So..... cycling - Page 11

Jonny69 · 23-07-2010, 17:04

So. Every day I return to my bike it has been moved. Every morning I return to my lock, which I leave there overnight, it is in a different position to when I left it. I have put these both to the test by positioning them in a way that it would not move if it were knocked, you'd have to deliberately shift it out of position. There are more bike racks than bikes and only one bicycle is ever on one of the racks at a time so it's not other cyclists.

I can only conclude that there are so many scumbags in Croydon that every day somebody is having a go. I'm pretty glad I use the lock I do now. It was a pain in the butt before because it was too chunky to carry around easily but my bike is there, complete, every time I come back, unlike some of the others unfortunately.

LeperousDust · 23-07-2010, 17:16

What lock have you got Jonny? Hope its a fairly nice chain? I just invested in a "lock" the other week for my mountain bike now i can't keep it indoors so its "chained" to the railings in the public part of the building. But i don't think its doing anywhere, considering its a 2m 10mm chain, locked with an 80 rolling barrel (no drilling) and sliding/rolling locking pin (no cutting) lock wrapped through both quick release wheels my suspension and chain all tightly to the railings. All's anyone can take are my bars and seat, and they can have them

My lock of my cheap bike is a little "oxford hercules" chain lock that helpfully quickly clips to my bike as well

Jonny69 · 26-07-2010, 13:36

It's a fairly chunky braid, a motorbike one, so it's adequate for all day use for my bike. Not quite as good as a chain or a D lock in my eyes though, because I'm sure you can nibble through a braid with a pair of sidecutters.

I am now the proud owner of my first cycle helmet. Went for a £50 Specialized one which seemed like a decent compromise between safety and cost. Fit is absolutely spot on, which is the priority, but it's slim and looks good too. I'm pleased

Treefrog · 26-07-2010, 14:07

FAO Flibster:

Still considering designing and buiding a recumbent trike Si?
Check out http://www.atomiczombie.com/main.aspx?click=plans for some ideas, the Marauder is looking very tempting as a way to get rid of a load of old BMX and MTB bits

I did see another recumbent bike made from fibreglass over a urethane foam core which looked very well done but sadly I can't remember where it was now :/

Jonny69 · 29-07-2010, 09:26

I saw a really nice racer on the train. Red frame with chrome forks, battered Rolls saddle. I really liked it and I think I am going to build the Viscount frame into something like this since it's got chrome forks. Currently collecting bits including brakes, drop bars and schtuff. Only annoyance is the 27" wheels which limits my rim and tyre choice, as the ones on there aren't very straight.

LeperousDust · 29-07-2010, 14:24

Just get them straightened, shop round the corner from me charges a fiver (and tbh its not very difficult if you have the equipment). My mate just bought a gorgeous old british falcon bike, reynolds 531 steel frame porsche red, all recently been stripped down by the guy who owned it and rebuilt up with decent components, its so smooth yet retro, i'm so ****ing jealous of him right now! Although he did spend 5 times as much as me on the bike, so i guess i should keep telling myself this!

Jonny69 · 30-07-2010, 08:23

Yeah I probably will do that. One of them isn't round though; got a big dent in the rim and they are those textured chrome rims, which make the brakes rubbish.

LeperousDust · 30-07-2010, 16:00

Ahhhhh i seee, ok well maybe your best bet is looking for another free/cheap bike and stealing wheels, or getting some nice second hand rims

I picked up two lovely wheels with hubs cassette tyres and all for £90 for my mountain bike two years back, and they were easily worth double or more than that. They're still doing me very well today (although i have a suspicious i've snapped the axle in the rear, haven't quite got round to checking that still...)

Tysonator · 31-07-2010, 10:14

A friend of mind I knew nearly 20 years ago had a Reynolds, and it cost them a packet !
I had a racer I purchased from Halfords when I was 15 and it cost me £199.00 for a 21 speed racer. It was so fast, howver my m8's Rennolds just handled so much smoother !
I still the racer, it is bit past it and battered now. So a few years back I purchase a Boardman Hybrid Team cycle. Again it is a fast bike and to get a Canadale with the same spec would have cost me an extra £350 !

Flibster · 31-07-2010, 10:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treefrog

FAO Flibster:

Still considering designing and buiding a recumbent trike Si?
Check out http://www.atomiczombie.com/main.aspx?click=plans for some ideas, the Marauder is looking very tempting as a way to get rid of a load of old BMX and MTB bits

I did see another recumbent bike made from fibreglass over a urethane foam core which looked very well done but sadly I can't remember where it was now :/

Cool. Thanks a lot. Love that overkill phat chopper. Very silly.

Could be useful getting some of those plans to take a look at and see how things are done.

23-07-2010, 17:04	#101
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	So. Every day I return to my bike it has been moved. Every morning I return to my lock, which I leave there overnight, it is in a different position to when I left it. I have put these both to the test by positioning them in a way that it would not move if it were knocked, you'd have to deliberately shift it out of position. There are more bike racks than bikes and only one bicycle is ever on one of the racks at a time so it's not other cyclists. I can only conclude that there are so many scumbags in Croydon that every day somebody is having a go. I'm pretty glad I use the lock I do now. It was a pain in the butt before because it was too chunky to carry around easily but my bike is there, complete, every time I come back, unlike some of the others unfortunately. __________________

23-07-2010, 17:16	#102
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	What lock have you got Jonny? Hope its a fairly nice chain? I just invested in a "lock" the other week for my mountain bike now i can't keep it indoors so its "chained" to the railings in the public part of the building. But i don't think its doing anywhere, considering its a 2m 10mm chain, locked with an 80 rolling barrel (no drilling) and sliding/rolling locking pin (no cutting) lock wrapped through both quick release wheels my suspension and chain all tightly to the railings. All's anyone can take are my bars and seat, and they can have them My lock of my cheap bike is a little "oxford hercules" chain lock that helpfully quickly clips to my bike as well __________________

26-07-2010, 13:36	#103
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	It's a fairly chunky braid, a motorbike one, so it's adequate for all day use for my bike. Not quite as good as a chain or a D lock in my eyes though, because I'm sure you can nibble through a braid with a pair of sidecutters. I am now the proud owner of my first cycle helmet. Went for a £50 Specialized one which seemed like a decent compromise between safety and cost. Fit is absolutely spot on, which is the priority, but it's slim and looks good too. I'm pleased __________________

26-07-2010, 14:07	#104
Treefrog Survivor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 1,761	FAO Flibster: Still considering designing and buiding a recumbent trike Si? Check out http://www.atomiczombie.com/main.aspx?click=plans for some ideas, the Marauder is looking very tempting as a way to get rid of a load of old BMX and MTB bits I did see another recumbent bike made from fibreglass over a urethane foam core which looked very well done but sadly I can't remember where it was now :/ __________________ Commit random kindness and senseless acts of beauty

29-07-2010, 09:26	#105
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	I saw a really nice racer on the train. Red frame with chrome forks, battered Rolls saddle. I really liked it and I think I am going to build the Viscount frame into something like this since it's got chrome forks. Currently collecting bits including brakes, drop bars and schtuff. Only annoyance is the 27" wheels which limits my rim and tyre choice, as the ones on there aren't very straight. __________________

29-07-2010, 14:24	#106
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Just get them straightened, shop round the corner from me charges a fiver (and tbh its not very difficult if you have the equipment). My mate just bought a gorgeous old british falcon bike, reynolds 531 steel frame porsche red, all recently been stripped down by the guy who owned it and rebuilt up with decent components, its so smooth yet retro, i'm so ****ing jealous of him right now! Although he did spend 5 times as much as me on the bike, so i guess i should keep telling myself this! __________________

30-07-2010, 08:23	#107
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Yeah I probably will do that. One of them isn't round though; got a big dent in the rim and they are those textured chrome rims, which make the brakes rubbish. __________________

30-07-2010, 16:00	#108
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Ahhhhh i seee, ok well maybe your best bet is looking for another free/cheap bike and stealing wheels, or getting some nice second hand rims I picked up two lovely wheels with hubs cassette tyres and all for £90 for my mountain bike two years back, and they were easily worth double or more than that. They're still doing me very well today (although i have a suspicious i've snapped the axle in the rear, haven't quite got round to checking that still...) __________________

31-07-2010, 10:14	#109
Tysonator Vodka Martini Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ESSEX Posts: 874	A friend of mind I knew nearly 20 years ago had a Reynolds, and it cost them a packet ! I had a racer I purchased from Halfords when I was 15 and it cost me £199.00 for a 21 speed racer. It was so fast, howver my m8's Rennolds just handled so much smoother ! I still the racer, it is bit past it and battered now. So a few years back I purchase a Boardman Hybrid Team cycle. Again it is a fast bike and to get a Canadale with the same spec would have cost me an extra £350 ! __________________ Will think of some witty to say, well when I think of it