I love bike shops

In article <[email hidden]>, Tim Hall
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Bike shops. I love them.

I go in to my LBS, have a natter with Chris, buy a few bits and get 10
percent off. I'm sure many others here get a similar deal at their
LBS.

I've yet to get the same deal in, for example, Sainsbury's or my local
papershop. It seems to be a (nearly) bike thing only.

And today it went a step further.

I went to Chas Roberts, frame builders to the South London gentry.
The Pedersen I'm looking after for that nice Helen Vecht had sprung a
joint, so needed a bit of TLC.

The guy there (Andrew?) took it to show his frame builder in the
bowels of the workshop, then told me it would be no problem. He
could, in fact, do it while I waited and suggested I go up the road to
the very nice cafe for half an hour. I had no cash, so started
muttering about walking down the town first. He looked a bit
perturbed. He then asked if I was paying for the repair by card, which
I confirmed I was. He then disappeared upsairs, got his wallet and
gave me a twenty pound note.

They do that in Asda - it's called Cashback. :-)

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:36:41 +0000, Tim Hall wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I went to Chas Roberts, frame builders to the South London gentry.
The Pedersen I'm looking after for that nice Helen Vecht had sprung a
joint, so needed a bit of TLC.

What's happened to it? I've always wanted to ride a Pedersen, but Helly's
was too small for me (I'm 6'4"😉. The only things I managed to do with it
was fit a new block and (somehow - can't remember) a rear rack (reminded me
of trying to get a rack on to my Vincent).
--
Peter.
If you can do it today, you didn't put off enough yesterday.

Peter said:

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:36:41 +0000, Tim Hall wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

I went to Chas Roberts, frame builders to the South London gentry.
The Pedersen I'm looking after for that nice Helen Vecht had sprung a
joint, so needed a bit of TLC.

What's happened to it? I've always wanted to ride a Pedersen, but Helly's
was too small for me (I'm 6'4"😉.

Does it help if I confess that a Copenhagen Pedersen is Bloody
Uncomfortable after 15 minutes?

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Marten Gerritsen

INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL
www.m-gineering.nl

Tim Hall wrote on 30/01/2007 16:36 +0100:

Quoted message said:

Bike shops. I love them.

I go in to my LBS, have a natter with Chris, buy a few bits and get 10
percent off.

......

Quoted message said:

I went to the cafe, filled my face, returned. He added the twenty to
the bill and I waved my card around.

Did you get 10% off the £20 note? ;-)

--
Tony

"...has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least
wildly inaccurate..."
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M-gineering said:

Peter said:

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:36:41 +0000, Tim Hall wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

I went to Chas Roberts, frame builders to the South London gentry.
The Pedersen I'm looking after for that nice Helen Vecht had sprung a
joint, so needed a bit of TLC.

What's happened to it? I've always wanted to ride a Pedersen, but Helly's
was too small for me (I'm 6'4"😉.

Does it help if I confess that a Copenhagen Pedersen is Bloody
Uncomfortable after 15 minutes?

Chap in AUK has ridden a 24 on one - oh, another chap did PBP on one.
Semi-external hub gear and wicker basket (not both in the rear wheel); he
wore a striped shirt and a straw boater. He deserves something for such an
achievement!
--
Peter.
If you can do it today, you didn't put off enough yesterday.

M-gineering said:

Peter wrote:

Lurker Peter?

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Quoted message said:

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:36:41 +0000, Tim Hall wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

I went to Chas Roberts, frame builders to the South London gentry.
The Pedersen I'm looking after for that nice Helen Vecht had sprung a
joint, so needed a bit of TLC.

What's happened to it?

One of the cross tubes had parted company with one of the two seat
tubes it joins. Now nicely fillet brazed. See photos at
<http://flickr.com/photos/timintheshed/374893697/>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've always wanted to ride a Pedersen, but Helly's
was too small for me (I'm 6'4"😉.

I'm 6', but short of leg, so it just about fits.

Quoted message said:

Does it help if I confess that a Copenhagen Pedersen is Bloody
Uncomfortable after 15 minutes?

You're obviously Built Wrong. I've managed 100km on this one.

(Like all bikes, the saddle-[censored] interface is vital and highly
personal)

Tim

In article <[email hidden]>, M-gineering

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What's happened to it? I've always wanted to ride a Pedersen, but
Helly's was too small for me (I'm 6'4"😉.

Quoted message said:

Does it help if I confess that a Copenhagen Pedersen is Bloody
Uncomfortable after 15 minutes?

Would that be a male or female Pederson?

I'll get my coat !!

--
T h e - e x t e n d e r ! ! ! !

Rob Morley said the following on 30/01/2007 19:07:

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They do that in Asda - it's called Cashback. :-)

Not on credit cards they don't, and we don't know whether it's a credit
or debit card. We need to know :-) :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

In news:[email hidden],
Peter <[email hidden]> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:

Quoted message said:

Chap in AUK has ridden a 24 on one - oh, another chap did PBP on one.
Semi-external hub gear and wicker basket (not both in the rear
wheel); he wore a striped shirt and a straw boater. He deserves
something for such an achievement!

The PBP instance was Drew "Stunning" Buck, who followed up his Pedersen ride
in 1999 (on which the gears packed up, leaving him stuck in the middle of
the three) by riding a triplet with Steve Abraham and Nigel Winter.

Upminster...

--
Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
Nicht in die laufende Trommel greifen.

In article <[email hidden]>, Paul
Boyd
usenet.dont.work@plusnet says...

Quoted message said:

Rob Morley said the following on 30/01/2007 19:07:

Quoted message said:

They do that in Asda - it's called Cashback. :-)

Not on credit cards they don't, and we don't know whether it's a credit
or debit card. We need to know :-) :-)

Reminds me of the time there was a 10% sale in Argos[1], that included
the gift vouchers ...

[1] Not the Bristol frame builders.

Rob Morley said the following on 31/01/2007 13:15:

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Reminds me of the time there was a 10% sale in Argos[1], that included
the gift vouchers ...

[1] Not the Bristol frame builders.

My mother has an Argos [1] bike. She is pretty sure that no-one will
nick it because they'll think it comes from Argos [2]. She bought it
when Argos [1] were a local bike builders. Now she lives in
Lincolnshire, they're not so local!

[1] Not the high street shop.
[2] Not the Bristol frame builders

:-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Tim Hall said:

Bike shops. I love them.

I go in to my LBS, have a natter with Chris, buy a few bits and get 10
percent off. I'm sure many others here get a similar deal at their
LBS.

I've yet to get the same deal in, for example, Sainsbury's or my local
papershop. It seems to be a (nearly) bike thing only.

And today it went a step further.

I went to Chas Roberts, frame builders to the South London gentry.
The Pedersen I'm looking after for that nice Helen Vecht had sprung a
joint, so needed a bit of TLC.

The guy there (Andrew?) took it to show his frame builder in the
bowels of the workshop, then told me it would be no problem. He
could, in fact, do it while I waited and suggested I go up the road to
the very nice cafe for half an hour. I had no cash, so started
muttering about walking down the town first. He looked a bit
perturbed. He then asked if I was paying for the repair by card, which
I confirmed I was. He then disappeared upsairs, got his wallet and
gave me a twenty pound note.

I went to the cafe, filled my face, returned. He added the twenty to
the bill and I waved my card around.

Just got get a respray now.

Tim

Lovely story. Just goes to show what a great lot they are at Chas
Roberts. Did a terrific job on my (steel) Coppi when I buggered a chain
stay. They deserve all the custom they get.

Stan Cox