Recent content by pigman

Remember the 'Polish Panto Butcher? That would be my go. I just wouldn't have the patience to finesse

In the same way I can't resist Cadburys chocolate?

The price is not my business, but remember it's a buyer's market so haggle hard if you want it. He'll have a bigger job selling than you have buying

I'm 1m80 and ride bikes 54 to 56 cm with a 130 stem.

The Hitachi Splendor pro team of the 80s hailed from belgium, so that could be the start for a search

I might have some. So you want me to check when I'm home later? I know for definite I have a Mavic

Wasted for zwifting

Thought your bikes were a bit bigger than that one

Not a problem as it is. The expander will take up the slack. If it makes you feel better, use a slither of coke can as a filler

Cracking steed

Any the tops don't reached their waists either

The 3 speed Hercules I had as a teenager had plenty of standover height. Didn't stop the nads taking a battering when it slipped into neutral

You nearly lost me with 'fixie', that hipster word for a fixed wheel bike. But I stuck with it . You may be correct, but the 'fixie' user is a fairly minority cyclist. Most of the reviewers and folk who feel overlap is a consideration ride geared bikes

So true. On a tangent to my post (rant?) the other measurement I can never get my head round or see the importance of is bike stand-over height. If it fits whilst you're riding, it fits. Moser's hour record bike must have the worst stand over height ever

I could never understand the obsession with avoiding toe overlap. The CTC make a big thing of it when reviewing bikes When one corners whilst cycling, one hardly steers, so toe overlap should be no problem. If it is you've taken the corner all wrong and are about to crash. The only time I had...