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What forbidden subject must we not mention?


 
Posted : 02/04/2024 11:13 pm
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What quick video clip to watch? - The latest [b]Are you bored enough to ...[/b]

Most likely forum member to self promote? - Um, I have nothing to say on that matter


 
Posted : 02/04/2024 11:16 pm
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Maybe not a singletrack world recommend but if you like nice tools and you encounter the odd tree then a Silky Zubat is a no-brainer


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 12:17 am
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Best social class-middle.


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 1:13 am
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Browser: Not Safari. <ducks>

Close, should be: Safari/Duckduckgo -

Or any browser with DuckDuckGo as search. Never Chrome, though. I’m led to believe that Chrome has more holes in it than a Gruyère cheese.


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 1:57 am
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What sausages? Frozen

What frame material? Yeah, maybe let's not go there again...


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 2:01 am
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What cream for your cat?

Sudocrem


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 9:22 am
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Tyres: Conti Vert Pros


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 10:01 am
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Merkur 34c


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 10:08 am
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Q - What bike magazine? A - There's a magazine? 


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 10:08 am
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What female Australian singer: Kylie.


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 11:13 am
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What **? **


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 11:43 am
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What should I invest in? Vanguard Lifestrategy 80

What cryptoc- NONE YOU MONSTER


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 11:47 am
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Best beer - Guinness Zero. Helping to reduce my units by two thirds with no lack of enjoyment and zero cravings.


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 12:02 pm
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What female Australian singer: Kylie.

Upstart !  ONJ of course ❤️


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 12:14 pm
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Colon cleanser: Picolax


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 12:20 pm
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What air fryer? Ninja

What tyres for bringing the trails alive? 650b

What car for making progress? BMW 330d


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 12:47 pm
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Q. What object to "own" thieves? A. Bombers.


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 12:55 pm
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What sandals for impersonating a German whilst on holiday?

Birkenstock Arizona

What pomegranate molasses?

You monster!! Make your own from scratch


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 3:08 pm
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What demographic to demonise this week? Dog owners.


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 3:08 pm
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What receptacle for penis cleaning? A beaker.


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 3:25 pm
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Half fat Ebike - Orbea Rise
Full fat ebike - Orbea Rise (it's better than all full fatters!)


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 3:27 pm
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So... updated ‘master list’.  Incorporating those suggestions that meet the OP brief.  IMO - don't like it, start your own thread!😜

What car? Skoda Octavia
What axe? Hultafors
What head shaver for slapheads? Remington RX-7
What food mixer? Kitcthenaid
What coffee grinder? Niche Zero
What espresso machine? Gaggia Classic
What bike rack? Thule
What logburner? None you monster!
What tubeless sealant? Stans
What tyre levers? Pedros
What tin opener? Khun Rikon
What bike (enduro)? Geometron G1
Bike (non-enduro)? Stooge
What salt and pepper grinder? Peugeot
What turntable? Rega
What dehumidifier? Meaco 
What pressure washer? Karcher/Nilfisk

What kitchen knives? Wusthof Classic
What fountain pen? Lamy Safari/Al-Star
What antiseptic cream? Sudocrem
What car tyres? Michelin Cross climate
What bike tyres? Fire XC Pro
What worktop oil? Osmo
What riding day pack? Osprey Raptor 14
What large moka pot? Bialetti Venus
What impact driver? Makita 18v
What drip on wax? Squirt
What hot wax? Putoline
What Allen Keys/Hex set?  Wera
What bread? Sourdough
What pizza oven? Ooni
Which biological anthropologist? Professor Alice Roberts
What airfryer? Ninja
What lights? Halfords bikehut 1800
What iPad for STW?  Drac’s
What rucksack? Gregory
What posh android phone? Pixel
What normal android phone? latest Moto G
What cordless tool system? Makita
What rechargeable battery? Ikea Ladda (Eneloop)
What smart TRV? Tado
What kitchen? Ikea
What supermarket craft beer?  Vocation
What sensibly priced outdoor gear?  Montane
What dog breed? Cocker Spaniel 
What toaster? Dualit
What sausages? Frozen
What DE safety razor? Merkur 34c
What female Australian singer? Kylie
What colon cleanser? Picolax
What ebike? Orbea Rise


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 4:12 pm
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What forbidden subject must we not mention?

Kylie


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 4:18 pm
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What laptop for (vague/unspecified requirement)? Refurbished Lenovo


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 5:41 pm
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Washing machine/Kitchen white goods - Miele


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 5:46 pm
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In what ****ing planet does kitchenaid get recommended over Kenwood Chef you inherited from your gran via your mum?

What printer? hP with smartink


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 5:48 pm
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What recommendation site? Wirecutter. Or Which if you’re middle age/class and above.


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 5:51 pm
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In what **** planet does kitchenaid get recommended over Kenwood Chef

STW planet. Every. Single. Time!  Hey, I don't make the rules 🤷‍♂️ Well actually I do, but you know what I mean! 😜


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 5:52 pm
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FTFY

What fancy pants kitchen knives? Wusthof Classic

What decent quality not ridiculously expensive kitchen knives? Victorinox


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 8:43 pm
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FTFY

What fancy pants kitchen knives? Wusthof Classic

What decent quality not ridiculously expensive kitchen knives? Victorinox

Well seeing as they’re about the same price…


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 8:52 pm
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What printer? hP with smartink

Hmm, I'd say "just buy a cheap laser printer and never have to worry about a sodding ink cartridge again" has equally vocal support around here (and Brother seems to be go to brand).

What laptop for (vague/unspecified requirement)? Refurbished Lenovo

Don't we have to acknowledge the "you need to spend £2,000 on a MacBook Pro" opinion, usually in response to "I need something cheap to send the odd email"?


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 9:09 pm
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Don’t we have to acknowledge the “you need to spend £2,000 on a MacBook Pro” opinion, usually in response to “I need something cheap to send the odd email”?

Agreed, and in the spirit of the OP, what laptop should be broken down into 2 catagories:

1) What unspecified laptop = £300 refurbished 6 year old lenovo

2) What laptop for casual photo editing = £2000+ Macbook (2024 model)

There is no inbetween!  😀


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 9:52 pm
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What bird of prey?

Baby Robin


 
Posted : 03/04/2024 10:07 pm
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What UK politics thread? it really doesn't matter as the same people have the same arguments on all of them and leave no room for genuine discussion outside of their petty squabbles


 
Posted : 05/04/2024 4:01 pm
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Not only do I have a fair amount on that list, I recently bought a refurb Lenovo and ordered a bike without having read the rave reviews on here. I think I might have a washed brain.


 
Posted : 05/04/2024 7:37 pm
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Q. What what?

A. I say old chap!


 
Posted : 05/04/2024 8:44 pm
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Is the definitive STW-recommended mobile bike washer still the Worx Hydroshot?

Is anything else worth considering?


 
Posted : 08/04/2024 5:56 pm
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^^ Yep I think so, I have a Mobi to my eternal shame. I'll add it to the list in due course.


 
Posted : 08/04/2024 6:14 pm
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I killed a Mobi. Also just killed a cheap eBay 12v pump thing, so wondering what to go for next. Worx Hydroshot is a lot of money for all the use it'd get - would only be used on holidays/weekends away.


 
Posted : 08/04/2024 6:29 pm
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Unbelievable. 3 pages in on a mountain biking forum and no-one has mentioned best dry lube that doesn't involve boiling pots of candle wax. <b>Rock ‘n roll extreme (blue). </b>I suspect we were discussing the best selvedge denim (i don’t know), the best jeans / moleskins <b>(hebtroco)</b>, picolax and sudocrem.


 
Posted : 08/04/2024 10:57 pm
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