I have had three or four of these because they were cheap, it turned out that in the long run it was cheaper to save up and buy a decent bottombracket. Everyone of these that I bought broke in under a month, the same two faults occured each time. 1) Mud and grit easily get past the seals and wear out the bearings causing them to cease or rattle. 2) The ends of the tapered arms round off very easily, even during light XC and commuting use I have rounded them off. Steer clear and buy a decent bottombracket, or even better get the new external type, or if your into jumping and DH get some 3piece cranks. ...
Advantages: Some great tunes, Petes Vocals Disadvantages: Petes drug habit and the bad press it gives the band.
The Libertines - Up the bracket.
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Pete Doherty it seems like you cannot open a newspaper with out some headline or other screaming about his on/off relationship with Kate Moss or his appalling drug habit.
What you don't seem to read about is his music, the thing that gave him his fame in the first place, so im here to tell you about it.
The Libertines formed in about 1998 when Carl barat and Pete Doherty were introduced to each other by Pete's sister, it wasn't long before they were playing guitars, writing songs and planning their careers in the music world.
After this first meeting the boys started to play lots of small gigs with various different band members over the years, even including a 63 year old drummer at one point!
The lads had a few ups and downs but come 2002 they ...
Advantages: great comedy, at it's rudest Disadvantages: only three series
, then Bottom is not for you at all.
My personal favourite is 'S out (as in Bottom's out), where the pair spend a night on Wimbledon Common?..I cried all the way through it.. ...
