The 23 and 25mm Aksium WTS’s are the same price so, if it’s actually worth the change, I can’t see why not?

Endura Humvvees work for me.

The Simon Andrews crash was horrible to watch.

Hope GM does well this year!

Always thought that Cycle Scheme is a ludicrous idea. No idea why the OP needs a 1k bike anyway to ride to and from work. He should be thankful that the company offers it (it is a benefit after all) and secondly that he earns enough for the full thousand quid to be worth it.

Always feel particularly sorry for those in the cycle industry, working in bike shops for 3 pence an hour when loads of Cycle Scheme knobbos turn up, desperate to make up every last penny of the 1000 quid.

RANT OVER.

How the chuff do you know about my needs exactly?

Why should I be thankful? The MD only set it up so he could benefit from it, the fact we also can is a bonus.

And you’re talking about earning enough, I get paid £8.11 an hour to do a dangerous and physically hard job. I reckon I work hard enough for my money.

Also, the bike itself was only £885.95, add to that the cost of accessories the full cost is still less than £1000. So, you can stop talking out of your rear end now if you’d like.

Credit card/finance wasn’t an option due to bad credit which I’m trying to work on.

Even with the fact the cycle scheme isn’t as big of a saving as it used to be, I’ll still be saving a fair amount to make it a viable option which is why I and hundreds of other thousands have done it.

I’ve still got about a £250 saving after the admin fee and the end of term costs isn’t that much to worry about.

‘The sake of a grand’ is a lot of money for a 24 year old who isn’t in an amazingly well paid job, is learning to drive and is saving towards a £15,000 mortgage.

I also save 12% NIC because I’m a basic tax payer, In total my savings are £319.45 on the overall cost of the bike and equipment which is £998.27

If I was a higher tax payer I would save 40% Tax and 2% NIC.

There isn’t an issue with me paying the admin fee, It’s on their website and I understand a fair few retailers charge an admin fee on cycle scheme bikes.

Not paid for anything yet, I need to pay a £65 admin fee for the bike which is understandable.

It’s not a case of losing out on anything just the fact that the weekly payments and the saving is a big help, Trying to save for a mortgage so will take a long time to save up enough cash to buy a bike outright and finance isn’t an option so this way makes it a lot easier to handle.

My issues isn’t with Ribble but I was wanting to mainly know about what happens after a certain period of time without the certificate been paid for and, although I’ve applied and been accepted for it, do they HAVE to pay for it?

Can they turn around and so no to it?

I can wait, that’s not that big of an issue.

I was just wondering if work can turn around and not pay for the bike although I’ve been approved of it and the scheme is set up?

The managing director told me his took 2/3 weeks from applying to the bike arriving. Mines already been over 2 weeks.

We’re part of a company worth $2.2 billion and part of the NY stock exchange and his words to me when I asked about how long the payment will take was “It’s a lot of money so we don’t know what’s happening yet”

So basically, after 30 days cycle scheme won’t cancel my request or anything along those lines? And what about the bike I’ve ordered, from Ribble, will they just wait too?

We break up for a week shutdown tomorrow so looks like it’s gonna be a while still.

The Pro Carbon is a brilliantly specced bike but I think it might be too racey for me and for my first road bike?

I wouldn’t justify that sort of bike, I’m not a racey person lol.

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBSABCLARIV/sab-classico-sram-rival-alloy-road-bike

What about this?

http://www.merlincycles.com/sensa-romagna-special-57892.html

Just spotted this?

Seems as I have a crappy ‘Halfords’ Voodoo Bokor, a Boardman is a bit classier?

The Boardmans are nice 🙂

I wouldn’t go for the wooden shed route, If someone knows there is something valuable in there, they’ll be at it in no time.

If there’s something worth taking, they’ll try their hardest to take it.

A neighbour of mine has a concrete shed with steel plated door, very secure. He went on holiday a few years ago and some tw*ts used a circular saw to cut a hole in the wall to get to his bikes.

These Topeak tyre levers

I personally think Kissy Sellout is shite tbh lol

Didn’t think there would be so many people in the Bradford and surrounding areas!

Nice to see some love for my LBS.

Decent idea for the website to have an A-Z of LBS’s maybe?

Could possibly help get more customers etc.

That video has just reminded me of when I used to go to my grandparents house in Colton near Ulverston. Always plenty of jets flying by, was brilliant.

On another note, I’m like a girl when it comes to spiders, it’s the way they move.

But because T’s are bigger I’m not so bad with them.

My mate is a freak like you, he’s got a few T’s.

And this.

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh f**king run.

http://www.be-at.tv/brands/ims-media/ims-2012/disclosure

Now these lads are talented.

Just like all genres of music, the sound of deep house has evolved from how it originally sounded when it first came onto the scene in Detroit etc, doesn’t mean it’s not deep house.

So, What happens to Canada if this thing with its army of mutant rats, say for example, makes it to Russia?

Said rats go to war with Russia which is effectively Canada going to war with Russia.

This could be the start of a world war or something.

Send it to Afghanistan and bring our troops home.

jaylittle, Where abouts? Towards Halifax or Bradford?

Well keep an eye here dickyboy, that’s the point in the thread.

Also, All Terrain Cycles in Shipley.

Not used them for maintenance but heard good things about that side of the place.

Nice stock of parts, clothing and bikes etc.

Keep them coming guys, doesn’t hurt to help your LBS!

Where about’s are they, Captain Pugwash?

Would have expected a few more posts to be honest…

Everyone had their suspicions about him when he took a dump in the trough in a pub before our works christmas do.

He once wrote the alphabet on the cubicle wall.

Once took a dump on the flusher handle.

And once right on the toilet seat.

Top bloke.

We had this happening at my workplace.

Turned out it was the person who kept reporting it who was doing it, trying to get another employee sacked.

His positioning of poo’s was very creative, mind.

Not sure if this counts but he’s bloody good!

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-mark-daxner/10-years-of-bassline-danny

Most of you will not like it at all like.

I used to love my Thursday nights out at Love Apple and Vampire in Bradford, straight to work in the morning after a McDonald’s.

Tried it a few month ago, I didn’t go to work that day haha.

xiphon, I’m just uploading a mix that you should appreciate 😉