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[hubgearfreak]

that's really beautiful mike. you've not got one in 24-25" have you

[MikewsMITH2]

that's really beautiful mike. you've not got one in 24-25" have you

No but you could have 6 inches taken out of your legs!

[hartleymartin]

I bought this frame a few weeks ago:


Clamont Series 300 (Hi-Ten Steel, 72-degree frame angles, 62cm ST 55cm TT, 46cm chainstays)

And I have just bought this saddle:


Roland Leather, similar to Brooks B33 Original Vintage from the 1950's/1960's NOS

I also have a set of black mudguards, and a 1" threaded headset on the way.

I also have an old stem stem, chromed steel north-road handlebars, a steel seat-post

I have a Sturmey-Archer AG hub, a generic front hub, and some wide 700C rims (aluminium alloy, because I want my brakes to work!)

I think you can see where I am going with this...

[GrahamNR17]

Dare I ask what a pretty frame like that might fetch?

To you Graham nothing...

Don't be silly, that's too pretty not to have a price.

[Roadstersrevenge]

Thanks for the crumb of comfort, Tim

Don't forget to switch to BBC 4 tonight - it's cycling progs all the way through from 8.30 - including Edwardian stuff
Steve

what a Fantastic cycling documentary
a well written and presented program documenting the different era's of cycling and how they influenced the next

I also liked the way he showed he was pesrsonally paying for the parts for his bike

i will watch it again as i have "videoed it"

on dvd

!! Personally I thought he was a bit "shouty" and too full of his own self-importance.
Given that it was touted as a history of cycling, I also felt that far too little emphasis was placed on the history.
As for him personally paying for the parts, I only saw that once (Cinelli) and I'd put money on the BBC having paid him enough to pay them!
To be perfectly honest, I switched off as he was cycling past Lake Como with Colombo. I'd had enough of his lycra-clad enthusiasm for anything that cost over a grand, endemic of a large amount of cyclists I meet sadly (perhaps it's a central london thing?). Without wishing to cause offense, I take more pleasure and pride from keeping 50+ year old "bread and butter" machines tootling along than ever I would from riding the latest all-singing-all-dancing carbon fibre beast. It's mostly jealousy as I can't afford one

[Greybeard]

No but you could have 6 inches taken out of your legs!

I misread that - but I'm not sure what I read it as Is that really bad?

Steve (wot's seeing the doctor this morning )

[GrahamNR17]

No but you could have 6 inches taken out of your legs!

I misread that - but I'm not sure what I read it as Is that really bad?

Steve (wot's seeing the doctor this morning )

It's started

Graham wot didn't think it would take long to start

[hubgearfreak]

No but you could have 6 inches taken out of your legs!

it's clearly a lovely frame, but not nice enough to become a short-arse for

[hubgearfreak]

I'd had enough of his lycra-clad enthusiasm for anything that cost over a grand, endemic of a large amount of cyclists I meet sadly

me too. 1800 euros for gears, 100s more for graphite bars. utter sillyness imo.

perhaps he's not heard of the law of diminishing returns?

[MikewsMITH2]

it's clearly a lovely frame, but not nice enough to become a short-[rude word removed] for

Ditto your Red Raleigh but substitute "longshanks" who obviously have a genetic problem with colour perception

[GrahamNR17]

Short people have bigger brains

Graham - wot just invented that fact

[MikewsMITH2]

Short people have bigger brains

This is of course absolutely true Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo were short people, as was Albert Einstein and of course ET!

[hubgearfreak]

obviously have a genetic problem with colour perception

i didn't choose the colour. if it ever needs painting, it'll be blue

as for ET, he was tall for his species

[GavinC]

I'd had enough of his lycra-clad enthusiasm for anything that cost over a grand, endemic of a large amount of cyclists I meet sadly

me too. 1800 euros for gears, 100s more for graphite bars. utter sillyness imo.

perhaps he's not heard of the law of diminishing returns?

I watched it last night.

Maybe it was pitched that way simply in order to appeal to the lycra clad masses! Spending so much on the bike seemed a bit at odds with his comments throughout the show about how cycling increased in popularity durinng periods of economic downturn

Having said that I really enjoyed it - apart from the wheelbuilding guy, who for some reasaon irritated the hell out of me!

[GrahamNR17]

... apart from the wheelbuilding guy, who for some reasaon irritated the hell out of me!

He was just American, that's all Awwwesoooome