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  • Who won the Surly Grappler in 502 Club Raffle?
  • bigphilblackpool
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    Its a common mis conception.. Blackpool is a nicer place now with all the headlands and town center been re jigged and new attractions and refurbs. Its just bad traffic imo… The above “blackpool run” is closer inside the town centre walk on the pier sides not on the toirist tat shop sides and just pop over when yoi fancy a drink… As for the toilet break theres loads of toilets along the prom…. Start at bippy end and walk down its only mad busy near the tower.

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    Sharkattack.. Last review was from 2012 similar situation as me albeit heavier than me. Fox 40s are a total no no. Every single person i know whos owned a set has had issues and breakages they now all run boxxers 888s and the dorados. Not to mention the stanchion wear and a strip down after most rides.

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    Now im confused… Lol

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    Springs dont seem that hard to find to be honest and i can always top up oil height to give a wee bit more right?

    After researching these monster T… Im now intreauged after every single review gives them the thumbs up and theyre all BIG lads…. If they are 200mm travel id be interested otherwise my headangle will be all over the show ….. Tried 175mm forks and just too low on front end.

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    Best way…. Walk. I live in blackpool. Cars gridlocked trams stuffed full. Same with buses and generally full on idiots on public transport too. Park up at the solarium (big shiny glitter ball) and have a walk up north past the pleasure beach. Or start other end park up near to redbank road in bispham and walk down towards blackpool. (Bigger illuminations bispham end) and hit up bispham kitchen for homemade pie and chips 🙂

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    My bad on op i said the 888 were rcv they are the rc2x 2006

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    I have a spend of 200 ish…. The 888 just had full service and new seals fresh oil etc owned by a professional bike mechanic and are 165.

    Boxxers are unknown history but look very good cond and are at 190.

    Shivers are nice cond but 220 i just got told shivers were ment to be totally bombproof. May need a rethink on that.

    Adjustability not top of list as just being tough and easy to look after im 6″4 and 20 stone so they will take a beating.

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    Stop tap outside in street or if they a good plumber can do it live but they have to be quick!!!!! Pre made flex or some hep with a tee and some blanks pre fitted and shove on pronto. This was my job for a few years on a major pub chain on refurbs to strip out all the old and isolate live and make temps for the site cabins 80% of the time was done live due to stopcocks not being in the places they should or the taps broken off :/.

    Freezing kits OK but not fool proof and you need a good run of pipe to actually attach the clamps to it… And they can be expensive to hire.. In all my years of doing this ive never seen one plumber dommy or commercial use a oipe freezer….. Go figure.

    If outside fails and you dont mind a bit of water spraying you go live if your confident.

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    Apples batteries are imo one of the easiest to get at…. Or let alone open the phone. Youd be surprised how many samsung parts are inside iphones.. The screens are made by sammy for apple… Go figure. Batt dosent nesessaraly have to be disconnected to dry out the phone.

    Go see apple if that way inclined and get a new one at least you aint one of my repairs owners with a 2 day old s6 edge plus…. 275 for full bonded screen replacement anyone.. Or 70 for the 6 and 87 for 6+ 🙂

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    Just buy a sprinter…. 🙂

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    Can only be dried out if NOT turned on after its been in the swim…. Your ment to leave off and get stuck in a sonic machine to dry out. Now as water will be inside it makes lots of lovely extra connections on the board. Plus making the screen iffy and microphone/speaker etc… Either exchange with apple. Or sell as spares/repairs on ebay. Trouble is with water damage you never know when it will strike again as any water may still be in the phone to creep up again.

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    Green lantern wasnt that bad …. Have you seen the new fantastic 4 yet…. Or ant man…. My god.. Makes the punisher look good

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    All ps4 games show a disc icon on the bottom corner on the left of the pic on the main menu. The ones that dont have a disc are downloaded. Look in library to see what else has been downloaded whatever he has not got on disc is off the store. Also he will get emails confirming purchases to the same email used to log into his psn. Most games around the 54.99 mark or look on what games on main menu then search for the same ones in the store they will say “purchased” next to them…

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    In all seriousness its not a blue santa cruz or a yeti full sus? Again in blue.. If it is the lad whos sold them to you i well known locally for nicking and re selling high end bikes. The old bill will take the bike off you if found to be stolen or original owner has reported stolen. I know because the shitbag sold me a bike and it got taken off me….. Its rubbish that youl get to keep the bike. Its stolen property (if in fact it is)

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    It was a option as i remember a pal of mime had a rear sprung shock with a lever to lock out would be nice for local jumps thats all. Spoke to fox mojo and the 700 biggest they do and “may” be suitable for me told them witch shock i had and theres not much adjustment aparently?

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    Im going to ring them today and see what they advise as i dont want it bottoming out like a stiffer ride anyway as im used to hardtails. Are there any coil shocks with lockout?

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    scoured usa forums and some guys even heavier than me have like 900lbs springs in use. i have put weight on recently as been back at gym but hopefully riding again will shed some mass lol

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    its 2.5″ to 2.75″ 222.25 e2e a fox van rc and a big hit dh frame. ive thought ahead and contacted a custom spring maker near me sent pics and asked if they can make a 750 lbs or even a 800lbs like nukeproof used to make

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    ive done the check and it comes out a a 700 or a 633 in cane creek bin looking but no joy in finding one ? all out of stock

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    Bit late but after many many years trashing work boots/steel toes on sites in middle of winter in snow hail and oil etc ive found bucklers hard as nails range to be amazing… Pricey but have a lifetime warranty on the stiching “body and soul togeather forever” is their motto and i bagged a 30 quid pair off ebay ex display. Comfiest and most durable boots ive ever had stood for a few hours in snow on a roof in pissing hale in whitby few years ago on wetherspoons roof installing ducting… Piss wet and cold but my feet were cosy and bone dry had em 4 years now and still look like a few weeks old 🙂

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    From personal experiance.. I have now stoped fitting the “towie rads” in customers homes due to constant issues… Mostly people who live in pre fabs or new buids want them and have issues with them dropping or fixings comming loose unless patress fitted beforehand.

    Not to mention the inflated costs of the panels and the fact the sludge overtime builds up in the bottom due to the flow configuration internally. Yes normal rads can have this issue but its a horizontal fill if you will… Check btu rating and fit heat reflective mats behind to help…. No matter how big a rad or how good a system you have shite insulation will put all plans out of the window… Heat reading gun your friend here.

    Had a customer who id fit rads for 4 seperate occasions…. Hed done his math (ex bae engineer) and he was sure he needed bigger and bigger rads… Found out there was one piece of kingspan had dropped down in his loft… Put it back and his room was like a oven.

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    Fresh burgers a must!!! Either the fancy ones or even the standard ones good

    Fishcakes
    the “raddler” beers
    Olives
    the steam microwave thai chicken curry
    the speciality crisps
    brioche buns/hotdog rolls
    French/english mustard
    the hotdogs in glass jars
    the ready made mango chicken chilled salad
    family sized fresh orange juice not from concentrate
    pastrami sanwhich meat
    smoked ham (yellow packet)

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    Apple dieing a slow death imo. Used to be a apple fanboy till i used android. And apple better at hardware!!!! Have you not seen the bending phones!!!??? Ios8 killing batteries and wifi!!! Taking up 6gb over wifi for new download!!! Madness imo apple did reinvent the phone… Now others have surpassed and masterd them apple stuck way behind now im afraid.

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    in my case my postcode not the best, car kept on street, sporty car with 18 inch alloys etc and ive bin driving 9 months now (got quote for me and the wife when bought mondy when i passed my test) shes 24 andim 26 shes got 6 points and 2 yrs ncb and its 739 py fully comp for both of us with our own protected ncb!!!! you just have to hunt around!!!!

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    theyre based and made in Blackpool nuff said!!!! hahahhah

    i worked there for a bit making the character bons for well known fast food chains was a great job to be honest. the testing shows a typical week in a blackpool park : ) but seriously the companies glasdon supply too have budgets and they want the strongest most durable products. either pay for glasdon gear and it last 20 years or buy 20 cheap ones out of your tax paying money(local authorities biggest customers) ??? the testing a extreme way of showing quality of their products and its a novel advertising scheme too. youl remember who makes em now due to the funny vids!!!!

    and ive sin many a glasdon bin alight on the way home from a night out still there in the morning just a quick scrub or repaint lol

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    long time ago me pal had a black rx7 only one ive ever seen in the flesh!!! sounded awsome and shifted too!!! very nice cars and apparently he got dirt cheap tax and insurance due to the 1.3L aspect of the engine (apparently)

    if you want old theres a mk 2 fiesta kicking about here with a 1.6 zetec s cdti diesel engine in. had remap and bigger blower and intercooler. kills the st brigade and he has a hoot with the tdci badge on the back and the pittance to run it!!! wide steel wheels on her and a simple white paint job with fishnet recaros. NICE

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    i can vouch for a diesel!!!! got a mondeo 2.0 tdci titinium x. scares so called sportier cars lad in a corsa vxr had a glum look on his face after a quick blast!!!! try a fabia vrs small cheap and same engines as the golf as its all same company vw skoda and seat.

    steer clear of common hot hatches as a lot have bin claimed on insurance thus higher premiums. remapped diesels the way as the gearboxes tough out of the box and low comp turbos stop the dredded pop better mpg, more low down pulling grunt!!!! il never go back to petrol now!!!

    bigphilblackpool
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    Sorry breadcrumb ive bin in scotland too long 50mph for a van on dc.

    No the lad took one payment of 150quid off each lad so 300 for 6 points.

    I feel dont take the micky and you wont get stung. Ive happily sat in work van doing 83mph on the mway with a copper in a unmarked sat next to me with no pullover.

    Now our vans are all restricted due to some stupid eu directive on new company vehicles so no risk of speeding.

    However i fell its unsafe having revs and speed limited as most people sit at 75-78 and our vans counter this and no chance of overtakes, so slowing down to fall back behind which in turn causes car behind to do same, not the best. Fun pulling out at roundabouts with only 2k worth of revs timing is crucial or a nice side swipe can occur.

    bigphilblackpool
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    Steer clear of ebay!!! Unless theyre branded cards. The cheap ones are seconds that dont reach the full advertised gb and can become corrupt when the data barrier is reached as i found out twice!!!!

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    500 quid!!!!! A lad we work along side on site takes them for 150 quid!!!!

    Know of at least 2 lads whove used him and succeeded,naughty yes but to be honest how many of us lot speed on a daily basis? Im not talking 100 on the m way but like 80 or 70 on a dual carriage way?

    bigphilblackpool
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    Ive bin looking at one and now with the 4g and removable storage thats all that was stopping a purchase!!!! All motorolla phones are now made by google, the razor I wasnt. So you get nexus quality and reliability at a fraction of the price.

    Im sure lenovo have something to do witj google/moto now too.

    bigphilblackpool
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    Hahha im a big lad with very broad shoulders, the fact of riding a heavy bike isnt an issue to me to be fair as I train and have allways rode heavy bikes so never experienced a “light”.

    Your heavy is my average lol. The lad genuine known him for yonks and its a simple I need cash quick with the wife breathing down his neck lol.

    bigphilblackpool
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    wow thanks so much for your help all installed working perfectly. base score of 5.9 not too shabby. avast installed and all windows defender up and running fast and sweet. thanks again boys for all the help!!!!!

    bigphilblackpool
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    Oh its also showing my graphics cards now a score of 1 when they were 4.2 earlier on the pc score?

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    All done. However screen resolution and brightness have got a lot worse (ive changed resolution to max in settings) and theres no bluetooth drivers or ethernet or wireless?

    bigphilblackpool
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    Done the options tab and formatted all the drives and loaded windows to the hdd as its the only place big enough for install anyway. Its uploading now.

    bigphilblackpool
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    Right up to the bit where it says install now im upto where do you want to install windows

    Diso partition 1 dell utility
    Disc0 partition 2 recovery
    Disc0 partition 3 os

    Refresh or load driver??

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    its running now buddy copying to pen drive

    bigphilblackpool
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    going to start now. me pal had a quick look today at brew time and he said the virus has removed the image totally so hopefully this should work.

    bigphilblackpool
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    My head is killing me now lol.

    Right I download the new win 7 link you posted for me cougar onto my laptop or onto the usb?

    Then run the win usb tool and select the new windows file for it to work with as I tried this last night and it said it was a invalid iso or something?.

    Anyway use the tool then do what? Transfer the new file the usb tool has created to my usb stick?

    Then press f12 in when the dell logo appears, then whats after that?

    Sorry as im useless when it comes to this stuff : /

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