saturday secreting claymores in the despatch boxes

sungod
sungod Posts: 17,334
edited March 2019 in The bottom bracket
'ning

ridey ridey ride, much coffee, cakes and savouries, missing the warm days of february
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
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  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    Morning
    Off into town to eat stuff from the pop up food market, then doing some wiring in the car and if there's time left fixing the many many creaks and squeaks on the bikes.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    sun shining, no wind, new bike ..... so i'm off to work to make sure a bunch of people don't hurt themselves

    aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggghhhhh
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    Morning, dogs currently blasting round trying to catch my friends German Shepard who's staying over this weekend.
    Matt, sort it out! Meant to be even nicer next weekend as well.

    Home shortly hose off dogs some breakfast an fit new chainrings to the bike then not much, might do a quick zwift session.
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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,334
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    sun shining, no wind, new bike ..... so i'm off to work to make sure a bunch of people don't hurt themselves
    go for the ride

    worst case, think of it as evolution in action, the state has a superfluity of replacements
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,323
    Up North sitting in a care home keeping my old dear company. That's about it for the day. May head back tomorrow if she is still stable and be on standby to come back in the week.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,144
    Drank through to the light last night and now out again for the current wife’s birthday weekend - not great prep for a race tomorrow
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Theatreland wiv me mavvah.

    Christmas present trip to the book of mormon.
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    Just a thought, any photos of said new bike Matt?
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Today was operation big hammer. My rubble frameset was ex-demo but they removed the bb30 bsa adaptor so I had been using bb30 bearings due to the state of the bore in the Bb she'll. Today I manned up and used my homemade press (m14 studding and some nuts washers etc. ) with hammer assistance to batter an adaptor in. It's about 0.75 MM. short but definitely in, and I don't think I broke the frame. Boy they can take some punishment....
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,287
    Press fit BB's. :roll: Will they ever learn?

    Porker, blast around sticks.

    Hungry.

    Laters.
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    That London seemed pretty full of marchers.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,287
    hopkinb wrote:
    That London seemed pretty full of marchers.

    Blue flags with gold stars I hope?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,806
    Pinno wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    That London seemed pretty full of marchers.
    Blue flags with gold stars I hope?
    Shed loads of them. Took my mother up there and the lad came down from uni for it. Don’t think it will make any difference, but it was a bit of fun and the old dear enjoyed it.
    Bumped into an old friend that runs a large department in a hospital. They’ve been instructed to stock up on things, but not to say they’re stockpiling as that sounds bad. What a shitshow.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    ciao

    glad that day is over. now dealing with tdv's in-laws. this is going to be a long night .......
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Step83 wrote:
    Just a thought, any photos of said new bike Matt?

    i'll get some on here next week once bar tape is on and I've cut the steerer down. at the mo it just looks look an s3 with deep rims and no handlebar tap and loads of clubbie spacers above the stem
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    and loads of clubbie spacers above the stem

    Can you do mine? Stem slammed, approx 50mm of spacers above... :oops:
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    That London seemed pretty full of marchers.
    Blue flags with gold stars I hope?
    Shed loads of them. Took my mother up there and the lad came down from uni for it. Don’t think it will make any difference, but it was a bit of fun and the old dear enjoyed it.
    Bumped into an old friend that runs a large department in a hospital. They’ve been instructed to stock up on things, but not to say they’re stockpiling as that sounds bad. What a shitshow.

    Good man V68.

    It all seemed very busy but peaceful.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Oh, and despite me not being at all a musical theatre type of person, the book of mormon was fantastic. Filthy and hilarious.
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Step83 wrote:
    Just a thought, any photos of said new bike Matt?

    i'll get some on here next week once bar tape is on and I've cut the steerer down. at the mo it just looks look an s3 with deep rims and no handlebar tap and loads of clubbie spacers above the stem


    Yeah, reminds me....
    Bloomin faff doing it once the cables are all on

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  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    Stick some TT bars on and use the stem as a chin rest
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    thistle (MBNW) wrote:
    Stick some TT bars on and use the stem as a chin rest

    Was planning using it as a ring doughnut holder, TT bars though would hold more :lol:
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,287
    I don't fancy cutting a carbon steerer.

    You need a shotgun. I've seen it before - to put holes in de donut.

    Is that a Ti frame set Step? Harsh no? unless it you weigh 22 stone of course.
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Pinno wrote:

    Is that a Ti frame set Step? Harsh no? unless it you weigh 22 stone of course.

    Ye cheeky tw@t ye. :D
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Step also has a ti frame off planet x. Be like step.
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    Pinno wrote:
    I don't fancy cutting a carbon steerer.

    You need a shotgun. I've seen it before - to put holes in de donut.

    Is that a Ti frame set Step? Harsh no? unless it you weigh 22 stone of course.

    Aye, the carbon one encountered some issues, by issue I mean a crack along the rear brake mount.

    Not quite 22 stone no, very smooth to ride though.

    Chopping the steerer is easy, I have a jig and a fine hacksaw.
    hopkinb wrote:
    Step also has a ti frame off planet x. Be like step.

    8)
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,287
    edited March 2019
    hopkinb wrote:
    Step also has a ti frame off planet x. Be like step.

    My bony 4rse says no. (Unlike Del Monte).

    SG has had a love affair with Del Monte for too long.
    I reckon, he's the biggest shareholder. It all makes sense, now I think about it.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    S'like an iron fist in a velvet glove, smooth to the touch, but the stiffness where you need it. Not like your rusty old Italian steel, which is just knackered. :wink:
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,287
    hopkinb wrote:
    S'like an iron fist in a velvet glove, smooth to the touch, but the stiffness where you need it. Not like your rusty old Italian steel, which is just knackered. :wink:

    Oi! Now listen 'ere cuntchops, I have old Italian Carbon. With carbon bits and... one of them has carbon wheels.
    So there; na na na na na.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Pinno wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    S'like an iron fist in a velvet glove, smooth to the touch, but the stiffness where you need it. Not like your rusty old Italian steel, which is just knackered. :wink:

    Oi! Now listen 'ere cuntchops, I have old Italian Carbon. With carbon bits and... one of them has carbon wheels.
    So there; na na na na na.

    Dammit, I knew they were old and Italian. :D

    Don't get them wet. :wink:
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,287
    hopkinb wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    hopkinb wrote:
    S'like an iron fist in a velvet glove, smooth to the touch, but the stiffness where you need it. Not like your rusty old Italian steel, which is just knackered. :wink:

    Oi! Now listen 'ere cuntchops, I have old Italian Carbon. With carbon bits and... one of them has carbon wheels.
    So there; na na na na na.

    Dammit, I knew they were old and Italian. :D

    Don't get them wet. :wink:

    I'm not stupid, no way am I risking my life, not even in light drizzle - they're kept at 23.78 degrees @ 12% humidity in a sealed container.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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