Gears adjustment in London

Liliana Ziolek said:

Hello everybody,
I've just moved to London. As I wanted to commute to work I bought a bike
(new one) on ebay, beeing not wisely enough to buy it in-store ready to
go... Now I have a problem as I'm unable to adjust front derailleur by
myself.

London is a big place!
Recommendations, in this order:

a) phone up the London Cycling Campaign http://www.lcc.org.uk/
or http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=660

b) the LCC has many local groups, one in each London Borough.
Many of them organise cheap maintenance classes, running for a few
weeks at a time.
For instance, Southwark Cyclists runs classes in conjunction with On
Your Bike at London Bridge.
So you can learn about setting up the bike and tweaking the gears
yourself. http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=335

c) each of the free local cycle maps has a list of cycle shops in the
area http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=37
Phone up and get yourself your local list.

You will have to give us an area of London for a recommendation for a
cycle shop. In South East London I would consider:

On Your Bike, Tooley Street neat London Bridge
Harry Perry in Woolwich
Decathlon at Surrey Quays
Comptons in Catford
Edwardes in Camberwell
Wilsons in Peckham (*)

Here is a list I just found on the web:
http://www.cycleweb.co.uk/cntys/cnty-lsts/sth-lo.htm

(*) I passed by Wilsons last week.
Anyone know why it has an old-style shop sign with "Courier Cycle Works"
What's the story behind that?

c)

What part of London ?

"Liliana Ziolek" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hello everybody,
I've just moved to London. As I wanted to commute to work I bought a bike
(new one) on ebay, beeing not wisely enough to buy it in-store ready to
go... Now I have a problem as I'm unable to adjust front derailleur by
myself.
I've read some posts here and I see there are bikers from London so my
question is: could you please recommend a place where they would do that
(and maybe some basic check for a new bike) for me and I wouldn't pay an
arm and a leg?

Thanks,
Liliana

Liliana Ziolek said:

Hello everybody,
I've just moved to London.

ps. If you are new to cycling in London, some boroughs fund discounted
one-to-one cycling lessons for residents or people who work there.
http://www.southwarkcyclists.org.uk/train.shtml

Also, re getting your gears adjusted, the next Tower Hamlets workshop is
on the 25th http://www.towerhamletswheelers.org.uk/workshop/
and there is a Hackney one on the 21st
http://www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk/workshop.htm

Looks like the Hackney one would be a good bet for you - depending on
where you live or work of course.

Steve Watkin said:

What part of London ?

.... Sorry 🙂 That's a good question, London is big
I live in E14 (Poplar) - so ideally something here.
Alternatively, I work in EC1 (near Farringdon/Chancery Lane) and as the
bike is in "can drive carefully" state it could be something on the
way/close to work as well.

John Hearns said:

ps. If you are new to cycling in London, some boroughs fund discounted
one-to-one cycling lessons for residents or people who work there.
http://www.southwarkcyclists.org.uk/train.shtml

WOW 🙂 I didn't exepct something like this. Great. I already have TFL maps
for cyclists, but obviosly a lesson or at least talk to someone who knows
the area might be much more beneficial.

Quoted message said:

Also, re getting your gears adjusted, the next Tower Hamlets workshop is
on the 25th http://www.towerhamletswheelers.org.uk/workshop/
and there is a Hackney one on the 21st
http://www.hackney-cyclists.org.uk/workshop.htm

Looks like the Hackney one would be a good bet for you - depending on
where you live or work of course.

! 🙂 Actually I'm Tower Hamlets (E14, Poplar).

Thank you all so much 🙂

When I was a little girl I used to ride a bike all free time, then I
stopped for some time (mainly due to lack of company) and now I hope to get
back to that little addiction - and I see in London it won't be hard 🙂

Cheers,
L.

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Quoted message said:

Hello everybody,
I've just moved to London. As I wanted to commute to work I bought a bike
(new one) on ebay, beeing not wisely enough to buy it in-store ready to
go... Now I have a problem as I'm unable to adjust front derailleur by
myself.
I've read some posts here and I see there are bikers from London so my
question is: could you please recommend a place where they would do that
(and maybe some basic check for a new bike) for me and I wouldn't pay an
arm and a leg?

Thanks,
Liliana

Don't waste a single moment worrying about it, love. As London is so
excitingly cosmopolitan these days (and to think some insane
Little-Englander's said that mass immigration was a *bad* thing!)- the laugh
is *really* on them now, right?, of course right!) it's almost certainly
only a matter of hours before a hooded youth, intoxicated by the richness of
diversity, waves a large knife in your face before peddling furiously away
on your bicycle - saddle-jiving to the hypnotic beat of his (stolen) Walkman
as he goes.

Thus, you won't have fill your pretty head with worries about 'gear
adjustment' - proof, if any were needed, that immigration solves more
problems than it causes.

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:41:56 +0100, I enjoy evicting chavs.... wrote:

Oh look its Dhobi Wallar pretending to be someone else.

Tony

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On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:41:56 +0100, I enjoy evicting chavs.... wrote:

Oh look its Dhobi Wallar pretending to be someone else.

Hardly, Tone - if I wanted to disguise my identity, trust me, you wouldn't
know.

The art lies in being instantly recognisable, whilst still overcoming
killfiles. My posts are, you see, of such quality that I'd hate you to miss
them.

Then, that's me - thoughtfulness personified.

Another young boy stabbed to death in Manchester, I see - the Beeb are
studiously avoiding mentioning the ethnicity of his alleged killer, which
presumably means that he's not white.

White criminals, naturally, always have their racial grouping trumpeted as
loudly as possible by the media - it all part of the treacherous plot to
undermine us.

But then, you probably know that already.

I enjoy evicting chavs.... said:

The art lies in being instantly recognisable, whilst still overcoming
killfiles. My posts are, you see, of such quality that I'd hate you to
miss them.

Ah, a professional troll. Time for the professional troll filters.

<plonk>

Tony

Quoted message said:

could you please recommend a place where they would do that
(and maybe some basic check for a new bike) for me and I wouldn't pay an
arm and a leg?

Most bicycle shops will carry out some sort of basic service on the bike
for around the same price and as a basic service doesn't take a lot of
skill the main thing for you will be convenience and how long you'll have
to wait.

At this time of year many bicycle shops have long waiting lists (up to
around 3 weeks), so it may be worth going to the smaller, lesser known
shops. To save time it might be worth phoning them up to check if they can
fit you in - most places would prefer you to book the bike in, then bring
it the day before the work is to be done.

I'd take the bike to the smaller shops - the mechanics are often more
experienced and aren't as rushed as the ones at the bigger shops. The
waiting list is often shorter too.

--
Mark T

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I enjoy evicting chavs.... said:

The art lies in being instantly recognisable, whilst still overcoming
killfiles. My posts are, you see, of such quality that I'd hate you to
miss them.

Ah, a professional troll. Time for the professional troll filters.

<plonk>

I;m sorry, I apologise for the confusion - I had assumed that there could be
no misunderstanding about my status, but I was obviously wrong.

Good heavens!! - of course I'm a troll (and, although I say it myself, not
just *any* old troll - not the common or garden sort who post inane one line
messages and then flit away to another group!

I detest them probably more than you do.

No, I'm a true troll - a career troll - one who has suffered for his art,
and for whom trolling is not a mere pastime but a vocation.

I come from a proud lineage of trolls - father was a troll, his father
before him was a troll, his father before him, his father before him, his
father before him.......and so on. One of my ancestors trolled at
Agincourt, while others were present at many of the notable events in
England's history. It is said in the family that the great fire of London
was, in fact, he result of some trolling that got out of hand in pudding
lane.

It was Samuel Johnson, who, after meeting with my slightly singed forebear
in a Fleet Street coffee house, remarked to Boswell that 'every man thinketh
less of himself for not having been born a Troll"

Yet another of my forebears was inadvertently responsible for the death of
King Charles the First (bless his memory) by using his position as court
troll to persuade his majesty to continue trolling in front of Cromwell and
Fairfax.

Sadly, these dour gentlemen had the same morbid fear of trolls that appears
to afflict you - and it was the King's trolling antics when at the ( highly
illegal) hearings convened to 'try' him that finally led him to that chilly
scaffold in Whitehall

As for me, I was born troll, baptised in the church of St Troll the Martyr
( which, actually, is a cryptic reference to Charles l), educated as a
troll, met and fell in love with a troll, and was married beneath the Bridge
of Trolls in Sutherland while guests of the McTroll clan from Inverness.

We spent our wedding night in Troll Castle near Pitlochry - and we still
laugh to this day about the sexual inexperience that led me to waste half
the night penetrating a wild Haggis until I finally relalised my mistake!
(sex education was rudimentary, to say the least, in those days -
particularly so in Troll schools)

I gained employment as a troll after leaving Troll University - and now
occupy a senior position on the British Board Of Trolling Control - in which
capacity I regularly attend conferences and seminars on the art of trolling,
and am also currently in the process of signing a film deal for my
acclaimed (amongst trolls) book, "A Bridge To Mar'

When my trolling days are done I hope to be laid to rest in a leafy corner
of Troll Acres, where my body can finally rest while my trollish spirit
soars to meet my ancestors n Troll heaven - where the trolling will continue
forever, and without end!

So, yes, just in case you were wondering, I'm a Troll. Definitely.

Bridgemaster said:

"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I enjoy evicting chavs.... said:

The art lies in being instantly recognisable, whilst still overcoming
killfiles. My posts are, you see, of such quality that I'd hate you to
miss them.

Ah, a professional troll. Time for the professional troll filters.

<plonk>

I;m sorry, I apologise for the confusion - I had assumed that there could be
no misunderstanding about my status, but I was obviously wrong.

Good heavens!! - of course I'm a troll (and, although I say it myself, not
just *any* old troll - not the common or garden sort who post inane one line
messages and then flit away to another group!

I detest them probably more than you do.

No, I'm a true troll - a career troll - one who has suffered for his art,
and for whom trolling is not a mere pastime but a vocation.

I come from a proud lineage of trolls - father was a troll, his father
before him was a troll, his father before him, his father before him, his
father before him.......and so on. One of my ancestors trolled at
Agincourt, while others were present at many of the notable events in
England's history. It is said in the family that the great fire of London
was, in fact, he result of some trolling that got out of hand in pudding
lane.

It was Samuel Johnson, who, after meeting with my slightly singed forebear
in a Fleet Street coffee house, remarked to Boswell that 'every man thinketh
less of himself for not having been born a Troll"

Yet another of my forebears was inadvertently responsible for the death of
King Charles the First (bless his memory) by using his position as court
troll to persuade his majesty to continue trolling in front of Cromwell and
Fairfax.

Sadly, these dour gentlemen had the same morbid fear of trolls that appears
to afflict you - and it was the King's trolling antics when at the ( highly
illegal) hearings convened to 'try' him that finally led him to that chilly
scaffold in Whitehall

As for me, I was born troll, baptised in the church of St Troll the Martyr
( which, actually, is a cryptic reference to Charles l), educated as a
troll, met and fell in love with a troll, and was married beneath the Bridge
of Trolls in Sutherland while guests of the McTroll clan from Inverness.

We spent our wedding night in Troll Castle near Pitlochry - and we still
laugh to this day about the sexual inexperience that led me to waste half
the night penetrating a wild Haggis until I finally relalised my mistake!
(sex education was rudimentary, to say the least, in those days -
particularly so in Troll schools)

I gained employment as a troll after leaving Troll University - and now
occupy a senior position on the British Board Of Trolling Control - in which
capacity I regularly attend conferences and seminars on the art of trolling,
and am also currently in the process of signing a film deal for my
acclaimed (amongst trolls) book, "A Bridge To Mar'

When my trolling days are done I hope to be laid to rest in a leafy corner
of Troll Acres, where my body can finally rest while my trollish spirit
soars to meet my ancestors n Troll heaven - where the trolling will continue
forever, and without end!

So, yes, just in case you were wondering, I'm a Troll. Definitely.

btw. only the most stupid of trolls admit to being trolls.

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Bridgemaster said:

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On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:42:46 +0100, I enjoy evicting chavs.... wrote:

> The art lies in being instantly recognisable, whilst still overcoming
> killfiles. My posts are, you see, of such quality that I'd hate you to
> miss them.
>
Ah, a professional troll. Time for the professional troll filters.

<plonk>

I;m sorry, I apologise for the confusion - I had assumed that there could
be no misunderstanding about my status, but I was obviously wrong.

Good heavens!! - of course I'm a troll (and, although I say it myself,
not just *any* old troll - not the common or garden sort who post inane
one line messages and then flit away to another group!

I detest them probably more than you do.

No, I'm a true troll - a career troll - one who has suffered for his art,
and for whom trolling is not a mere pastime but a vocation.

I come from a proud lineage of trolls - father was a troll, his father
before him was a troll, his father before him, his father before him, his
father before him.......and so on. One of my ancestors trolled at
Agincourt, while others were present at many of the notable events in
England's history. It is said in the family that the great fire of
London was, in fact, he result of some trolling that got out of hand in
pudding lane.

It was Samuel Johnson, who, after meeting with my slightly singed
forebear in a Fleet Street coffee house, remarked to Boswell that 'every
man thinketh less of himself for not having been born a Troll"

Yet another of my forebears was inadvertently responsible for the death
of King Charles the First (bless his memory) by using his position as
court troll to persuade his majesty to continue trolling in front of
Cromwell and Fairfax.

Sadly, these dour gentlemen had the same morbid fear of trolls that
appears to afflict you - and it was the King's trolling antics when at
the ( highly illegal) hearings convened to 'try' him that finally led him
to that chilly scaffold in Whitehall

As for me, I was born troll, baptised in the church of St Troll the
Martyr ( which, actually, is a cryptic reference to Charles l), educated
as a troll, met and fell in love with a troll, and was married beneath
the Bridge of Trolls in Sutherland while guests of the McTroll clan from
Inverness.

We spent our wedding night in Troll Castle near Pitlochry - and we still
laugh to this day about the sexual inexperience that led me to waste half
the night penetrating a wild Haggis until I finally relalised my mistake!
(sex education was rudimentary, to say the least, in those days -
particularly so in Troll schools)

I gained employment as a troll after leaving Troll University - and now
occupy a senior position on the British Board Of Trolling Control - in
which capacity I regularly attend conferences and seminars on the art of
trolling, and am also currently in the process of signing a film deal
for my acclaimed (amongst trolls) book, "A Bridge To Mar'

When my trolling days are done I hope to be laid to rest in a leafy
corner of Troll Acres, where my body can finally rest while my trollish
spirit soars to meet my ancestors n Troll heaven - where the trolling
will continue forever, and without end!

So, yes, just in case you were wondering, I'm a Troll. Definitely.

btw. only the most stupid of trolls admit to being trolls.

There is also a school of thought that is of the opinion that only the most
stupid of group members respond to trolls who admit to being trolls.......

''Troll' is just a name, you know - just words. It's like being a National
Socialist - the title engenders irrational panic in the misinformed, yet it
could be changed to something else and the doctrine would still be just as
beneficial for the country.

So, if 'troll' bothers you, feel free to call me by another name. 'Sir', is
always a good choice....

'A neo-Nazi Troll by any other name...", as the Bard might have remarked.

I enjoy evicting chavs.... said:

"Martin Dann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Bridgemaster said:

"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:42:46 +0100, I enjoy evicting chavs.... wrote:
>
>> The art lies in being instantly recognisable, whilst still overcoming
>> killfiles. My posts are, you see, of such quality that I'd hate you to
>> miss them.
>>
> Ah, a professional troll. Time for the professional troll filters.
>
> <plonk>

I;m sorry, I apologise for the confusion - I had assumed that there could
be no misunderstanding about my status, but I was obviously wrong.

Good heavens!! - of course I'm a troll (and, although I say it myself,
not just *any* old troll - not the common or garden sort who post inane
one line messages and then flit away to another group!

I detest them probably more than you do.

No, I'm a true troll - a career troll - one who has suffered for his art,
and for whom trolling is not a mere pastime but a vocation.

I come from a proud lineage of trolls - father was a troll, his father
before him was a troll, his father before him, his father before him, his
father before him.......and so on. One of my ancestors trolled at
Agincourt, while others were present at many of the notable events in
England's history. It is said in the family that the great fire of
London was, in fact, he result of some trolling that got out of hand in
pudding lane.

It was Samuel Johnson, who, after meeting with my slightly singed
forebear in a Fleet Street coffee house, remarked to Boswell that 'every
man thinketh less of himself for not having been born a Troll"

Yet another of my forebears was inadvertently responsible for the death
of King Charles the First (bless his memory) by using his position as
court troll to persuade his majesty to continue trolling in front of
Cromwell and Fairfax.

Sadly, these dour gentlemen had the same morbid fear of trolls that
appears to afflict you - and it was the King's trolling antics when at
the ( highly illegal) hearings convened to 'try' him that finally led him
to that chilly scaffold in Whitehall

As for me, I was born troll, baptised in the church of St Troll the
Martyr ( which, actually, is a cryptic reference to Charles l), educated
as a troll, met and fell in love with a troll, and was married beneath
the Bridge of Trolls in Sutherland while guests of the McTroll clan from
Inverness.

We spent our wedding night in Troll Castle near Pitlochry - and we still
laugh to this day about the sexual inexperience that led me to waste half
the night penetrating a wild Haggis until I finally relalised my mistake!
(sex education was rudimentary, to say the least, in those days -
particularly so in Troll schools)

I gained employment as a troll after leaving Troll University - and now
occupy a senior position on the British Board Of Trolling Control - in
which capacity I regularly attend conferences and seminars on the art of
trolling, and am also currently in the process of signing a film deal
for my acclaimed (amongst trolls) book, "A Bridge To Mar'

When my trolling days are done I hope to be laid to rest in a leafy
corner of Troll Acres, where my body can finally rest while my trollish
spirit soars to meet my ancestors n Troll heaven - where the trolling
will continue forever, and without end!

So, yes, just in case you were wondering, I'm a Troll. Definitely.

btw. only the most stupid of trolls admit to being trolls.

There is also a school of thought that is of the opinion that only the most
stupid of group members respond to trolls who admit to being trolls.......

Yes.

Quoted message said:

''Troll' is just a name, you know - just words. It's like being a National
Socialist - the title engenders irrational panic in the misinformed, yet it
could be changed to something else and the doctrine would still be just as
beneficial for the country.

So, if 'troll' bothers you, feel free to call me by another name. 'Sir', is
always a good choice....

'A neo-Nazi Troll by any other name...", as the Bard might have remarked.

Sorry Slur, or was that "Dhobi Wallar", or one of your
many other aliases.

I enjoy evicting chavs.... said:

So, if 'troll' bothers you, feel free to call me by another name. 'Sir', is
always a good choice....

[censored] is more fitting.

Liliana Ziolek said:

Quoted message said:

Looks like the Hackney one would be a good bet for you - depending on
where you live or work of course.

! 🙂 Actually I'm Tower Hamlets (E14, Poplar).

Liliana, welcome to London.
You should look at the Tower Hamlets Wheelers webpages, and go along to
some of their rides.
Maybe see you on the London Freewheel on Sept 23rd.

And ignore the foaming-at-the mouth reply you got last night.
A nutter, as we say in the UK.

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Steve Watkin said:

What part of London ?

... Sorry 🙂 That's a good question, London is big
I live in E14 (Poplar) - so ideally something here.
Alternatively, I work in EC1 (near Farringdon/Chancery Lane) and as the
bike is in "can drive carefully" state it could be something on the
way/close to work as well.

Don't know the details but there is a guy that will visit you at work/home
and do the work. Maybe someone here has slightly more info? <looks around at
the others>

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I enjoy evicting chavs.... said:

So, if 'troll' bothers you, feel free to call me by another name. 'Sir',
is
always a good choice....

[censored] is more fitting.<

Not really - I don't own a bicycle 😉

I enjoy evicting chavs.... said:

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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:04:04 +0100, "I enjoy evicting chavs...."
<[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

So, if 'troll' bothers you, feel free to call me by another name. 'Sir',
is
always a good choice....

Quoted message said:

[censored] is more fitting.<

Not really - I don't own a bicycle 😉

Trolls don't need excuses, just a tiny sliver of light.

Prinz [censored]