themosquitoking
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- Location
- Spain
are you working in Epsom? If so that's a long way home.
Most comfortable frame material?
- Thread starter vickster
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Stonecot hill in the rush hour is a joy 
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
It's probably better on a bike than in a car. I've just started commuting to Kingston and the whole Tudor Drive to the level crossing is a nightmare as no one leaves any space on the left, still easier on a bike than in a car though.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Wow. memories!
Mrs FF is a Morden girl and my first job after Poly was in Leatherhead. This is about 1984 ish I had a bedsit in Epsom (Burgh Heath Road) and so regularly 'commuted' Leatherhead - Epsom - Morden - Epsom in order to work and have a sex-life. Rode them on my old Holdsworth fixed-wheeler all times of day and night!
When we got married we lived in a flat in Belmont opposite the Marsden, got Married at St John's and had our Wedding reception at Nonsuch Park.
Happy Daze!
I agree with themosquitoking, cycling in London is a rush! I cut my teeth between Morden - Clapham - Elephant and Castle in '82-'84 and loved every minute of it. I re-ran the route some years back and wrote about it here.
Mrs FF is a Morden girl and my first job after Poly was in Leatherhead. This is about 1984 ish I had a bedsit in Epsom (Burgh Heath Road) and so regularly 'commuted' Leatherhead - Epsom - Morden - Epsom in order to work and have a sex-life. Rode them on my old Holdsworth fixed-wheeler all times of day and night!
When we got married we lived in a flat in Belmont opposite the Marsden, got Married at St John's and had our Wedding reception at Nonsuch Park.
Happy Daze!
I agree with themosquitoking, cycling in London is a rush! I cut my teeth between Morden - Clapham - Elephant and Castle in '82-'84 and loved every minute of it. I re-ran the route some years back and wrote about it here.
uphillstruggler
Guru
- Location
- Half way there
I have the 'burnt copper if you dont mind' too, love the colour.
I bought the full build - the new full build is a slightly better spec for the money although that doesn't matter to you.
is the bike finished yet and are there any images? looking forward to seeing the different kit on the same frame.
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vickster
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Lol not even started - the frame arrived yesterday and is in a big box on the back seat of my car. The wheels are in another box. That's all I have so far. Other bits ordered and on way. Groupset still to be ordered once cashflow clearer (wretched price of RM shares has dropped so hanging on to those)
A friend is building for me, so running to his timeline - he says mid Jan. So it'll be ready by spring :-)
I would have bought it built but I didn't want Shimano gearing and I would have had to change stem and bars. This way I get the spec I want for similar money (hopefully
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A friend is building for me, so running to his timeline - he says mid Jan. So it'll be ready by spring :-)
I would have bought it built but I didn't want Shimano gearing and I would have had to change stem and bars. This way I get the spec I want for similar money (hopefully
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vickster
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OK, the shopping is well underway
Frame & fork - check
Wheels - check
Groupset -check
Chainset - check
Bottom bracket - check
Shifters - check
Front mech - check
Brakes - check
Bars - check
Stem - check
Tape - check
Seatpost - check
My credit card is on fire
Frame & fork - check
Wheels - check
Groupset -check
Chainset - check
Bottom bracket - check
Shifters - check
Front mech - check
Brakes - check
Bars - check
Stem - check
Tape - check
Seatpost - check
My credit card is on fire
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My first cycle commute in 1982 was Morden to Tooting........on a yellow Raleigh Banana. (Lived on the St Helier estate)
Then changed to Morden to Wandsworth, then South Wimbledon to Wandsworth.
