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  • Megasack Giveaway Day 4: DT Swiss EX 1700 Wheelset
  • alric
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    yes I know all the volumes, I want to know the theory, the way we used to do it, I dont recall
    It was always 50mm from the top or suchlike
    You know what a pain it is to clean all the old oil out of the cartridge, then put new oil in.
    If you lost a little oil and need to top it up, its simpler to know the height.
    The question is, did marzocchi coil forks all have the same oil height?

    alric
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    asda is in the same complex, park there. I think you get 3hrs free
    or failing that m and s, river island, etc etc, youll see it on google maps
    good move taking the bike, traffic is hellish there after an event

    alric
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    Its only XT,XTR,SLX,Zee, and Saint in 165mm MTB shimano I believe
    Sram do some too

    alric
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    what if the attacked didnt have a gun- what could she have done? be a martial arts champion?
    think its alright to attack someone? well thats too bad!

    alric
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    didnt read it, but(from here) I guess the question is- you know its a loony with a gun, why go there?

    alric
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    I think its £72week for food, electric, etc

    alric
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    I keep meaning to buy a ticket, but I dont know which one to go for

    Euromillions sounds good
    There doesnt seem any other way for me to get rich, I might as well give god a chance to help out

    alric
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    I fully empathize with this guy, even if he is being a dick.
    Roads are meant for going places,parks are meant for hanging around. If I cant get into top gear,those responsible should pay for my extra diesel(pollution) etc
    Riding down the mountain in thailand, 77 bends, Id get so furious when I was held up by a tourist bus, taxi, whatever, and make some sketchy passes, a couple of close ones..
    Even when I got back int town I was still buzzin, ready to take on all the traffic
    Is it always like this with roadies? I avoid road riding

    alric
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    thats what I thought- theres a lot of them on there, I posted about it last month.
    I got my money back almost immediately
    some people on here reckon youre bad for trying to buy stolen goods if you do that

    alric
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    Ive DAB radio in the car and Planet Rock has the ads in blocks, its easy to tell when they start, just switch volume off for 5 mins until you see the next track title appear

    alric
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    loads of agencies here (milton keynes)but low wages as its mostly immigrant labour, you may well be the only english speaker, unless you have proper skills.
    Hirem firem polish agencies , if yr not fast enough they wont keep you on
    registering in office takes an hour or so, better to register with as many as possible online.
    fork lift helps

    alric
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    I bought a cateye hr11 on here(got ripped off!) and dont know if it will work for you
    BUT it is ANT+ so whats a good android app to use with it?

    alric
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    Which shock?
    Air is ok. On some shocks you need a needle fitting to charge them

    alric
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    Id probably go south west of mundford, though theres many good spots elsewhere, and stay away from thetford

    alric
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    thanks for that which link
    I was with EGG and Barclays, and I got a cheque a couple of months ago from Barclays, £150ish, with a letter that just said *We cannot guarantee that we handled your accounts properly* or suchlike. So Im wondering if that was at all connected with PPI.
    I hadnt tried to claim before, but it does seem like an admission of guilt, should I send the boys round?

    alric
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    Jura, the Paps, and see otter
    Maybe Red deer too.
    Was a RSPB reserve there where all the greylag geese went for winter.

    alric
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    It’s bad when someone does 40 in a 60, and you cant get into top gear, or pass.
    Why should you be held to ransom? There are car parks for these people. the law doesnt allow one to set up such road blocks. They should have to pay for your extra petrol ,time, costs etc. The public road is not a holiday resort. Its there for a reason
    So I guess when youre abiding by the limit, where it’s obviously safe for any driver to go faster, people may consider that one should be able to use one’s own judgement/intelligence to decide the maximum safe speed for the conditions

    alric
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    Thanks
    I saw the holes for the bars, and wondered. I havent seen the bars in real life

    alric
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    i guess Id want to take the front wheel off and fit it all on the bars
    would there be room to do that with the factory bars?

    alric
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    semi metallic ones here for £4.99, free delivery

    alric
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    I would warn about the red leds, I got one and you see the red leds lit up when ready to take a pic, so cant really be left somewhere thats likely to be seen.its like when you walk past you see the leds light up, so flytippers may see it and nick it
    I didnt realise theis before or Id have got one with no glow leds

    alric
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    what chewkw says
    except
    dont waste your time in KL. Go see the orangutans by the kinabatangan, dive sipadan, enjoy KK,Kinabalu, the islands too, go to Mulu 3 days in the park, fly out from Miri to bario or Long Sepidan or somewhere, youll see all the palm plantations and logging before you get to the virgin rainforest
    Stay with the Penan
    If its still there
    if you can do most of that in 2 weeks I’d be amazed
    Or if you stay on the mainland,some lovely islands off the East coast, depending on time of year.
    What do you like to do?
    Eat durian

    alric
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    as skids says,’ he hourly rate I was ‘paid’ had dedcutions for their NI contributions and my holiday pay which they had to save up so I could be paid for holidays!’, but they said they had already paid holidays
    I think the basis is firly obvious- I was promised £10.50 PAYE, was paid much less, , and I want my £1000

    alric
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    At the top of the contract it says ‘PAYE Employment Contract’
    I had never taken the rates to be anything but PAYE before(and was not asked ifI was LTD)
    And no way would I work there in a skilled job /like that for £9hr flat rate for 50hrs, 30 miles each way evry day

    alric
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    vinnyeh- yes basically thats how it works out
    I took the figures from an online salary calculator, and it all adds up

    alric
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    For example if I was paid £10.50 gross, 50hrs =£525. takehome -£425 approx
    £9hr gross, 50hrs, takehome is £374 approx.
    So if my takehome pay is £374, thats equivalent to just £9hr

    alric
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    Thanks for all your replies. I’ll try to answer some points
    This is the first (vague) mention of any contract- ‘Can I please ask you to complete your details on the payroll system. https://www.quest-pay.co.uk/ such that we can get you set up.
    I found this in an email just now-‘We have to request references as part of our employment checks, as we are acting as your employer during your contract at vi***’ -although they do say in a later email, that the factory vi*** is my employer. They dont seem to know what they are talking about.

    I emailed the agency a month after my first paycheck to say I was not paid what I was due, and that I’d prefer to be paid by the agency directly-who then went on to say that they could only pay me national minimum wage if they paid me themselves. Since the office was opposite the factory I had already visited a couple of times to try to get an explanation.So they claimed that it was the fault of the umbrella co.
    I havent asked the manager for a statement, but I have been asked by the umbrella’s lawyer to provide them with all the evidence I intend to use.Which is difficult as I havent prepared it yet and not sure what I need
    The Umbrella took the £11, deducted employers tax, employers NI, my tax, my NI, pension and holidays, ended up equivalent to£9 gross

    alric
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    I have an email to say ‘grgrgr may have mentioned a pay rate of £10.50 an hour but by paying you through the third party we can increase it to £11 per hour, and Quest only charge £10 per week from your payment so it works out more beneficial to you ‘
    Thats about all I got from the agency
    although the manager was annoyed about the situation, promised to sort it, and didn’t get back to me to say otherwise
    I only worked there 10 weeks and yes it is going to the tribunal

    alric
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    get a cheap rack, and some extra straps from B&Q, cant go wrong

    alric
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    I found these easy to do, some here, some there
    throwers ten exercises
    Also I had Dainese moto body armour which had shoulder protection, so when you went down on your shoulder it didnt do so much damage

    alric
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    it never used to be a problem riding anywhere there in the forest(apart from the firing range), but it all looks the same, so there is quite a danger of getting lost

    alric
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    my 3yr old osprey escapist rucksac, the zip caught and tore a hole in the material behind it.
    It took osprey a week or 2 to repair it for me.

    alric
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    If you ever get the chance, try BeerLao Dark. 6.5%
    BeerLao Dam

    alric
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    Greene King Abbot Reserve and Old Crafty Hen are good and not hard to find
    Does Barley Wine count?
    Oh, Fullers Golden Pride!

    alric
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    seen no greenfly in Milton Keyness, but was the biggest swarm of bees Ive ever seen, came out of a house in town, beeing about before beeting a retreat beetween the beeldings.
    Kind of glad it wasnt me they were after this time

    alric
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    all I can see is the trailer
    oh wait- maybe I found it-

    alric
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    my guess is youll have a storm tuesday

    alric
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    got a link? I cant see it on redbull.tv

    alric
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    ‘what dishonest job have you got then? Are you one involving using badgers to cull the homeless?’

    whats the matter with you?
    Im not a politician or a gun for hire, and dont see the point in making things worse.
    Im not forcing badgers out of their homes,just trying to avoid becoming homeless myself, theres no paying jobs, and no affordabe housing

    alric
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    I got back problems when I was a courier, from driving all the time. Doctor said I should take up walking, or cycling, to strengthen my stomach and leg muscles too, and take the stress off my back muscles.
    So I started walking,and cycling,and that got better, and one thing led to another…
    The first step is the hardest, its the same every day, if I get on the bike, or walk down the road for 10 minutes, it normally turns into at least half an hour, and most of my aches and pains go away

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