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Went into Pearson Cycles on the way back from Richmond Park today. They have some beautiful bikes in there.

I was eyeing up the "Once More" fixie as an upgrade to my commuter in the spring. I liked the look of it I have to say.
 
Shamrock said:
I was eyeing up the "Once More" fixie as an upgrade to my commuter in the spring. I liked the look of it I have to say.
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Post is pointless without photos :mad: This beauty is for sale on bikeradar:

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The only photo is on the Pearson website which doesn't do it justice really. Looks better in the flesh. But it's not a fixie that would make the hipsters moist. Simple, elegant looks.

I think that Cinelli is fugly.:D
 
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Awesome, I've seen Martin at a bike show before. He's a professional MTB/Trials rider. They have incredible bike control/skill.

Awesome advert.
 
uniQ said:
Cheers. In one way it seems a bit backwards as the weekender is an alu but it also makes a lot of sense as Ti will handle the conditions better than pretty much any other frame material. It's also quite understated looking with the satin finish. And the conti 4 season tyres with yellow walls make it look a bit trampy which is probably a good thing for a commuter :p .

They also say your best bike is the one you ride the most. :)
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Have we seen any pictures yet?

Any excuse to wheel mine out again.....

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Now has a black and red Arione and a Hope District 3 on the back instead of the Exposure Flares. Oh, it's also filthy now.
 
Shunted from behind by a dozy cow on the way to work this morning and pulled out on by some student **** on the way back this evening (who then had the cheek to wave and thank me like I had let him out by choice after slamming on the brakes). Riding in Manchester is worse than London so far!
 
Lead_Head said:
Can anyone offer some help with these Giant Defy/Avail mudguards?

The pic is of the rear mudguard where it meets seat tube. I have a rubber bung in the kit which screws in to the seat tube and I assume through the cut out in the mudguard, however the cut out isn't long enough to reach the bung. My bike (Giant Defy 0) is a size L so not particularly massive or tiny so I assume it should fit. The mudguard is hooks on to the screw of the brake caliper and as far as I can tell it's mounted correctly.

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Any suggestions as it's rattles against the frame something cronic and it's doing my nut in!!
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the rapide guards dont fit L or XL without modding, all you need to do is mark were it meets and drill a 6mm hole.
 
Even though it was raining and about to get dark, faced with an evening of programming I do what any normal person would.

I get the kit out and jump on the bike for 30 miles :)

Nice Burls Asprilla, not sure about the red bar tape though :p I met Justin @ Bespoke Bristol, seemed like a top bloke real straight talker very approachable and no sales patter. For the price they're certainly good value. How do you rate yours?
 
kieranv said:
Some other trials rider did a video on a road bike a few years ago.
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I think that was Martyn too?
I think neilpryde also made a similar video showing off their bikes.



Just logged my first ride on strava for over 3 weeks :eek: A nice wee blast on my mtb in the pitch black :D great fun.
I'v had 3 weeks off after my last race of the season and all i'v done is 8miles a day commuting to work. Now it's time to get on the mtb and do some serious winter training.
 
I got out and did a quick 14 miles this evening. Picked up a few achievements on strava, including managing to average 20.2 mph on a 2.8 mile segment which I'm pleased with. The numbers are definitely going in the right direction!
 
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