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    • GilesG
      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      @RobeOfTheMagi
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      @RobeOfTheMagi said in Bicycles:

      Get her these, @Giles : https://www.lizardskins.com/product-details?h=single-compound-oury-v2-teal&c=slip-on_handlebar_grips&t=oury_v2_grip&v=0, they are perfect.

      Damn, those are nice....

      Ordered......

      Thanks

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        I just took her for a blast around town. I had forgotten just how much fun she is.

        Any other upgrades people recommend? All I have done is swap the brake for a Shimano Dura-Ace BR-7800 and the lever for a Paul Love Lever....

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • goosehdG
          goosehd
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          Classic looking bike like that would look great with a brooks saddle, especially with a little indigo patina added 🙂

          Edit: I always heard they are a pain to break in though, but once they are broken in are just about irreplaceable.

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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          • goosehdG
            goosehd
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            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              I have a good (from memory, better than Brooks, but can't remember the make) leather saddle on one of my other bikes, but I quite like the suedey finish of this one. I'll wear it out, then replace.....

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • Tago MagoT
                Tago Mago
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                @goosehd said in Bicycles:

                Edit: I always heard they are a pain to break in though, but once they are broken in are just about irreplaceable.

                I'm not sure this is Giles' thing

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  @RobeOfTheMagi

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                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • RobeOfTheMagiR
                    RobeOfTheMagi
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                    There you go Giles-San!

                    They feel sticky at first but that goes away. Best grip on the market imho. Enjoy every ride :).

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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      Here's another of mine.

                      I had the frame built for me in the late 70's. Eventually got around to building her into a bike in 2016. Yeah, I took a little time to work out what I wanted to do 🙂

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                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        And.......

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                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • Denimhead 0D
                          Denimhead 0
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                          @Giles one of my favorite brands. Here is my Vincitore project
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                          IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            Yes, in my early 20's I spent a long time evaluating English hand made frames, and ended up going with Mercian....

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • NikN
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                              Both nice bikes @Giles curious if you've ridden more recent tech? carbon fibre, disc brakes, etc?

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                I rode a Schott recently in Greece, disc brakes and SRAM digital shifters. Boy did I fall in love with the shifters....

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • RobeOfTheMagiR
                                  RobeOfTheMagi
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                                  @Giles Yeah! Don't they feel comfy? Love the Paul lever -I've always shied away from Paul components due to the hefty price.

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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    I only needed one 😂

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • RobeOfTheMagiR
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                                      Well two would be ostentatious.

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                                      • ShaunS
                                        Shaun
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                                        My Bike has felt a lot faster and more comfortable on the ride into work these last few weeks ^_^

                                        Excuse the filth. She's a work horse but I'd be lost without her.
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                                        Im just happy to be here ^_^

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                                        • motojoboboM
                                          motojobobo
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                                          Very cool use of those stickers @Shaun . I’ve got a white Toyota FJ and those will look perfect on it. Thanks for the idea!

                                          The journey is the objective.

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                                          • Denimhead 0D
                                            Denimhead 0
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                                            Just finished building up the Mercian Vincitore.

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                                            IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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