Never mind that. What are they doing outside of the 1990's?

Ahhh…Mr.Demographic.

Everyone's favourite socio-economically representative reggae star!

willard – Member

Cameron did a Q&A with them twice didn't he? I thought he got on well with them?

I think they disapproved of his choice of biscuits. Or something.

The diet sub-forum is a revelation. 18,500 or so threads and nobody has thought to suggest eating less cake and doing some £$%^ing exercise yet!

willard – Member

Remember… Mumsnet is a strong political force. They helped win the election for the Tories donchaknow.

Oh, actually, well, sort of win. With Clegg's help.

Did they bollocks!

That forum is populated by hordes of squawking Labour voting automaton harpies!

My mate's Canadian girlfriend hates me too, we should form a support group.

She's not an underwear model though, she's a social worker which you'll probably agree is marginally less sexy.

Anyway, either:

1) She hates you because she's an utter cokehead
2) She acts like she hates you because she fancies you
and gets off on the conflict

In conclusion, you should definitely try and nail this bolshy mountain yank.

Either 2) proves to be correct in which case you get to have manic coke fuelled sex with a Canadian underwear model.

or…

1) In which case, what do you care? She hates you anyway.

Wait two years and pick it up for 15K.

Short of having a company car, being really quite well off or a member of the British military deployed in Germany (and subsequently able to make use of tax free cars with a NATO discount on top) I really can't see the point in buying brand new.

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ganic – Member
32 boot are terrible, utterly hopeless boots. Until recently they didnt even have footbeds. They still use the same last for a size 9 and 10 and just change the liner size. Lots of people wear them because they are cheap to stock and often discounted. Seriously avoid 32.
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Sorry, but I utterly disagree.

Have had two pairs of Lashed and a pair of Team Two, all of which were fantastic.

I've used them for a full season in Banff/Lake Louise, another in Chamonix
and 18 weeks in a variety of other resorts in addition to countless Dendex/Snowflex/fridge sessions.

I've also used DC, Vans, Burton and Northwave and am firmly of the opinion that 32 are great.

Some skateboard shops used to be even worse…not so much these days as they're suffering from the internet way more than LBSs….Slam City Skates in Covent Garden had excellent stock levels and carried loads of great brands, but the staff there were invariably such choppers.

Snowboard shops can be terrible too, typically rubbishing any brands they don't carry. I recall going into one in Poole (not Ride, the other one just across the road) with a friend who had bought a Rome Agent deck and a Dakine board bag from them for the best part of £450. The guy got really funny with him when he heard that he'd bought some boots from another shop.

He was trying to tell us that '32' (the brand) were universally regarded as rubbish…well, sorry mate, but they're the best and lightest brand out there, as evidenced by the fact that around 80% of all seasonaires I know wear them and they're carried by every snowboard shop worth shopping in.

Vans have some BMX specific shoes like the Whip 2 that are well worth a go, Etnies also have some BMX specific designs.

Less emphasis on reinforced uppers (if anyone has worked out how to kickflip a BMX let me know!) with more effort dedicated to bombproof soles.

QUOTE: geofg – Member
My LBS is Primera in Bournemouth QUOTE.

Mine too!

Really good shop. They were great with my dad too, he bought his first ever serious bike at the age of 60 and they sorted him out with a Specialized Crosstrail which is just perfect for him.

I'll be going in there at some point next week to see if they can get the pedals off my brother's Hardrock.

Actually….strictly speaking, 'On Yer Bike' is my LBS, but as you'll be well aware they're perfectly good, but not in the same league as Primera.

jedi – Member

pics?

…will take a photograph later, am stuck at work right now…actually, will try and link to a picture of them on the net.

Don't worry about anti-English sentiment in Edinburgh. All of the nice bits are full of English people anyway or those posh Scots who have the good grace to speak with English accents. :P

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manitou – Member
return to job saying you are a consultant viola!
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I was a consultant viola once, I was replaced by a cello on a fixed term contract.

TAXI!

Ahhh…Holland, it's like Lincolnshire, but with less of a drug problem and women that you actually want to sleep with.

I'm surprised at just how Pitchfork/ATP/Drowned in Soundesque music taste is on here!

I'm a real tart with trainers and would never risk any of my predominantly limited edition/rare Vans (Era mainly, but some Authentic, Old Skool, Mid Skool too) so I use an old pair of Etnies LoCut.

Wish Duffs hadn't turned their backs on skateboarding, anyone remember the Strombolies? Best skate shoes I ever had.

fourcrossjohn – Member
But a chinooke filled to the brim with sas landing and doing patrols with door gunners and a few police spotter planes and choppers would move things on nicley.

It's one Geordie charver, not the South Armagh Brigade.

Surfer Blood or Male Bonding for me.

Quite enjoyed the new Hold Steady, but they seem to be on a gradual downwards trajectory.

My ex encouraged me to have as many female friends as I liked. However, this was on the condition that they were all utter swamp donkeys with the sort of rancid faces that could persuade a rabid bulldog to walk backwards.

I like those Ford Focus RS chav chariot efforts, but I only ever see used ones in Bug Puss Orange or Toxic Waste Green (I'm sure Ford have different names for these colours).

If I could find one in white I'd be very tempted indeed. To hell with my credibility, I never had any to begin with!

Pardon my ignorance, but where is that?!

It loos ace….could pass for Hawaii at a glance, but am guessing it's in the Lake District or something?

At this early stage I've ruled out Lincolnshire….

Bushwacked – Member
It's a lovely ride and I'm actually starting to like it more than my Soul.

Jimmy – I don't want a specific jump bike so that's why I didn't get one. I wanted something that could be moved around easier than my current bike and its exactly what I got and its a hoot!

Well you've got some nerve…fancy enjoying a bike you selected then paid for with your own money! :wink:

How much does the whole shebang weigh?

'Straights of Gibraltar?'

Some sort of heterosexual pressure group, presumably. :wink:

Yeah, that would make sense.

Just wondered as I work down that way a few times per week and wouldn't mind getting in on that ride, looked fun!

'To be pacific'

…that will be specific then?

Eccles – Member

Backhander – the cow is, in fact, special forces. Sneaky.

It's on a steak out…taxi!

Side issue, but does anyone else reckon that acting chief constable or whatever rank she holds is an utter lightweight?

I thought police top brass were all supposed to be uber-slick media friendly spin machines these days. If it wasn't for the braiding on her uniform you'd think she was a part time receptionist at HQ.

Cheers cynic_al. Will give this a go (or a bash!) after work.

foxyrider – Member
I bodged this for a mate. I used the allen key and a Big nut which fitted into the outer cap – drilled a hole bigger than the allen key then threaded the nut over the allen key and installed into the crank arm. Used a spanner to keep the nut stationary so the bolt in the crank arm undoes and pulls off the crank. if that makes sense?

Just about!

Man, I hate going into bike shops unless in a purchasing capacity. I always get the feeling that everyone else in there can strip and reassemble a bike in pitch darkness.

Actually…might be able to get around it.

Cutting a long story short, I've broken my bash ring and want to fit a new one. If I just remove the driveside pedal and use a 5mm allen key to remove the current bash ring, is there even any need to remove the whole crank arm?

I apologise for the Play School nature of this question!

It's a Truvativ Blaize 2.0 (Powerspline variant). 2010 bike, but not as to what sort of BB.

Squadron 22?

*Deploying Pedantry Ray*

That'll be 22 Squadron.

Oh well, at least it isn't the BBC banging on about the Royal 'Anglicans'.

Pardon the doubtless blasphemous nature of my question, but as someone who knows nothing about FS bikes (and only slightly more about hardtails), what makes the 5 AM worth the best part of a grand more than say, a Specialized Enduro Comp?

Spongebob – Member

+1 Molgrips. For me, the Archers invokes an instant channel switch.

I keep trying to tell my parents that to all intents it's just Emmerdale in a solely audio format, but they won't have it.

'Oh my days!'

This little expression seems to be the exclusive preserve of slack jawed wiggers and the permatanned communal sperm receptacles who love them.

molgrips – Member

Nothing. I don't want to end up oblivious to cyclists coming up the towpath behind me shouting at the top of their lungs.

Do you not feel terribly claustrophobic being unable to perceive anything behind you?

I run on footpaths in suburban West Bournemouth by and large.

Rarely encounter any cyclists as I run very early in the morning/late at night. Loads of runners around here though.

hels – Member
Hopeless Records Sampler (kiddie punk from the mid 90s NYC)

I used to buy loads of stuff on Hopeless when i was a teen (30 now)…

They seem to trade exclusively in dodgy fauxmo now, but they used to have Dillinger Four, 88 fingers Louie, Digger (when they were still good), Samian, Scared of Chaka and all manner of high octane goodness.

'Ourselves', 'yourselves' and 'myself'….

Utterly neutral on their own, but when left in the hands of some of my plantlife colleagues you end up receiving emails/telephone calls along the lines of:

'Ourselves have contacted yourselves about this matter on previous occasions. If yourselves could reply to myself, then ourselves will be in a position to pursue it further'

I'm 6'0" and a shade under 13 stone.

My 661 knee/shin pads are M and a perfect fit on me, they're not the Race Lite, think they're the regular Race model (mostly white like an imperial stormtrooper).

*Bump*

Sack it off and get an R32, hard house compilation optional (but encouraged).