Here’s my Frankenbike winter commuter

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I’ve got a medium, think a small would be too small for you, but my Chrome doesn’t have a handle

Since everybody knows that red bikes are fastest shouldn’t there be a category for them too?

Yes a 29er tyre will last 29/26ths longer than a comparable tyre on a 26er

Once hit a Japanese tourist who stepped off the kerb cos she was too excited by Selfridges to bother looking out for traffic

Remind me.. Is that 10 or 20 points? 😀

No Easy Way Down ~ Rain Parade

You say you want full suss and then say you’re considering bikes like a Swift! Think you need to clarify your requirements a little more

I flew a bike back from the US with BA in a soft bag. I just got a couple of bike boxes from my LBS to pad it out.

Drofluf – only 50% of thats true.

Yeah but which 50% wise guy?

😉

97% of statistics are made up.

Use Firefox?

I brought a bag of flat batteries to take to the cafeteria at work where there is a battery recycling bin and put them on my desk.

Months passed and I never got round to taking them even though I was theree most days until I finally thought tho take them down. Odd, I thought, the bag felt lighter than I remembered. Someone had taken all of the AAs and AAAs leaving an old mobile battery and a coupple of 9v ones.

Control + Click gives right click on a Mac

Or buy a 2 button mouse. It will “just work”.

The National – Black Sessions 2003

Sometimes…..

I’ve bought 3 sets. 1 did, the others didn’t.

Dust off and nuke it from orbit

It’s the only way to be sure

Thanks I’ll try that 🙂

aracer – Member

Top tip – to get your light beam to go straight, simply undo the bolts that hold the stem to the steerer and twist the bars until the light points in the same direction as the front wheel (then retighten the bolts, obviously – you’d have to be really silly not to do that).

That works fine but now my knee bangs on the left bar when pedalling and I can’t reach the right bar.

Anyone know of a bar that sweeps forward on the left and back on the right?

Was riding behind someone with an Exposure Flare the other day. Was impressed enough to chase them down to ask what he light was

Never used to so took the drops off and switched to bullhorns. A couple of months back and a stone lighter I put drops back on and spend most of he time there. Faster, more comfortable and better braking.

I’ve got a Foska jacket which is great when the temperature drops, not very waterproof mind….

Always stop (or slow down), have given my spare tube away on occasion.

Last summer on holiday my 7 year old had his first big crash and didn’t want to ride any more so we were walking home his bike on my bars and a farmer coming the other way stopped and insisted on giving us a lift.

Even came back to check my son was OK the next day!

Don’t know his recent stuff but Transformer, Berlin, Rock and Roll Animal and Coney Island Baby are all pretty amazing. Not to mention the stuff he did with the Velvet Underground

So I’d say yes.

Think they’re the marmite of saddles 🙂 I’ve got B17’s on all my bikes and find them really comfy, others don’t get on with them

Another vote for Moshi Monsters, but it can get expensive!

My son’s also a fan of Club Penguin

I’m running one on the front, maybe I’m not pushing it hard enough but it gives me enough grip. Haven’t tried it in really slippy conditions yet though.

And they are very tight, had to send one back because there was no way it was going to fit, hence a different tyre on the back.

Now 0340 here and I’m wide awake in America 🙁

Maybe somebody should write a song about that 😆

Nicko, no I’m English, just spending a lot of time here. Let’s just say my commute is longer than most peoples…..

Made about 30 trips since September last year when I stopped counting

Nah! They were better last season. At least to begin with…

I was still in the air. Last season I was luckier and managed to catch them when they had the Monday night game

Go Bruins. Sadly the Patriots lost though

Captain, in the same time zone but across the border in Toronto. Have a lobster roll for me!

Me, but time zone rather than insomnia

This http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/dawes/sst.htm is the best value bike I’ve ever owned. And I paid half as much again as its at currently. For a grand you could fly to the States pick it up and still have change!

More seriously though it’s the same frame as an SE Lager so you may want to add that to your list

I really like mine, very comfortable to ride, handles nicely. Only negative is a small amount of toe overlap

If you go to the Exposure / Use outlet shop, they have 2010 Joysticks for £100

Thanks!

The Swedish Chef – Member

general assumption<
It’ll be great for a few months then you’ll regret not buying the Swift, want to upgrade and then blow the budget on parts to make it better. Repeat until you swap all the bits on to your new Swift frame
>general assumption

Can’t think of anyone who would do something like that. No not at all 8)

Just entered

no_eyed_deer – Member

I think they’re song lyrics.. at least they used to be

‘I love you, I’m not gonna crack’ etc..

Lithium by Nirvana, hardly uplifting…

Head for the Hills website has avsection showing the costs. Look for custom builds there.