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still wanted:

• 700 or 26" beater disc wheel, fits 32/33c tyre
  
• 700 or 26" beater fork
  
  

Gotta put these disks on and stop being a menace

Be in touch :)

Wanted:

• OK 700 or 26" beater disc front wheel, fits 32/33c tyre
  
• 700 or 26" beater forks (220/250mm steerer)
  
  

Gotta put discs on the polo bike and stop being a menace

Be in touch :)

no bike, no mallet, furniture-assembling duty = unlikely to make it!

Is that in chrome or black, please?

Some deets!

Current status, with new wheels and bar tape:

Some rusty bits

Nice mudguard label <3

good turnout

@Oliver Schick Oh ich meinte,sehr enttäuschend-aaaach!

@Oliver Schick up the A10 this afternoon who did not hear my DAS.
Sehr Entscheidung!

looking to source a mallet before I engage in the disc brake quest... good tips?

newbies welcome?

Anyone game for tomorrow?

Dibs CC crosstop.

Will DM for lever and grips

First commutes are going well.

Still looking for:

• wheelset for the new Dawes commuter
  
• calliper/lever for the polo bike
  
• did someone say they’ve got a spare mallet?
  

FYI, we won’t have our bike tomorrow, since we haven’t sorted the brake situation...

• cgg
  
• bsb
  

Sure will!

Mudguards removed, had the idea to put a tube in the front wheel (seems to have dramatically enhanced the ride), brake lever to the left for my rightie self. Can't wait to crash it.

@cgg do you want to bring one of your fat Strada Bianca for the front wheel?
What says the fashion police regarding straight bars v. risers?

So,big update. Quite the pivot, actually:

The Dawes frame above will become my fixed commuter, while my previous (shite) No Logo is going to play polo.

So here goes:

Thanks to Tom from the Hackney Peddler, the shit cranks are gone and replaced by a pretty cheap Decathlon MTB 32t at the front, and the freewheel set in rust has been replaced by a new 18t. Ratio 1.78 should be decent for polo if we bring our best thighs. The surgery involved sawing off the cranks, and many hammers and blowtorches were put to use to destroy the freewheel at the back. Brutal.

We'll do away with the mudguards and put the brake lever on the left. With any luck, we'll try it Sunday (@coventry_eagle?).

The Dawes frame makes use of the other side of the flip flip wheel. It's pretty bare at the moment so I'll put the pedals, mudguards, and grips on. Because this morning 16km ride in London with a freewheel, polo ratio, and one brake was rather annoying.

Crumpler Weenie sold, Timbuk2 to be delivered on Monday!

So, after a nice evening playing polo with @coventry_eagle @lava @GranthamMiles @cgg I feel like this cheap frame is going to go polo.

Missing a few bits:

1. Front brake caliper
   
2. Appropriate chainring
   
3. Er, chain
   
4. Grips for the handlebars
   
   

Not quite sure how appropriate is a quill stem for polo yet!

Advide more than appreciated, I think I've developed a nack for never buying the right sizes and diameters.

that was real nice of you all!!
took some blurry pictures:

I'm putting the relatively flat-ish profile on the account of a proof that lasted too long, maybe in a fridge that's not cooling properly.
Usually, the shaped dough comes out stronger and has raised less than what I put in the oven this time!

Well, four days is the long way round, and that includes doing that stiff starter.
The fermentation process (after the stiff starter is ready and the dough's been kneaded) can be sped up by doing a few rest and folds at room temperature.

What I struggle with is the proving. Here's a batch that proved 10-11 hours in a not-so-cold fridge and seems to have lost its oven spring:

(note that both loaves were baked in a pot, hence my surprise seeing them this flat)

@cgg and I were thinking of coming down to observe, heckle, and have a cider – would that be alright?