Just call me daft

[Supersonicscientist]

How do you expect the poor bloke to know that?

Next you'll expect he knows the difference between Taupe and Tan.

That question is easy her fav colour is black

And your right i've no idea what the difference between those 2 colours are

Some changes have happened it now has a nice shiny new pair of Shimano SPD pedals obviously in silver and i ordered a Brooks saddle
http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/brooks b17 narrow.jpg

Sadly can't find green candy stripe tape but i'm off to Belgium and Holland next week so you never know

 

[Supersonicscientist]

Switched the gearing to fixed last night and had a first run out on it earlier no real problems other than forgetting to remember to keep pedalling at times .Saddle hasn't turned up yet so having to deal with the supplied one ..

 

[smokeysmoo]

Switched the gearing to fixed last night and had a first run out on it earlier no real problems other than forgetting to remember to keep pedalling at times .Saddle hasn't turned up yet so having to deal with the supplied one ..

You don't forget this too many times! Although I find myself still saying pedal, pedal, pedal, pedal in my head at times.

 

[Supersonicscientist]

You don't forget this too many times! Although I find myself still saying pedal, pedal, pedal, pedal in my head at times.

I'm ok with this now and I'm managing to lose speed using leg braking (keeping the brakes on though ) been commuting to work for the past few weeks with no problems ....

 

[smokeysmoo]

I'm ok with this now and I'm managing to lose speed using leg braking (keeping the brakes on though ) been commuting to work for the past few weeks with no problems ....

Ah, leg braking! I'm struggling a bit with this, it's ok at slow(ish) speeds, but faster speeds are not good. I'm running 48x18 and 2 brakes. I'm a big guy and therefore have a lot of inertia to reel in, as a result I can't see me ever removing the rear brake, at least not with my current gearing.

 

[Supersonicscientist]

Ah, leg braking! I'm struggling a bit with this, it's ok at slow(ish) speeds, but faster speeds are not good. I'm running 48x18 and 2 brakes. I'm a big guy and therefore have a lot of inertia to reel in, as a result I can't see me ever removing the rear brake, at least not with my current gearing.

LOL I tend to use it more when I can see red lights ahead or as an extra brake for sudden stops though it's murder on the knees at times ,the more experienced riders can stop from just about any speed one of the guys i know could burn through the tyre without too much trouble from fairly high speeds ..

I tend not to go that fast but enough to get me home from work 5 mins faster than the geared bike