hack the firmware. Edit: I don't have a pvr, but from what I know of them, I'd take the firmware off, find the code that blocks this, edit it, and reload my custom firmware to the device. Of course, there may be a simpler method, but I'd need a device to play with.
Look, in theory, you can use any frame to make a track bike. The drawbacks of converting a road frame will be a lower BB height, slacker angles, a more lenient fork rake, and the aforementioned chain tension issues with the vertical dropouts.
Hoenstly. I feel for the family and friends of the victim, but I don't understand this vilifying of taxis. I don't see anyone obeying the rules of the road when I am out riding, and if you look at the deaths of cyclists on our roads, most are not by taxi. Seems daft to set a scapegoat when it would be so much easier to set an example.
Yes. Quite often in fact. For both my car and motorbike, my mechanics frequently advise on where to by the parts, what to buy, and then do the work for me. Simple really. Like I said before, it's all about quality of service at any store. I vote with my feet and my wallet.
So I can't pick up a really good second hand groupset, and then pay my bike shop to strip my frame and fit the new to me parts? F**kin retarded business model if you ask me. I'm not in the least surprised when these bike shop owners say how tight margins are and how tough business is with that kind of attitude. Like most things in life, I will go where I get good service.
