Cheers. I was looking for something with green that looked decent and I really like the look of Ainslie’s Chameleon theme. I’ll hack it a little here and there but I think it’s a good place to start.

I intend to finish off amdsoft at some point but there’s a lot of learnin’ I gotta do first for that job, my css skillz leave something to be desired, I’m more comfortable in the php backend.

I didn’t go to the bike auction – I hurt my back, pinched a disc, which has me off the road at the moment. I think I had done it prior to heading in there to the viewing, but I had my “serious” chain lock in my backpack, and that messed it right up, damned irritating.

The story with the bike build is that I’m having the shop do it – it’s just too expensive to self-build at the moment – pity! Here’s the quick version: Surly CC 50cm, Ultegra hubs, Mavic Open Pro, DT Swiss Panaracer Pasala TG; Easton AL drops, Ultegra brifters, Tektra Oryx brakes, Ultegra double compact (I went through the gear inch range with the shop – it’s impressive) with 172.5 cranks (MTB is 175 so we didnt want to go down to 170)… ITM AL seatpost & B17… that’s about it I think. Oh, the Tortec Expedition SS rack and some fenders.

My “plan” is to ride this for a year or so and when I have cash again swap out the frame for a King of Mercia custom fit, and convert the Surly to fixed.

Damn comment’s longer than the post!

Did you pick something up at the bike auction? And how goes the build job? I’ve back-burnered mine until after the holidays. Besides, the first quarter is my fat cash-flow quarter. My build budget is rapidly closing in on US$2500, and that’s on a US$250 frame!