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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 11th 2008 edited
     

    who are all you people ive seen around?

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      CommentAuthorrusty
    • CommentTimeMay 11th 2008
     

    Me:

    Me bike:

    Let's have a brakeless debate before we've had any other topic. Yay! Or we could just have a race down Scott street. I don't usually ride brakeless. I just happened to have it off when I took that photo.

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    hmmm...photos didnt work...cant work computers!...mighty fine to see a glasgow sight runnin...gonna keep the old eyes peeled for folks!

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      CommentAuthorrusty
    • CommentTimeMay 11th 2008
     

    thebobbybobbob:hmmm...photos didnt work...cant work computers!...mighty fine to see a glasgow sight runnin...gonna keep the old eyes peeled for folks!

    I fixed 'em for you.

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      CommentAuthorMerak
    • CommentTimeMay 12th 2008
     

    My Bike

    Me

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    cheers rusty for the photo fix!

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 12th 2008 edited
     


    Ginger one on the left.

    (bike soon to be)

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      CommentAuthorgoose
    • CommentTimeMay 12th 2008
     

    Me:

    My Bike - another Bianchi Pista!

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 13th 2008 edited
     


    me and my girlfriend, shes too tall.

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    shes hot though dude!

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 13th 2008
     

    we have an amazing sex life, she puts out on the daily! ;)

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 14th 2008
     

    so yeah, i got my fuji track today, put it together in the morning sun and then cycled 12 miles into town, cruised around town getting used to using it in traffic and then cycled 12 miles home, i went down this steep hill and nearly took my bike to the ground, but i managed to run it out through luck ha. i have too things i dont like about the fuji, the stem is too long and the bars are too wide, easy to change so no worries!

    whats everyone been doing?

    • CommentAuthorphunkymunky
    • CommentTimeMay 15th 2008 edited
     

    The Bike - now minus back brake and with new tyres

    and Me

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2008
     

    Phunkymunky - am i right in saying i spotted you in Kelvingrove at the ice cream van with a lady friend and your bike?

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    That was me ...yeah been spotted by somebody from da interweb!!! .

    I saw 3 guys on fixed while I was supervising at the kids playpark and then saw a bloke on a very nice purple Dave Yates on the way for coffee after. A busy bike spotting day indeed.

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2008
     

    i wasn't on my bike, i was having a good auld skate.
    we should have a cruise on our fixes soon.

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      CommentAuthorrusty
    • CommentTimeMay 24th 2008
     

    Cuppa T:we should have a cruise on our fixes soon.

    This statement just epitomises the hipster idea of fixed gear. 'Cruising on my fixie'. I am partial to a cruise however.

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 24th 2008
     

    im used to saying it in terms of skateboarding, such as "lets go for a roll" / "lets go for a cruise" so those words are as such in my vocab.
    but its good fun 'cruising' around and seeing what the city is upto.

    now im staying out in the country ive been cloking up the miles, i normally cycle into perth and back which normally = 30 miles
    or a cycle to my friends is 10 round trip, im going to gain legs of steel soon.

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      CommentAuthorrusty
    • CommentTimeMay 24th 2008
     

    Are you coming back to live in Glasgow any time soon?

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 24th 2008
     

    not live i don't think but visiting loads most likely once i find my summer job.

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2008
     

    out of tonights episode of boredom i made a couple of spoke cards, gfgss ones with this....

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeMay 31st 2008 edited
     

    finally got a photo of my bike.
    still at a basic stage, i have ideas in my head.

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      CommentAuthorGetafix
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    Yo Hipsters,
    How’s it hangin’?
    Right, not got any pictures of me or ma bike.
    Frame-de-badged Flying Scot (made in Glasgow)
    Wheels - Formula/IRO/Zenith Generic hubs with Mavic open sport rims.
    Tyres-Schwalbe Marathon plus (had one puncture, green glass, could it have been a Buckfast bottle?)
    All other parts have been salvaged from my mums Garage including the frame.

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      CommentAuthorSoweto888
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    Aw, you've got a good name AND a Scot. That's hardly fair. I went to look at one in Port Glasgow last month. The frame came into this world in 1958 and and its maker blessed it with chromed stays and lugs. Unfortunately, someone had been fiddling with the seat tube - it looked like a bit of amateur welding had gone on - so I Ieft without it. Hello to you, anyway! What colour's your Scot?

    By the way, it's no' all hipsters on fixed. I've been up the Tak Ma Doon enough times that I think I should be allowed to ride whatever I like. I'm too old to be a hipster, anyway. :-)

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      CommentAuthorMerak
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    Im not a hipster either, mores the pity. Full lycra man me. Got to love the Flying Scots, always have my eyes peeled for them. There was a nice green one on Gumtree in Glasgow a while ago, anyone else see it?

    Tak ma doon, ouch! only been over it once in winter many years ago, that was fun:)

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    hipsters don't live in the country and put in as much effort to cycle through the country 30 miles atleast 4 times a week where people don't care what you look like or cycle.

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      CommentAuthorGetafix
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    Hi Guys,
    The scot is "equipment grey" like a lathe or a milling machine. It was accidental but it almost looks like a LeMond Fillmore. I think it was originaly metalic green it was then resprayed orange by Rattrays in the late 70s then in the early 80's I resprayed it. I was about twelve and was inspired by Foxs Party Rings I painted it pink with yellow forks and contrasting lug lining. It remained that colour until recently when I decided to make it a bland grey.

    Never saw the Scot on Gumtree there's one on the electronic bay that ends tomorow clickety click click. I saw another two recently on ebay one auction for complete bike and frame, sure the lot went for less than £100 the frames were really big though.

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     


    beautiful.

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      CommentAuthorGetafix
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    Sorry link didn't work, a Scot with track ends too. And Soweto I'm quite proud of the user name. I thought it up thismorning on the ride to work. I checked on lfgss and was surprised no-one had used it on there so I registered again. Need to work on that avatar though, it should look like this http://www.mi.infm.it/~biolab/c-getafix.gif

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      CommentAuthorGetafix
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    Nice frame cuppa. Where d'you get the picture, shame the badge says Dales and not Rattrays.

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      CommentAuthorGetafix
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    The Hipster comment was obviously not meant to offend anyone.

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeJun 18th 2008
     

    i found it through a google image search.....id love to find a good quality frame from built in Scotland.
    i was cycling around Glasgow for the past two years on a BSA equipe....... when i bought it though i was slightly nieve and gave it a paint job.....i wish i just left it as it was made the rough paint job a feature.

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      CommentAuthorSoweto888
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2008
     

    Getafix:Hi Guys,
    The scot is "equipment grey" like a lathe or a milling machine.

    I was only asking out of curiosity. There are a few singlespeeds that I see regularly. Thought you might have been one of them. Clearly not. You're riding fixed anyway, aren't you?

    Getafix:
    Never saw the Scot on Gumtree there's one on the electronic bay that ends tomorow clickety click click.

    I was the highest bidder on the eBay Scot when it was up for sale a couple of months back. My top bid of 111 quid was lower than the reserve, though, so I didn't get it. This time round, I'm going to be a voyeur and just watch. The seller is asking over the odds.

    Merak:There was a nice green one on Gumtree in Glasgow a while ago, anyone else see it?

    Yeah, I made enquiries about that one, too. It wasn't quite big enough for me, but the seller was pushing his luck price-wise, especially with the dents in the frame. He moved it to eBay, where it sold for about £200 after a few shopping channel-style price drops. The bike was most recently seen on Gumtree London, on offer for £420! The new owner conveniently forgot to mention the dents.

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      CommentAuthorjohnnyhotdog
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2008 edited
     

    hello!

    well, i've been lurking around and occassionally contributing on the londonfgss site for a while but have just moved back to scotland from leeds.

    it's nice to find a local/relevant site. at the moment, i'm living just outside kilmarnock but should be firmly in glasvegas by the end of the summer. at the moment, i just ride into glasgow if anything interesting is happening.

    my bikes and me:

    fixed (i know, but i love it - really fun to ride and i don't need to worry too much about it. now features black tape over the white bits and that creaky bottom bracket.) geared, and me (although i'm sporting a heavy beard at the moment!)

    (ok - i can't get the picture thing to work - using photobucket and not had any troubles before - what am i doing wrong?!)

    anyway, fixed is a langster at the moment - ideal work horse and pub bike (my bob jackson lives in storage in leeds until i get a flat properly,)

    geared is a focus variado expert,

    and i'm about average height and a bit overweight with a beard. i'm no hipster - i'm just waiting until being a grade A bawbag comes into fashion then you can all see some action!

    cheers,

    johnny

    *edit:

    here's the links:



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      CommentAuthorrusty
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2008
     

    Welcome johnny. If you post up pics and they don't work I'll edit them to work. Photobucket seems to not work sometimes. People choose the wrong link to insert it seems. Great that you bought a Bob Jackson living in leeds.

    • CommentAuthoricecream
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2008 edited
     

    - 2008 Charge Plug (medium frame)

    - Nitto B123AA Classic Alloy Track Bar

    - Delta 45 degree A-Head Stem (80mm)

    - Campagnolo Aero Seatpost (27.2mm)

    - Campagnolo "Superleggeri" Super/Nuovo Record Pedals

    - Black Sugino 75 Crankset (165mm) with Sugino 75 44t Black Chain ring

    - KMC Black/Silver Chain

    - Purple Velocity Deep V 700c wheels with Michelin ERILIUM Tires

    - Charge Plug 2008 original Brown leather saddle & matching grip tape

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      CommentAuthorrusty
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2008
     

    Check that stem!

    Tasty cranks. I love the Sugino 75 cranks.

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2008
     

    im currently looking for a stem like that.
    nice bike icecream.

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      CommentAuthorSoweto888
    • CommentTimeJul 5th 2008
     

    icecream:

    - 2008 Charge Plug (medium frame)

    - Nitto B123AA Classic Alloy Track Bar

    - Delta 45 degree A-Head Stem (80mm)

    - Campagnolo Aero Seatpost (27.2mm)

    - Campagnolo "Superleggeri" Super/Nuovo Record Pedals

    - Black Sugino 75 Crankset (165mm) with Sugino 75 44t Black Chain ring

    - KMC Black/Silver Chain

    - Purple Velocity Deep V 700c wheels with Michelin ERILIUM Tires

    - Charge Plug 2008 original Brown leather saddle & matching grip tape

    I'd have changed the wallpaper before the wheels. :-P

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeJul 7th 2008
     

    as i was bored, i took another photo of my bike.

    i need a shorter stem and im getting a pair of risers for when i move to london to nip through the traffic like on my old bike in Glasgow.

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      CommentAuthorrusty
    • CommentTimeJul 7th 2008
     

    You need a new saddle too. Those Fuji saddles are terrible. I bought a Fizik Arione. It's very nice. Also Selle Italia SLRs are nice.

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeJul 7th 2008
     

    since its faces.....i made a ring flash last night following this LINK last night and i tried and tested it by taking a self portrait about an hour ago, so i have another face photo....

    its FAR from perfect though, id point out the reasons but it would only make you more aware to them so i will keep them to myself.

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    Soweto888:Aw, you've got a good name AND a Scot. That's hardly fair. I went to look at one in Port Glasgow last month. The frame came into this world in 1958 and and its maker blessed it with chromed stays and lugs. Unfortunately, someone had been fiddling with the seat tube - it looked like a bit of amateur welding had gone on - so I Ieft without it. Hello to you, anyway! What colour's your Scot?

    By the way, it's no' all hipsters on fixed. I've been up the Tak Ma Doon enough times that I think I should be allowed to ride whatever I like. I'm too old to be a hipster, anyway. :-)

    Where abouts in port glasgow? thats where i stay.
    and how did you find out about that and i didnt? haha...
    although my friends dad has an ancient flying scot track frame, must be from the forties with grease nipples and everything

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      CommentAuthorSoweto888
    • CommentTimeJul 9th 2008
     

    Hm...somewhere near the new Tesco. Or is it Asda? I dunno.

    Someone put an ad on the Johnstone Wheelers website offering a Scot for sale. Even though I replied about a year after the original post, the bike was still available. Curse that dodgy seat tube! Still looking...

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    shit that seatpost must have been a gutter!
    its a tesco and once again i stay about 2 minutes away from it haha.

    was it just a random frame the guy had lying about or was he into track bikes and the like?

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      CommentAuthorSoweto888
    • CommentTimeJul 9th 2008
     

    Nah, he wasn't into bikes at all. He had bought it, secondhand, 20-odd years ago. Not sure the last time the bike saw daylight.

    Port Glasgow seems a bit wild. When I went to see the bike, I had to ask the polis for directions because I couldn't find the street I was looking for. I had a pair of Vernier calipers in my hand (to take measurements) as I walked up to Strathclyde's finest. Well, I SWEAR they were looking at me like I might actually take a swing at them with the calipers.

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    haha yeah it can be a bit wild down here,

    and as you can imagine riding a track bike around attracts all sorts of attention from the local bams,
    fun times though fo' sure.

    • CommentAuthorBernhard
    • CommentTimeJul 10th 2008
     

    Finally I've pulled my finger out and took a pic of my bike.


    And my mug

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      CommentAuthorCuppa T
    • CommentTimeJul 10th 2008 edited
     

    its nice.....
    what frame is it?

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