Author Topic: London Bike Show 08

sam

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London Bike Show 08
« on: October 09, 2008 »

The enthusiastic greeters.   Look, they're remaking Thriller


There was fundamental agreement that wheels should be round


Saddling up at the bar (with vending machines in the toilets if you think you might get lucky)


For when Brooks isn't hard enough


For when magnesium isn't splashy enough


If it's a forgery it's a good one


People are definitely forgetting what colour rims are supposed to be


Mike wasn't prepared for the G-forces


The prototypes used monkeys


Charge in its natural habitat


At the Rapha stand even the mud is authentic


Uses a derailleur for a dimmer switch


Santa's workshop


Its mother loves it


All Goldfinger was missing was


and a





I bet you say that to all the bikes


Kids having kids, what's the world coming to


Ideal for British summers


Sarah Palin's secret service detail


Voting machine levers in districts with many cyclists


Pretty in pink


Lots of free nibbles. One stand had pretzels. I spent half my time at the show trying to find it again


All dressed up and no place to go


A Carradice for your Carradice


A real commuter test track would have had potholes


The London Cycling Campaign plans to combat road rage with tribbles


Mmmmm, ti


Snow tyres


Would you like a bell with that, or do you prefer to snarl?


A good picture to see at a bike show. You can't always get what you want


At the end of the day I was happy to go home with the one that brung me to the dance


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