The gammons are going to go mental! I can just see tomorrows Daily Fail headlines

You think? They hate the deal just as much as us. To them no deal is the only thing they want and at the moment that is exactly where we are heading.

What is the sizing like? I am 6’1″ 32″ waist.

I looked into this and came to the conclusion the answer is no.
You need to buy the Tourneo Custom unfortunately.

2nd Referendum

Did anyone here the cheers and boos in parliament when TM mentioned this as a possibility?
When she mentioned the possibility of a 2nd ref there were cheers of yes but there was a massive cheer of no, clearly much louder than the cheers for yes. It looks to me like there is no majority in parliament for a second referendum. How this pans out, I have no idea!

Just back from Spain,
We used Holiday Autos and got excess cover through AXA. The company we chose was Firefly. Certainly no complaints. We paid £25 for car hire and £25 for insurance for a week. Got a brand new Citroen C3 and didn’t get any excess charges so overall a very positive experience.

This is well worth a listen

It is literally an MP’s job to do what his or her constituents want

Is it not an MP’s job to do what they think is best for their constituents while trying to stick to manifesto promises/guides?
Anna Soubry is the obvious tricky one as she was elected as a Tory MP with the Tory manifesto but she is a prominent remain supporter in an area that voted leave. You vote for your MP not the party but people don’t seem to realise this.

Mrs Jones was learning me English at school……

I wrote to a company after receiving a PCN telling them I did not know who was driving. They replied once saying I had to tell them. I replied saying I did not have to tell them and never heard from them again. My friend who got one same place and day as myself just ignored it but got loads of letters. This was a few years ago though.

Weird, the CO2 canister definitely does not fit inside my lyriks, 2017 model I think. It does fit in my pikes though. Sure I read somewhere that it doesn’t fit Lyriks but can’t find a link.

No doubt it works, its just massive.
Worth noting that a CO2 canister does not fit inside Lyriks, also find the small canisters not big enough for mtb tyres.

do you not still have to carry a pump?

Yes you do, but the pump I have is tiny where as the EDC pump is huge.

Bit of oil o the o-ring sorts that.
It really is very good. I swap it between 3 bikes having bought the top cap for each one. Expensive but means I always have it with me.

Tragic loss for us all the Loss of Andy Nisbet and Steve Perry in a climbing accident on Ben Hope .

Sad news indeed.

I definitely don’t want the LWB as it won’t fit on the driveway! The plan is to remove the single seat so bikes have room up the side and the backs need to fold down so that there is room to sleep in the back.

If I bought these seats https://bit.ly/2DGNe4M would the floor mounts be able to be mounted to the floor? Anyone know of a coach builder/garage I could ask to get a professional opinion?

Thanks

Does anyone know if the crew cab / combi vans have the same mounting for the rear seats as the minibus models? What I am thinking is that I could buy the combi and replace the rear seats with a 2 plus 1 row from a minibus model? Sensible idea?

Scotroutes,

That’s good to know thanks. was the £1000 just for the fitting cost or did it include the seats? If you still have the seats when I come to buy a van then yes I would be interested in doing a deal. How do you find your van?

Thought I would give an update to this.

6 weeks ago I had the operation to pin my collar bone back together. When I first went to the fracture clinic I was told that collar bones heal themselves and I should just leave it. From my research and asking people on here I think that advice is fine if your break is still in alignment. Mine was about an inch out! I would have been in a sling with little movement and no driving for at least 8 weeks. I explained to the doctor that I was very sporty and needed this fixed properly and after a bit of a conversation he went to speak to his consultant. On his return he said it was bad enough that they would be willing to operate and so far I am very glad they did.

Within 3 days of the operation I had a good range of movement and really reduced my use of the sling. Within 2 weeks I was back on the road bike being very careful not to crash! Bumpy terrain was too sore. The last 2 weeks I have been able to ride my gravel bike but sharp jolts are still quite sore. I will not be on the MTB until March at the earliest, I cannot risk crashing and jolts are a bit sore too.

The physio was delighted with my level of progress and puts it down to doing the exercises and generally using my arm gently. I need to remember that the bone is not fully healed until 12 weeks so need to be careful for a while yet.

Yesterday I went to the climbing wall and did some very gentle climbing which seems to make my shoulder feel a more relaxed. So all in all I am very gland I got it pinned and if you are unfortunate enough to break yours I would push for getting it pinned.

Just watching BBC news, why do they post footage of them interviewing the mouth breathing idiots who clearly have no understanding of what the EU is or does.
Quote “When will be free of EU rule”
“why should we pay the divorce bill”
So many idiots!

Home

We stayed here in the smaller chalet, I assume the bigger ones suit your needs, walking distance to the pub, takes 10 minutes. We had a great holiday.

Can anyone find the link that was posted earlier (in the last couple of days) the article about trading on WTO rules. Trailed back but can’t see it.
Thanks

Got a link to what Sturgeon said, missed it.

Ignore me just found the new classifieds section.

I get wood for free and wood have to buy coal.

The air comes in from the back so would blow into the side of the fire rather than in underneath it. Reason for looking into this is that I think wood burns better on a bed of ash on a solid base rather than it falling through the grate.

Cheers folks got it screwed together yesterday. Here’s hoping for a good recovery.

Her sister is called Ella Minnow Pea

Can’t embed an image for some reason

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqAbJxvlSKO/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=19zhp5524gj72

Cheers Ben, that’s what I am going to push for. Hope you recover well too

X-ray here https://photos.app.goo.gl/reHu6knr2BKsuK1c8

Cheers that’s what I am thinking. It is properly separated. 3 or 4 bits!

I would much rather have the Bird over a Solaris, it being £100 cheaper is just a bonus.

I already have a Zero and and Aeris, would love to swap them for this and the AM9, not going to happen though.

Where are all the people? Must have been difficult to make it look like no one is there, these places must usually be busy with people especially when its as nice and sunny as it is in the video?

I liked the video and really appreciate the technical skills involved. the reason it looks easy is because CA is very very talented.

https://www.petmd.com/dog/emergency/digestive/e_dg_grape_raisin_toxicity

Yes it is full of raisins which are lethal to dogs. I would contact your vet ASAP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape_and_raisin_toxicity_in_dogs

Following this thread with a bit of interest. I do fancy a Kombi style van for various reasons and I do keep going back to Transporters. Keep trying to convince myself that the transit custom is the better choice but I just don’t think they look as nice and the interiors don’t seem laid out as well. Never really thought about the Vito and started having a look. They seem to only be available in RWD unless you go for the basic 1.6 option? RWD and no weight in the back and snowy roads just seems like a pain even with winter tyres.
Anyway is a moot point as I can’t afford either!

For MTB and doing tubless the Leyzene Overdrive is superb. It is a high volume pump meaing it is for lower pressures, up to 60 psi. Pumps up high volume MTB tyres really quickly. The gauge is accurate (checked with digital shock pump) and easy to read too.

https://www.jejamescycles.com/lezyne-classic-over-drive-floor-pump-lez0008.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwuO3cBRAyEiwAzOxKsv2c9022y4j9SODjch3kQ2qATA_TUu4EIygNhjwtlRV0pLbo8VGpmhoCg64QAvD_BwE

Yip mine creaks, cheap for a reason.

Without a towbar how do you plan on carrying bikes? Can’t imagine there is room in the boot for one let alone four? Why would you be carrying bikes in this car when you could use the VW or Avensis instead?

Chris Fryer is Aberdeen based and takes many a good pic https://www.facebook.com/chrisfryerphotos/