Heh sure I’d typed STW proper Freudian that ;0)

Touring gear is whatever the gear you have on your bike with some luggage ;0)

Any toting that requires carrying sleeping and cooking stuff is all sorts of wrong!

Shudder, I’m going to have to wear a ski mask the next time we ride at this rate… :D

Vibealite
Tomorrows World
Dielectric
Kinetic

Banging hardcore nights

Great for traffic although they are stiff initially.

Always match everything…

Although I’ve now been hoisted by my own petard with that as I’m going to have to spring for Thomson bars for my best bike.

Thomson was until now the only exception.

ISP’s give you an excuse but the bar and stem should then match.

Hopefully they might manage a carbon fork where the guards can fasten under the crown in production so it looks right.

They’re nice bikes but there really needs to be some bar dropping on this thread they’re CX bikes not MTB’s…

Belgium is great just Bruge I don’t get it feels to me like a tourist Ghetto, whereas Gent feels like a proper city because it is, not picture postcard lovely but arguably the most impressive town museum I’ve ever visited in the shape of the Stam.

Aha yes http://www.reset-racing.de/presse/images/koehn_at_dirtmag_0807.pdf

Thats’ the fella the moment I posted it came to me.

There’s a Germa company that machine headset cups for this situation, but I’m struggling to remember wh they are though at this point in time, they make really nice high end hubs as well it’s not Tune though.

Bruges bored me t death if I’m honest Ghent loads more fun I reckon, oh and never go to Belgium on a Monday.

Bruges alright for a day trip.

Love my Crown Jewel it’s great

Brodies Dalston IPA or Citra for Breakfast.

Nice, if those forks are anything like the old windwood forks I’d not much fancy a disk on as they were flexarama offroad with cantilevers, mine are still in the shed…

I’d be tempted to change the wheels first, I’m thinking some Hope and Stan’s 29er wheels, will make the bike a lot lighter and where you’ll notice it most.

I think it maybe a Thomson post Swift interaction thing that just doesn’t work with the saddle slammed all the way back.

Depends a lot o where you run your saddle really.

I’ve got a Swift on my Genesis just a steel railed one, it’s mega comfy, don’t but it squeaks like a very annoying thing which is pretty dull.

Oh if you run with the saddle along way back on the rails you’ll find that the metal clip that holds a swift together fouls a Thomson seatpost which is again a source of noise.

If you ran the saddle mid rail I’m pretty sure this would all stop?

It is super comfortable though and despite the weight I’d consider whacking one on the Sprout.

Times for years commuting, to be honest I just do the groceries in my Sidi’s, and go to the local in Sidi’s no problems to be honest.

I’d not want to walk far in them, but they’re fine for shopping, drinking, and to be fair the odd walk when you’ve had one too many to be able to ride home ;0)

I think it’s because the SRAM 11 speed cassette is over £300 so you could have two of those set ups for the same price…

That’s Google letting me down ;0)

Bugger it’s getting binned off then was hoping to get an easy 60 in on Sunday 30 Monday and a spin round the block Tuesday to get me well on the way…

http://www.rapha.cc/festive-500

Starts on the 23rd last years photo’s has a post from someone who started on the 23rd that’s what I’m going for as the forecast looks good and there’s a club run on ;0)

Peaks ride to St Pancras hop on the train five hour ride come back three hours on the train each way, with breakfast on the way, beer on the way back and a ride across town each way.

Done it a couple of times this year it’s a grand day out great fun ride from your door to some of the best riding in te UK and back again.

Go mental and book a night in a YHA or camping barn and it’s a weekend for buttons.

Awesome!

Sorry polished stainless I guess for lug work!

Whoever owns that will have to be careful with the front brake…

Oh and if that’s been chrome plated in the UK good luck with that!

Horniman is amazing a truly magical museum, the Grant is supposed to be good too.

Geffrye is ace well worth a look
BM
Hunterian
British Library

Loads of stuff all free hard to get bored in town!

The note phone is lovely, love mine!

Oh Nick I’ll leave that up to you whether it’s the electric blue with the pop off cod piece or just the trad black ;0)

Don’t play with the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 whatever you do then ;0)

Maybe with fat rubber maybe a bit over geared but giggle tastic ;0)

Fun on steps ;0)

Scoped out a fun ride yesterday back through Islington it was a lot of fun riding back across town, I’m thinking the BMX track might be just a step too far?

I’ve got a gallon of snake oil that has far better effects I’m open to offers on it, it’s good for all ailments ;0)

Ooooh want ;0)

IF for me, I’ve had two steel frames from them now Road and MTB and the quality is just fantastic, bikes that I just love riding…

Siren Cycles Krush end of…

The wife suggest weigh any precious metals in everything else to a charity shop weigh in for scrap or use as baking beans.

Thomson on everything…

Ritchey classic might be worth a look it’s classic looking and cheaper than Nitto.

Critical mass is a celebration of cycling it’s great if anything Friday has confirmed how lax I’ve been in celebrating cycling, not any more…

Police have been hassling CM for years because they don’t agree to protest rules, why would they?

They’re a group of people riding bikes not a set protest, the police can’t deal with this and now seem to abuse the group freely?

Why do cyclists as a group need to tell the police where they are going, why should they tell the police where they are going, it’s a celebration of cycling not a protest it’s the authorities who get it routinely wrong.

They seem to find a group of cyclists riding where they want on a Friday night intimidating?

Critical Mass have done nothing wrong a group of cyclist’s is how threatening?

Certainly living in E11 my thought are with them hope they all get off they’ve done nothing wrong!

Locog have shut off rights of access for years why shouldn’t people protest about that at the least opportune moment?

Why should they be physically abused for riding bikes, I’ve ben at parties that have been pigged and been treated better…