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can you do a steel integrated seatmast? does anyone do one?
is this a backlash against integrated seatmasts?
Count me in. Where and when shall I see you. Come on Tony, Im not sure ive actually seen you on a bike yet......
i like a QR, me. makes slinging the bike in the boot a whole lot easier, cause i have to take the seatpost out anyway... if you're gonna have a QR then there ain't many nicer than a Salsa, I'd bet. Hope ones are good
better make sure it's 62.15 miles, eh? that pistola needs a good run out...
Surely sticking stickers on bikes draws attention and increases the chances of theft? And what's the point in putting a sticker on a bike that's been abandoned?
see if you can find one whose chainstay hasn't snapped... good luck with that
a seatpost QR!?!?!?!?!?!?!
i know some of the hills round Bath are steep but surely you don't need to drop your saddle for any of them?
Oooh no, Now I've got the urge for a Kirk precision!
Oo.
That looks really lovely....
Very, very, tempting…
...and if you dont get on with it, you can always do this..
everyone who rides should sign this...
Are Brooks comfortable? yes. Smear of proofide every now and again is all. Mine's on it's third bike/10th year/lord knows how many miles.
Never think too much about the brand of what I wear, except that the best stuff I've got is all Gore. I've got a gore next2skin top that is nigh on perfect - breathable, windproof, comfortable. My winter lightweight commute jacket is Gore - not as waterproof as it once was but I'm getting my value out of it, for sure. Met lid all the time (at least all the time since a few years ago when one saved my bacon when a barrier blew into the bike, giving me a quick flying lesson, finishing with a "landing on the head" exercise)
Not disagreeing with your premise - that the ability to pilot 2 tons of potentially lethal machinery is not a god given right - but I don't think the answer is legislation, or more rules. Stop for a second and consider how you feel about the idea that you might have to license a bike, you'll see what I mean.
It isn't a perfect world, roads are never going to be safe but we can make them safer by education. My dad and father in law both drove into their eighties; my dad should have given up 10 years earlier and only gave up after a stroke, my father in law gave up within weeks of him realising he probably needed to.
If more people could be encouraged to develop advanced driving skills, the roads would be safer. It is ironic that the people most in need are those who are (probably) least likely to take it on board. And you know what? the same applies to bikes, too. (just the consequences of running amok with a bike are slightly less dramatic)
People come up with lots of reasons for not cycling. In London, safety is the probably the first, followed by distance/effort. If they aren't used to it, it probably takes a few weeks to get past the point where it is a chore to when they start enjoying it. If they make it that far, they are probably hooked but think of the money gyms make from all the people who sign up in January and are never seen again.
And yes, I do believe that the more on the roads, the better for us all, even if some of the summer-only riders annoy me at times.
We use a gearing 0f 44 x 14 for the adult bikes, pretty spinny.....and there is little resistance either!
Winston of Rollapaluza
Yeah, we get that a bit too but you can generally tell who really wants the stuff you've got. I always go through and check if anyone's posted a WANTED post for anything I put on
Downside is that, around here anyway, its used as a free source of products for car booters. Ok, the stuff is still reused, but its not really in the spirit of things.
Fantastic news, better get into training! What gears are the bikes using, and what resistance? This is my calling. Possibly
good news! we need to do some more of those 'slick' videos... not enough hours in the day!
We've been riding with 'tillers' for ages, it leaves the other hand free for gesturing or clasping a bottle of magners.
couldnt find any info on thios bike anywhere else, after reading the review and watching the slick vid i went out and test rode one. and then the rest is history
Those crazy Frenchies!
One gear, one speed… one bar?
When I first looked at this I thought that JRD had gone for the ultimate in 'oneness' by only having a handlebar on the drive side - taking the 'pure' singlespeed idea to it's logical conclusion perhaps. Looking closer though you can just about see the bottom edge of the left hand grip behind the stem.
Shame, reckon they missed a trick - there would have been a few takers out East London way for the 'new French-style tiller bar'