There is a set of stairs on the Fife coastal path in Kirkcaldy which scared the bejeezus out of me the first and only time I did them.

Bicarbonate of soda?

lightman – how much we talking?

I use a Merida Speeder T2 to commute to work. I'm 17.5 stone and normally have a couple of panniers on the back as well. 3 rings on the front – I've never had the need for the granny on my commute. Stock wheels were deemed strong enough and ~6months down the line with daily use they are still running true. He could get the wheels re laced if required but this was not deemed necessary by the shop I bought it from. Think it was £600 all in with racks, mudguards.

Merida Speeder T2 with racks, full mudguards, panniers and some nice profile bar ends.

Ah, my idea of cheap is somewhat different to yours

Same here

Anyone else got any ideas about these expandable bearing supports?

Cheers

Thanks Andy I'll search for the bushing on ebay.

Cheers Andy – what about the expandable bearing supports did you have to replace these?

Lovely looking bike!

Looks like 'Walf' or something?

Yeah me too! Arrived yesterday and watched it last night with pizza and beer :-). Still can't figure out the signatures, can read Matt Hunter, Thomas Vanderham, Cam McCaul and Andrew Shandro but don't know who the other one is, any idea?

Back yourself Ian Pinder!!

A John Panton which is a ginger beer with a dash of lime and a splash of angustura bitters.

Aye they are Trailraker USTs.

No worries ;-)

any more ideas people…thanks so far

Here is a link to the website she has booked it through.

It is in the Chew Valley, south west of Bath, in between Bath, Bristol and Wells.

Keep the suggestions coming :-)

I'll find out but don't reckon 14 30 something girls into real ale but now I wish i was going for a good bit of food and good beer.

Whereabouts is your friend staying that's 20 minutes from Bath?

Pass, I'm afraid but can find out.

Thanks. Keep them coming!

Thanks for the help everyone!

It drips throughout the day and night but not quickly on the cold side only. How do I check if it is 1/4 turn/cermaic or standard?

Maybe something from Plan Toys?

Cheers guys – much appreciated getting back to me. I'll check out the sites and have a gander.

flippinheckler – YGM back :-)

Panasonic SD-255 is what we've got and use it 4-5 times a week – prefect bread every time.

Cheers – anyone else got any recommendations?

Best way to reduce the swelling on a wrist that has hit the ground hard?

Use the ice that you fell over on :roll:

Post the x-rays when you're done breaking yourself

Mavic technical manuals – not on their main website.

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I recently took my 88 year old grandpa out for a meal followed by a trip watch the bbc scottish symphony orchestra, he hadn't been to see one since 1933. He really enjoyed it and I reckon it would be a nice gift.

I've recently used the following websites fo EMU slippers which are similar to UGGs:

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West-Way[/url] I'm pretty sure they've got 20% off at the minute with the code FREE09 but don't hold me to that cos I deleted the email.

Going to see him in Glasgow next week, looking forward to seeing the monkey man :-)

+1 on the joe blow

6'5" and an xl here, no photos at work.

Loads of good MTBing in Dublin. I was with MAD MTB[/url] who do regular night rides and weekend rides as well, really good friendly club, good social scene as well. There are a few other clubs like EPIC. Check out MTB Ireland as well.

I'm 17.5 stone and have a SC Heckler with Fox Float R shock and TALAS forks, quality bike for a big lad IMO.

Again, unfortunately yes. I knew two people who committed suicide and my mother has attempted suicide before.

A family friend was accused of something of which there was no proof except one person's word against his and after struggling with depression for a long time he tragically committed suicide leaving behind two sons and a wife, all of whom are extremely nice people. As his brother said at his funeral it the accusation and rumours it caused was akin to opening a pillow full of feathers on a mountain top and trying to gather them back up again.

After my parents divorced my mother had a nervous breakdown, was extremely depressed and tried to take her life on more than one occasion. She was admitted to a mental hospital twice and was treated with ECT and very strong anti-depressants and subsequently has no recollection of around 6 months of her life. Coming back from Uni to find burnt ends of hosepipe and pillows in the garage, labels with people's names stuck to paintings and items of furniture is not something that I ever want to have to encounter again. The last time she tried, she overdosed on paracetamol and left a garbled message on a friends answering machine which triggered a call to the police to go to my house and who made the call to the emergency services and my mum's life was saved.

In the months and years that have followed many times I have thought that it may have been better for her if she had managed to take her own life. She was in such a dark place and subsequently made it very, very difficult for a lot of people but more so myself, my sister and her father. Some people may be surprised or horrified that I would say such a thing but at the time it was what I truely believed.

During the last 2-3 years there has been a huge improvement in my mother's mental health and most of this can be attributed to the birth of her first grandchild. My opinion above never enters my mind now as she is so much better. We are all still very aware of her fragile mental state but hope that she keeps getting better and better with less and less relapses of poor health.

Any other recommendations?

Cheers boris but if its the same as this one then I'd rather order from Rutland as I am about to order a top from them anyway. Unless you can go lower :wink: