8) good news

yeah along drive, all 4 of us are insured to drive so will take in in turns and just try to get there asa(safely)p

cheers

I think there's one or two popssibly on here already
Cullen-bay?

Anybody know what the driving conditions are like from the south?
M6, A/M74 and the A9?

we're comming upal the way from southampton leaving friday morning 😯

another vote for full length

Fingers crossed for good news tomorrow

Massive thanks to all of you guys for your hard work
I'm really looking forward to what promises to be an epic event.

Cheers

is there and Android port??

We've got a 1202Mile round trip (according to Google) to get there Gulp! 😕
We're leaving early on the friday morning too
LWB transit with snow chains at the ready

fingers crossed! we all really want to make it

Before you go too far make sure it's got the latest ROM
New ROM makes a big big difference from the first few versions

Flash works on mine as far as I remember no special fiddles
firmware 1.5

bedmaker ygm

great lights
not the brightest no but enough as a pair for me
great vfm and very versatile and bullet proof
great burn time for the £'s and weight
no longer have a uk distributor though 😥
so take a little longer and you may get stung for duty though
still good vfm in my eye's though
customer services from oz is still good though

32:16 with 180 cranks here 90% of the time
18 or sometimes 20 for hilly rides

wobble cussions are ok much cheaper and smaller then most wobble boards
+ doesn't kill carpet like boards do

http://www.physioroom.com/product.php?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=cost-per-click&pid=38382&cid=2029&affid=25&utm_campaign=Gymnic_Disc_o_Sit_Wobble_Cushion

I't not all about strength, due to the trauma your ankle doesn't quite know where it is itself and can't respond quick enough to save it again in the future

you need to re-teach it

wobble board/cussion to improve Proprioception
+ stand on one leg doing stuff like washing the dishes/brushing your teeth

self massage and stretching too as you may have lost some flexibility

btw not an expert, but have broken (once) and torn both ankles
just me experiance take what you want leave what you don't
best of luck

hmmm homebrew is an option too

terra hawk where'd you get 'em from?
obviously not perfect but possibly an option I can't get hold of anything else

Thom might be easier to get some from Finland/Germany

See if Rich or James might want some too maybe get some for all of us.
thing is might not need 'em but if it's anything like this at the puffer then they'll bo worth their weight in gold

yeah just phone WindWave, and yep don't do them anymore 😥
could have been handy too as they're not far from Thom and I

DT78 try Perfect Balance Cycles in Totton
He's built several wheels for me all stayed nice a true, a good price too.
He'll be a damn sight cheaper than the shop you've been to already

Empty Quary you say

Get in some heavy machinery and make yourself somewhere to ride 8)

a lot of rechargable aren't the same voltage

e.g. duracell AA = 1.5V I think
the rechargable AA's i had for my old digital camera were 1.4 I think
could be why, I'm in the the same situation with my wireless mouse at home

not too regularly just as and when it needs it

big bottle of tech wash, lasts ages, you only need a couple of small cap fulls
you need to make sure there's no residue from normal powders/liquids in the tray first as that stuff will kill it apparently

afterwards put it on a low in the tubble dryer, revives the breathability of it

every now and again use a reproofer too then tumble again

Matching Niner forks are on the list for next year me thinks

😆 @ Thom

epicsteve/trail_rat
yep looks right to me too, I know some 29ers do just look a little odd
especially the smaller ones, which I just don't quite get personaly ❓
It's only a large size too so not one of the mahoosive XLs

Tyres are Continental Mountain King 2.1's

Ton, All i have to say is. Not a chance! 😀
I'm lovin it already

cable to tight?
you want it just on the cusp of slack when in the bottom cog

hmmm stollen!
Marzipan is the best

battenbergman I think first could quite possibly be my
Bread and Butter Pudding with Marzipan and Mincemeat
Festive marzipany goodness! served warm with some cream 😀

If you’re walking within a week it'll not be long really, a month tops!
Perhaps see about a wobble board/cushion or alternatively try doing a few things balanced on your bad leg like brushing your teeth etc (once it’s up to it, build up slowly)

It'll help improve to your ankles Proprioception
as it'll be all out of whack 'cos of your injury

Last time I did one of mine I was walking in a few days and did a marathon a little over a month after.
Time before however I was on crutches for 5 weeks 😥
couldnt run or ride for months

bonesetter
'GPS Status' App will do the job for you
includes pitch in it's readings

cheers njee20 & MisterCrud

MrC
2*normal amount of 'regular' 1st's in the post
hope that's ok didn't have and Large and not likly to be near a post office during opening hours any time soon

I need a couple of spare bits which I clumsily broke, didn't realise they did spares so cheers for the pointing that out 8)

But! What’s a 'Large' 1st class stamp when it's at home then?

I have some regular first class stamps.
What do I do just stick the relevant number in an envelope with a list of the bits and my address?

One just outside Minehead is brilliant
bike store and washing, drying room
great breakfast and dinners too
good beer on site, good pub 10 mins walk
and great riding straight from the doorstep.
1st class, been there a few years now, great weekend everytime

Clicky

tool/race kit boxes/bins only imo too

fair enough cyclistm
but seems a little pointless to me tbh when the people in question don't have any relivant skills or experiance => 0% chance of getting the job

we have had a couple of disabled people work in the office here in the past and currently have a number of perminant and contract 'minority groups' employeed here too, but they are all qualified to do the job

my other half works for a council they've just put out an ad' for a job and got 160+ applicants 90% have no chance, the managers quickly whittled the list down to half a dozen or so that were suitable.
HR have since told them they have a further 10 to interview because they are disabled in some minority group.
None of them have relivant skills or experiance but they've been told to interview them regardless!

I'm all for equal oppertunities but whats the point of this!?!? ffs

back on the OP's point yeah stuff about helping the community or something similar

Cat 5 = 100meters
not sure about 6 but probably the same
anything over that go for fiber optics

Merida Espresso, don't look bad and think they tick all your boxes except perhaps No. 1

Niner do a few too
not very common though

Ton I'm not sure I'd got that far, but I have been looking forward to it.

organic355 hmmm about £2500 ish give or take
There is some bike scheme lovelyness in there lighning the actual hit on my wallet
reba teams, all XT groupset, wheels are Hope hubs with 355's with a sprinkling of Carbon and Titanium

zaskar, nah! I'd put Kansas or whatever his name is to shame.
I'm only expecting the complete build to take about 15 mins 😉

or maybe I'll just take my time over with a nice Ale

Should have got the Raw one

No way! It was worth the wait 8)
The green is great, A Lot! brighter than the photos, great finish

headset press cost more than the frame

Possibly, It certainly weighs about twice the frame for sure 😆
borrowed the press from the LBS, wanted to do all of it myself (bar wheels)
LBS is building the Wheels up, Rims are in, hubs are in, spokes in tomorrow
Wheels built for Friday fingers crossed.