I’d say Nealy has it covered right there! And a big PLUS to that evilhomersimpson on ebay with the o-ring kit: works for most RS forks I have and is a real nice guy to deal with / answer questions.

Only thing I’ll add is dont try and use anything apart from shock oil in the damper(if you have to top up/ change it). Normal oil turns to mayonaise. I just use what CRC have at the appropriate weight. Works perfect.

And I’ve never used engine oil in the lowers – but I cant see why not.

All I can offer is the year is easily deduced from the first 2 digits of the serial number (under the BB).

A photo of what you have would defo help. Did you get a shock too?

God I hate that! It makes me feel old. And like CFH – grumpy! 😉

Seriously – Top marks!

Whyte 19

Is one of my saved ebay searches. If I see anything – I’ll be in touch. I think / imagine this a targetted job. Probably bikes will be split etc.

Any photos?

Bastards-You have my sympathies etc.

tpbiker – pistols at dawn – that’s the only answer! 😉

More impartial tips – from both sides of the fence (inc input my missus):

Dont make your cv the same as everyone elses (No templates)!

Missus likes and I fell for 100% of the following: (but this totally depends on your industry and skills etc etc):

1: an “executive summary” : (if from you) [Johnny] (if from agency) is a 1st class graduate in / Learnt the hard way to X …… learnt his people skills in Y ….. moved on / up to …. wants to do / learn …….. His strengths are…..(this is a big section btw!).

2: If the summary gets the interest the rest is flexible. Tailor number 1 to the job. List jobs in order of dates – be very clear about date gaps. We’re just looking for gaps / something to trip you up / differntiate you.

3: References. No “please contact before”…. Just names, positions and numbers. By all mean add as suffix – “please contact before an offer” – but never as a prefix.

4: Aim for 3 pages MAX – but really an interview all comes down to the first paragraph (that engages enough to get them to skim the rest).

Lastly – no bull about leaving your current job or any other stuff – that’s for the interview.

Perfect for me – with chrome – and 2 different forerunners! Went major wrong a few months back when I was all over Europe within 2 hours apparently – otherwise faultless!

It’s hard to get excited about white goods – but here’s 2 stats that are mildly contradictory (apart from the top and bottom end) – from about 8,000 which members that responded.

Washing machine Which? reliability index
Brand Rating Score
Miele 93%
John Lewis 91%
Beko 89%
Bosch 88%
AEG/AEG-Electrolux 84%
Zanussi/Zanussi-Electrolux 84%
Siemens 84%
LG 80%
Indesit 80%
Hotpoint 76%
Whirlpool 73%
Hoover 70%

Versus:
Owner’s view’s (ie would you recommend this to your friend):

Washing machine owners’ views
Brand Score
Miele 94%
Neff 88%
Bosch 87%
John Lewis 85%
LG 85%
Siemens 83%
Samsung 80%
AEG/AEG-ElectroluxNeff 79%
Beko 78%
Zanussi/Zanussi-Electrolux 74%
Hotpoint 72%
Whirlpool 70%
Candy 67%
Hoover 67%
Indesit 66%

#Edit – sorry the rating stars dont show. Beko is a UK brand for the company that apparently make most of the non-major branded stuff (inc neff and JL) but their parent company name is too close to “itchy ass” for them to sell under their own name in the uk. Seriously!.

I dont own – nor am involved in any of the above btw!

Enjoyed that – looks like a great trip! Looks like all weather combinations too.

Check Bike Radar for threads on Indonesian scam companies. Suspect that this is one

Just to add – it took me a good few “just one day” starts before that turned into 15 years of “just one day”. After the first 4 or 6 months and to this day I dont ever think of it now – apart from the occasional whiff of a pipe or cigar which makes me nostalgic – but I always feel sad for the smoker these days.

You can do it!

Start with one day. Just today. That worked for me.

I cant believe the price of fags now! I think on your sums that you are spunking £2000 a year!

Just start with today. And NRT stuff helps 90% with the physical / cravings side. The rest is in your head / your choice.

Hope that’s balanced. You can do it!

So in the interest of “science / research” when did you guys with failures buy your pads? I wonder if its date /batch related?

Personally – I’ve not had any problems – I’m working through the 4x deals I got in late 2010 ish.

A bit late to the party I know – my RQs (folding) on Flows seated after a bit of effort – but even after a year still slow deflated every week.

Best for me – by a real long way – are TL (pacestar?) Schwalbes (RR & NN). Fit – stans – inflate – shake once – still perfect months later.

As requested – Connect lwb with bike (and random mess):

Mine’s a lwb 90ps which is adequate. I think there are 75ps tddi ones too but they would be sluggish.

I’ll see if I can get a photo later with a bike in. I’ve got a biggish cabinet in there for workstuff that takes up nearly half the width. I fit 2 bikes in the remaining space – easiest with one facing either way but there’s other ways too.

Connect here (for work) and full bikes in no problem along with tons of other stuff. Possibly bikes diagonally in the SWB – dunno. Only downsides are-only 2 seats and dual carriage way speed limits. Average 45mpg for me. Seems reliable.

1) My dummy (noreply@) account was hacked last week. Stupidly – I used the same password on lots of sites and for the email account. Fortunately the only folk spammed were those I never want to hear from anyway. Password change appears to have sorted it.

Oh – and top marks to Google who were super quick in spotting the problem and suspending the account.

When my missus got her 1 series – the branded roof bars were cheaper from the main dealer than the thule ones. We already had thule 591 carries (which are great).

Only snag was that the slots in the bars are slightly different to the thule ones. Fortunatley thule sell the wider / longer bolt thingy for a few pounds to fit the bmw bars.

BTW The roof has proper bolt fixing points – much better than then in door clamp style.

Or you could get a towbar – and a tilting thule carrier – easier all round imo but dearer.

muppet punter on the dirt school dvd

Well – even if he was on here – he’s not going to jump up and claim that prize is he? Or maybe not.

Mr angry does a poor edit.

Sense of humour failure! 2 folk try and help and post the same reply within seconds.

At least I’m a smart arse and not a lazy arse like you.

You probably dont want to see this.

Go your GP / hospital.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ae1_1329616303

How do you go about warranty claims for shimano? Purchased from rose bikes

In theory – any shimano dealer will help you. I guess especially if they know you / have a relationship with them. Shouldnt matter in theory if you bought a whole bike from Trek in Birmingham and your local is a Spesh from Manchester. In theory.

There is a thing called “shimano tech centres” (I’ll check the name) and there is a designated one in one lbs in most major towns.

Legally – the warranty is euro wide. But I dont think you need to get all ballsy – IME. A lbs calls / returns to Madison- it sounds reasonalbe – it gets fixed.

It seems the search function doesnt work on the ipad so I doubt if sky go will. 😉

Dang – 2secs too late. Not funny now 🙁

Where exactly is GW’s virtual skills school?

Someone is jerking your chain 😉

Andy at Ridelines is a super nice guy (did a 2 day small group thing).

Just to re-iterate : a 1-2-1 or a 1-2-2 is probably at least 10 times better than being in a mixed group. Irrespective of who you choose.

Lastly – as an aside – are Tracy / Emma still doing courses: I know the Hub is gone and all – I’m just wondering.

I think with normal mtb stuff you pick 2 from light, reliable, cheap.

From you list – I’d pick one (possibly one and a half: if you know what I mean).

For a kitchen type one (up to 3kg) – we’ve got a digital krupps that has been used for 15 years for all sorts of stuff – least of which was cooking (dont tell the missus). I have never doubted that its within a few % (for weird odd work stuff – dont ask – and yes its legal).

For 10-30kg stuff – I got a non-branded fishing job for around a tenner. Was plausible for the first few months. Now its just clean daft – comparing what a holiday case weighs at home versus at the airport check in it’s just totally useless. The same bikes weigh around 3kg less than last year.

I think Park do a bike one. Probably not cheap. But better than bullshine.

Overall not that helpful – just dont buy a cheap one to weigh a complete bike – it will be bollox.

Walkerburn is in a lovely part of the world. Near some proper and natural “off piste” stuff and close (easily rideable) to Inners. Strangely though – not having ever stayed there just passed through a ton of times – it seems a bit of a strange place.

Despite only living an hour away – I’ve stayed in Cardrona and Eddleston (I’m weird – or probably missus tags along with various biking stuff if she gets somewhere nice to stay).

So if it was me advertising this – assure and reinforce you are an outdoorsy type. MTB / walker etc. Advice available on routes, etc etc. Muddy boots / drying / etc.

V important – whats good to eat / drink in within walking distance / locally or taxi rideable.

I guess – just imagine what you and your lady – or you and your mates – would click with if you were off to Aviemore for the weekend.

#Edit – I’ve just found your flat and I dont think I’m your target market really. So disregard all I’ve said. It looks like a young fella’s (or possibly a couples) first 1 bed home – nothing wrong with that and I’m sure there’s a market.

“Tyred”

I think

But in a nice way tbf

As above – the engine / gearbox should be fine if looked after. It’s all the other stuff that can make cars uneconomical to repair nowadays: heater matrix, wiring loom problems, leaking seals,…

I think there’s a phycological thing price wise for below and over 100k – so buying at that point can get a better deal.

You could just take one out of an old innertube. Or your car – or your neighbours car – just to try it out like 😉

That’s made me chuckle!

Sounds familiar. My Oros had an adjuster that was made of cheese – although I never adjusted it even once the threads on it stripped. The lever would pull to the bar – the 1st time was scary. Turning it a bit seemed to get a new bit of thread – eventually that would go too. Returned under warranty – repaired FOC after 1st asking for payment.

#Edit – this was the part: I dont know what the equivalent on RX’s is.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=22474

If you’re on a MTB and got time to be staring / worrying at the off white nature of your shoes then you’re doing something wrong IMO.

save all the junk flyers the postie helpfully leaves for me every week and then stuff them in the next prepaid envelope that comes with the junk mail or speculative visa application guff

Nasty! I like it 😉

The addressed stuff for the OP though – blank out the address and barcode. “NOT KNOWN AT THIS ADDRESS” to the side. Sorted! (see what I did there?)

God this comes up so often : “and in the blue corner is ….”

In reality the fact that out of all the manufacturers on here that get recommended time after time we have – Hope, Shimano, Formula. Avid also have their lovers – but once problems start …. (though I think a big bit of the problem is that is that they are fitted as standard to entry level bikes).

Anyway – Pick one of the 3. They are all good.

Personally I went Formula initially – but back then spares were a real pita to get (that problem seems to have disappeared now).

Then went shimano – 6 SLX in the garage just now – one caliper leaked in the first winter and that was replaced foc by Madison – 2 year warranty too. I bought a spare new caliper for £25 – not needed it yet.

I’d love to have the cash to try Hope. I dont.

Not just primes – but anything except things like 100-400 L IS dont actually move externally and suck dust in.

Sorry I mentioned it really. But something like a 28-70 2.8L or a 24-105 4L or 70-200 2.8L will zoom in and out all day in a dust storm and if / when they fail canon do (and im real e) fix or replace them foc – even well outside warranty. Kind of like the Hope of the camera world. But I guess it relates to where you buy it originally.

Anyway – think of the childrens education fund. Dont blow cash on this unless your dinner is at stake, a good bag and common sense is a better bet.

#Edit – I know you are going to tell me some of them do actually move – but it’s relative. Some just suck dust in – most dont. And the OP is off to the beach.

cfinnimore – I go regular- ish : and if you want to tag along with a slowish grind all day king of fella – then get in touch. Tends to be odd hours for me – work wise – mid week/nights etc.

I think the regular TBC rides have dissapted but you never know. There are other regular groups too – I’m sure others will be along.

barfed in the darkness of Puke Hill.

Any photos? 😉

I like that!

And it looks like my garage. What are the USD forks?

Also what’s the suzuki in the background and why is it at the back of the queue?