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[bumper]

Some weird "shopping" in that photo.



Can you explain? (perhaps a little word in my shell-like).

no shopping it was iphone hdr mode 

its over exposed, I couldnt see the screen because of the sun and cant be arsed to sort it

[clarion]

Three for the price of one:

P6198407e by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

[LEE]

Some weird "shopping" in that photo.



Can you explain? (perhaps a little word in my shell-like).

no shopping it was iphone hdr mode 

its over exposed, I couldnt see the screen because of the sun and cant be arsed to sort it

I asked because if you follow the rear hub to the "north West" position of the rear wheel, there is a recurrence of some rear spokes, outside the wheel, amongst the shells.

[bumper]

 
iPhone had a brainfart

The spokes are out of line on the rear wheel too. I'm not a fan of the camera on the iphone6+. It was uploaded to Flickr via a piss poor 3G signal on Mull that took forever, perhaps that's stuffed it. Can't check the original, I deleted all of the pics because the phone was running out of storage space.

It was definitely taken on a mountain of scallop shells

[Kim]

What file compression format was the picture taken in?  Perhaps the algorithm spotted a pattern it could re-use?

[bumper]

plain old jpeg

[Cold Snail]

My new bike arrived today.



I've only taken it for a quick spin to work and then up into the town to get a feel of things, but it's making Kent's crap roads feel like they've just been resurfaced.
A 100 mile ride is planned for Saturday, by then I'll have a better idea of what needs tweaking.

[clarion]

Nice.

[Ruthie]

That's lovely.  You could have dreams on a bike like that.

You could have a massive themed stable of bikes.

The hack bike could be called Exodus.  A mountain bike called Leviticus.  A Fixie called Numbers and a folder named Deuteronomy.  A carbon road bike called The King.

[Woofage]

Lovely .

What are the 'bars and brake levers?

[Cudzoziemiec]

The hack bike could be called Exodus.  A mountain bike called Leviticus.  A Fixie called Numbers and a folder named Deuteronomy.  A carbon road bike called The King.

That would limit you to 39. After Solomon, Zephanaiah and Malachi, plain old Matthew, Mark, Luke and John would just be too prosaic. Is 39 enough? 

[phil653]

Yebbut... at least the last one would be a Revelation!

[Oscar's dad]

Lovely .

What are the 'bars and brake levers?

Salsa Woodchipper bars and TRP RRL levers. Brooks Honey bar tape. Tonight will be my first ride since I put the bar tape on.

[Blodwyn Pig]

That's lovely.  You could have dreams on a bike like that

The hack bike could be called Exodus.  A mountain bike called Leviticus.  A Fixie called Numbers and a folder named Deuteronomy.  A carbon road bike called The King.

and an xtra large framed tourer called Bigguth Dickuth.   

[PAC]

Three for the price of one:

P6198407e by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

is that a Blacks Good Companion tent?

[Torslanda]

That's lovely.  You could have dreams on a bike like that

The hack bike could be called Exodus.  A mountain bike called Leviticus.  A Fixie called Numbers and a folder named Deuteronomy.  A carbon road bike called The King.

and an xtra large framed tourer called Bigguth Dickuth.   

...and a rider named Sillious Soddus?

<Graham Chapman> STOP THAT! 'S silly . . . </Graham Chapman>

[clarion]

Three for the price of one:

P6198407e by TJ Clarion, on Flickr

is that a Blacks Good Companion tent?

It's a Good Companion Major.  We have a standard GC, but it's a bit of a squeeze.

[slope]

Fancy trying some rough stuff. So built this up not ever having ventured 'off road' before. Don't/WON'T do anything other than wussy hard pack forest trails. If i see mud, I'm turning back home.

1990 Raleigh Blueridge '531' frame and chromo forks - powder coated in December 2014. Built up with 'spares' from the bike bunker. Spa Nidd saddle is ROCK hard Tennis elbows mean the handlebars will be changed for 'North Roads' tomorrow. The Schwalbe 1.9" Land Cruisers are surprisingly quiet and good rolling on tarmac Ancient Shimano XT derailleurs still going strong. 7 speed Shimano 105 hubs built up with old ZAC2000 rims. 7 speed downtube gear levers mounted on Velo Orange thumb shifter mounts

Probably end up me falling off and tears

[Peter]

I see you've earthed it to the front brake and the rear derailleur.

I'd be interested to know how you feel about those shifters after a few rides.

Peter

[slope]

I see you've earthed it to the front brake and the rear derailleur.

I'd be interested to know how you feel about those shifters after a few rides.

Peter

 
Been using A400 DT shifters as 'thumbies' for quite some time on 'Percy' and like them as much if not more, than using 'bar end' shifters on the same VO mounts https://flic.kr/s/aHsjJ6c4Yw

[Peter]

Excellent re-cycling!

[davelodwig]

Where did the coloured outers come from, I'd love those for the tandem.

D.

[slope]

Where did the coloured outers come from, I'd love those for the tandem.

D.

Red and yellow are genuine Jagwire cut to length off a 30 metre roll at my LBS. The blue is what appears to be counterfeit 'Jagwire' from lots of sources on eBay The dark green brake outer also came via eBay - might have been - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brake-Cable-Set-6-colours-1meter-of-5mm-outer-brake-casing-1off-S-S-inner-caps-/281730547403

[slope]

Gone are the whacky handlebars - replaced with North Roads

I even rode it off tarmac yesterday, down the 'old road' from Pen Y Gwryd to Nantgwynant without falling off or getting it dirty

[Cudzoziemiec]

Not falling off is good, but not getting it dirty?