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manwithaplan · 03-09-2010 11:49AM

I am ashamed to admit that I know that the thing being carried was an Orla Kiely bag. If Dirk* had known that, his sheer metrosexuality would certainly have sealed the deal. It also means that the lady in question must have been a little bit posh.

*I do not know Dirk. I have only seen him from behind. With a bag. He could be so hideous that no amount of metrosexuality could redeem him.

Murph100 · 04-09-2010 10:12AM

Well ? Whats yer verdict ?

Captain Havoc wrote: »

7.9kg with everything. Going to take her for her first spin after lunch

angry_fox · 06-09-2010 05:34PM

my la pierre froggy 518. Have had it now for three months and its some machine

paulieb2006 · 06-09-2010 06:09PM

Lemag wrote: »

Do you know how L your SL is? Including pedals but excluding bottle cages and saddle bag.

Its 7.8kg without saddlebag. Have changed the original Bars and Stem, also saves a few grams changing the Saddle.

buffalo · 07-09-2010 10:27AM

(Click for bigger.) Myself and two other lads were first to arrive at Electric Picnic on Friday. The Le Jeune is mine. Is she not beautiful?

ednwireland · 07-09-2010 10:58AM

blorg's latest steed

Murph100 · 07-09-2010 12:44PM

Nice wooden aero bars

CheGuedara · 07-09-2010 04:26PM

Wait till tunny sees the externally routed 'cables' though...

niceonetom · 07-09-2010 04:29PM

Either that's a really small wheelbarrow or a terrifyingly enormous camel.

levitronix · 07-09-2010 06:50PM

I was half expecting to see blorg myself in there somewhere

CramCycle · 07-09-2010 11:58PM

One of my ladies, my other lady is undergoing cosmetic surgery at the minute:

It's fixed gear.
52t Biopace ring
18t on the rear (changing it to something smaller in the next month).

While my other lady is my main love, who takes good care of me when times are tough, this is my mistress, she punishes me by making work for it on the hills

abcdggs · 08-09-2010 12:00AM

CramCycle wrote: »

It's fixed gear.
52t Biopace ring
18t on the rear (changing it to something smaller in the next month).

I'm pretty sure i'm having a logic fail here,

would there not be chain tension issues with a biopace ring?

CramCycle · 08-09-2010 12:06AM

abcdggs wrote: »

I'm pretty sure i'm having a logic fail here,

would there not be chain tension issues with a biopace ring?

I thought there would be too but then somone on here pointed me to Mr. Brown @ http://www.sheldonbrown.com/biopace.html

People are often astonished to learn that I ride Biopace chainrings on fixed-gear bikes. They imagine that there will be tremendous changes in chain tension as the chainring rotates. In practice, this is not the case. A 42 tooth chainring will generally engage 21 teeth against 21 chain rollers, regardless of its shape.
There is a slight variation in tension resulting from the varying angle between the two straight runs of chain as the axis of the chainring rotates, but this has not generally been of a sufficient magnitude to cause any problem in practice for me.

I find there is a drop in tension but it's not enough to give enough slack for the chain to come off. I just make sure to use my brakes when stopping to make sure nothing terrible happens to the chain (not sure if it would but I ain't testing it).

I may have a problem if i do go ahead and get a smaller rear cog, that might leave enough tension for the chain to come off but at the minute it's fine.

ergo logic = pass (barely)

cdaly_ · 08-09-2010 09:46AM

Interesting front light position. Does it not keep you out of the drops?

shaungil · 08-09-2010 10:02AM

ednwireland wrote: »

blorg's latest steed

Do you not think Blorg will take the hump with this slagging......

Raam · 08-09-2010 10:10AM

shaungil wrote: »

Do you not think Blorg will take the hump with this slagging......

Just be careful with the slagging. The next jibe could be the straw that.... ah yis know where I'm going with this one.

CramCycle · 08-09-2010 10:14AM

cdaly_ wrote: »

Interesting front light position. Does it not keep you out of the drops?

I can see how it would annoy the hell out of lot of people but when I put my hands on the drops, I tend to place them alot lower than most people I see, so it's fine for me. I can't actually remember why I started putting my lights there.

shaungil · 08-09-2010 10:19AM

Raam wrote: »

Just be careful with the slagging. The next jibe could be the straw that.... ah yis know where I'm going with this one.

Or he could desert us...

serendip · 08-09-2010 11:34AM

CramCycle wrote: »

I can see how it would annoy the hell out of lot of people but when I put my hands on the drops, I tend to place them alot lower than most people I see, so it's fine for me. I can't actually remember why I started putting my lights there.

If you had a bar bag, then that may be the best position left for the front light.

CramCycle · 08-09-2010 11:38AM

serendip wrote: »

If you had a bar bag, then that may be the best position left for the front light.

Thats it, I used to have a Topeak handlebar bag, never changed it back when I took it off.

Cabaal · 08-09-2010 12:31PM

My new Trek 1.2, not the greatest picture in the world.

Since this photo I've added another bottle cage and a cycle computer which died while out for a spin the other day :mad:

Captain Havoc · 08-09-2010 12:33PM

Cabaal wrote: »

My new Trek 7.1, not the greatest picture in the world.

Since this photo I've added another bottle cage and a cycle computer which died while out for a spin the other day :mad:

Looks like you could do with another 24 bottle cages :pac:

Captain Havoc · 08-09-2010 12:43PM

Just something else, that's a Trek 1.2.

Cabaal · 08-09-2010 12:43PM

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Looks like you could do with another 24 bottle cages :pac:

Indeed :pac:
Had a BBQ just before I took the photo

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Just something else, that's a Trek 1.2.

Indeed it is, fixed that
Mix up the numbers with the old bike sometimes...very annoying

BTH · 08-09-2010 05:45PM

Cabaal wrote: »

My new Trek 1.2, not the greatest picture in the world.

Since this photo I've added another bottle cage and a cycle computer which died while out for a spin the other day :mad:

What's with the oddly shaped shiny orange dirt on the wheels?

Captain Havoc · 08-09-2010 05:56PM

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

What's with the oddly shaped shiny orange dirt on the wheels?

I see a kind of clear piece of dirt between the cassette and the spokes also.

CramCycle · 08-09-2010 06:01PM

BetterThanHoyte wrote: »

What's with the oddly shaped shiny orange dirt on the wheels?

I don't know what you guys are looking at all I see are awesome retro stylings.

Paul Kiernan · 08-09-2010 06:09PM

Remember, Caball, it is the responsibility of other road users to see you. You are under no obligation to help them. Have you any idea what those reflectors weigh? And as for wind resistance, that reflector on the bars is like a giant air brake. As for lights, only when it's completely dark and only then because it's a legal requirement.

Furthermore, always dark clothing. On a cold bright winters day, as the low sun makes vision near impossible, dark clothing will absorb the rays and let you save as much as 25g on the weight of your clothes.

CramCycle · 08-09-2010 06:14PM

Paul Kiernan wrote: »

Have you any idea what those reflectors weigh? And as for wind resistance, that reflector on the bars is like a giant air brake.

Ignore that, retro is the way of the future, lf I could get my hands on some Kellogg's ones I'd be all over that.

Your a cyclist.

Style beats substance every time.

Planet X · 08-09-2010 07:29PM

Cabaal wrote: »

My new Trek 1.2, not the greatest picture in the world.

Since this photo I've added another bottle cage and a cycle computer which died while out for a spin the other day :mad:

Unfortunately, there could be a BOLT CUTTERS waiting for that cable lock!

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