You're BMMF's stunt double.

who's mdf?

wanna make out?

you know it baby

oh you.

*blushes*

regent's park loos, gents trap 2, 12:30, knock three times. slowly.

I'm there now, finishing with my appointment ;)

gays r funny

slack jaw :)

did your mother never tell you not to wipe your nose on your sleeve?

emoxfag, do you have any pics of the bike finished? I'm guessing the rear wheel ended up yellow, & that you fitted a chain/tyres.. :)

what does emoxfag mean?

i maybe be wrong but i think it means a homosexual with emotional problems.

or maybe its an equation...
emo x fag = emofag ?

no it wouldn't be emofag, that would be emo + fag.

It would be emo to the power of fag. or emo with fag in small superscript letters.

unfortunately i don't have any pictures of that guy finished anymore. My computer was burgled in october, along with that bike and my road bike. It was a rather unfortunate incident. It wasn't that solid of a build anyway... it was just my first.


and emoxfag is a bit of a joke by my friends and it's kind of long explanation. i was really into american midwest and florida indie rock/emo in the late 90's and the punk/hardcore kids i hung around kinda thought it was fun to tease me.

I've changed bikes a bit - here is an update for those of you who know me: ALBUM
Brian Rourke AKA 'Birds Custard Bike':

1997 mystery Russian Ti SS MTB:

And courtesy of BoBoB: Arthur Gaykill TT frame:

^^^ bikes for giants. Provenrad, you got any white brake outer cable going spare?

yes - enough for a front brake only though.. ;-)

how does that caygill ride?
it looks v. nice.

The mountain's looking nice dude. You're going to be leaving me for dust.

STIFF and quick steering - after putting the riser bars + shorter stem it is a really decent fit, despite the big saddle-bar drop. it was quite a pain configuring the aero TT geometry into something rideable..
Stiffness is very noticeable, even comparing 753 vs. columbus slx on the Rourke.
Arthur Scargill has shorter chainstays, chunkier seatstays, and the pearlescent paint weighs very little too.

yeah saw yer scargill on the sheldon ride... v nice.

We'll see my friend! It may need some springs at the front soon... :-/

me, asm and dale were in cavandish cycles same time as you on friday. Lovely frame and paint job.

...and edwin and rosie :)

don't think you had 2 aeroblokes on it then though. One on the front and some form of colourful phil on the back? or was it t'other way round.

SHIT I'M MEETING SAM IN 20 MINUTES AND I'M NOT EVEN DRESSED

The bikes:





The man (I sort of look like an average of these two photos at the moment):





Thanks to the people that helped with the Kiyo (special props to Hassan and Matt "Small Brown Bike") and a big shout out to the forum people I have already met. Say hi if you see me over taking you on the Essex Road/Euston Road because you never know, I might let you ride my back wheel for a bit...

Oh, and if anyone is wanting to ride some street on heavy little bikes, give me a shout.

mmm, very nice all built up, did you find your chain tugs (hah!) :)
the bottom photo wins though.

Forget riding rear wheels, how much for a moustache ride?? Wowza!

@Prav....a 29er would be perfect for you....the bigger wheels help keep things in proportion for you taller guys....not that there's owt wrong with your current bike....:)

hey hey
heres my first fixed wheel that got passed down in the family
its like 50 years old all original apart from stem bars and grips
enjoy

This is my bike, a beautiful Guerciotti puppy killer currently sporting an ugly mismatch of parts...


And me. The second picture is taken at Cranks, where I wrench.


I'm soon to restore the Guerciotti to it's full Campag roady glory, and fix the Basso lo-pro that's peeping over my shoulder above.

Puppies will be reborn, more puppies will die..

Tom., what's your experience with the clamp-on brake? I tried one on my Makino (the Shimano one, not the Diacomte) and it wasn't working very well. The front wheel was vibrating quite a bit and it was really hard to get the clamps on the fork. Does yours work better and what you use to protect the fork paint? I took mine off now, don't really use it but would feel safer for rare emergency moments. Thinking of getting the Diacompte one...

i love this but flat pedal on a fixed....

I've found it OK actually. There is a little screw at the top that pushes the top of the metal plate away from the fork crown, so there isn't really any scope for vibration. That said, I'm not trying to pull big endos with it or anything!

As for protecting the paint, it's really snug so I wasn't able to fit any inner tube between the silver clamp and the forks, but it seems like it's not going to move, so I've got my fingers crossed for minimal paint damage. the bit which does the clamp is rubber coated, so that should be fine.