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Yeah that would be great thanks! Would it be extremely difficult to get them out?
The BBs look ok(no signs of rust or anything) so I can't see a reason for them to be overly stuck. The crank arms one of them the pin is loose but need to get around to getting a punch to get it down past the edge of the crank arm, the other one the pin is out but it's just really stuck on but maybe there is some trick to removing them I don't know.
I'm in streatham hill SW2, send a pm or something and it shouldn't be hard to work something out.
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I have held the view that our country is a bit doomed for a long while now. With the world getting smaller as air travel and internet get easier to access for more and more, it makes the gap between rich and poor smaller which is good. The downside to that is that our current "affluent" lifestyles and "well payed" jobs will be taken down a notch(or a few hundered notches) so they are on a level field with the rest of the now much wider market. Not sure revolting will do much unless it's by shareholders, it won't be trying to convince the government but the
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There is an awlful lot of bullshit put out about blindspots. As a result cyclists are sometimes blamed for being killed when the real cause is careless drivers not using their mirrors properly.
Both the images above are deeply misleading. The red one is based on an old US image. No European lorry has had mirrors that bad since the 1980s.
The TfL video is so bad we have asked them not to use it but somehow it keeps coming back. By law any UK lorry built since 1999 must have mirrors that would show all but one of those cyclists to the driver.
The one in danger is the first one on the far left of the cab. There and in front of the lorry is where most cyclists die. That's why it is more important to stress the danger of a wide gap on the left which a lorry will swing acoss when turning than to say 'stay back'.
The people who made the video misread the EU mirror regulations. They used a pre 1999 lorry then set the mirrors illegally and tilted the lorry cab to hide the cyclists from view.It's perfectly legal to drive a LHD truck registered to any other part of europe with all the additional mirrors on the other side(as the eu law states it the mirror must be on the passenger side which is the reverse for a LHD truck). Sure the driver is now sat on the side of the cyclist but like fuck they are going to look down consistantly enough or even in a way it's possible to see them.
Far better to assume the worst and keep as safe as can be.
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http://www.strava.com/activities/74971958 flagged but KOMs are still held :(
I wonder if honda london is someone on a honda motorbike?
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Mount it on the head tube, much more consistent footage and way less shake/tremble on the resulting image.
As for leaving it when you lock up, that's not something anyone can help with other than your own memory.....
How would you headtube mount it? This is the current setup, top cap/spacer mounted phone cleat thing and cree xml+battery need space. So I have the headtube(if there is a mount or way to mount too it, the handlebar to the left of the stem, the stem so long as it won't bang on the phone and on me somehow.
Camera is very small tho so should be able to fit easily enough.
http://www.gizmag.com/md80-micro-video-camera-helmet-cam-cheap/13877/
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I ordered a pair of cheap chinese MD80 cameras from the bay of e, basically so cheap they came free with micro SD cards. Not expecting crystal clear HD images but in the event I'm car doored or similar the camera could/should show it was unavoidable and with my strava gps data alongside it my version of the events won't just be a nice story.
Anyway does anyone have suggestions for the best places to mount them?
At the moment I'm thinking on the strap of my messenger bag(s) but this could make for a diagonal video as the straps go across from one side to the other. Another alternative is to bar mount it but then I could easily forget it when I lock up and it's gone when I get back. Considered using a helmet to mount one but could catch the hardware on my zipper and cause it damage.
Any tips/advice welcome.
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Anyone going to CM this month?
I'm going to try, not made the effort in ages since I finish work in croydon at 6 and it's hard to make it.
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Don't think it will fit me, have some other planet x stuff and I usually take a large sometimes xl depending on the cut. I'm not massive but cycling stuff is always sized a bit small.
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Have had a similar situation with a "bag for life" those things can be deadly.
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^ ^^boring data.
check this
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/boris-bike-rider-crosses-london-bridge-along-the-handrail
"Boris Bike"Yeah but boris bikes don't have those "always wear a helmet, no stunting or jumping" stickers on them so it's perfectly safe.
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Would have been better if he was working for stan's so he could inject mid video.
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What sizes?
Dibs on the on one if it will fit me(l-xl ish).
edit - also is the picked off bit the lower part of the splat on the "one" side?
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I have 2 cotter pin style bbs and 1 cotter pin crankset I have no intention of using. Kat something from on here took 2 halfs(a drive and a non drive side from one and the other) as the other 2 are rather stuck. If you have the tools+time to get them out then they are yours. I'm only planning to use one of the frames which is currently half way sanded for painting. Have said once I take time to get the other crank arms off will pass them to Kat but I'm sure she won't mind you having the other if she has a set still.
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hahahahhahahahahahahahaha
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Nsfw but lol
www.nydailynews.com/news/national/u-s-airways-tweets-graphic-photo-nude-woman-article-1.1756058
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You will still need to fit the crown race or have it fitted. If you haven't done it before and are doing it on carbon parts then I personally would take it to a shop, if you are rougher than you should be with it then a crack in the carbon will cause problems down the line.
All bearings need grease(bb, hub, headset, pedals ect). I personally like weldtite tf2, it's pink so you can tell when it get's dirt in it which I find makes quick checks easier and doesn't mess with suspension seals(some of the others will cause them to perish).
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/weldtite/cycle-grease-with-teflon-150ml-tube-ec038132#features
Have used the shimano one in the past too and b-twin decathlon own brand(another pink colour grease).
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-workshop-grease/rp-prod24446
Most grease will come in small tubs that look very much like hair gel/wax or the tubes like the 2 I linked too, if you want to use a grease gun then you need the tube shape ones as they screw into the gun.
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Was a fun ride anyways.
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If it's legal to cycle along the road then it's legal to cycle along the road and should be safe to do so.
Sorry about the slight outburst of that but it's really disgusting victim blaming imo.
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