How was your cycle commute?
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Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
So, I saw this bike at our bike cage at work this evening and I really really want it, except it had no 'make' on the frame. I can't remember what it said on the seat, in redI zoomed in on the photo but it's too blurry.
Any ideas? The detail on it was amazing. The bottle holder, the pedals, the racks, mud guards, the Dutch handlebar. Probably costs a small fortune
edit: oooh found this article on Dutch bikes http://dutchbikeguy.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/dutch-bikes-the-many-advantages-they-offer-over-inadequate-british-commuters/
And it looks like this one even has gears encased in a hub. So must have been built with Dutch bikes in mind! I guess I will start search for Dutch commuter bikes.
It's got a full set of Velo Orange finishing kit (racks, stem ,seatpost, bottle cages I think) (VO do make frames, though never seen one with a disc).
I think the hub is a Shimano Alfine with a JTek shifter - which is pretty niche. That, with the frame coloured guards may point towards a pretty specific custom jobbie. Will have a dig around and see if I can find something similar. The retro finishing kit plus disc brake must be pretty rare.
Edit, Bazinga!
http://www.muninbikeworks.com/modern-town-bike/
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
Also on the pissed off thread!
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
It's got a full set of Velo Orange finishing kit (racks, stem ,seatpost, bottle cages I think) (VO do make frames, though never seen one with a disc).
I think the hub is a Shimano Alfine with a JTek shifter - which is pretty niche. That, with the frame coloured guards may point towards a pretty specific custom jobbie. Will have a dig around and see if I can find something similar. The retro finishing kit plus disc brake must be pretty rare.
Edit, Bazinga!
http://www.muninbikeworks.com/modern-town-bike/
Wow, good work! THANK YOU!!!!! I have emailed him, will he ever reply? I hope so. That's very much the same bike, except for the seat. Can you be in love with a bike? I am!
I'm thinking it will cost a couple of grand though... What do you all think would be a fair price? I'm not paying 2k for a bike!
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
I guess I should buy a new tyre?
It was a bit alarming when it happened cos I was on The Road Of Big Lorries, crossing a huge junction when it happened
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
I guess I should buy a new tyre?
It was a bit alarming when it happened cos I was on The Road Of Big Lorries, crossing a huge junction when it happened
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
From the picture I assumed someone had deliberately twisted it into the tyre while it was chained up! Unlucky, is that a new tyre as well as a tube? I hit something metal in the bike lane near work a couple of years ago that took a big slice out of the tyre surface, leaving a flappy bit, which was game over. Not sure what it was, something like a piece of a metal bracket. Fortunately I was only running on £8 tyres in those days, I'd be more cross to lose a £25 Marathon.
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
I imagine I will need a new tyre but I will see if I can get away with it.
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
I can't even afford to get a new tube fitted, so i think I will have to risk it. I REALLY don't need this right now. So so skint. Will have to bunk the train for a bit or scrounge a lift.
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
You'll need a new tyre.
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
So annoyed. A fucking screw. Like that. What are the chances?
If I had got out of bed a little bit earlier or later....
If I had got out of bed a little bit earlier or later....
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
really weird. From the way it's gone in it must have been sitting on its end in the road
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
I was puzzled too, but my motorbike riding mate on Facebook gave a plausible explanation:really weird. From the way it's gone in it must have been sitting on its end in the road
"It's actually a bit like standing on a rake (which I try daily for knocking some sense into my head)
the first time you roll onto the head of the screw facing directly away from you it can poke up and pierce your tyre. Because the rubber is soft grippy and flexible, it clutches onto the pricked in screw and takes it around for a loop. The next time as it touches the ground, it is driven in. Evil things "
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Bet you wish you never practiced those spinning wheelies now OU
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
The screw was hitting the brake mechanism as it rotated, so it was well wobbly. It was hard not to panic as I was crossing a large crossroads and had two huge lorries fore and aft.
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
I haven't done a wheelie since 1983Bet you wish you never practiced those spinning wheelies now OU
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
I can't even afford to get a new tube fitted, so i think I will have to risk it. I REALLY don't need this right now. So so skint. Will have to bunk the train for a bit or scrounge a lift.
Jesus I'll post you a new inner tube - I have spares I'm not using.
Can we start a "Buy OU A New Tyre" Kickstarter?
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Crumbs I've deffo got a few spare - including a bombproof kenda anti thorn thingy if you need OU?
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
Cheers guys, I can just about afford an inner tube, but will have to wait on the tyre (there gatorskins). But if anyone's got any spare tyres, I'm all ears!
toblerone3
Grrrrr
I found one of these sticking in my tyre halfway along my 9 mile route back from work. I pulled it out, my tyre hissed and deflated in less than five seconds. I considered walking home (1 hour) but ended up wheeling my bike to the nearest cab office in Stoke Newington.
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
Mine deflated instantly. This a weird and spooky feeling
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
So many near-misses last night including a ridiculous U-turn through a gap in the dual carriageway just in front of me as I was flying down a hill. The streets are full of cunts at the moment. Getting more tempted by a camera, not that the police up here give the tiniest of fucks about bad driving.
What is it with drivers getting uppity, revving their engines and so on EVEN WHEN YOU'RE STUCK TO THE BACK END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU? Was reet boiling my piss, so it was.
As did the path by the Water of Leith being closed off leading to a hefty detour over and above that taken by choosing to go by off-road paths in the first place.
As did the path by the Water of Leith being closed off leading to a hefty detour over and above that taken by choosing to go by off-road paths in the first place.
Geri
wasn't born to follow
Not good today. Narrowly avoided getting squashed by a bus which thundered into my lane, then got beeped at by a car because I had the audacity to be in front of him stationary trying to pull into the right hand lane, which I couldn't do as it was nose to tail with traffic. I turned around and told him to fuck off, and he just started gesturing at me to pull over out of his way. Prick.
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