Thanks, fiver off my Hope BB!

Just bought a Hope, will let you know how I go with it.

Where do you look for repo houses then?

Working ‘in’ a quarry – that’s got to be a bit dangerous. Don’t the diggers get a bit close sometimes…?

Sounds like you could’ve done with –

(didn’t bluddy offer me a hipflask the cow)

LMAO!!!

Can’t resist…

I was right she is a bit foxy!

[Wonders how she gets on in an office full of smelly, gruff, lycra-clad cyclists…]

Wife says it’s OK – I should look. Still unsure!

[Refuses to look – asks wife to rip out page 109]

On second thoughts, don’t tell me. Don’t want to spoil my illusion!

Pook – Issue 47? What page?

Not sure I fancy the idea of factory built wheels…

Vote submitted.

Ta

I take it you don’t need those plugs on aluminium bars?

I don’t know, but I think the bar ends on Ergons are rubbish. Better off with separates. I do however love Ergons!

Thanks guys – good old STW! 😉

Does the auciton item ‘breath’? Might mean it’s difficult to post! 😉

WCA – you can buy a baby for 1p?!!

Chancellor’s budget coming soon. Expect to see a change announced.

Smee, my mother in law is stunning. Her and my wife look more like sisters than mother and daughter.

I take it your not so lucky? 😉

Be careful that when you feel your wife’s bum while she’s bent over in the kitchen, it’s not her mother.

(Still convinced she was more flattered than offended.)

When a women says ‘it doesn’t matter’ she’s lying.

Man likes cake. Man likes bike.

^^I’m guessing…

It’s up and down like a Bride’s nightie.

Not too complicated at all.

Not opened this weekend, but I’ll do that.

Also keen to find out what versions of the XT hubs they use. Seems there are loads of XT models – want to make sure they are the later/better ones.

Tracked down the best price to a place called Adventure Sports about 2 hours outside Boston in the States. Uncle, who lives in Boston, is coming over to visit end of next week, so will bring them with him. Bonus. Probably could’ve got them for £250ish before the £ GBP took a nose dive. Still much cheaper than here though.

Guys, Chill.

I actually only paid £391 delivered. (Well, when I say only, it’s still a lot of money!!)

As the OP, I’m happy to report that my problems seemed to be solved after a new fuel filter was fitted. 2 weeks and no problems so far {reaches for some wood}.

Don’t tell me. But I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone?

This was discussed on here recently – I’m sure you’ll find it through the search function.

Just found the whole Garmin City Navigator Europe 2009NT on eBay for a tenner.

Doubt you’ll probably need some key code to make it work though.

GNARGNAR – Member

There’s an entire episode of south park on this very subject.

Here is the whole episode – very funny!!!
http://www.southparkzone.com/episodes/1109/More-Crap.html

The Black is a good bit longer, with a bit more climbing, but the Red is a long climb from the Hub carpark to the top of Spooky Wood anyway.

The Black is a bit more technical, but not overly so. Both are great routes.

There is nothing on the Black that you can’t miss out if you want.

Had Pikes – they are such a great fork, Shame they don’t go with my new bike.

Truely fit and forget.

How wide a tyre can you run on the 717’s, as the DT 2.4’s are a good bit wider so they might be better if the 717’s won’t allow 2.1 – 2.25 tyres

Just saw that I can also get DT Swiss 4.2’s on XT’s for the same kind of cash. They have a wider rim profile of 23.8mm, compared to the 717’s 21mm, so the profile of the rubber might be better. They weigh about the same too.

Anyone any experience with DT 4.2’s?

That seems like a bargin.