No but i give the chain a deep clean and lube after every couple of muddy rides. whats the point in lubing a muddy chain? it's pointless as you're just making a grinding-paste

old brick, £15 a month. Now that's cool

Howies have had their 'niche' day and now they're just another overpriced label

can you not assemble a hacksaw blade inside the loop? ie take the blade off, thread it through the loop and then attach it again to saw through the outer race?

B+Q do juniour hacksaws for a few quid

It would probably be OK if you run the forks with a lot of sag as this'll bring it back down to normal geometry. run them with a lot of sag, rebound quite slow, should be fine. If you were putting 160's i'd be worried and in general forks that are too long will make it handle like a barge on the corners.

Genius

I think a large would be the best option for you as i'm 5"8 and on a medium. They're quite short in the top tube. could be a good excuse to post a pic… do older-style hecklers count?

I don't think you'll get a workshop one for that price, last time i looked a park tools one was £20+, i think i paid close to a tenner for my mini one

no offense

llandegla is very wet at the moment but not particularly muddy. just a couple of muddy patches. Trail condition i would say 9/10

You seriously need to ask STW which watch to spend your money on?

You are gay.

Either that or have no style

It depends how heavy you are i'm not very heavy so have no probs with QR

I had a quick play with it in Gimp (free photoshop equivalent). Took the curve up quite a way and increased the contrast. then a slight Unsharp Mask to get the details out.

set the camera to AV mode (aperture variable). Use the little scroll wheel to select the aperture. choose f/5.6 – this is a good compromise which will let enough light in to get a decent shutter speed. Set the iso no higher than 400. try it on 200 first and if the shutter speed isn't fast enough (it needs to be 1/120 or quicker for a beginner for hand held) then bump it to 400. if you go above 400 you'll get noise on the image.

find a good place to position the image – try near a window. or outside like you did.

hold the camera steady with one hand under the lens and the other on the trigger, half-press to focus and gently squeeze all the way in.

They'll be fine and it'll corner like a beast ;)

I used to work for The Halifax investigating fraud and O2 Carphone Warehouse came up a lot. What they'll do is, if you've been abroad and used a dodgy machine or if you've been to an asian motor garage where they've got cameras up OR if someone's swiped your card TWICE, this is a way for them to get your card and pin details and they can then make a clone. Once they've made the clone they will then test it with a small amount (usually a pound or less). If that goes through then they will order a load of stuff.

what could be happening is that they're ordering stuff to your house to make it look as though it's you who is doing the buying, that way they could be trying to discredit you with the bank so that eventually they won't be so quick to stop the fraudulent activity.

Hugh – next time it happens, take along a mate and a baseball bat and either follow the fraudster home or sort him out when he tries to leave the depot (quietly, in an alley, making no reference to how you know who he is).

I wouldn't do this if i were you unless you wanted to do time for assault.

What you might have to do is keep a close eye on your account statements and look out for very small "tester" transactions. They could be as small as 1p. If you notice one of these you must tell your bank ASAP. also make sure that whenever you use your pin, wherever it is, cover it with your hand because if it's a valid chip and pin transaction the bank will not refund your account.

It might also be worth asking your bank if closing your account and opening a new one would be worth doing, especially if you're getting repeated attacks on different card numbers.

what is the thinking behind the copper slip thing? I've never understood how it works as its the pad rubbing against the rotor that makes the noise, or so i thought..

i can imagine it's quite expensive

It makes me laugh all this talk of stanchion wear, usually stories told by people who don't employ basic routine clean and lube after muddy rides. stanchion wear is subjective, depending on the user. I had my 2004 talas apart for an oil change and the stanchions were perfect – explain that? Fox/rock shox/ manitou, they'll all wear out if you don't look after them properly and Fox stanchions don't wear any quicker than any other fork out there.

EDIT: and wiper servicing is a 15 minute job

pC 951 works every time

No just paypal to paypal it only occurred to me after i'd sent it that i might not be covered if it's down as being a gift but i'm so used to sending as a paypal gift that it was almost a reflex action. I trust him anyway, but now i know i won't do it again. Thanks for the info

its nobody off here. and yes its a US seller

so i should have sent the $140 as a payment for goods?

Llandegla is my new favourite place! did the black on sunday and seemed a lot longer than the red i did last time. The trail surface is spot on and the berms and jumps are so smooth its like being on a rollercoaster. It takes me 1 1/2 hours to get there (sorry Mr. Ozone Layer) but it's worth it. The only thing is on a weekend it's so busy you're bound to run into the occasional tossspot. last time it was the guy who said i should have waited at the top when i asked to pass him, this time it was the bloke who waltzed infront of me with his daughter to join his wife for the queue for the bike wash. Apart from that it had everything and i finished the ride covered in mud which is always the sign of a good ride :twisted:

no offense

especially you simon. you make me wanna puke

I am growing to despise mountain bikers. been away from STW for a while and come back to this makes me realise how sad a bunch we are. You're all a load of b*tches

Ellsmere port? what what?

Not bad. For a middle class middle aged organic vegetarian

pretty silly of your wife to go spouting her thoughts into the public domain i should think. she's talking to the whole world behind your friend's backs, not surprised they're p1ssed off about it :roll:

I'm wanting to do one next september, is there a website with information on how to apply? It'll be in leeds to teach science

no

Thanks hairychested i'm watching that already, we're thinking along same lines. did you see the ensis s with a missing screen? just my luck :roll:

am now rocking the old dell 15" monitor running through the lappers. much brighter! feels kinda Matrix :)

UST = Unsure about tubes

My big ring is slightly taco'd

You're so funny!

22-36 with an 11-34 is best for Max Granny

I wonder who he sold the ibis to?

£43 and out of stock. You fail!

does anyone know where to get a 9mm QR bolt-through? do they actually exist?

njee20, nice try but i'm afraid one of the main components is made by specialized!

Aww mozzy… don't you want my money? or my bombers? :(