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is ksyrium wheekset still available?

Re: Large 24" George Longstaff frame & forks too big for me sadly. Fond memories of George, a true craftsman

Re: Large 24" George Longstaff frame & forks Is the 24" a bb to top tube ctr measurement? likewise, what's the tt measure?

Re: Large 24" George Longstaff frame & forks that's a thing of beauty.

I'm 5 11 but it should extend a bit. the standover height of the rear is the crucial thing. if you could measure the ground to top of top tube that'd be brilliant.

hi, could you let us know size [and rough location]

drool...

hi are the brakes nutted fitting?

yes please. pm sent

I gave up night riding after waking up while descending Shap Fell at about 2.30am during a 600km event. was so wired by the experience I couldn't sleep at all for the next 14 hours until i'd got home on the train.

Definitely the mental challenge is the hardest on the 600km rides. Never ridden the LEL. Wanted to this year but lacked time to prepare for it.

i find that when i'm riding those distances km are easier to divide into manageable blocks in my head, and constant conversion keeps me sane as you enter the 13th or 14th hour of riding!

Re: Stronglight 49d If the Stronglight 49d hasn't gone yet. i'll happily pay for it. just pm and let me know. Pete

Re: 1952 Hill Special Path Racer Loved the ride quality of mine. Always wanted one of their heavily chromed early frames, both mine plain paint finish

Re: 1952 Hill Special Path Racer had a Hill Special rescued from wrecked (I suspect a canal!)and rode it as fixed for years until the frame finally gave up the ghost. Now got another 1949 lugged not welded this time and just waiting for dry weather.

I've found that tight fit tyres esp. small diameters eased by warming/heating the tyre against a radiator before fitting to a cold rim. works on the old moulton 17"rims which were evil

And the lotus version was very "draggy" by the standard of mikes later variations...! Don't know if you've seen the Tony hadland book on burrows but it's a fantastic insight into design.

The reason carbon frames are made the same shape as steel tubed ones is to do with the regulations not maximizing the properties of the material. Mike Burrows frames from the early 90s showed what You can do with aerodynamics in an rider upright position of not constrained by the regs brought in...

have a look at rob english's frames if you want to see what can be done lightweight in steel

if it's relevant, carradice make a seatpost mounted saddlebag that fits a4 papers and makes a great commuting bag for bikes without racks.