Yeop do it, my Eldest daughter lives in Chamonix has done for a couple of years.
You wont be able to buy a property unless you are faboulously wealthy, but further down the valley its cheaper and quieter with a free [residents] train through the valley.
been many times and its a superb place for an outdoors type as everything is so easily accessable, but the cost of living there is high so budget for that.

THE EIGHT I’D REALLY RATHER YOU DIDN’TS

I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Act Like A Sanctimonious Holier-Than-Thou Ass When Describing My Noodly Goodness. If Some People Don’t Believe In Me, That’s Okay. Really, I’m Not That Vain. Besides, This Isn’t About Them So Don’t Change The Subject.
I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Use My Existence As A Means To Oppress, Subjigate, Punish, Eviscerate, And/Or, You Know, Be Mean To Others. I Dont Require Sacrifices, And Purity Is For Drinking Water, Not People.
I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Judge People For The Way They Look, Or How They Dress, Or The Way They Talk, Or, Well, Just Play Nice, Okay? Oh, And Get This Through You Thick Heads: Woman=Person, Man=Person. Samey-Samey. One is Not Better Than The Other, Unless We’re Talking About Fashion And I’m Sorry, But I Gave That To Women And Some Guys Who Know The Difference Between Teal And Fuchsia.
I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Indulge In Conduct That Offends Yourself, Or Your Willing, Consenting Partner Of Legal Age AND Mental Maturity. As For Anyone Who Might Object, I Think The Expression Is Go F*** Yourself, Unless They Find That Offensive In Which Case They Can Turn Off The TV For Once And Go For A Walk For A Change.
I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Challenge The Bigoted, Misogynist, Hateful Ideas Of Others On An Empty Stomach. Eat, Then Go After The B*******.
I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Build MultiMillion-Dollar Churches/Temples/Mosques/ Shrines To My Noodly Goodness When The Money Could Be Better Spent (Take Your Pick): A. Ending Poverty B. Curing Diseases C. Living In Peace, Loving With Passion, And Lowering The Cost Of Cable. I Might Be A Complex Carbohydrate Omniscient Being, But I Enjoy The Simple Things In Life. I Ought To Know. I AM The Creator.
I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Go around Telling People I Talk To you. You’re Not That Interesting. Get Over Yourself. And I Told You To Love Your Fellow Man, Can’t You Take A Hint?
I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You If You Are Into, Um, Stuff That Uses Alot Of Leather/Lubrication/Las Vegas. If The Other Person Is Into It However (Pursuant To #4), Then Have At It, Take Pictures, And For The Love Of Mike, Wear A CONDOM! Honestly It’s A Piece Of Rubber, If I Didn’t Want It To Feel Good When You Did It I Would Have Added Spikes, Or Something.

Pastafarianism, the only true faith.

BTW Fence is wrong way around

Riding for a lot of Kms alongside a winner of the Vuelta a España and being able to keep up.

A friend has a crininal record for doing excactly that with a neighbours tree.
Crinimal damage

They have a new fangled rear mech making that obsolete, or are you a tight arse northern ?

I am just going to have cake, oh no I’m not.

Kryton, you sir are a bigot a racist, sexist, ageist, Northernist [though you cant tell who are and arent] Northern.
and you cant fold tents. :P

Aegis is looking good :-)

Windows, shared hosting its for a local clubs website. Reason I used UK2 originaly is they did web address diversion and so used free storage on geocities with divert set from the .co.uk site.
Price is the key as we dont have that much income, price has jumped from £94 to £140 for 2 years.

Thanks for that I’ll have a look

Sicky excuses, now on my 6th Grandparent.

I’m sat here in my Buff

+1 Buff, but always carry a spare for after a stop. Nicer putting a dry one on than a wet one.

Talking about a particular route in the Lakes:-

“…..just after where it steepens”

Teacher in the group

“There isn’t such a word as steepens”

Ah ha understand now :-)
I’d of been after him, my mirror [VW] just cost £65 for the glass.
Those bstards who drive 4×4’s eh.

Jam, pips are a pain but well worth making.
Wine yes, use a plum recipe best to freeze the damsons first IMHO.

Just had someone almost have a head on collision with me on the exit from the course, 40mph on a singletrack road.

So you were going out and he was coming in, on a Singletrack road ?
or
you were you coming in and he was going out ?

But its singletrack, dont understand

Waves at Pennine

Points gun

Should of warmed up by the time I get home at 12:00
Up side is theirs no one around at W**k

It never ceases to amaze me the reaction of all the crap drivers, finger wagglers gesticulaters, potty mouths, etc,etc. When you pulla gun on them they soon back off.

Bad design on cheap equipment probably no earth connection in plug causing earth leekage currents, I would buy a decent box. At some point the screen of the CoaX needs earthing little tag with screw on is one way if none of your TVs or freeview box have one.

I’ve broken a steel frame, an Aluminum one Carbon one is still OK mind so are the 4 other alloy and 1 steel one.
Did just have a carbon stem which was developing 4 worrying cracks which were not far off joining up.

Back o’t wheatsheaf[/url] in low lorton
Masons Appletreewick
Northumberland just ride onto a beach and sleep.

Hope

Some interesting answers bike currently in use is this

Marzocchi XC 700 ATA forks
XT group set on a 2008 FSR Pro but with a Triad [better than an RP23]
Hope BB, Headset M4’s and hubs.
Easton bars and spesh stem and seat post.
Tyres are 2.2 S-works Roll x Race [hard to beat unless it gets real muddy]
New frame is a 2010 FSR 140 with a Triad.

Issues with old kit
position of shock not easy to flick between settings. So back to the top tube fitting should cure that.
Forks, need something better so like the idea of Rockshox, reba or revs ?
Seat post Thomson, like that current one a bit too flexi
Sticking with Hope for everything else but
2 x 10
3 x 10
3 x 9
and should I go tubeless ?

Just pay up, cheaper if you bring it back as parts 4% + Vat

You should have done as I said at the weekend, whats £1500 anyway ?

Buy a new bike only way

Dont realy understand how you’d know that
I feel like I’ve had a bowl of amphetamine
I think like most posters on STW you are making it up google
Confabulation

Hope

Any update as to Dalby Forest ?
Bit of a thaw ?

Chop your feet off and fit some cleats direct to the stumps.

Carbon won btw :D

I'm with the Bear and Squirrel
Plus you must be doing something wrong I run Tubed tyres down at 28 psi and I'm a fat bsatard

Maybe the Hobo would be better suited to sorting out the ferral society in Carlilse, some where down London Rd, just pop down in your white van and "Smoke em"

I'd define a chasm as something you would not survive if you fell in it. Width is imaterial.