London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

The lfgss masses have spoken... and they say they want to ride. To Cambridge.

Quite a few people on the Southend ride were keen to do some more long social rides, so here we go. Jonny has done this run a few times so hopefully will be there to guide us along, or at least supply us with reliable directions.

Start time? Place? Any ideas.

this is the one we did last year...great route. loads of quiet country lanes

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread2283.html

Cheers Desi, that does looks like a nice route. It seems that Brick Lane polo courts would be a good start place too.

Just putting the map up here:

Oh, NOW they wanna do long rides.. hmmph! ;)

It's in the calendar.

would do it, but will be sitting on a lovely deserted beach in the greek island sunning myself (where no-one will complain about my skimpy attire :p )

im up for this, day after exams finish
60 miles in jeans will be new

Looks great. Count me in. The Saturday after my birthday so will need to ride off the previous weekends excess!

oxford's nicer.
That's my input.

i forgot your headset!

pm me an address and i'll stick it in the post tomorrow morning...

nope.

the greeks will complain too

they will run screaming into the sea and drown themselves after witnessing the horror of dale's scrotal apocalypse.

it'll be an exodus of biblical proportions

the sight of dale's antipodean helmet will put them off tzatziki and humous for ever and ever.

I'll be sunning myself in Florida.

But PLEASE, can we have some rides on a Sunday in future?

sunday is for church.

and polo

sunday is for tv

and early morning rides

really early morning!

i'm in!

want to buy muself a proper track frame rather than my old raliegh reynolds 531, whats the general consensus between hunting down something second hand and classic or buying something new like a dolan frame...?

depends how much time and energy you've got really.

and money - it's generally more expensive to go second hand/classic, but often for better spec.

you should check with dale, or roberto, or jos.

if you're a 52cm frame kinda guy. there's someone on the forum selling a dolan bike cheap.

Hey Ed, good to see you on the forum. There have been loads of discussions (arguements) about this topic, if you want to check them out, use the search function and type 'second hand frame' or 'off the peg'. To summarize though: To each his own, both have their merits.

Check out this threa for cheap track frames: http://www.londonfgss.com/thread4381.html

oh is this the ed?
Mate, just worked it out, thats a fucking brilliant story.

this is THE ed.

sainsbury's ed.

haha cheers eyebrows!

hmmmm time and money i have, been saving up for a dream geared bike for the last year, but after reaching the £2500 mark and testing some around that they just dont match up to the fixie

So think that with a stiffer, better fitting frame, and some really nice wheels would blow my mind so if i spend perhaps half my pot i can get a decent fixed and get an ok road bike too for serious adventures in the stix

Props to Sainsburys Ed! Heard about Southend ride, welcome to the forum.

Go 531.. you can have the T.I. Raleigh for £700.. 56cm :)

is also the saturday after my 24th Birthday!!!

I might go, still dunno!!

Wait, didn't we start a list? What's that about?

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Hyde Park Corner, 9am?

that's sound logic.

my bob jackson fully built up came to around £650, my condor accaio was £1200, that still leaves you £650 for your rouleur subscription.

Sounds good. We can also pick people up at Brick lane at 9.30am, since the route goes past there.

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2. Lebowski

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2. Lebowski
3. mikec

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2. Lebowski
3. mikec
4. Sainsburys Ed

i think there's a good sainsburys in cambridge ed, so you should be well happy.

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2. Lebowski
3. mikec
4. Sainsburys Ed
5. Mareeoh (depends on B.day parties)