Thats tonights listening quandry solved then!
Jon not W.W.W.!
Very sad 🙁

Sorry no pics, but had 3 orange5’s (amongst others) then got the chamelion 3 years ago still love it!
BIG tyres neeeded tho!
P.S. mines a red ‘un

You dont need to worry about crows/rooks etc.- they can look after themselves! they attack the dogs in the park!

I never thought that wearing a helmet would save me from death, and still don’t! but after a few nasty crashes on hard piste/ice and my experiance -see above- thougth it wouldn’t do any harm, that was 7 years ago, when you where the odd-one out. Now every year, some one else in our group turns up with a lid. They’ll all be in full dainese armour/impact shorts just like me soon! 😆

Got one on CX bike, no-problems

A nice sharp blow from a nice dead-blow type hammer I find does the trick.
(You know the type the plastic/rubber covered ones)

Helmet use seams to be getting more and more every year, I got mine when I had a old guy suddenly turn in front of me (in a tunnel!) and avoiding the collision I caught a backedge and landed on me head, and ended up with concussion! Bought lid on way back to the pad

Racing Ralphs here

It may be a private road so they may not be on the ‘road’ as such. If hes a dealer they wont be registerd to him, just grass him up anyway!

Snaps, why not just ignore the post if it upsets you so much? 😉
Roach, chain routed thru’ rear mech correctly? Try adjusting front mech ‘out’ a bit in case the chainset is flexing abit, and rubbing on the cage

I’m in!

Ralph, transporter has loads of different models, no slider, 1 or 2, barn doors or hatch style.
Second row of seats is a window van
Can be mounted backwards, behind front ones, if you just get a plain van, look out for companies that do taxi conversions for seats, windows etc.
Two models , long wheel base about a foot longer than standard.
I tend to take fron wheel out of bike, and put it across the rear (bike upside down)
VW website for facts and figures?

essel’ you most definately would not rather live in Hartlepool!
Rudeboy I could be up for that London ride, as long as you dont make me ride any steep “apples ‘n pears”!

reminds me of the woman who lives over the road to me- if you park less than 10feet off her front bumper she knocks on the door to complain youve “blocked her in”!
Apparently she cant use reverse!
How has she got a licence?

They sound like a bunch of kn*bs!
Its the winter you dont cut the grass!
Who says you have to wash up/put dishes away every time you use them!
Im getting annoyed now 👿

xherb’ pleased to see you seam to be a bit more positive today, but now Im worried about iseeadarkness.

They might all be too worried to go into the field!

This post got me dreaming of biccies out on todays windy ride!
Headed to the corner shop on my return- and returned with another dunkin’ classic, the Fox’s ginger cream. Lovely!

Had the same bother, not frog-legs, shimano cantis. I changed the headset-a cheap and nasty one- as the cups were flexing under braking! It was nearly unridable, put a richey WCS one in problem solved!
Try the pads too
It’s a Focus CX bike

In the hall, then carry manky clobber through the house dropping mud etc. everywhere!

275miles as a crow would fly, often visit to stay with my sis’ in her flash north London “gaff”, and I love to visit the place and I suppose I could enjoy living there. Oh and I’m from the North!

I didnt know half the people at my wedding-no wonder it didnt last!
Best weddings Ive been to have been small “do’s”, or informal affairs.
Look after your dad, and good luck!

Fig Roll
Choccy hobnob
Custard Cream

Some pretty good advice on here, has happened a couple of times, the last one came completely out of the blue after 5 years togeather.
My best advice is gather your mates round you- you’ll need them, and try and keep off the drink!
Good luck mate

Chilli
1664
Pink Floyd-The Division Bell

I agree with thomthumb!
BUT she should have been looking where she was going!Helmet is up to the individual.
When I had a similar crash as a young’un on me chopper- riding away from the corner shop with curly-wurly in mit- I wish had said “gnarley dude”, instead of crying and running home to me mam!

As everyone says good shoes. Good socks as well- I always use the double layered ones.
Run on soft surfaces-grass/sand if you can.
Stretching? Never did it when I was a youngster, but now light stretch/warm up before starting out, and stretch every day (dont injure yourself!), run every 3rd day

I’ve upped my estimate, but only a bit-£500 a year all in. Even when he goes on his holidays, it only costs £5 a day

probably costs a £1 a day over the course of the year to run. Get one from “tha dogg pound” for £50/100

Wood worktops here, realy like them, but would have gone for a dark colour rather than the light colour I have as it can stain a bit.

I dont normally reply but: I’m all for people seeking out their ideal. Or trying other bikes to see if thats what they like/want.
You appear to agree with me that you have found a bike you like, and probably tinker with it, like I do wih mine.
(30+sat off road, 105 sun, miles that is (no willy waveing!)

one of the finest "dipping" buscuits

Sounds like they’re realying(sp-sory bit drunk) on you to be part of their plan, so you deserve a bit more, unless they are putting up big money, and can guarentee your earnings

do you people ride bikes, or just buy/sell/swop/talk about ’em? or are you bike thieves?
Get a bike that you want, alter it to suit, enjoy it…

E- a plain scone with blackberry jam
D- a cheap bottle of wine from the garag
L- the dog snoreing

PrestA here, you dont need the annoying little lock rings either! Sling ’em.
Last bike I had schraeder valves on was a Kawasaki KR1S

teapot for me,fresh water boiled once, yorkshire teabags in the pot, splash of milk in the mug. I guess you must be on nighshift Pandora? People dont realise the importance of tea to the nightshift worker!

Rudeboy its you and me against the (singletrack)world!

think Im off to bed now!!!

I might have a party!