Author Topic: Mid-Essex Mid-Week Nocturnal Series (Read 1757950 times)

delthebike · « **Reply #5425 on:** 02 October, 2014, 08:46:28 am »

It's a distraction crime! I bet your wallets gone.
GWS!

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5426 on:** 02 October, 2014, 09:10:29 am »

Shit! Bad news Tomsk!

Never mind you and your bike, how's the badger???

Wowbagger · « **Reply #5427 on:** 02 October, 2014, 10:20:55 am »

Those damned badgers, coming over here, moving our goalposts....

tippers_kiwi · « **Reply #5428 on:** 02 October, 2014, 10:47:40 am »

Damn...that is not good. Glad you managed to get home OK hope it all mends quickly!

tippers_kiwi · « **Reply #5429 on:** 02 October, 2014, 11:05:31 am »

btw. as per last night the Audax Shop on Force GB

http://forcegb.cc/product-category/audax-uk/

Sounds like there is still some lead time expected.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5430 on:** 02 October, 2014, 11:13:29 am »

One of the standout moments last night was the attention tippers' new mudguards got. Blokes stood in the dark stroking them. Very sad!

tippers_kiwi · « **Reply #5431 on:** 02 October, 2014, 11:41:42 am »

Can't say I blame anyone though...they are designed to look that good (and be functional!) Was gutted it was as dry as it was actually.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5432 on:** 02 October, 2014, 02:26:12 pm »

Remind me of the name of your super sexy mudguards.

tippers_kiwi · « **Reply #5433 on:** 02 October, 2014, 02:45:48 pm »

Portland Design Works Full Metal Fenders

They look great on a Domane! (as you know)

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5434 on:** 02 October, 2014, 03:33:59 pm »

Mudguard porn! Pass the Kleenex, a feel a "moment" coming on!

Christophe · « **Reply #5435 on:** 02 October, 2014, 04:06:18 pm »

Ooooh

they look nice! Where did you get hold of those?

Oaky · « **Reply #5436 on:** 02 October, 2014, 04:15:40 pm »

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 02 October, 2014, 02:26:12 pm

Remind me of the name of your super sexy mudguards.

Jeepers! Naming bikes is one thing, but christening your mudguards??

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5437 on:** 02 October, 2014, 04:18:17 pm »

Quote from: Oaky on 02 October, 2014, 04:15:40 pm

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 02 October, 2014, 02:26:12 pm
Remind me of the name of your super sexy mudguards.

Jeepers! Naming bikes is one thing, but christening your mudguards??

*Captain Mainwaring* "Stupid boy"

Oaky · « **Reply #5438 on:** 02 October, 2014, 04:23:46 pm »

Sorry to hear about your badger-induced off, Tomsk. I thought it was huggy the badgers were out to get?

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5439 on:** 02 October, 2014, 04:37:29 pm »

I'm wondering if we should all get inoculated against TB.

tippers_kiwi · « **Reply #5440 on:** 02 October, 2014, 05:21:36 pm »

Quote from: Oaky on 02 October, 2014, 04:15:40 pm

Jeepers! Naming bikes is one thing, but christening your mudguards??

Just to clarify I have not named my Bike or my Mudguards.

I got them from Tredz, there are a couple of other places that sell them (one on Ebay) but I know tredz deliver fast. Not the cheapest but I am seriously impressed with the quality!

Tomsk · « **Reply #5441 on:** 02 October, 2014, 06:09:45 pm »

Well, grazes a bit sore today, but otherwise ok, no sign of TB.....yet.....

On a more positive note, I've been down at Flitch Bikes putting the headset and bb in a new frame for my winter fixie project, which has suddenly moved off the back-burner: Genesis Day One 853 frame [half price in their sale], trp Spyre disc brakes etc, very modern and understated bling; didn't think I had it in me

Lots of bike bits to play with in the next week or two and a few vital decisions to make, like what colour bar tape.

Oaky · « **Reply #5442 on:** 02 October, 2014, 06:14:33 pm »

Quote from: Tomsk on 02 October, 2014, 06:09:45 pm

On a more positive note, I've been down at Flitch Bikes putting the headset and bb in a new frame for my winter fixie project, which has suddenly moved off the back-burner: Genesis Day One 853 frame [half price in their sale], trp Spyre disc brakes etc, very modern and understated bling; didn't think I had it in me

That sounds rather good! Look forward to seeing it on the road assuming I can extract myself from USAnia for long enough.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5443 on:** 02 October, 2014, 06:21:24 pm »

Good grief. First Tomsk uses a GPS in the Alps. Shortly he's going to be using disc brakes. The world is turning on its head.

delthebike · « **Reply #5444 on:** 02 October, 2014, 07:22:07 pm »

Quote from: Tomsk on 02 October, 2014, 06:09:45 pm

Genesis Day One 853 frame [half price in their sale],

Sounds good, any frames in my size?
Been thinking about a Surly Disc Trucker fork for my Pompino! Should be an easy swap as it has the same configuration as the Pomp fork except the steerer tube is 50mm longer.

Tomsk · « **Reply #5445 on:** 02 October, 2014, 08:28:10 pm »

When I first enquired, about a month ago, Genesis had all sizes of frames in the 853 version. The complete bike was marketed as a superior commuter with Alfine Di2 hub, but a bit pricy at over 2 grand. The 520 framed, mechanical hub geared version sold better and there was a more limited range of sizes of both frames and complete bikes in the sale [but well under half the price of the 853 ones] - nice shade of blue for that one though.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #5446 on:** 03 October, 2014, 06:23:34 am »

Make sure you talk to Huggy about matching nail varnish.

Oros70 · « **Reply #5447 on:** 03 October, 2014, 10:27:53 am »

Hi all what a goodnight on Wednesday it was 2 pints of knob which tasted ok then the last pint of a brown coloured liquid was shocking. Nice fast ride home chase Mr D Lane. Garmin went tits up and lost 3 miles. Hope you didn't suffer to much damage Tomsk to your bike and yourself .

The Retiree · « **Reply #5448 on:** 03 October, 2014, 11:36:01 am »

Glad to hear there wasn't too much damage to you or your bike Tomsk!!
Presuming we are all out to play next week I have tried a second attempt at devising a route to this CAMRA pub http://www.the-three-elms.com/ in Chignal St James. The bad news they don't sell any Knob

the good news and in honour of Oaky they do sell Mighty Oak

as well as Maldon Gold and Colchester No1!!
I have plugged in this route taking into account TMNH and Od's adversion of returning to far north of Chelmsford after dark http://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/8122710 please note there aren't any dodgy private roads to travel down on this particular route and it also includes a fairly direct route home.

Oaky · « **Reply #5449 on:** 03 October, 2014, 01:14:59 pm »

The Three Elms does a good line in home made Scotch Eggs and pork scratchings.

I'll be somewhere over the Atlantic at the time though.