Cheers for the suggestions. I’ll get out the OS map now and size them up.

I’m probably going to ride around there again on Saturday… can’t enter twice can I? 😉

This isn’t really going to require learning much though… it shouldn’t take long to write a recursive function with an if statement in it no matter what language it’s done in…

I’d do that using Bash, but then I use unix…

If using Windows I’d probably just knock up something in Python quickly.

Thanks for your help. Just tried Garmin Basecamp but it crashed when I imported my GPX files :(.

I have just found another app called EasyGPS which looks pretty dated but seems to do everything I need.

Oh. And take a spare inner tube, puncture repairs, tyre levers and a pump.
Take a multi tool if you have one. If not I’d probably buy one.

If its really muddy I take a rag and a small pot of chain lube just in case my drive train gets really bad (Only on long rides).

Depends on the length of the ride. Take plenty of water (I normally use about half a litre per hour but this might be too little)

I normally eat bananas and cereal bars.
I’m going to start experimenting with home made flapjacks soon because I like making a mess in the kitchen.

Don’t know whether this has been mentioned but went up this way today and the road/bridleway is actually closed now between Aspenshaw hall and the climb near Wethercotes. Presumably for repair after seeing the photos.

The bridleway is still open at the top of the climb so I detoured and joined it near the joinery building so I could still do the fun bit into Rowarth.

I don’t remember exactly but I think it reopens some time around the 26th Sept.

Other than this… a beautiful day riding!

Nice shot! I’ve been there many times and only managed to glimpse one a couple of times. Normally I just hear the noise a few seconds after they pass. Must be hard work catching a photo of one.

I’ve known this for years… Plenty of big chaps overtake me going up the hills.

Depends what you’re into of course, but I’d look at getting a Greyhound down to Airlie Beach from Cairns and having a boat trip around the Whitsunday Islands. I went for 3 days there and it was absolutely stunning. Most include diving in the inner reef (No diving skills required for shallow dives).

I was there almost exactly 7 years ago and I want to go back now just thinking about it.

If the bus trip is a bit of a slog there are still plenty of national parks around Cairns. Just watch out for the Cassowary to the north. They gouge your belly out mate!

Oh I though the t was a 1… That makes more sense.

Quick in the head is the same as klunk but with a minus sign in front. I was always prone to getting minus signs wrong though

Edit. Didn’t see the minus on klunks answer. That’s what I get as well.

Unless e is an unknown and not what I think of as e…

Is that the whole equation? I don’t really see what is there to solve and unless I’ve forgotten how to use my calculator (Which is very possible), the rhs is not 16…

The Paul Ross print is made several times better by the hilarious reviews

I’ve had a car for about 3 months now. It costs me a fortune to insure because I’ve held a license for 10 years without actually driving or gaining a no claims discount.

Since owning it I’ve:

* Been on holiday (In the car) in France with the OH
* Seen my family more
* Ridden my bike on better hills more frequently
* Seen far away friends more
* Saved money on booze due to “I have to drive” (It’s a nice excuse since I’ve been attempting to curb the habit recently anyway).
* Had none of those “I would go but I don’t think its worth it to get 3 trains to do it” moments.

I now consider it a pretty essential part of my life and enjoy life much more with it – definitely worth the money.

Another vote for fotmob here. Pushes goals to phone as they happen from (I think) any league in the world. Can set favourite teams so it only tells you important things.

Also because it runs as a background process, often tells me about games I didn’t even know about when they kick off.

I use it on Android but I just checked the App Store and its available there too.

Do you want to send them to me instead?

Can I have second dibs? I need a new one…

Every 6 weeks?

Clean and lube it after a ride and it should go for plenty more miles than that.

Get one of these chain wear checker whatsits and keep an eye on the wear and replace it when it gets too bad. That should (So I’ve been told) keep your drive train in good order.

bluechair84 that link is excellent – seems to have everything!

What channel will this be shown on?

Perhaps not as old as some of the others being suggested but a classic nonetheless. This was Rare when they made awesome games.

Brendan Rogers must be feeling pretty worried (And probably really foolish after the start Swansea have had). I hope he doesn’t end up looking as depressed as Roy did in a few weeks.

What do you make of the brake juice? I have a tin of it and I’m sure it does nothing…

I’m really pleased with all replies (Even the scary comics!) and looking forward to it even more now.

Don’t mind a bit of hard work and self doubt if I feel its worthwhile in the end.

And if I’ve still got time to get out and ride regularly then I’m a happy chap.

Edit: and I hope I can stick to a routine!

Holy smokes that is not good. Hmm where to ride tomorrow then

That is terrible. Hope the police find something.

I live in South Manchester as well. Makes me wonder about pressing the buy button on new gear…

Thanks for the replies everyone, its nice to know that others have been able to do it.

I realise that it is going to take a lot of effort on my part but I am determined to get it right so that I can enjoy riding and spending time with the OH whilst I am working towards it.

I must admit to being slightly naive about it all since I have never worked on anything quite as significant. I hope I capable of staying focused and continually working hard…

Cheers folks. I’ve now run TFC and doing a full scan with MSE. Taking a while so I’ll get the kettle on. Planning on scanning with other recommended software followed by a defrag. Hopefully that’ll get a bit more life out of it.

Thanks for the replies. I guess I’ll just keep an eye on the classifieds and try to interrogate a bit further and work out what it really is she wants to ride with it. As you’ve guessed it won’t be anything too serious just the odd ride around Marple.

It’s a derogatory term used by people who’ve grown up with few or no social problems to tar those people who’ve probably had a tough upbringing below the poverty line with the same brush.

Best scrambled eggs: Turn that heat down and cook em slow.

I went to Edinburgh bike in Manchester and when I asked for fork lube they told me they didn’t stock it and I should use GT85.

I had read something once about this being a bad idea and so I just use finish teflon dry line. I use it from an aerosol can though (With straw attached to aim accurately) – is this any different to the dripper bottle?

Should I stop doing this altogether and use fork lube?

I had a similar problem when I was about 16, except possibly a lot worse than you are describing since the nails actually cut into my toes – really painful! Went to the hospital, they gave me a local anaesthetic, shoved scissors underneath the nail, snipped, and pulled the ingrowing bit out. Quite revolting really…!

Actually I watched them do it which was quite surreal – my first experience of a local anaesthetic.

Since yours don’t sound as bad as mine were, I’d go and see someone asap and you might get away without any of the nastiness described above.

Get some Wusthoff ones – fantastic knives

I would say definitely this…

Just reading the first few replies in this thread has caused a rather uncomfortable feeling downstairs.

On one hand it’s good because it makes domains more readable

e.g. a channel on youtube might become user.youtube rather than youtube.com/user or user.youtube.com

On the other hand it removes some of the hierarchical domain name structure that we currently have e.g. .com, .uk, .de etc.

Oh and there is the fact that with ICANN charging extortionate amounts of money for these new TLDs, small companies are left completely out of the loop.

If I had a spare £100000 or so, I could buy .sucksballs, and easily have a singletrackworld subdomain. Not sure why I’d want to, but can see there being disputes in the future if I did…

Definitely a scam – I’m rather ashamed to admit that I watched some terrible daytime TV the other day where someone had been done over by people with similar claims.

But nice to see Roy Keane being brutally honest about it!

Have heard rumours that Andy Caroll might be starting tonight… It could turn out to be slightly embarrassing what with the other guys having a certain tall long haired chap up front who is considerably better.