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This is Dan's '84 BSA. It came from out of a skip .


Then we fixed it.


Re-cycling ,as it where.....

Shame we didnt take an absolutely definitive 'before pic ' ,but ,hey . It was something like the top pic ,but with a few bits of scaffolding bolted on by the way of derailleurs and brakes and stuff.
The wheels were stock 27" lead rimmed affairs. Crappy componentry notwithstanding ,it was still a pukka bit of retro chic. No ,not retro ,actual old school authentic genuine memorabilia from a bygone age . It was all there ,too,and in OK condition . It really did come out of a skip . Dan's mate works at a recycling yard .
Following some frenzied unbolting of crapola and a spruce up,it was definitely a candidate for 'fixing'.

Work included ,but not limited to ,
Custom handbuilt 700c wheelset with gold large flanged hubs and gold nips,rear flipflop hub,michelin tyres.
New track chainset and BB with gold BMX chainring ,a 44t.
Track pedals with half clips.
Full halflink 1/8th chain in gold. Pimp
Tange beartrap headset.
Yellow bartape over the OE bars.Bit of a dropped keirin look going on.
Dirty harry lever,new front road caliper.
New seatpost . Oddball sized 25.4 is actually std BMX size !
New SE Racing seat.Black with yellow detailing.

All in all ,as you can see from the pics ,it's a fantastic build. The frame hasnt been touched apart from cleaning and with the original gold metallic paint being set off with the yellow, it looks ace.Even though it's about as bog standard a racer as you'd have got in the 70s/80s ,with all the unneccessaries unbolted it's quite a light thing now.
Dan's only brief for the build was that the bike be 'fixed' ,so the colour scheme was left up to Alan to decide on.He said he'd 'surprise us. It's taken about 2 weeks in total from dropping off the frame but has been worth the wait.
Nice one.

I know what you're thinking. There was an old racer in the shed.It was all there the last time I looked .Only needs a few bits and bobs......
Call the shop to discuss your dream custom fixie.

Steamroller

Mark just assembled this Surly Stemaroller for me. All stock, just changed the seat (a faulty Scott one we have lying around and couldnt sell), tyres (Halo Twinrail Courier) and a purple Kink linear cable. Just rod eit home fixed tonight, gearing is spot on for my 2.5m commute (48/19). Hit us up if you want one too.

Enduro 6 report

Night time - looking towards the timing tent.


The pits


Start straight - timing tent in the back ground


first leg of the course - camping in the background.


Start/Finish


Paul Church about 15 mins into his first lap. All the riders in this area were then told to return to the pits as where I took this pic was out of bounds.


Well were all booked to do this but a combination of Tim being ill with the same thing I had for the previous month and my youngest having a football trial. Tony Holland and his mate Paul Church did make it though and here's their report. Thanks Tony!

We arrived on Saturday afternoon - set up camp - did a practice ride.
The organisers waited until 8:30 pm before kicking off the night time trial Paul and I where entries 378 and 377 respectively so we set off in order - 30 second gap.
I don't know how but even on a marked out course with white tape marking the way I managed to take a wrong turn in the dark - lost 40 seconds - Paul passed me...:-(
The night ride was a good laugh, Paul an I did a two hour one as part of a Polaris about 18 months ago in the Yorkshire Dales, always a good experience.
Saturday night camp - some good food from the on site catering followed by some more good food, cooked by our own hands....and a Jet boil.
Sunday morning came - blue skies and sunshine, breakfast and get set up in the pits, we had everything including the kitchen sink - no kidding.
I drew the short straw giving me the pleasure of the half mile run, back into the pits and then out for two laps.
We had set a goal of nine laps.
Paul did two, me two more, then Paul another two - It was then out on my last lap and try and complete just before 4pm - Paul would then go out to get our number ten, it wasn't to be - I got back a minute or so after 4pm.
Paul then informed me that he was relieved to say the least.
Looking at the results - we finished 131 from 179 - not as good as we would have liked, however still v. pleased. (The tenth lap would have seen us well up the table)
We had about a 38 minute lap average - first lap was slow due to queues on the first single track, granny ring, climb.
The fastest lap of the day was sub 25 - (some professional dude - unreal).

It was sunny all day, perfect conditions, good circuit and good food.

Classic Dales

Spotted at the Derby BMX National burger van.

YOMP

"I've had my face dragged in,
Fifteen miles of shit,
And I do not, And I do not,
And I do not like it
So how can anybody say, They know how I feel,
When they are they, And only I am I" *

A new chapter . Focus on the positive. Acceptance is the key to happiness.And all that.

Time for something new.

15 miles of shit . Well , 17 to be precise . Super good spin with a bit of good old fashioned map reading, leading to a good old fashioned 'yomp ' across the moors.

Something different ,y'know.

* Morrissey.- The voices of the real, And the imagined cry, The future is passing you by, The future is passing you by.... "You Are The Quarry" album .