MacRetro chat and rides thread

[clockworkgazz]

I'll be about in the mornings, though now I rememeber theres a gala/concert type thing and my house is pedestrian locked. Would you maybe be up for summat else on the Monday? I had kinda mentioned to the wife about doing something...... :roll:

what are you thinking? Local trails or further afield?

 

[kaiser]

Klaus (must stop calling you Kaiser), could you find out who runs the long term carpark at Ardrossan Harbour and the charges. Web searches say that yes a secure carpark exists but no one seems prepared to say who the operator is and costs.

Train to Ardrossan is a pain, nothing gets there from Edinburgh before 1030 and so the plastic pig seems my only choice :roll:

Thanks

Stephen

Oh, also that DoobyDoo fellow who has appeared on the site is from Stevenston which is the neighboring town to yours i think ?

V you can park at mine.

 

[kaiser]

Oh, also that DoobyDoo fellow who has appeared on the site is from Stevenston which is the neighboring town to yours i think ?

probably be dodgy if he's from Stevenston. kidding

 

[velomaniac]

Ta muchly Klaus,

PM me your address and I'll start planning my route. Probably going to the BikeStation tomorrow so I'll look out for a 600 Ultegra mech, you never know

Anyone else after bits and bobs I might spot in the parts drawers ?

Velo

 

[The Ken]

Velo I need 10 speed shimano road wheels and shifters - but that is really hoping!

 

[kaiser]

Ta muchly Klaus,

PM me your address and I'll start planning my route. Probably going to the BikeStation tomorrow so I'll look out for a 600 Ultegra mech, you never know

Anyone else after bits and bobs I might spot in the parts drawers ?

Velo

Could do with a 7spd cassette 28max? and still any 1" stems preferably 0deg and under 130mm.

 

[clockworkgazz]

anything titanium would be good

1 inch stem about 130 would be good to- silver mind

 

[Dr S]

Silver- its the new black you know!

 

[jimihendrix]

The Manitou FS is parceled up and ready to go thismorning

But i've got a wad of dough burning a hole in my Paypal

May nip to Braehead later and have a look at the roadbikes

BTW would any of you'se trust Halfords to build wheels ?, got a price off them last night (when i was getting a box for the Manitou), £50 for the pair including spokes, does this seem ok ?, going to get a quote from the LBS but not sure if i'd trust them any more than Halfords :roll:

 

[perry]

i wouldnt say its down to where the place is its whos doing it . whats stopping you doing it yourself . once you have the spoke length worked out lacing is easy and getting tension/true is just methodology .