Official date was thursday 7th wasn’t it? I’m still waiting for my copy to arrive.

Try typing the part numbers into eBay and seeing what other people have advertised them as? Not ideal but when I was in a similar situation recently I just advertised them with the part numbers and didn’t mention any cars.

For eg. I saw so many people advertising Thule roof bars as something like ‘Ford Fiesta roof bars’ without realising that Thule only make about 3 different lengths so the chances are they will fit loads of cars, not just Fiestas.

Get the Galaxy S3 then

Hacksaw? If not then i’m sure there are hundreds of people on here that have their old narrow(er) bars sitting around collecting dust somewhere.

If our fleet is anything to go by, the electrical drain from the on board kit tends to flatten batteries quickly, which means you have to resort to an emergency start switch which preserves enough battery to start up. Leaving them running (on run lock, so the keys aren’t in) prevents this.

+1

It’s not because they love wasting fuel…we waste that in other ways

That’s the advice we have to give when using the American 999 triage system called AMPDS. Lots of ambulance trusts still use it but down here in the South West we now use a much more appropriate triage system called Pathways.

I believe the decision on laying them on their back was based on a few reasons; easier for Joe Public to do, easier to monitor their airway and finally, if the patient is to stop breathing then they are already in the best position.

Both Paramedics and control staff were always questioning this practice.

@deviant – You are right, it’s an American system which is always working around their blame and compensation culture…

Been listening to him since my mate came back from NZ with an iPod full of new music a couple months ago. I had no idea what he looked like until now.

Check out ‘Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ too

Sainsburys were selling local ales 2 for £3 yesterday. I stocked on my favourites from Teignworthy Brewery, which is based about 5 miles away from my house.

I bought some 661 Raji for £10 from CRC, they are great but I get the feeling they won’t last as long as the 661 Comp I had last year. They are much cooler though

Anyone use the Piz Buin ‘day long’ stuff? It looks similar to P20 only Tesco are selling if for about £7* right now. P20 is about £25*

*rough prices from a quick glance earlier.

What colour was the 29er?

Have you turned on iMessage on your iPhone? Go to your settings and check.

It’s great, my nephew can also make free video calls to me from his iTouch when he’s connected to wifi

@jruk

You passed me and Luke at the river between Hound Tor and Smallacombe. We were chatting to a couple guys who were fixing a flat. Once the rain stopped it turned into a beautiful day

Dartmoor last tuesday, hoping for more of the same tomorrow.

Get well soon

I’m 5ft 9 and ride a 16″

Monday and Tuesday for me this week, and the weather forecast is looking great

Thanks for the offer but i’ll stick to Dartmoor, i ride Haldon all the time so i like to get out on the moor when i get the chance.

And the conditions on the cheeky trails aren’t that great at the moment, well they weren’t last week when i was last up there anyway.

Have fun

I hoping to get out tomorrow, what did you have in mind?

I normally hang around east Dartmoor and enjoyed a ride around Hound Tor, Hamel Down and Headland Warren with Shinythings and Texas on saturday. The conditions were great considering the recent weather

Quantocks today

Cracking day yesterday, first sunburned head I’ve had in a few years.

Thanks again for the guide and the shock repair guys

I’ll see you at Hound Tor.

@jruk, I don’t think we’ve met unless I just haven’t put a forum name to a real person when I’m out? I can’t make Sunday but i’ll let you know what the conditions are like on here after tomorrows ride if you like

I’ve never ridden from that side before, parking at the Warren House Inn?

Let me know how you get on with the car, I’d love to tag along

I’m expecting it to be very wet on the ground but I’m not letting that put me off.

@Texas, I’ll be checking this regularly or my email address is in my profile

+1 for none of the above.

So I selected chain lube as I once carried it in my pack on a ride.

No idea how old your engine is but i believe the general concensus is that it’s risky on older engines as dislodging bits of muck and crap can cause more harm than good.

Regular oil changes at the correct intervals should negate the need for a flush.

All in my opinion obviously, i’m not a mechanic.

I really need to get out on the Quantocks more, especially as my sister has recently moved to Cothelstone.

When Cornish people have breakfast do they put the jam on their toast before the butter?

My SLX chainring says only to use an HG-X chain? How important is that? Is it just Shimano recommending their own gear?

I used to get this when i first started riding. I soon learnt that I need to drink more, eat bananas/cereal bars during the rides, something like a milkshake asap afterwards and then a proper meal an hour or 2 later.

This is only for longer, all day rides obviously. Not so important for me for a pootle around the local woods

Don’t roadies call it the bonk or something? From what i’ve heard it can cause you to feel like crap for a day or 2 and even cause depression

I ended up with an FSA after a bit of research. I’ve not had it long enough to comment on its longivity compared to the OEM Shimano but it’s doing the job so far for pretty much the same price of a replacement Shimano one

3 days from ordering to receiving my reverb last week
What did you pay in total if you dont mind me asking?

It was about 215€ with delivery which worked out at about £185 . It’s a 2012 post with black collar and bleed kit

+1

3 days from ordering to receiving my reverb last week

My ride today was just a 200 metre test ride up the road and back to try out the new reverb. Damn night shifts!

@jruk, 27 miles around Haldon sounds like a lot. Last time i did that far was including the ride up from Dawlish or Exeter. Mind you, that was also with Endomondo so who knows how far i really went.

@Yunki, good to see you’re out and about. I’ve not seen anywhere near enough of eastern Dartmoor yet this year but that will soon change hopefully

I called them a few weeks ago, their website is apparently very up to date and if it’s not in stock then it’s not even shown on the site. It might be worth a call tomorrow to find out if they’re getting any new stock

http://welovelapierre.com/

Give them a call if you need any help or advice before you buy, they’re very helpful

There’s no way that the Mercs will stay ahead. Whatever peoples opinion of him is I honestly think this is Hamiltons race.

I can’t wait to see what Kimi and Kamui can do to entertain

The race is 8am UK time. The show is 0630 on Sky or 0700 on BBC.

I’m looking forward to it, great potential to be the most exciting race for a while

Yes

It’s also worth me mentioning, my post from bike.discounts.de is a black collar with bleed kit, and arrived within 72 hours of ordering. Exactly the same as pictured above by HG

For anyone who cares, my post came today so that’s 3 days delivery time from Germany

On a different note, anyone know how long they take to arrive? Mine was shipped on tuesday and I’m hopeful that I can have it by next Tuesday…