I like the US mag “Bike”, in some places here in London but not seen it for a while, it used to be at WH Smiths in bigger branches.

I read STW and MBR, sometimes bu WhatMTB if on a plane. I used to save them all and then realised I had masses of old bike mags I never really read just sat on the shelf. I recycled the whole lot and threw away a complete collection of STW from issue 1 and MBR (was MTB Pro I think before) back about 12 years.

I still enjoy reading bike reviews of bikes I will never own or ride, same for bits of kit.

kick his balls…

Nice idea increasing the letters in Speeed so your legs match, Ami James would hang hid head in shame, looks like Yoji on a bad day.

I run lunchtimes on a treadmill, I work in the City so it is best use of limited time to hack to the gym, change quick, run and back in an hour. I can run about 6km or so and not be missing for an extended time. I am not convinced running in London would be a good bet at lunchtimes, too many variables to deal with.

I also sweat with impunity when running and figure it’s normal given the intensity. I find running harder as a constant effort than mountain biking. I run outside at weekends and maybe summer evenings. Most people who have a go at treadmills are just running and nothing else (I also do weights so need to be in a proper gym).

Listening to music and zoning in at a constant pace on a treadmill for about 30 minutes lunchtimes is like meditation for me, I’d recommend it to anyone.

I would take a look the latest Turner with the DW link. Having said that, the SJ is so capable it will provide enough bike for most riders to enjoy the sort of use you are needing it for.

You should have said you were really looking for a threesome. If she had take afront and slapped you then job done anyway, if she had agreed and suggested some cheeky friend then you win either way…

efretto pro – expensive but a thing of beauty in tool form.

osteopaths sort out muscles, chiropractors focus on the skeletal structure, physiotherapists (as in sports physios) are non-doctor-qualified injury specialists so there is a differnce in approach to all three.

my experience is that the first thing they do is make sure another visit is needed, like any good rat catcher, they leave behind a healthy breeding pair. the last osteo I saw, told me my neck pain was because I had one leg shorter than the other (which she could fix with a few treatments of course), then she applied the snake oil, tried to get my back to crack (they all do this for effect) then charged me like she’d just slept with me.

I didn’t go back…

Any of these alternatives can give great results if the individual is reputable and has a focus on helping you even if one visit is enough to facilitate a fix. My experience has been poor, I now use a sport physio at my gym who runs a professional business with a big client base including some members of the GB Olympic team. He doesn’t need my business so he tries to get me fixed asap.

I have both allergy and exercise induced. You probably have a blue inhaler – the reliever kind. I woudl suggest if it works but you find you need to use it too much (like every ride) then you should switch to the brown preventer inhaler, I did this about a year ago and it has made a huge difference to my general asthma issues.

I do a lot of exercise and where before I used the blue inhaler every day, now I hardly ever use it, just a quick puff on the brown morning and night (no comments needed!)…

Olly, you have quite a few misconceptions in your original post. I have a self-built Caterham, not the same as a kit car based on a donor vehicle but not a million miles away. Bear in mind the taxman dictates what you can run your car on, we are some way from growing our own fuel legally.

Most Lotus 7 type cars are using smallish petrol engines and no diesels in sight. Personally, aside from a Landrover Defender I think cars needs spark plugs, end of. If you want a small whippy engine in a Lotus 7 type car and want low emissions, don’t buy the diesel hype, get a car with a bike engine (there are a few variants).

I prefer XTR shifters by a mile, I always think the key contact points you have with the bike need to be as best you can get so pedals/shifters/grips/saddle I take care over what I choose.

XT/XTR/X0 on the other bits is down to weight/cost/longevity etc. I think XTR is aimed at trail riders first, not racers. There are a lot more riders who are casual than racers and Shimano want to sell them XTR. In my experience, XTR lasts really well, performs great and of course looks the biz – it is not just for racers.

the wheels combined are about 1580g iirc. Not quite as light as say Crossmax SLRs but fantastic for a wheel pitched at AM use, could be lighter still with a titanium QR set.

Actually, when I spoke with certini to sort the wheels they said that the wheels were going out of stock as a good review meant they were in demand. Certini had some stock in of a few sets so probably shifted these pretty quickly and new stock will suffer from exchange rate changes – they are showing no stock till May and a standard MRSP price.

That might all be tosh of course but makes me feel I got a better deal so works for me…

I got mine from certini as well, not aware there is any difference in model year on these wheels anyway, I paid £342 I think which is a great deal. I looked at the build cost for an Enduro front hub laced to 819s and it was going to be the same, this way I have a spare hub that came with the frame if needed in the future.

I’d be interested to hear as well, I just picked up a set of these wheels for a build I am doing this week. I have a Bonty tubeless tyre in my spares I could use, also a Conti Vert pro UST (my preferred tyre on other bikes). The wheelset has no real instructions though and are not UST, just tubeless ready. I was going to use the Bonty on the front, and the spare Vert Pro on the rear and run sealant as well. tubeless ready are quite a bit lighter than UST tyres but I have found them a lot weaker in use.

Great wheels and cheap at the moment if you shop around.

It’s basically a wrench, swear and yank till it bends or take it all apart. I have never found that bit the easiest part of the design, it always seems to be loose bits of metal facing the wrong way.

I also find it a pain to get to the allen bolts without somehow managing to scratch the post (this is more likely when the post is new).

I use the reflex nexgen, good blend and I figure it ensures if I have a couple of days where my diet isn’t balanced then I’ve got the basics right.

I also take Omega 3,6,9.

Ok, not read the whole of this thread but I skimmed the presenter profile link for the one-armed Blue Peter presenter and it states her favourite game is Twister. I’m not sure if the lack of a limb is an advantage or disadvantage but either way, I would want a handicap system in place (no pun intended) before I bet any money on a game with her.

The pink-haired girl from Lazytown – nothing to be proud of there but you have to wonder when her 18th birthday (I already did this some episodes ago) is and whether the FHM team are ready and waiting.

I reluctantly began using a preventer inhaler morning and night (the brown inhaler) having suffered with both allergic and exercise-induced asthma for a long time. I never ride without a blue reliever inhaler and am amazed at anyone so stupid to not carry one if they have ever had issues – you could die from something so trivial after all.

The reliever inhaler has worked really well for me, I hardly ever use my blue inhaler these days. I do a lot of running, weights and the biking and my peak flow is right up there at about 700 iirc so pretty good.