Yep re-introduction. Narrow flat bars were a 90’s fashion lead flash in the pan, original clunkers had big ‘ole cow horns, risers have been on bikes for longer now than flat bars ever were. Sorry, all you retro heads…

You are a scholar sir!

Secure underground car park with CCTV and bike rack with D locks supplied. Dedicated changing room with showers and lockers.

Also nice 3 mile commute along the coast on a dedicated cycle path all the way into the office 😀

A few years ago I took a year out to travel around India.

During one, epic 72 hour (yes 72 hours) train journey one of my fellow passengers took ill and crapped all over the floor whilst we were in a closed compartment with no toilets (long story)

It was proper, disgusting, runny, yellow, diarrhoea and with the temperature 32C outside and feeling even hotter in, it absolutely stank the place out. And I mean a vomit inducing stench, the sort where you really, really can’t breath.

As much to try and get rid of the smell, I lit up a ciggie and

THE BLOKE THAT HAD JUST S4AT ALL OVER THE **** FLOOR TAPPED ME ON THE KNEE AND **** POINTED TO THE NO SMOKING SIGN IN THE WINDOW

The smallest consecrated church in the world is just around the corner from my house

Did the Three Peaks Challenge back in the mid-90’s – four years in a row, and for three consecutive years I managed to tread in at exactly the same spot as some b**tard had obviously dumped in 10 mins before.

Bloke at work let me have a go on this today, seemed pretty good.

So called friends asking ‘so when are you two going to tie the knot?’

I thought that was a really good video. Seems like a horrible ‘concrete’ commute though, loads of traffic.

Hopefully you get a chance to get out to the country at weekends

What’s the bearing ID. I might have something you can borrow

Shame. Coz I really did have a black cab type spooky horror taxi story.

It doesn’t refer to a dropped top tube as below!

So then how does she ride it whilst wearing a dress?

Al

Can’t beat the classic ‘Bicycle for a Lady’

Obviously red will make the bike go faster. I believe it has been scientifically proved beyond any doubt whatsoever to make a bike lighter also.

Stephen Fry
Liz Hurley
John McEnroe
Patrick Moore
Frank Skinner
Sporty Spice – I know but I’ve always liked her
Rebecca Romero – Only because I have already ‘sort of’ had dinner with her and she was very enjoyable company.

I would also invite Kylie – but give her the wrong address

I might have a spare kit – for the caliper only though. Post a link of what you need and I’ll see if what I’ve got matches

I realise this is straying from the subject a little…but does anyone know anything more about Reynolds 953?…

I think Independent Fabrication made a road bike frame from one but it is incredibly difficult to work with. Not sure if a MTB frame has been made yet using 953

We do not believe in free speech for Fascists

And that was when I stopped reading

Well said TJ. Everything the OP says I can remember my grandparents saying over 30 years ago and I bet their grandparents said the same.

And as for

We had no Paedophiles,just men that your parents warned you about,

RudeBoy is right. If any body thinks paedophilia is a ‘recent’ problem then they are deluding themselves.

Britain was not ‘better’ 20 years ago 50 years ago or 100 years ago. In many ways it was a damn site worse but mostly, it was just different.

Have a look at some old newspapers from 1989 and you’ll see broadly the same issues being discussed as in the papers now.

guglielmo – is a 19″. I’m 5’11

M952 Chainset (5 arm)
M970 Cassette

Ooh sorry – Discs are Hope Mini’s. I meant drivetrain was XTR throughout.

Stoner – Not a bad idea actually

**Goes off to get spanner**

Wheels are Mavic 317d on Hope XC hubs

OK then. Descartes is in a bar. The barman asks “Do you want another drink?” Descartes says “I think not!” then vanishes.

😆 😆 😆

I have lived in both cities.

New York as you say is a like London, but actually easier. No roundabouts and since the traffic is mostly stationery you just have to look out for pedestrians not looking where they are going and traffic at intersections (crossroads). I actually found commuting in NY great fun.

The first rule of cycling in Mumbai is to not even think about cycling in Mumbai.

The second rule is to stop thinking about cycling in Mumbai.

You’re thinking about it now. Aren’t you?

Stop it!

Saturday – Around Guernsey

Sunday – Around Guernsey again.

*SIGH*

Rich – Tis true and certainly was my bike – I did get it back to check after all.

At the time a couple of people did point out that he might not have been the chap that actually stole it, and I have to admit that makes me shift uncomfortably when I acknowledge that possibility to myself.

But then if he hadn’t of gotten so threatening, the police could have sorted it out slightly more amicably. I did report the theft and the police had the frame number etc, so there was never going to be any doubt it was my bike.

If he genuinely was an innocent party, why all the bollox about Halfords and a local ad? If it was a local ad the police could have traced it and matey boy could have had some recourse.

Nah he nicked it and deserved what he got.

*Says me bravely…and safely far away in the Channel Islands now*

**Takes Bow**

I laugh now, but didn’t feel like I had big balls that weekend I can tell you!

I like my bike theft story better.

‘Twas about 8/9 years ago. My Kona Hei Hei (Ti version) and girlfriends Bear Valley got stolen from our back garden (we were – ahem – ‘upstairs’ and didn’t hear anything)

About 2 months later I saw the Hei Hei in somebody else’s garage a few streets away and when I knocked on the door of the house to discuss, the guy became very, very aggressive and threatening. I should point out that during our conversation he said that he had bought the bike 2 years ago from Halfords, when I asked for a receipt he said he hadn’t kept it, as the bike was only about £200 in the sale. Then he ‘remembered’ that it had been an ad in the local paper, etc, etc – so I said that I would call the police and went to friends house in the same road to make the call.

Sure enough, not 10 minutes later angry bloke puts ‘my’ bike in the back of his car and drives off. My friend and I follow in his car.

He doesn’t go far, about a mile up the road, but leaves his car keys in the ignition whilst he disappears around the back of the house – I am presuming by now that he is wanting to hide the bike around a friends in case the police do come round.

Absolutely sh11ting myself I jump in his car and drive it (with my bike inside) to a local gypsy site.

Ride my bike back home!

It’s not until I got home that I realised Mr Angry probably knows where I live and for the rest of that weekend I kept the curtains drawn and doors locked. Even hid the bike in the loft.

Best thing is, that by then the insurance company had paid out and bike replaced. I phoned them to say I had recovered the bike and they said that they would send me a bill.

But they never did.

If I could be bothered I would post a picture of some silver and a pigeon.

I have no creative thought processes whatsoever

Mrs SP is a silversmith – but I’m probably too late now

Danica Patrick. Indy Car driverist

Anything by the master of surrealism that is Dali – but this is one of my favourites

This one has ‘glow in the dark hands – for the telling of time at night’

I see. Fingers crossed that nobody has the courage to play the Hugo 2nd Stratagem then. I’ll have to sit it out and see

Damn I thought I’d played a master stroke with Finchley Road & Frognall, but see I’m out of my league here.

How embarrassing 😳

So are you saying my move was invalid?

Ah ha! I knew you would fall for it. I invoke Stovold’s 2nd amendment to the standard convention (1972)(abridged)which means

Mornington Crescent!

Actually – M25 orbital protocol is only played when double zoning is in play. Grimaldi protocol wins the day if post summer WWII rules apply and then only when the Bethlehem variation applies which I believe it does here.

I could be wrong though.

Finchley Road and Frognall – weren’t expecting that were you?