I had a stuck piston in a caliper that presented with similar symptoms. Can’t explain the physics/fluid dynamics of it though…

Different pads have different thicknesses….

The superstar ones are very thick, and it takes a bit of time for them to stop rubbing.

I thought ALL spiders were poisonous? Just to varying degrees.

[pedant]Technically, spiders aren’t poisonous (i.e. you can eat them), they’re venomous.
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All spiders have venom, but can give a dry bite if they feel threatened. The other issue is that the smaller ones may not have fangs large enough to puncture human skin. Your common house spider if large enough can give you a slightly unpleasant nip.

I had fun a while ago, I held my bike across the width of the train preventing the retards from forcing their way on. I politely (mostly) explained that the whole egress/ingress thing would go a lot more smoothly if they all got out of the way of the people trying to get off.

It didn’t really work, but it made me feel better at least.

Found this on Google

http://www.helplinedirectory.com/field_and_trek/customer_services/

For my 35.5hr Monday – Friday week I get paid for, by Saturday night I’ll have done 60hrs give a take a bit.

My dads’ boss once told him “Overtime will be worked willingly, cheerfully and without any thought of further remuneration” and that pretty much fits with the way my current employer operates.

Happily running bog standard folding ADvantages on mine

If I’m on my motorbike, the nod or left hand motion other riders give you as they go past always makes me smile.

American Pi: A maths genius fails to get laid in a number of humorous but utterly predictable encounters.

GrahamS
“The proper test should be when the plane is on a stationary but still rotating conveyer… “

Eek! Worded that badly…. The proper test should be when the plane is on a conveyer that is stationary relative to the earth, but the belt on which the plane is sitting on is still rotating… 😉

I included the 😉 ….

Make of that what you will

The mythbusters experiment doesn’t really match the true “spirit” of the plane on a conveyer question though as the conveyer is undergoing travel in a direction (rather than being stationary but rotating)

Air movement in and around the wings generates lift, so if the plane is moving, because the conveyer is, as in the mythbusters experiment, if you’re lucky, at some point, lift is greater than gravity, and the plane will take off.

The proper test should be when the plane is on a stationary but still rotating conveyer… 😉

I will look into how much better a modern cg125… would be

I ride a CBF125 (the modern version of the CG) and I struggle to maintain 50 on 10% inclines, and approaching 60 it feels like my brain is being vibrated out of my skull.

It’s still cracking fun though! 🙂

Not sure that KMC link above is to the correct kmc. You need the KMC Missing Link.

From CRC

KMC Replacement Chain Connectors

Replacement missing link

The part number stamped on the image on CRC (CL559R) matches the number stamped on the KMC website missing links picture page[/url]..

But that might still mean it’s the wrong thing 🙂

KMC 10spd chain connectors are reusable…

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25439

Gravy-wrestling model suffers horrific facial injuries after being hit with monkey wrench when she interrupted a friend having sex

I don’t normally read the Daily mail, but made an exception for this headline…

Yes in terms of the stiffness and support, I’ve got all sorts of ankle and knee problems from rugby and basically need a sole with little flex and a fairly high ankle support.

Don’t get hung up on the idea that having a high ankle will offer you support. Grab any pair of “high” walking boots, and you’ll find that the top bit is actually pretty mobile. If it were rigid enough to stop you turning your ankle, you wouldn’t be able to move it! Most of the support for your ankle comes from the heel cup, and this should be the thing to pay attention to.

I’m currently using a pair of Mammut Cliff boots, and am really happy with them. They’re a kind of mid-height boot, and are a good couple of cms shorter than the Raichle Mt Peaks that I never got on with. Both were rated to take walking crampons on, so possibly worth a look.

The thing to remember though is that no two peoples feet are exactly the same. If you want the boots that fit your feet the best, go and try some on at the end of the day, with the socks you intend to use, at a reputable gear shop, with trained staff who offer a boot fitting service.

dead carrion

As opposed to “live carrion”? 😕

It links to a pdf called poplock conversion, and has pictures and text of how to do the conversion.

Or it could be hard core leprechaun porn…

🙂

sv – Member
Novatec ones look good too.

Aren’t the SSC hubs just re-badged novatec jobbies?

You’ll be wanting 700c or 28″ tubes.

edit: Something like

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/TUCO29ER/continental_29er_inner_tube_20_25

Sugru?

http://sugru.com/

To test this, I’ve just restarted my ‘puter (4 gb AMD 955, ATI 6950) and opened up Chrome, then restarted and then IE

Opening up just this STW web page brings up:

3 chrome processes totalling in 137 mb
3 IE 9 processes totalling 157 mb

Chrome took 9 seconds to fully display the page
IE took 5 seconds to fully display the page

The page item that was always the last to appear was the tools menu of the posting window.

I’m not entirely sure what this shows, but I was bored and wanted to investigate…..

I’m crap, and will never be rad to the power sic, or a riding god.

The longish travel forks on both my bikes (140mm and 120-150mm) make the downs more fun.

When I had 100mm forks, I didn’t find the downs as fun as I do now.

So for me that answers why I “need” longer forks. They’re funnerer.

There’s the Ikea product recall notice…

http://adland.tv/content/ikea-product-recall-allen-key

and the Kodak “Liveprint”

It’s not a good advert for thru-axles either 😕

Not sure how good the biking is, but there’s a tiny bit of info here:

http://www.islayblog.com/2008entries/20080819-mountainbiking.shtml

The stuff on Arran (possibly on the way) is OK, and the track from Goat Fell to the Arran brewery is great fun if you get up early (or late enough) to avoid the crowds coming up.

The only issue I have with the “It’s a mobile – so take it with you” argument is the weirdos who take their phone to the toilet, and then answer it mid dump if you ring them.

One of lifes few remaining pleasures is the solitude granted by sitting on the magical poop stealing water chair, so I don’t understand why you’d take your phone in with you so you can communicate with someone?

Have you tried contacting Virgin Mobile?

If you’re in a rush, root your phone and install a custom ICS ROM. It’s easyish to do.

http://www.xda-developers.com/tag/samsung-galaxy-s-ii/

A friend asked me to check over his CV on his laptop once, and where it mentioned his interest in photography, I added the single word “Pornographic” to the paragraph.

He didn’t think to check over my alterations and printed a few out and sent them off before he noticed.

😳

<Singletrack member recommends what he owns shocker>

Bucking this trend, I have an AMD 6870 which is a similar speed to the GTX560 but I’d recommend this over the AMD one if you can stretch your budget.

Buying a card based on NVidia GPUs gives you access to PhysX and CUDA hardware support which more and more developers are making use of over the similar features available for ATI based cards.

Which is why I didn’t compare them to the Hopes on price. I said that they were cheap from the Formula store not they’re cheaper than Tech X2 evos (or whatever). It’s kind of redundant either way as the OP would prefer to buy British.

I would say that I found a friends Tech X2s a bit spongy feeling which is why I went for the Forumlas, but they may/may not have been set up properly and I didn’t ride them long enough to see if it was something you got used to.

Just checked the link again, and it’s working for me (Chrome) either directly or through http://www.formula-italy.com/.

http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/http://store.formula-brake.com/

Another option could be formula brakes.

They’re pretty cheap from the Italian based store http://store.formula-brake.com/ and you get the full mountain kit and rotors etc. Delivery was quick too.

I’ve used avids, and shimano slx and the K24s I’m running are by far the best brake I’ve used.

CCCP may = “Custom Color Choice Program”

If you’re talking about the Santa Cruz custom colour thing, and not the Combined Community Codec Pack, then no, it doesn’t seem to work with IE 9, but does work fine with Chrome. No idea why though.

If your link is related to the jacket you want to clean then:

Rinse out your detergent draw if you use that for your normal load. Some people also recommend giving the washing machine a full cycle empty at its highest temperature to clean out any detergent residue.

Wash at 30 with either soap flakes or liquid soap (Nikwax Techwash or dri-pak liquid soap which is much cheaper)

Wait till it’s dry and see if water still beads off it. If it doesn’t then give it a spray with something like Grangers XT proofer, wait till it’s dry and it should bead water off it again.

As to why Gore don’t put the care instructions on the garment, I’m pretty certain that they do put them on the Gore swing tag that’s normally attached when new.

This ultimately comes down to people being selfish. They’re depriving other people of the enjoyment of something.

If it were one or two flowers (or a handful of berries etc), then fine, it’s a blanket clearance of an area, there’s pure selfishness. As it was children doing the clearing, then it’s up to the adults to provide guidance as to what is acceptable. The world would be a much nicer a place if people weren’t selfish and ignorant of other people.

I’m glad the OP had a word, and I think it’s a shame that she got a mouthful for her trouble.

A fine pair of pollocks.

http://youtu.be/V54xd3cZ5vE

Electronic Software Delivery normally means that rather than getting a shiny shaving mirror, you download it off the t’interwebs.