Members Fixed Gear & SS

[Oscar's dad]

I'm definately starting a kitchen thread when I have a spare moment.

[delthebike]

Is this better?

GIMPing a jar of Marmite and a gay kettle onto the image do not make things better!

[Oaky]

Is this better?

GIMPing a jar of Marmite and a gay kettle onto the image do not make things better!

Surely there's nothing that can't be made better with a jar of Marmite and a gay kettle!

[Oscar's dad]

Should I start a Member's Kettles thread as well?

[jogler]

A members wives,husbands,partners thread?

[Deano]

A members wives,husbands,partners thread?

You dirty old man

[jogler]

Hey,less of the "old"...I'm sensetive about my age
Anyway,the idea stems from a comment made by one of my companions during the Snow Roads weekend

[Oscar's dad]

A members wives,husbands,partners thread?

What a brilliant idea!  However, I'd like someone else to start the thread as I have my reputation to think about! 

[Oaky]

A members wives,husbands,partners thread?

What a brilliant idea!  However, I'd like someone else to start the thread as I have my reputationwedding tackle to think about! 

FTFY

[Oscar's dad]

Ah yes, I'd forgotten you've met The Current Mrs R 

[Deano]

Hey,less of the "old"...I'm sensetive about my age
Anyway,the idea stems from a comment made by one of my companions during the Snow Roads weekend

I know...hence my comment above!

[LEE]

I think this Single-Speed (an ex-Rogerzilla 18spd I bought in 2008) is my most often used bike now.

It took a while but the sheer simplicity makes for a lovely riding experience.  

I tried fixed and didn't really get on with it.  The fixed sprocket is still on there as an emergency "get me home" option should the freewheel fail (and also because I can't be bothered removing it).

Crud Guards may come off this month although they aren't all that noticeable and they keep the wheel rims nice and clean during grotty weather (brush pads).

[Frenchie]

Nice one Oaky!

Nice shot of MV too.

[rogerzilla]

I think this Single-Speed (an ex-Rogerzilla 18spd I bought in 2008) is my most often used bike now.

It took a while but the sheer simplicity makes for a lovely riding experience.  

That MA3 rear wheel still lives, then?  It was a horrible rim to build; it can't take any tension without pringling and it has a reputation for cracking.  It's only on there because it is the same ERD as the far superior Open 4CD it replaced.  I suppose I did hit a few potholes on it without problems.

[LEE]

I think this Single-Speed (an ex-Rogerzilla 18spd I bought in 2008) is my most often used bike now.

It took a while but the sheer simplicity makes for a lovely riding experience.  

That MA3 rear wheel still lives, then?  It was a horrible rim to build; it can't take any tension without pringling and it has a reputation for cracking.  It's only on there because it is the same ERD as the far superior Open 4CD it replaced.  I suppose I did hit a few potholes on it without problems.

It's a Mavic Open-Pro now.  I had Goldtec build one of their hubs into it.  Original wheel is hanging in the garage with a load of other wheels I'm saving for projects which will never happen. 

[Sergeant Pluck]

Nice bike LEE.

How do you find those Cruds? My front one broke just ahead of the zip tie at the fork crown after not many miles at all. I'll see how the new one does (I had a "spare" as I only use te front one).

[LEE]

Nice bike LEE.

How do you find those Cruds? My front one broke just ahead of the zip tie at the fork crown after not many miles at all. I'll see how the new one does (I had a "spare" as I only use te front one).

Crud guards have been 100% trouble-free.  I can't be bothered taking them off as it will rain if I do.

Any excuse to post another photo.  Here at Danebury Hill Fort, looking back to the hill-climb and towards Stockbridge (I don't usually off-road on 23mm tyres but the grass was bone dry).




When I first moved here from Manchester I didn't like it.  I find that hard to believe now.

Note.  That's not a chain adornment, it's a hole in the Datum post thingy.

[TimO]

...the Datum post thingy.

Trig Point, or more correctly Triangulation Station, although I've never heard anyone refer to them as anything but Trig Points.

(Interestingly, this site has lists of a lot of the UK Trig Points).

[citoyen]

(Interestingly, this site has lists of a lot of the UK Trig Points).

Are you sure you've got the right word there?

d.

[TimO]

(Interestingly, this site has lists of a lot of the UK Trig Points).

Are you sure you've got the right word there?

Oh yes, I embrace my inner geek, and indeed my outer geek.

[geraldc]

Can anyone walk past a trig point without succumbing to the urge to touch it?

[Chris S]

Can anyone walk past a trig point without succumbing to the urge to touch it?

Erm...  

Yes.

Edit: But Ye Ancient stone mileposts - that's a different thing.

Even more Edit: Look! They even have their own website: The Milestone Society.co.uk

[TimO]

I quite often walk past a Milestone, which is quite unusual in central(ish) London.

Kensington Milepost Hotel:

from amandabhslater on Flickr.

I do tap Trig Points when I walk past them, I can't say I've ever bent down and touched this milepost however.

[Tail End Charlie]

Can anyone walk past a trig point without succumbing to the urge to touch it?

I always try to stand up on them. At my age I should know better.

BTW nice bike and picture, Lee.

[fuzzy]

Can anyone walk past a trig point without succumbing to the urge to touch it?

You are Adrian Monk AICMFP.