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Eaglerock: At the mo I want to sell it within riding distance, but if nothing comes up I'll consider posting it :)

Surly Steamroller 53cm - £300 ono

Hello, it's time for a bit of a clear out and the Steamroller has to go. I've had this bike for a few years, built it myself (with a built of help) but my commute has got a lot longer and it's been sat in my shed for the past 6 months or so.

53cm frame, no dinks, dents or scratches to paintwork.
Handbuilt wheels - Mavic open pro's with sapim spokes and miche track hubs. No wear on rear braking surface, small amount of wear on front wheel.
Cane Creek headset.
Sturmey Archer chainset 48 teeth - chain isn't worn.
Surly track cog and Shimano freewheel both 18 teeth.
Wald basket, Madison women's saddle with a small scuff.

I'll be sad to see this go :( but please get in touch if you're interested :)

Laura

hi what size is the chrome? thanks

sorry, the chrome bag is sold.

£50 is a bit low for the jersey I'm afraid :(

woah, sorry about the massive pictures :S

**SOLD **Chrome Citizen Messenger bag, not used that much, pretty much as new condition. Got a bigger one so I'm getting rid of this one. £70 or offers.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/delilahindigo/IMGP0429.jpg

SOLD Ortlieb back roller panniers, set of two. Lightly used, no longer have a bike with a rack. £50 or offers.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/delilahindigo/IMGP0428.jpg

Paul Smith for Rapha merino wool jersey. It's an XL, I got the wrong size. £80 or offers. I can't find my camera so here's a stock picture:

http://www.propermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/rapha-ps-jersey-purple.jpg

I had a great first time, thanks to everyone for being so friendly and helpful, and thanks for loan of a bike and mallet. I'll definitely be back next week :)

List for Tues 25 Oct

1. Kit (after 8ish) with tut loaner
   
2. Puiyin (with 3 spare mallets and balls)
   
3. Andres
   
4. Barry
   
5. ashley
   
6. fiona
   
7. Tom
   
8. Stephen (with tyres for people).
   
9. Tails
   
10. Laura
    
    

It's my first time too! I'm really looking forward to trying it out, I'll be bringing beer in exchange for a go on someone's bike and use of a mallet! :)

enid, come on Tues, it'd be great, we don't bite! It's a good time now, we have had 3 or 4 new recruits these past couple of weeks. I have got 3 spare mallets and balls from Paul. No boombox though... :-( Wicksie, are you coming with the batteries? Paul isn't gonna be there. Are we having 3 new ladies or does that include you and me?

Cool! I feel less nervous now I know other newbies will be there :-) exciting!

Yes, there's only one beginners.
https://www.lfgss.com/thread41959.html

Of course you're welcome to come to ladies polo any time, but this Tuesday would be a great day to start as there are other ladies starting too.
People are generally good with loaning bikes and mallets and there's a a loaner bike there too.
And bring beer.
:)

excellent, it will be nice not being the only lady beginner there :)

and i'll definitely remember to bring beer!

Enid really don't be scared of beginners. That's what they're there for, it's really a good night, everyones relaxed and super nice and this coming Tuesday will have 3 new ladies going. I'm popping along and you can borrow my bike and mallet. I promise you'll love it.

Aww, cool. Well that's made me feel a bit more confident about going! It would be brilliant if I could borrow a mallet and have a go on your bike!

So is the general beginners in Peckham?

Hey ladies,

I came to watch Hell's Belle's the other week and I thought it was amazing! I really want to start playing, I'm a total beginner so I was wandering if you were going to have any ladies beginner nights or advice on how to get playing (I'm a bit scared of going to the general beginner nights).

Thanks!

I have these trousers from Howies, they are made from "epic cotton" so they are super waterproof, but they look and feel like a normal pair of trousers.

http://www.howies.co.uk/product.php/3242/26/

Good luck!
Bobbin bikes are a nightmare to work on, but it will be a good learning experience.
The really awesome thing is that you will be working with Alexis, who is one of the best people on the planet.

thanks!

yeah, they are a bit of a pain, especially in the little space I've had to work on them, definitely looking forward to getting the workshop open.

really looking forward to learning as much as possible from Alexis, he seems like an amazingly nice chap.

Wicked! Actually thought of that when I saw that they're opening up a workshop

yeah, it's pretty exciting! i still can't quite believe i've landed the job.

Finally had a chance to catch up on all the replies to this thread, it's encouraging to see that so many women (and men) are so positive about female mechanics and friendly shops.

In case anyone was interested, I was asked by the lovely people at Bobbin Bicycles to come and work for them as the assistant mechanic in their new workshop..which is very exciting! I'm really looking forward to working with dutch and utility style bikes, and hopefully creating a workshop that will be as welcoming as possible to everyone!

Get a job in Evans.

It might not be the advice that you want, but I think this is good advice for anyone, man or woman, who wants to get a job as a mechanic.

Taking a course is helpful (I took two), but it is nothing in comparison to spending time in a workshop working with people who have been doing it for years.

There are some amazing female mechanics in London, but if you want to become one of these, you need to start somewhere.

I spent a lot of time setting up my own projects before just going and getting a job with a shop, and it was a waste of my time. I wasn't in the position to offer the amount of knowledge that I needed to, and without working with masters I wouldn't have been able to ask the questions I needed to.

Well this is why I want to get a job in a bike shop before I do anything on my own, even though setting up on my own feels like the easiest thing at the moment. I definitely want to and need to learn as much as I can from other people.

But Evans really? I've spoken to a few ex-Evans employees and they said it was pretty awful there. And that's not really what I want from being a mechanic, working in a chainstore.

Wow, these ideas are amazing, you should totally do this enid, the market is screaming out for this and sounds like ur in an almost perfect position to start this up on ur own terms

on a slight tangent, I'd love to do a city & guilds - where'd you do it? I think it'd be amazing to extend my bike-building knowledge with a professional qualification like u have. It's always been one of my dreams to be a bike mechanic

sorry to swamp this thread :S

I did the city and guilds at cycle-systems (who also do bike doctor) and I'd definitely recommend it, I learnt so much and I feel more confident with my knoweldge too. I don't think I'd have as much courage to set off on being a mechanic without it.

Go to the LCC with this. They've supported, encouraged and advertised them in the past, including Nhatt's I think. I reckon they may be interested in backing them and perhaps helping to organise space to run them.

good idea, they might have some ideas for spaces/funding etc too.

Does anyone on here know anything about the bike cafe that has opened recently on Regents Canal not far down for Lock 7? It looks like they're doing repairs as well now. It's an interesting use of space as it's sort of garage type space under new build flats. They seem to get lots of passing trade from people using the canal path and you can see it from the road bridges as well.

I did a days work there yesterday actually. They are really nice and I'd definitely recommend them. They're pretty new and still smoothing things out but they have a great space and idea for a bike shop. Apparantly they have a two week waiting list for repairs!

Does London have anywhere like Cranks http://cranks.org.uk/ ?

You could potentially run a start-up out of somewhere like that, or even create a space like that - one that's especially friendly to women.

woah that looks amazing! like palaeobore, I'd love there to be a place that you could just hang out, drink coffee and play with bikes!

Nhatt, paging Nhatt..

I'm sure she'll be along shortly.
As a female bike mechanic, she's told me various stories of guys coming in and asking to speak to a guy, because they don't she is capable, obviously thats not all guys.
I think Nhatt used to run female bike workshops - maybe its worth thinking about starting something up again.

That's the thing I'm dreading, if I'm getting this attitude from the guys that own the bike shops, I can't imagine what the customers will be like :(

I think female bike workshops are a great idea (and not ones with silly gimmicks like free champagne) and I've been seriously thinking about starting one up, it would be great to do one with the collective knowledge of the ladies on the forum!

Here's an idea: rather than trying to get work in other people's shops, why not find your own clients?

Heck, a smart and capable person like you doesn't just have bike repair skills to offer - you have a compelling marketing angle - YOU'RE A COOL YOUNG WOMAN WHO FIXES BIKES. You can save women everywhere from having to deal with sexist, mouth-breathing numpties and give them a respectable, professional bike repair service.

This might all sound like a big challenge, but it's not - you can start small. Just start telling people that you repair bikes. If you don't have tools/workshop, ask around and see if you can 'rent' a space in someone else's shop. Or get creative about a workspace and start buying the tools you need. An existing repair shop might love having you about if you bring in your own clients - which they get a commission on - or you just agree to buy all parts from them.

You could build a brand, print and distribute flyers, make a website and RULE THE WORLDS!

Or keep going the way you're going. ;)

Starting my own bike business is the ultimate dream, me and some friends have been talking about this quite seriously recently. And it's starting to look like the way to go, rather than trying to fit into other people's ideas of bike shops I'd rather create my own.

It's just the getting started! I'm planning on investing in a decent toolkit and you've actually given me some good ideas as to how and where I could start off. Time to get planning world/bike domination!

If you're looking to get some experience to back up your claims of ability then it may be worth trying to get some work as a bike doctor. When I was recruited by TfL in 2005 to help out at some events they tried to get an even balance between female and male mechs. I think a lot of the women customers were very pleased to have a woman do the work and fitting for them.

I can also add that it's very useful to be able to get experience on justa bout every type of bike out there in a short space of time.

being a bike doctor is an option, I really think having another woman fix and talk to you about your bike can only be a good thing.