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Roadslave’s bike are indeed beautiful. I should have a Pearson joining my stable in the next month, which I’m even more exitied about now. Won’t be in pumpkin, but i may have to see about a customised headtube badge… »
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Or even spell Belgium any more. As it has been pisisng down all day here but now the sun is shining I shall enjoy my mudguards on the way home. But that is communting and therfore acceptable? »
We’ve got too much Begium toothpaste in our eyes over the years from cycling behind bastaards (is that the Flemish for bastard?) without mudguards to able to see little details like that any more. »
From today’s Guardian: Here comes the rain: why we secretly love it when it’s wet http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/20/why-we-secretly-love-rain Obviously the UK is not actually a nation of dedicated rule niners, but we can but dream. On the su… »
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@Souleur It’s a Carradice Nelson Longflap: http://www.carradice.co.uk/index.php?page_id=product&under=type&product_id=37 British tourists of a certain generation would have you believe that you can fit all you need for a ride from London to Istanbul in … »
@frank No offence taken. I suspected a degree of deliberate provocation. However I’m sure I can provoke genuine outrage after you’ve seen the size of my EPMS! On another note relevant to various posts above; this is the frame I’m so glad I didn’t get rid … »
@gaswepass It was in reference to Frank’s comment on j.kings tyre choice in the photo of the Ambrosio rims on the cobbles of Flanders. I agree with you – Continental are a sound choice either for Flanders or English country lanes in winter, which increasi… »
I was sufficiently moved by Frank’s piece to take a photo the moment I got home. Apologies for tyre choice. Those wheels have done Ronde cyclosportive a few times with no issues. And my arse is much fatter than Frank’s. »
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@Chris A couple of months ago I built up my number one bike with a second hand 10speed record groupset – except cranks which are sugino/stronglight unbranded. Obviously new chain, cassette and chain rings. It developed a bit of a creak on the right hand … »
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@Cyclops Wise words. I like the notion of being permananetly poised on the cusp of decision. I aggree re acknowleging other riders. Even triatheletes, but then again the only two round my way are mates of mine so I normally end up riding with them for a … »
I got snobbed on Monday and it really irritated me for some reason. Unfortunately my response left me with an etiquette dilemma. I was riding back from work, so in commuting mode, and about a mile from home some MAMIL came past me, “Evening,” I said. No r… »
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@Marko No offence taken. Beautiful bars. I’m a big fan of polished bars – I will probably be doing a bit of de-anodising and polishing this winter. next question: what about down tube shifters? »
Go black, go Brookes »
@Marko I shall have to avert my eyes from my stem on the way home tonight, now I know it is screaming hipster fixie doosh to all and sundry! Although I live in Kent and we don’t really do hipster fixies down here, so I might get away with it. Have you g… »
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Nitto stem? http://www.hubjub.co.uk/nitto/npearlzm.htm Apologise if not supposed to post links. Don’t know how to up load the pictures. »
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@roadslave I was at the cycling museum in Oudenaarde a whaile back and they had one of Tom Simpson’s on Peugeots in there; needless to say it had mudguard eyelets, clearly used. »
Came off on Monday on some black ice myself. Successfully negotiated all the usual danger points and then wham, sliding across the tarmac. No time to register what was about to happen at all – a sort of quantum crash’ instantly flipping from upright to do… »