You should try Gino’s East for an authentic Chicago pizza while you are there. It’s pretty no frills but the pizza’s are regarded as the best in Chicago.

Will do Hora, it’s my Easter project.

No mediums left Kuco.

Hora, I love you but wife hates you 😆 I just got the last Enduro frame. Thanks for the tip off.

Thanks legend. I haven’t purchased the frame but have the 57mm shock. I’m thinking surely there must be 6mm clearance to play with before linkages start hitting tubes. I might buy it and see.

IF the bike was pulled from the test after the test and feature had been concluded, that is in my opinion wrong. I am defending in general the review policy and impartiality of UK mags. We do however have to bare in mind we has one version of events from a source who is not exactly objective.

I’d rather read a mag that reviewed a full cross section of the market than one that focused on it’s advertisers.

But they don’t. As has been mentioned several times, both On One and PX have been reviewed on numerous occasions by Future. I have just had a look at a copy of MBUK I have on my phone and the breadth of brands reviewed in this particular issue is very broad. I’d say less than 20% of the reviews are for products by brands that advertise. I think this is a fair reflection of most, if not all UK cycling mags.

But they won’t get my cover price if the reviews feel rigged (or at least so slanted to particular brands to make the reviews they publish worthless). And if I and others who feel the same and don’t buy the mag then the advertising space becomes increasingly worthless. IMO if you are going to badge a review “the best…” or “best value…” it has to be exactly that, not a preselected subset of the market based on how much the brands will spend on adverts.

That’s all well and fine but I have seen loads of PX and On One products reviewed in Future pubs. How would you deal with an advertiser complaining that their product doesn’t get reviewed because the mag is full of On One products? It’s massively frustrating when you have companies who will not even invest a minimum amount in advertising but will constantly push for free editorial coverage. Where is the support from their side? Perhaps the answer is for On One / PX to place some token ads. I believe Future to be as impartial as they come but something has to give, did you see their last financial results? They need to sustain the ad revenue and it’s a precarious balancing act against being inpartial. One I think they do well at on the whole.

So how would it benefit a publisher to give a product a negative review because the manufacturer doesn’t advertise. It’s hardly going to entice them to advertise in a future issue is it? And as for pulling a none advertisers product from review, it’s likely they had too many bikes for the test and had to pull something, clearly in this case they have to support a brand that supports the mag with ad revenue. You guys do realise that the cover price alone will not sustain a magazine right?

This forum is rapidly becoming parody of itself. Well done on the new trail all involved, I look forward to riding it soon as opposed to watching a vid on the Internet and saying it looks crap. #edit I’ll be in touch regarding helping at a future dig day.

12 weeks for us last year with no real issues. The key is not being frightened to push all parties involved at the risk of annoyance. Our solicitor rather unhelpfully went on holiday without informing us or telling her colleagues what paperwork was outstanding on the sale which caused a delay.

Salsa Jelly Bean Al La Carte

I had a 1990 original Ross Schafer A La Carte in jelly bean until about 2002, when I moved from Leamington Spa to Norwich. I left it at my old house for ages and when I got around to collecting it my old house mates had moved out and there was no sign of my Salsa. 🙁

White Onza Porcupine tyres
Fat Chance Yo Eddy
WTB Ti bars

Wow. That didn’t take long.

If Rafa comes back, how long until the plaintive calls for the return of Roy Hodgson?

I personally don’t know one Liverpool fan who wanted Rafa gone, though I understood the reasons for him going. I also never supported the Hodgson appointment. I think we should offer Rafa the manager role and move Kenny back upstairs asap, before someone come in and offer Rafa a more attractive role.

I agree unfortunately. It was only four seasons ago we were coming back from two goals down against City to win 3-2 at the Etihad. And we had the confidence in the team to do so. Now we have a relegation troubled club like QPR doing the same to us. And with a Liverpool reject scoring to compound the pain.

Off work and the sun is shining in Chester. Deciding between a blast around Llandegla, Penmachno or Coed Y Brenin.

There’s always one

I wasn’t impressed when my SO’s rock lobster came with OEM forks with the serial number filed off. When they went wrong, Fisher wouldn’t touch them as apparently filing off things like serial numbers invalidates warranties.

I won’t use them again…

But you are working of the assumption it wa Merlin that did the filing. Also, surely your warranty was with Merlin, not Fishers.

It seems to predominantly consist of crates strapped to bicycle shaped objects 🙂

The thing is Realman, you won’t be allowed to move on from this until you fix it. And there seems to be a myriad of reasons why you didn’t offer a refund, none of which change the fact you should have. Do yourself a favour, sell the xt’s and refund Jimmy for the Avid’s. If they were so awesome and the damage has been exagerated, surely it’s no great loss to go back to using them. I for one would forget the past if you try to make amends.

I can’t believe you are now inferring this is a mix up as you have never seen these pics, that were posted in the original thread. You are digging a deeper hole for yourself. Unreal, man.

Those pictures were posted in the original thread.

Have you tried the switch next to the volume toggle?

No snow but its very wet.

The lifts are free

Really??, Are they free every summer to attract off season visitors? *rummages for passport*.

Thanks munrobiker, for some reason I was under the impression they had been testing it for a longer period.

Wow Ed Sheerhan best male and Coldplay best band. The Bed Wetters have taken over the world.

YGM Si.

Or GoneBoarding. SS20 in Oxford are very good, they will no doubt be able to offer advice over th phone or via email.

It was closed, I was up there. My wife spoke to Donny and he mentioned they hoped to reopen around 11am. Be careful if you drive up there, it was sketchy at 9am this morning.

Shoestring Racing in pending approval.

I wish it were a holiday! The trips are work trips, but I book them on my corporate credit card, so its essentially free money! Its perfectly reasonable for them to wait until I’ve been before paying out, its just the estimated payout date is well before the trips. I need a new fork for my full susser but will hold off if I’m getting a new bike in Summer, that’s all.

Yup, currently an Event Sales Manager but my role is morphing into a more general Events Management role. I get travel quite regularly and its nice to meet people, but can be hugely stressful, especially if you are also responsible for sales. I also did four 18 hour days in the NEC back in September which coincided with the heatwave in the UK. I was not impressed.

And yes,there is always a lot of partying around events and exhibitions.

I can’t believe Rosie’s hasn’t been suggested yet.

looks good not been though . . .

I have and its not very good unfortunately, though they do serve Brooklyn Beer on draft.

The Commercial is a nice spot for a drink atmosphere wise, not great for real ale though.

god that was awful to watch, in utter pain all the way through,

i would rather risk being stabbed than just sit and do nothing of any use like this guy,

mtfu and go for the jugular fast before he know’s what’s happened and has a chance to do something about it
then gtf out.

Awesome.

I’m a Liverpool fan. I wasn’t at OT yesterday but was at Anfield on Monday for Luis’ return and I cheered as loud as the next man. I don’t agree with the way that Suarez acted towards Evra back in October, but I certainly think it has been portrayed in the media as much more one way than it actually was, as pointed out earlier in the thread, by Evra’s own admission he engaged in a conversation with Suarez about ethnicity before the use of the word Negro by Suarez. I think a ban was fair, though the way it was investigated wasn’t and Suarez has now been vilified by all corners of the media and it’s turned unfairly into a which hunt. Suarez did neither the club or himself any favours yesterday and I’m angry it him for it. You can see from Evra’s reaction it’s the opportunity he was hoping for and boy did he make the most of it. I lack objectivity in this matter and though I have no issue with thinking Evra is a deeply unpleasant human being, I’m running out of excuses for the way Suarez acts when presented with an opportunity to move on, or not create extra controversy.

Both Fergie and Kenny need to show unity in the situation, not make stupid statements about banning players for life or handshakes not being seen etc. there are much bigger issues here than a local rivalry that need addressing and the best course of action would be to display some kind of unity between the two most successful clubs in English football against racism .

I feel pretty sad about the whole thing this morning, both clubs have seen fans charged with racist abuse this month and both managers have inflamed an already bad situation. Then this morning I learn that Kenny, his wife Marina and their kids have received death threats through Twitter . Is this really an acceptable level of behaviour over a game?

My legs are a bit stiff this morning. Thanks to all involved in organising, especially Harry the Spider and Terrahawk. In retrospect, I loved the course. Yesterday at around midday I wanted you both dead 🙂

The 15mm spacers are like that, the 20mm end caps are a different design. I ended up using a stem as a drift to force the spacers into place, not ideal but I needed them for Hit the North this morning. Will call Hotlines on Monday.

Specialized Storm Controls or Bontrager Mud X’s. Which are the fastest rolling?

I shall be riding this, but with the addition of a set of Specialized Storm Controls.

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