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posted 20-05-2010 18:06
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Thanks guys. I'm 99% certain mine has a Deore 8 on it, which should fit (as the bloke offers to put shimano ones on there for a few quid extra.)
The wheels are 26"-ers so will fit.
And it's a steel frame too!
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posted 21-05-2010 15:06
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Park Tools is a good place for repair advice.
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posted 23-06-2010 09:04
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Prooof that skinny tyred carbon bikes can take a hammering.
Although I won't be doing this with mine - actually I won't be trying this with my full susser either as I would hurt myself due to crapness.
Argh my wheels!
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posted 09-09-2010 23:27
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This might not translate well across the pond, but what the heck...
Stately Dutch MILF Magnet
Date: 2010-03-01, 11:20PM EST
This is a Batavus "PERSONAL" delivery bike. It's black, has one speed, a coaster brake, a kick stand, chain case, racks, and a dynamo lighting system. I discovered it in the basement of the Smith and Butler boutique in Carrol Gardens last October.
I am selling this bicycle because my therapist suggested I need to come to terms with my attraction to african-american women. No sister is going to date a 34 year old systems administrator riding a european grocery bike. However, when I would cruise slowly down Park Slope's fifth avenue, panties would literally fly off of every white or asian woman with a stroller and a master's degree.
I live in Williamsburg now and the bike confuses most of the women here. If I grow my moustache out a little and explain it only has one speed "like a fixie" I can sometimes get to second base. But for the most part I might as well have a soul patch and collect classic cameras. If you want to get some action I'd only take this baby out south of Atlantic Avenue.
Spring is coming and if you like flat-assed waspy moms who went to Vassar, this is the ride you need.
$300 O.B.O.
* Location: Williamsburg
* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
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posted 10-09-2010 10:44
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Love the way this thread continues to bump along.
This is an excellent bike blog for the weird, wonderful and at times, full on porn of bike design
bicycledesign.net/
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posted 10-09-2010 12:21
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My steed:
I'm more used to off roading on mountain bikes but I'm really enjoying single-speed riding.
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posted 10-09-2010 13:14
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Yeah nice. I'm *really* not having a go but I hate the affectation whereby bikes become 'steeds'. I can't really say why I dislike it so much, it just seems naff to me. Why is it so prevalent? I'm ready to eat humble pie
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posted 10-09-2010 15:52
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I've never heard that before. Guess it's a British thing. I also have to say that it seems lame, or..."naff."
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posted 10-09-2010 18:46
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My baby...
And yes, they are dice caps.
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posted 12-10-2010 18:16
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I've never heard that before. Guess it's a British thing.
You obviously don't spend enough time on cycling forums, Inca. It's not restricted to the British - Americans use it, too (as well as 'mount'). I've even seen 'steed' used on Competitive Cyclist, who are the mutt's nuts of online bike shops.
And Twilight Johnny Atom, I like your bike.
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posted 12-10-2010 18:36
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True. I feel like I don't know enough about bike maintenance, don't go on long rides and I don't fetishize parts, so I don't go onto cycling forums all that much. I do spend a lot of time commenting on local biking blogs, though.
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posted 13-10-2010 14:13
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Wise denizens of the cycling bit of Sport.
National team kit, cool or not cool?
I wouldn't buy a yellow, green or pink jersey, nor even a rainbow striped one. I am however rather taken by these Belgian national team kits. Is it a bit much though?
The National Champion jersey is rather swanky but unfortunatly only for a slightly smaller gentleman than myself.
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posted 13-10-2010 16:21
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I say no. Mostly as the companies that sponsor Pro teams are so er...nasty.
It's nice to be patriotic but do I want to advertise a bank, a pharmaceutical company or heavens forbid...Murdoch's Sky.
The answer is an emphatic NO.
And the teams kits are so expensive. You'd think they'd be subsidised by the companies getting the free advertising.
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posted 14-10-2010 02:55
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National team kits are hella cool. And the Belgian ones are the most beautiful around, though I slightly preferred them when the blue was paler.
My rule on this is;
*Any jersey you have to win (or, y'know, buy) - Not Cool
*Any other jersey - Cool, so long as it doesn't represent a team of total douches. Philip Deignan has just signed for Radioshack, so I'm going to be conflicted over this one.
If you're bothered by the sponsors, amp, there's a thriving market in retro designs which - at least for national teams'/winners' jerseys - frequently omit a sponsor.
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posted 14-10-2010 16:04
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I will one day get my Z jersey.
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posted 14-10-2010 16:35
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Since we're sharing, my ride, on the 4th Street Bridge over the Los Angeles River (from this past weekend's cicLAvia, the first ciclovia in Los Angeles):
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posted 14-10-2010 18:12
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God what I'd give for that L.A. weather on my winter rides
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posted 14-10-2010 20:05
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It was about 90 degrees Sunday, so not the most pleasant fall weather. But yes, I can't really complain.
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posted 16-10-2010 11:58
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I'm with Toro on that "not wearing jerseys you have to earn" stuff. The only possible exception is to get full, matching polka dot kit, one of these frames, and then always ride up mountains incredibly slowly, just to wind everyone else up.
I don't see anything wrong with getting national team or national champion jerseys, though. I even bought this Katusha jersey back in the spring. Sadly, it's in blatant contravention of the "no dodgy sponsor" rule, but the combination of the Cyrillic, the black and the Italian stripes were too much to resist.
Philip Deignan has just signed for Radioshack, so I'm going to be conflicted over this one.
Oh, no - their kit is horrible, Toro. You should've profited from his time at Cervélo - much nicer. I suppose the only problem with Cervélo kit is that if you don't have the bike to match, it feels wrong, and if you do, you get into "need to earn it" category again. Or you look like a foolish fan-boy. In other words, forget I said anything.
I will one day get my Z jersey.
Have you seen this?
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posted 17-10-2010 12:03
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I've got the winter jacket version of that Z shirt, somewhere. Whether it still fits or not is another question.
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