near impossible to see them in the mirrors against a backdrop of car headlights.

Goddammit, I want a wooden box now.

Wow, that is some serious drop... And I felt my choice was limited going down to 700c!

Jealous of the bikes with S&S couplers... those packed bikes are incredible.

What I would call "the pub clothes"

That's true, they can be a nightmare. If you're out for a few days, especially if you're camping, it's nice to avoid getting soaked and muddy.

I always laugh at a pair of raceblade close clearance mudguards that have been sat in a field near me for a few months. Some roadie must have just got the rage and lobbed them.

Might take it on a short run to see if it's temperamental... The potential walk home in the rain might teach me to be less hacksaw happy.

Well spotted! Thought I got away with that. I just upped the tyres to 28c and am struggling for clearance. It spins free but the little tyre noodles rattle on the guard.

Doesn't help that I hacksawed off the excess on the stays so have sod all adjustment...

Also, that yellow jack Taylor spotter found is just perfect.

Some fantastic bikes in this thread; it's going to take me a fair while to look through the pages. Loving the do all machines.

Just finished tweaking my contribution, after years it has nearly morphed into what I didn't know I needed:

This just popped up on ebay if anyone is after a change. Too far for me to collect otherwise I'd be tempted. Not many of these around!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=221620871398&globalID=EBAY-GB&alt=web

To get something similar to the factory don't you have to boil a chain in some fancy pants grease or something? Or wax? Pretty sure Sheldon had something on this.

I usually use a wet lube in winter and just keep cleaning and reapplying.

Edit: here it is. http://sheldonbrown.com/chains.html

Square taper I always but a sheen on them. Like a dab of grease and wipe off most of it. Same with headset cups.

I'm a definite no on cable outer - never had issues with modern housing. I find the trouble usually occurs if grime accumulates where the cable enters the housing and grease does not help that.

I read caliper mounting bolts as the nut holding them to the frame. Although that would be a nut not a bolt... I usually use a dab of grease but recently have been using a small amount of loctite 248. The stuff that looks like lipstick.