The Quick or the dead- Manchester Velodrome sun 31st Jan 1-3PM.

[dan_bo]

Are you requiring cheques again, such that any withdrawals are not costing everyone else extra (and they act as an incentive to turn up for those with a tiny sniffle)?

I'll be honest with you Sharky, the cheque thing didn't really work. I know it's a community thing and right in principle, but it only works if EVERYBODY subscribes to it in the first place. And that tends not to happen.

I prefer to work on trust. As long as people know that the price of the track hire and coach is to be covered by the attendees, it should work out IMO.
That said, we didn't get charged for the coach (for whatever reason) on the do just gone, so next time we can knock fourty quid off the total bill

Col,Toe,Will,Paul- your cheques have been used to clean my rim(s) this morning. And have just been set on fire. PM me if you want a pic of the ashes.

 

[fossyant]

Nice one 4F - be good to see you again....

The bike hire is seriously good value....£9.60. Tharg should be along again as he now has a nice set of new look delta cleats.......

Can recommend the sessions to anyone....fab. Was even more chilled and friendly this November...had a hoot....

 

[Tharg2007]

Thanks again fossy for the cleats, these will stay on those shoes solely for track use i might even treat them to new laces and a polish.

Dan, what tires did you have on the viking?

 

[dan_bo]

innertubes conti supersonics. £5 each from rowbothams in benchill

 

[dan_bo]

Beat that. Sixty quids worth of tyres for a tenner.

 

[Tharg2007]

have they moved from failsworth? just did a search for them and they show up in 470 Oldham Road, Failsworth.

 

[dan_bo]

did I say rowbothams? I meant Threadgolds. Rowbothams is over the road(ish).

 

[Tharg2007]

ah threadgolds, i know it. shame they aint open on a sunday, i would pop in and get some on the way back.

 

[Tharg2007]

Beat that. Sixty quids worth of tyres for a tenner.

I got a raleigh 853 frame with full carbon forks and a chris king headset off ebay for £83 delivered recently, hows that?

 

[dan_bo]

is it a 56? give you 150 for it

 

[dan_bo]

and a pair of conti supersonics.

 

[dan_bo]

you're gonna love what i've got stuffed behind my sofa.

 

[Tharg2007]

is it a 56? give you 150 for it

about that size yes, and no

you're gonna love what i've got stuffed behind my sofa.

if its the missus its a bit harsh

 

[dan_bo]

nonono it's not a dead body honest.

 

[Tharg2007]

here is the raleigh, the groupset i picked up for £100 and the wheels I had already (probably worked out about £30 for the fulcrums), the rest was bits i had, GBH put it together as I wanted it in a hurry. Whole bike cost me about £270 i recon.