ive did this in the summer….my travel agent kept changing the booking as the price fluctuated between the 2 on a weekly basis…..thats a very good price! i got a meriva for 10 days for £350 in the end….

good place to shed some pounds it seems! i wonder if he can get updates on how corries doing at the moment

i still think law or no law he should have dropped that moose that he saw in the 1st episode…..that would have reduced the lowering of his metabolic rate…..mmmm! moose burgers!

i like me grub and id be shooting anything that moved!

p7,your in luck and theyre available at the mo!

im strangely intrigued by this programme,part of me fancys having a go at something like this myself…although it does look a tad mental in parts….im just hoping he does get to see a proper bear as the suspense is killing me!

no, i sold the trailer as it wasnt used much…we still go out on rides but its a bit ad-hoc!

if i was you id

a) go the the cycleshow in october(ill be on the sabbath stand so say hi!) as most of the key decision makers will be there.take business cards/cv

b) speculatively write to companies that interest you….a lot of positions are sorted out from within so you need to break in!

good luck!

email this guy,hes in bristol and runs a small but very successful bike company….Andy@saddleback.co.uk

what sort of job do you want?

also try the act website as they have a job section.you could buy a shop? i know of a few for sale….

speak to the companies that you want to work for as well,theyre all very approachable.ive worked in the bike industry for nearly 14 years now and have loved it all….(mainly cos i love bikes)

web/computer ability is also preferred!

sorry im in arbroath scotland….

they are magic! weve sold tons of sets recently…..although im worried about winter bike sales!

http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b41s80p8417&tbv=MR_CRUD_roadracer_ACCESSORIES_Mudguards

thats the working class equivalent of a labrador

i remember in my yoof pinging down a road with hairpins somewhere in yorkshire dales on an mtb….overcooked it on a bend and went straight into the stone wall,wheel folded,and i shot over a hedge into the field(this is when the slapstick started) it was a sloping field with lots of sheep in and i slid on my front for over 50 ft…suffice to say it a) didnt hurt, b) covered me head to toe in sheep sh*t c) made me laugh a lot….

my only regret is that no-one saw me do it…

soz different shop…im in scotland but i can get you a giant team this week….

just mail me

try this,weve just sold one of these and it was very lite for the money http://www2.giant-bicycles.com/en-GB/bikes/model/xtc.jnr.team.24/5722/39222/

they also do the brass junior which look pretty cool although weve not seen one thru the shop yet

i see it from both angles as i have a shop and make a good living out of various levels of kit addiction…but your right to question it.i rode to work this morning on my outrageous carbon road bike,with more than 600 quids worth of clothing on pondering wether i was a happier biker…

well the bike is truly faultless which is nice and i was relatively dry/warm on a 20 mile commute(it was raining the whole way) great kit does work better than i ever remember it working(v-brakes in mud,waterproof jackets that didnt breath,gears that never shifted very quickly,front forks that work,even with my weight! the list is endless)

im much keener as i get older on better stuff and most of it works now…new products every so often come out and they are truly brilliant(such as the new lights that are available)
i think these will revolutionise how we all think about road bikes in winter (ie no winter bike needed) what a great product!
http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b41s80p8417&z=10423

park up at kinlochhourn and cycle over the pass to inverie in knoydart…its about 16 miles there.stay in the excellent b&b next to the forge then bike back over….best place in scotland ive been to.love knoydart!

http://www.kilchoan-knoydart.com/index.html

who would know? id say just do it anyhow

what yu after? i can get stuff anywhere next day in the uk

http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b90s37p0

as requested……

im a hope tech centre and im pretty confident i can get you all a better price….ive already got 30 lights coming in on my first delivery…

oem on oranges…..ive told em a few times about it but im just a lowly shopkeeper…

my websites fine…ive just not got the vreds on yet! i dont like any of the contis that come on the oranges….we normally change them for maxxis advantage or minions.but im now gonna put the bullocks on..

dave,thats my default name for forgotten strangers names….but i did have a jack russel called dave…. nice arachnid!

anyone seen the carrera 4 that has a bike rack on it at glentress? always makes me have a smile/cringe moment……could he not afford a cheap "biking car"

the clues in in my name where im from……is it only scottish dealers on this forum…

anyone tried the vredstein bull locks? i tried them this week for the 1st time on my 5 demo bike and they were bLinding! just gripped everywhere in a very damp and slippy glentress…i think theyre one of the few tyres that are still handmade…

this is good for the money…
http://www.cycle-world.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b1s6p6737&z=7765

but theres quite a bit around that price,pop in and see me and i'll help you out…

as a recommendation for you pal id get him to set aside 3 to 4 days to travel around looking in shops both in the local area and further afield if poss….i did it before i bought mine for ten years but i was a bike rep so cheated! if hes ever going to the states they have amazing shops with a lot of the things mentioned above in practice…

the best bike shop ive ever seen was the one in manacor in majorca….huge with tones of stock.if he wants any pointers he's welcome to get in touch with me

i cant enter as im in the bike trade,have been for 16 years….

great thread though!

orange five….best bike ive ridden,one of our biggest selling bikes in the shop….never done a warranty in 3 years of selling them

shop opinion: having just bled 3 sets of maguras and a couple of avids we still all prefer hopes…easiest to bleed,quickest for parts,dont seem to break,look really pretty…….

go for hopes

i was working 60+ hours a week then bought a customers bizness(bike shop)i work more hours but its my choice…i love it.not much chance to ride apart from the commute.but almost every day i get to open a parcel with shiny things in!

im earning more,feel loads more fulfilled and most importantly it doesnt feel like work

have any of you tried blackhawk down? thats one of my favourites….especially like the fact theres a few english actors in it….based on the book which is factual…very claustrophobic

im not a jazz fan but i took my missus to similar weekend last year.we went on one night to ronnie scotts jazz club and it was really cool! just made me feel that i needed to learn about jazz! good restaurents around there too.(in soho)

id recomend it to anyone,great cocktails!

speak to me….ive done quite a few cyclescheme sales to guys all over the country(oddly enuff 3 in thurso)

im very flexible!

why not start your own business? if i had a practical skill like yours id be tempted to do that(tax free if your careful) but i dont as i run a bike shop

i bet theres tons of grants/loans about at the mo for startups,i got bugger all 6 years ago…id really struggle doing the wage thing now

me if you ask…..

u could maybe cross a roadrat for similar money……