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"a scientifically justified program of improvement"

Fuck me, I bet you're fun at parties......

If it makes him happy then what's the problem?
Looks a decent enough system he's built up,

Any pics of your rig in its acoustically treated room?

Got these for work recently,

Real or not, will always be one of the most beautiful cars ever built.

Excellent work.

One bike I dearly regret selling, cost me nothing and was coated with Chicken shit when I got it,
I just loved this bike, a friend brought it back from a French market for me,

S&M HOLMES Next Generation,
Or "the big white cock" as it was fondly known...

Eastern Ti Grim Reaper, never really got along with this bike, was a project to see how light I could build a working BMX bike, was like riding a rubber band tbh....

S&M XL-LAF custom made for me by S&M bikes,

I've no idea where they are now, I saw a photo of the Ti-Code years ago but that's it I'm afraid,
I'm neither a collector or hoarder, I enjoy restoring and building stuff but still have the firm belief that they should be out there being seen by other folk and maybe even used, lining them up gathering dust in my attic always seemed a shame,
Daft prices is what drove me away from the Old/mid school scene, it started to seem like every forum thread was about "how much X is worth" and I couldn't see the fun in that,
Met a guy once that told me "I've being buying up all the old school BMX parts for the last few years, my plan is to hold the entire scene to ransom..."
I just thought he was a complete cunt, and a sad cunt at that.

I like the idea of the "Pseudo-survivor" they were always my favourites to see, keep it up!

It even occurred to me that building this Colnago was a bit hypocritical as I've spent a fair bit on it, but that said, I'd never have started the project had my son not taken his own life.
And even then, I'm only keeping it for a little while, when I'm gone it'll move on for someone else to enjoy.

Thanks!

This too,

Found this for sale so bagged it for the Super Pista,

I had it built briefly and forgot to photograph it, apologies, it is a pretty paint job, bought it purely for that reason,

Fat Bald Men........class.

I'm as guilty of it as anyone else,

My current system took a couple of years to piece together, I had the power amp stashed under my bed for a year until I could afford the pre-amp to go with it,
I'd read for years about it's legendary status and I'd wanted one from seeing them at hifi shows as a kid, but above all else I wanted one because of how it looks, to my eyes it is one of the most beautiful aesthetic objects I've ever seen,
When I finally got it up and running I was a bit underwhelmed, so asked around the brand forum for advice, the majority was to swap out the expensive speaker cable and use the companies own cheaper cable,

Sure enough it was "as if a veil had been lifted in front of the music" everything came into focus and it really does sound magnificent,

But then again, I spent £250 on a glass optical cable for my streamer and can't tell the difference between the £20 I had before it.

Enjoy what you have, don't get too caught up listening to the system and trying to analyse it.

Are there any skin wall track tubulars I could get away with fitting to an 80s Colnago Pista?

The ones I've got on it are perished and I wouldn't mind actually riding it to work sometimes,

Would Continental Giro's be sacrilege?

"The chang sung golden emperor XC312985/2 valves sound better than the Tepco General Electric 8487563 Valves"

"Unless you have a dedicated mains spur running directly from the grid you're wasting your time...."

"Vinyl sounds better than digital"

"It was like a veil was lifted in front of my speakers....even my OH,who isn't into hifi agreed"

Thank you, nearly drowned myself taking it....

Self portrait,
Canon 5D3 50mm f1.2

Leica Monochrom 50mm Summilux

Leica Monochrom 50mm Noctilux.

Leica Monochrom 50mm Noctilux

Canon 5D3 24-70f2.8