Our Polish lads at work are more courteous and polite than most of the indigenous staff.

Its strange they are like this in the UK, as my experiences with them in other countries has been quite different, some Poles can be quite agressive esp driving. They have a bit of a rep in other East European countries as being pushy and rude.

Poles and other East Europeans dont eat Turkey for Christmas, its normaly Carp although some eat Trout too.

If you want to impress them with a return gift give them a cabbage and some potatoes, as thats what they eat with the Carp.

At the very best you will get told to get lost, at the worst you will get thumped.

Ive never seen a Fat bike on the slopes but i did witness a guy riding his downhill bike down, on a night ski session. I guess he thought nobody would see him or something.

Theres no way you you be allowed on a ski lift with a bike in season, and rightly so.

Quite an old vid this one, still cool though and commentry from Harley the man!

If they ride the following i would say 10000000%

Finance GAP – pays the difference between what your insurance company pays out in the event of a write off and your finance settlement at that time.

RTI GAP – Pays the difference between what your insurance company pays in the event of a write off and what you paid for the car when purchased. hence Return To Invoice (RTI)

Note : RTI GAP is not all the same, you very much get what you pay for. If you are paying £100 for a three year policy from some internet broker ask the question why its so cheap, ie many cheap RTI polices wont cover any accessories, delivery , taxes like RFL and 1st reg fee on new cars, and by experience they can be an absolute nightmare to claim on. Also check the maximum claim limit. This should be in line with the purchase price of the policy. ie : you don’t want a 10K maximum claim limit on a 40K car, as its unlikely to cover the difference in depreciation.

Another thing is the quality RTI polices cover the excess on your insurance (normally up to £500) if your car is less than a year old and you happen to get a new for old payout from your insurance company if the write off occurs in the first year

Expect to pay between 1.5% and 2.0% of the invoice price of the car for a good quality regulated RTI policy. Finance GAP is alot cheaper, but hardly anybody buys it any more as RTI is a superior product.

Do you need it? Well that depend on the value of the car you are buying, but arguably even if the purchase price of the car is 3K you will still get vaule out of a £300 policy is the worst should happen.

Oh and one more thing – ABSOLUTELY ask the question if the GAP policy will definitely pay the INVOICE price and not the Glasses guide retail price, as some polices will only pay Glasses guide, the reason is that the GAP company may feel you paid too much for the car in the first place and they will not honor it – this is common on some used cars, especially if there was an expensive accessory fitted such as a styling pack or leather trim.
But again you rarely have this problem with a quality RTI product.

Honestly, if you weren’t so far off the mark with your comments, I’d probably be inclined to listen to you, but all I hear is an odd noise

lol, because i said l like black suits? Oh dear.

peterfile : Step away from the keyboard please

If you do actually work on the bins, fair play to you for managing to establish yourself as STW’s resident sartorial expert

Yes, impressive isn’t it.

Brilliant

You been anywhere near business in the last, oh i dunno, few decades?

No, i work on the bins. You?

…and the british public probably think that tennis is one of the few clean sports left too.

no comment.

If a man is to have a single suit in his wardrobe, as is the Op’s potential scenario, it should always be a well-fitting navy blue, single breasted suit.

To suggest anything otherwise, is just ignorance

LOL!!! BRILLIANT! TROLL!!

monksie : You rock.

Not a black suit!!

Classic navy blue; the staple of a man’s wardrobe

Navy blue!!! LOL, they look terrible!! If you are over 60 then definately the navy without doubt – but seriously? Is anybody actually wearing navy blue suits these days?

P.S if you did want a navy one, i rekon a charity shop would be the best bet.

Research assistant. Don’t listen to anybody advising you not to wear a suit for an interview. Its bollocks.

Black suit, white shirt and neutral tie, black shoes. Basically nothing offensive. You are selling yourself, so be prepared to make an effort.

Its your first impression make it count.

Theres something about a Goshawks eyes, terrifying. Awesome Bird.

[/quote]Hannah is lovely, new screen saver at 21:44 *mutter rubs thighs mutter mutter*

Nah, if you want a beach shot i prefer this

No that sounds about right to me, its just a sufferfest really. That said dont feel pressured to turn up the resistance as instructed, just do what you feel. Most spinning class instructors get a bit over excited, but are unlikely to wait with you in A+E while you get your consciousness back after one of their sessions :-)

hmmm lovely

Hold on tight for the Anthem, they do come up for that kind of money occasionally. Check Fulford Cycles on e-bay or phone them, as they often have reconditioned or secondhand frames for sale. Got my last Anthem frame from them at a good price.

Awesome bikes to ride, l have a 2012 X2 with the SRAM groupset and its a brilliant bike. Probably the best ive ever owned in 20 odd years of mtb’ing.

I thought Giant had dropped 29ers as overnight the company had decided they were rubbish & 27.5 had the sun shining out of it’s arse?

Giant are monitoring the demand for 29er, if people don’t want to buy it anymore then Giant wont sell it. All other Bike manufacturers do the same, Giant just vocalized it.

I really like the new range of 27.5 trance, but the 29 still had great reviews – there are a few owner reviews on mtbr.

http://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/29er-fullsuspension/giant/trance-x-29er-0/prd_501404_7787crx.aspx

Giant definitely make the best frames, i know there will be loads of people on here that will disagree, but the ALUXX SL frames are sublime, really light and just the right amount of flex to be comfortable.

I am slightly Giant biased (you can probably tell) but for good reason i think. :-)

I know that is the forum interpretation, but it’s not the view I seem be getting from Giant – no more 26ers, 29ers for as long as the demand is there.

This is true, and actually the case for 90% of other Bike manufactures too.

Our first is due in April, just wanted to ask you guys how much the babs really affected your cycling / time?

Am i being realistic to still get out on a couple of rides a week?

Avoid Clacton-on-Sea

Its a s*it hole

I go riding with my 3 year old Collie, i havent covered more than 10 miles with her as i tend to ride quite constantly fast in the flat forests of Suffolk!

Normally stop halfway if its hot so she can drink, took her out yesterday and stopped but she wasn’t thirsty so obviously depends on the temperature

Dont forget when you are riding you will approach wildlife quickly, and the dog will notice first. There have been several times she shot off to chase a squirrel or deer so i have to constantly be aware of where she is, i also modify my route so im not near farmers fields (she chased a piglet once) and roads.

Best Hill tune – Cant get the best of me.

turbo trainer

[quoteI thought people were boycotting Specialized now because of that restaurant/cafe business…[/quote]

Oops, sorry i didnt get that memo :|

If you google specialized concept store, select your area and 2013 carbon epic, you can pick up a 2013 model Epic comp carbon for £2500 reduced from £3200 at the mo. Good upgrade potential for the future too.

As for fuel economy- I didnt buy it to look at the gauge, I have it set on miles left in the tank so I dont look like a divvy at the roadside out of fuel.

I love R32’s but when i was selling them it had to be the used car with the most previous owners on the logbook, when i got feedback on this it was mostly all the same reason. Running costs, namely fuel. The best i could average was 26mpg on a gentle run.

But credit for accepting this and being realistic about it, as many R32’s are bought with a ‘it will be ok, ill drive it conservatively’. Inpossible with such a fun car i say.

With a nice set of pics on e-bay i would say £350-£400

Not really, each bike should be valued on its own merits. Lots of things affect the price.

Ive sold a year old mtb and got 80% of the price new price back, and sold another at 50% retained after a year.

It may be that it would be better to split.

There are plenty of pricing experts on here, what have you got?

Unfornunately Jaywick in Essex survived the devastation (no really)

KMC X10 defo

Looks good, thanks for sharing

A few years ago car dealers were talking about the same problem, why would anybody buy cars from us with, drive the deal.com etc etc offering cut price new cars.

But the dealers survived and in a complete turn of events now the internet suppliers are no more.

Brand franchised stores are the answer, and im guessing their terms are better than non-branded stores and ill also guess they may be on some kind of manufactuer bonus scheme too.
In other words they have the power to compete.

I dont think any bike manufacter is happy with seeing their stock given away online. Be it CRC or ebay, whatever really. Its just de valueing the brand.

Has anybody actually seen the (any) fruits of Mr Osbourne’s recovery yet?

Eminem MM2

At least im honest!

Vegan here…so no.