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Old 2nd May 2008   #2601
tomasito
 
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are you able to claim the £200 back?
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2602
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No. Win some loose some ;]
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2603
tomasito
 
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shame. still, bloody nice bike
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2604
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TBH I wasn't so keen on yellow anyway.
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2605
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+ white drop-outs :)
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2606
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ha, Argos did them too ;)
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2607
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applied transfers under clear coat.
Why not clearcoat after applying the transfers? Too easy?
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2608
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Not long, 9 months maybe. Its the only one I've seen that doesn't have a mad 80s fluro paint scheme. You're up in Gateshead I assume?
in newcastle, just next door.

build, your bike is the king kong of pretty much everything ive seen on here. what gear ratio is it?
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2609
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in newcastle, just next door.

build, your bike is the king kong of pretty much everything ive seen on here. what gear ratio is it?
48x17
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2610
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good ratio. did nagasawa supply the new decals? sorry, i'm just curious.
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2611
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good ratio. did nagasawa supply the new decals? sorry, i'm just curious.
Removed the originals. Scanned, into Illustrator to be traced. Emailed design to print company. Also sent the originals to the print company. As I don't have a pantone chart to colour match.
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2612
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really well done.
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Old 2nd May 2008   #2613
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in newcastle, just next door.

build, your bike is the king kong of pretty much everything ive seen on here. what gear ratio is it?
There are a few of us on here - I'm from newcastle & so is Misterk, except we're both in london most of the time.

Hi!
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Old 3rd May 2008   #2614
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aaahhhh now i see where the true heart of the forum lies!! where abouts in newcastle you from? Think i'll be living in london for about a year starting from january coming for a uni placement, hoping a 'garden shed to let' thread appears on here sometime around then.
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Old 3rd May 2008   #2615
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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
where can i get one of those sweet original/vintage charge saddles?
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Old 4th May 2008   #2616
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@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....:)
now all we have to do is convince prav to buy my 29er and he can ride it at the mayhem.......
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Old 4th May 2008   #2617
iainB2
Hi I'm another guy from Newcastle riding a Joe Waugh in London:



Basically the gear cable snapped so removed the mech and gears - will replace the cranks and wheels with a fixed (with a slightly more sensible gear ratio) - looking at wheels built by kiwi cycles if anyone has any experience with them? - when I have some cash.

And this is me:
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Old 4th May 2008   #2618
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Now with white shoes.
Nice work!
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Old 4th May 2008   #2619
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at the jewish museum in berlin? you're an architect right?
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Old 4th May 2008   #2620
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Now with white shoes.
Drool... :)
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Old 4th May 2008   #2621
DrAlfonzo
 
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iainB2 my friend has that exact same frame, velly nice
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Old 4th May 2008   #2622
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maybe iainb2 is your friend in disguise.
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Old 4th May 2008   #2623
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alfonzo: i'm from ponteland.

Ok this is getting well weird. I can't say for definite but I think MY bike:



...is also a Joe Waugh!

I didn't realise he and dave yates run/used to run M Steel Cycles!!
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Old 4th May 2008   #2624
pj (pj)
wow! that's amazing!

and his bike is THE SAME as yours. totally IDEnTicAl.
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Old 4th May 2008   #2625
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they are not identical, it's the same bike photographed from slightly different angles
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Old 5th May 2008   #2626
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This is the bike i've been working on since my last one got stolen. Love it or hate it, i'm very pleased with it! I'll put some better pics up later and one of my swinnerton beater
Last edited by slaytanic1; 5th May 2008 at 17:45.. Reason: error with image
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Old 5th May 2008   #2627
slaytanic1
 
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here's the beater...
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Old 5th May 2008   #2628
aidan
 
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wow you even have the hipster claw!
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Old 5th May 2008   #2629
slaytanic1
 
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it's actually a black metal thing
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Old 5th May 2008   #2630
big daddy wayne
 
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no - it's definitely your hand
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Old 5th May 2008   #2631
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Old 5th May 2008   #2632
big daddy wayne
 
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unless it's a black metal thing painted to look like a hand
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Old 5th May 2008   #2633
slaytanic1
 
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don't be such a gaylord
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Old 5th May 2008   #2634
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love that bike slaytanic (the white one).
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