I’m with Dave on the snow suit.
Mine is at about 2C. It is also mostly glass.

Watched the inbetweeners before work… a solid 1.

To offer more input to my previous post.
I tested a Sov. A Stanton. And an Alpine. ridding myself of a bluepig, I found:

Sov felt great, on par with an alpine, but £550 for 4130 taiwanese nonsense. I’ll pass.
The Alpine was fun and kicky.
The Stanton.. Super solid 853. Very squirly. Cheaper than the Evil by a mile.

On all three, you will get the short rearstays. the Alpine and the Stanton have lower BBs.
All three very fun bikes.
It’s all about price to quality, I’d say.
One low point to Evil is that it is a one man company leaning more towards bouncy backs.

I haven’t had heating for 3 years… When faced with the question of £300 for a full tank of oil… or £300 for a marmot triclimate parka you are going to buy anyway… you easily realize you have electrically heated showers and the joy of the postman’s face as you accept packages. :)

I wanted one a while back..
For the money.. No.
Get a Stanton.

Hit one of my door handles when bending over about 4 months ago. Sliced through my bicep.
12 stiches.

Your left hand is your friend. Forget you have a right one.
Trust me.

Man Love Thursday.

Why are you going?

Find a US Forces bloke you trust and have it shipped to his PO box.
They count as stateside addresses for them.
That’s what I do anyway. :)

Yes. Yes.

perhaps, Even if the laws were revoked, there would be the unwritten laws surrounding the sacredness of killing. (Who is to be forgiven, Commitalus[sp]) So laws regardless, just no consequence. Unless you count the brother of the man killing you being granted the right to kill you.

stratobiker – Being a soldier isn’t all about killing is it?

I am unsure you are aware of who a soldier works for.. or what that employers main concern of existence is.. So I will let you know.. Just because a Soldier isn’t there to kill someone, he would be a fool to not accept the fact he might.

You just bought yourself a certified POS. Unless it is the SS version.
Had mine on for 2 weeks before it started rusting like mad. I even rubbed it with that special cloth and kept it very dry.
Super awesome low profile though.
If only somebody else made them. :(

I seem to be in the usual category of:

Hex multi tool
Chain Breaker
Power Links
2 full links
Spoke Key
Tyre lever
Pump
Patch kit
Some business cards
Maybe a spare tube

All fits in a convenient 4×6 magazine pouch.

A buff in one of the side pockets on the waist belt
I also have a waterproof that has been molded to the outside pouch of my pack, rarely use it though.

DD, you crack me up.

Go Outdoors is an awesome choice, especially this tim eof year. I once got a pair of scarpas for £15 from them.

A good pair of beginner shoes are Scarpa Force’s. or the newer Vapor version. They let your foot lay somewhat flat while still having an aggressive toe box. Chili Sausalitos are also good for this. 5.10 Gambits/Verde Anasazis are the same.

I would highly recommend those, but you have already dropped £70 just reading that probably. :P

Definitely try before you buy.
You can find some Erowid shoes for cheap, because they are a lesser known company, but are pretty awesome in comparison to Sausalitos and the Defys.

Had a Ragley. Was alright. But long.
Get a Stanton.

You should check the bead after putting about 15-20 psi in the tyres.
just pump it up and then inspect both sides for anythign that could be flaring up a bit.. if it isn’t on.. deflate and then roll the edges before re-inflating.
I have never had an LBS fit new tyres.. but if you are new.. they are the handy folks to get to do it, and can point a finger of blame!

Shoot! Replace the speedkings with anything! Advantages? High Rollers? Nics? Ardents?

Maybe somebody thought their lady had changed the locks before they realized they were 3 houses too far…

Congrats!

Ripley?
Jesiah?
Albert.

I’m kind of sad nobody else wants it to be 11 am on some dusty descending singletrack, just above some pub with a cold brew waiting 45 minutes away.

Jonke.
I am unsure if you know this.
but we just became friends.

Been in that spot before.
I can nearly safely say, “It probably wont get any better.”
How old are the both of you? Dependingly, it could raise a bunch of excuses, but those are just that.

I’m sure you have laid down the “This is how I would like this relationship to work” conversation. In my relationship, after the same behavour for a series of months, I found it difficult to trust anything was going to last forever. That left a joint complacency in the relationship. It’s very difficult to recover from that spot. Nobody will ever trust or feel completely comfortable again, will they?

Question is..
How much do you love her? (love her because she is what you are used to, because she is the one, concern for her well being) That’s the only factor any answer can rely on.
If it is anything other than “She completes my soul” I would cut the losses now. Try and be friends. Move on. No responsibility to pay for her to have another life.

takisawa2 – I’m rigid all day long. Suck my cog.

That is reason enough.

I’m with Cook.
You can even inflate your tyres like a mad man and use the SS as a road commuter!

1) Move to California.
2) Learn to like North American trails…
3) Get certified in frame building.
4) Figure out what I want to do when I grow up.
5) Keep a tidy house.

Jim,

The kevlar will flex. So you have your regular stock hoses, that are slightly more durable, where the GoodRidge SS hoses don’t bulge out, keeping a very constitant bite to your braking.
I also prefer bleeding brakes with the GR fittings. Sometimes a pain to do, but super solid and they wont pop off.
Also, they don’t do the weirdo molded bend like most tubing gets stuck to. You can bend the internal casing to be rigth how you want it to be.
Worth the extra £8.

I’m stuck in at work. And here it is, the last minuteof 2011 as I type this.

No kissing anybody in this place. Bummer. AHA!

Happy January, everyone.

Thanks!
If you want, I can let you look at it while we wait around for the slower walking types to clear the way.
Or we can cut it in half, do some double dragon magic to it and weave around the walkers as we climber better than they do.

I love mine. have worn it under a Spanish sun and it wasn’t too hot.
However, the 2012 ones are damned hideous. Kind of puts me off getting another.. but I’d buy one in a heart beat if it was the 2011 model. :P

My granny ring that gets me up everything is 34-32.

How do you feel about that, Anto?

oldgit- Really you should be allowed to cut them down with a sabre as you pass.

Didn’t some old guy get done in california for this practise? :P

Just curious, how large are you projecting to?

I have a leatherman that is my general go-to cooking tool. Wood saw is a cheese grater. end of the file opens a bottle and cracks yins eggs. Even use the little scissors to cut bits of steak with.

Wine bottle rolling pin.

and.. I use a scarf I found as a pot holder.. because I am too cheap to get a real one. It briefly doubled as a drying rag.. but it was not as versatile as the leatherman…

Why would you get anything other than Goodridge, is my question.

(it’s not the wrong bike if it’s the one you want)

globalti – Overseas visitors who come to Britain are amazed at the lack of litter.

Where did you hear that?!

Dirt Jumpers, I blame.

I do like how he said “I don’t know why I can’t get it for you this moment.”
Then said he was at work. Surely, salesman, you have just now been an ah-hole.

Yes.
I have lived in a quite a few countries in my life..
Americans suffer from granduer. Spaniards are lazy. Italians are lazy. French people are rude.
Brits are overconfident, lazy, rude, and complain about it.
Love the landmass though. :P

— In fact, I remember my friend saying to me the moment i got off the plane, “You’re in England now, mate. Every man for himself.”

550 cord.

OP seems to have had a run in with a chav. And the GF of OP was just jealous she didn’t get the first hit in.
That’s what I see.

I wish I would have never sold my T4. so if you can grab one of those, do it. Don’t waste your time on a new Transporter.

Although! I recently got into a ford escort 55. Can fit 3 bikes in without breaking them down. Just perfect.