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  1. The festive season is upon us and it's time I made good on a few things. I will polish up the proto-
    faq and the mini-faqs over the next two weeks, unless a Certain Event causes leave crisis. Those who
    sent updates to their "The Regulars" notes, or who want to be added, I crave your indulgence - in
    the multitude of rebuilds and machine switches I have lost some stuff. Email to the usual address
    would be appreciated.

    <http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk/Web/public.nsf/Documents/uk_rec_cycling> is the collecting-point.

    Guy
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    May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
    chapmancentral.demon.co.ukchapmancentral.demon.co.uk

  2. I have been offered a pristine 1996 Dawes Galaxy complete with, 'spare' flat bars to alter the
    riding position, bar end gear shifts, pannier racks, SPD pedals etc. It's a dark grey colour, 22.5"
    frame and has had lots of tender loving care since new and has not had a hard life. My problem is
    that I've been asked to offer a 'fair price' I'd have been happier with a request for a realistic
    price which is why I'm seeking advice from the newsgroup. There must be some Galaxy (ex)owners here
    to advise. If it all works out then LEJOG is one step close for next year.

    Prices anyone? ANy potential pitfalls in ownership of a Galaxy

    Cheers

    Vernon in Leeds

  3. Oops a bit of a brain fart here...I though I'd started new thread - serves me right for playing
    with Netscape

    vernon.levy said:

    I have been offered a pristine 1996 Dawes Galaxy complete with, 'spare' flat bars to alter the
    riding position, bar end gear ...

    snip.....

  4. Just zis Guy, you know? <[email hidden]> wrote:

    : <http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk/Web/public.nsf/Documents/uk_rec_cycling> is the collecting-
    : point.

    " 3. UK Cyclcing Organsiations"

    Keep up the good work though - it's excellent.

    Arthur

    --
    Arthur Clune clune.orgclune.org "Technolibertarians make a philosophy out of a personality defect"
    - Paulina Borsook

  5. Arthur Clune said:

    Just zis Guy, you know? <[email hidden]> wrote:

    : <http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk/Web/public.nsf/Documents/uk_rec_cycling> is the collecting-
    : point.

    " 3. UK Cyclcing Organsiations"

    Keep up the good work though - it's excellent.

    LOL

    I've got a properly LA made road sign that adorns my shed wall that says "No Cycing".

    John B

  6. I bought a second hand Galaxy 3 years ago for £275, however I think I got an excelent deal (I didn't
    have get any spares, or SPDs). Not least since I've spent roughly the same as that getting it
    repaied over the years (partly my fault for falling off / colliding with things and general
    ignorance when it comes to maintainance / repairs).

    As for pitfalls of owning a galaxy, well none really. I've taken mine pretty much everywhere for the
    past 3 years and its not let me down. Although after several attempts I've learnt that its not /so/
    good off road 🙂

    Matthew

    "vernon.levy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    I have been offered a pristine 1996 Dawes Galaxy complete with, 'spare' flat bars to alter the
    riding position, bar end gear shifts, pannier racks, SPD pedals etc. It's a dark grey colour,
    22.5" frame and has had lots of tender loving care since new and has not had a hard life. My
    problem is that I've been asked to offer a 'fair price' I'd have been happier with a request for a
    realistic price which is why I'm seeking advice from the newsgroup. There must be some Galaxy
    (ex)owners here to advise. If it all works out then LEJOG is one step close for next year.

    Prices anyone? ANy potential pitfalls in ownership of a Galaxy

    Cheers

    Vernon in Leeds

  7. vernon.levy said:

    I have been offered a pristine 1996 Dawes Galaxy complete with, 'spare' flat bars to alter the
    riding position, bar end gear shifts, pannier racks, SPD pedals etc. Prices anyone?

    Probably something of the order of £250, more for the Super Galaxy. The back pages of Cycle are a
    good price guide.

    Quoted message said:

    ANy potential pitfalls in ownership of a Galaxy

    Yes. The buggers never wear out so you're stuck with it for life ;-)

    Guy
    ===
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    chapmancentral.demon.co.ukchapmancentral.demon.co.uk

  8. "vernon.levy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>... .

    Quoted message said:


    Prices anyone?

    The St John's Cycles Galaxy has just gone for £185 - though I wasn't impressed by some of the spec
    ... (? galvanised spokes ......).

    cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dll

    Regards, Tim

  9. On 15 Dec 2003 11:50:15 -0800, [email hidden] (Tim

    Henderson) said:

    "vernon.levy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:<[email hidden]>... .

    Quoted message said:


    Prices anyone?

    The St John's Cycles Galaxy has just gone for £185 - though I wasn't impressed by some of the spec
    ... (? galvanised spokes ......).

    cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dll

    drat, just my size too....can't be many that size around either :-(... still, I've nowhere to keep
    it anyway!

    gb

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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Prices anyone?

    Probably something of the order of £250, more for the Super Galaxy. The back pages of Cycle are a
    good price guide.


    The vendor has set the price at £200 and who am I to disagree :-)

    Looks like LEJOG is inevitable next year ;-)

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    ANy potential pitfalls in ownership of a Galaxy

    Yes. The buggers never wear out so you're stuck with it for life ;-)


    I can live with that though I'm not sure my wife can live with my acquisition of a fifth bike.....

    Vernon

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    ===
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    are a good price guide. </pre> </blockquote> The vendor has set the price at &pound;200 and who
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  11. When are you thinking about LeJOG Vernon. I am most likely going to make my Depart coincide with
    that of the Tour de France, i.e. first weekend in July and a week after the York Rally. Or maybe the
    week before the York Rally, and include York en-route if I can get an extra day.

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    MSeries said:

    When are you thinking about LeJOG Vernon. I am most likely going to make my Depart coincide with
    that of the Tour de France, i.e. first weekend in July and a week after the York Rally. Or maybe
    the week before the York Rally, and include York en-route if I can get an extra day.


    I'm a bit stuck with dates as I am governed by the school calendar. Conveniently, I am on holiday in
    Cornwall, 50 miles from Land's End until the 14th August. I'm likely to cycle down to Land's End on
    13th and set off on the 14th. It's likely to be a bit tight as I need to be back in Leeds a day
    before bank holiday weekend to pack my car for a long weekend of model flying at the UK Nationals.

    What has really surprised me is my wife's lack of resistance though she doesn't know about the
    pending arrival of the Galaxy, I can anticipate the nature of the berating thats likely to take
    place unless I can fabricate a convincing tale or rationalise the bike collection. Getting close to
    the ideal state suggested in a much earlier thread, a bike for every day of the week.....

    Vernon 'five bikes' Levy

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    bgcolor="#ffffff"> <br> <br> MSeries wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="[email hidden]-
    berlin.de"> <pre wrap="">When are you thinking about LeJOG Vernon. I am most likely going to make my
    Depart coincide with that of the Tour de France, i.e. first weekend in July and a week after the
    York Rally. Or maybe the week before the York Rally, and include York en-route if I can get an extra
    day. </pre> </blockquote> <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I'm a bit stuck with dates as I
    am governed by the school calendar. Conveniently, I am on holiday in Cornwall, 50 miles from
    Land's End until the 14th August. I'm likely to cycle down to Land's End on 13th and set off
    on the 14th. It's likely to be a bit tight as I need to be back in Leeds a day before bank
    holiday weekend to pack my car for a long weekend of model flying at the UK Nationals. <br>
    <br> What has really surprised me is my wife's lack of resistance though she doesn't know about the
    pending arrival of the Galaxy, I can anticipate the nature of the berating thats likely to take
    place unless I can fabricate a convincing tale or rationalise the bike collection. Getting
    close to the ideal state suggested in a much earlier thread, a bike for every day of the
    week.....<br> <br> Vernon 'five bikes' Levy<br> </font> <br> </body> </html>

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  13. In "]news:[email hidden],
    JohnB <[email hidden]> typed:

    Quoted message said:
    Arthur Clune said:
    Just zis Guy said:


    <http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk/Web/public.nsf/Documents/uk_rec_cycling>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    is the collecting-point.

    " 3. UK Cyclcing Organsiations"

    Keep up the good work though - it's excellent.

    LOL

    I've got a properly LA made road sign that adorns my shed wall that says "No Cycing".

    Section 4:

    2nd paragraph of intro, 1st line

    "If you don't lose it, you'll lose it"

    Section 6.1 on techniques would benefit from mentioning that one of Franklin's key points is to get
    out of the gutter.

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