Nice slack angles. Must be great downhill.

XT / SLX depending on how fat yer wallet is.

How about “**** Off baggage handlers – You’re all a bunch of careless twunts, and could never afford the expensive bike that is inside this bag”
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That should see you right.

Singlespeed, rear suss, steel frame, retro, I feel s new (rad ^sick) niche coming on

When you …..Oh ar$e

I was going to watch it tonight, not so sure if I’ll bother now.

£40 – You are going to struggle. If you already have roof rails, then you can get cross-bars and bike carriers in halfrauds for pretty reasonable money – but from memory still a fair bit more than £40.

The turbulent wind at a ton tumbling around behind your car won’t bend your discs though.

could the wind bend the rotor?

How fast are you planning to drive !!?

Bob – Is he called Tim?

STW member “praise for supplier” posting shocker!
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colnagokid – fair point. However there is a world of difference between flying the ‘toy’ level of RC Heli and the ‘proper’ ones.
Basically it comes down to this –
If you want something that can fly around in control, probably indoors, straight out of the box, then you need a ‘toy’ one. 2 channel, possibly co-axial rotors. These have limited abilities, but are fun – which is what it’s all about really.
If you want to learn a new skill, fly something that’s big enough to use outdoors in a bit of a breeze, learn aerobatics of any sort, enter competitions, etc, then you need to get a ‘proper’ one.
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I make no apology for the use of ‘toy’ and ‘proper’ – but I’m not saying that a ‘proper’ one is better than a ‘toy’ one. I have a couple of proper ones and quite a few toy ones. All good fun. The toy ones get more use than the proper ones if I’m honest!
There is very little to be learned however flying a toy one which will help when you get a proper one.

Horses for courses.

Going from an unclear picture of the right side of the mech to an equally unclear picture of the wrong side of the mech really didn’t help. 8O
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LOL @ andym

Looks like ‘Uncle’ Kevin is losing his touch – no extras appearing half way through this week…

Liked the house though.

Sod that – spend your way through your own personal issues. Works for me!

Done the same as soobalias. 130mm both ends using a BETD rocker and a set of Z1 FR SL forks. Like he said, higher BB, slightly slacker front end. Works for me.

Considering what to do with it now, as I have a Nomad, so don’t need the extra travel on the FSR. Might revert it to 100mm and sell it. Handy as a spare bike though.

mboy – I was refused at the chemist too. I was asking for a 50ml or 100ml or anything bigger. What did they think I was going to inject FFS. A pint of Guinness?

Local vet was no probs. Asked if I needed needles to go with them!
£1 each.

Sending texts is no excuse for driving so slowly along a motorway

spongebob – I was on the point of doing this through mobile phones direct. Voda contract -> O2(or any) PAYG -> New Voda contract.
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When I asked them if there was any problem with doing this, they said “Not at all Sir!!!! Well spotted, that is the loop hole!!!!”

For bleeding brakes ? – Local Vet.

Money Saving Expert is you friend : http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/1133805689,83738

You can PAC your number to a PAYG sim, and then instantly apply for a PAC code on that which you use to start a ‘new’ contract with your original provider.

Recognised loophole which can be useful if you need to stick with a particular provider and they are going all “brand new customers only” on you.

I just hop between Voda and O2 when I want a decent upgrade.

ooer. I’ve never cleaned mine. It hangs up in the rucsack next to my bike, and I top it up from the garden hose or Devs’ sink when I’m heading out. Hose looks OK, no visible gunk. Sometimes it’s left with water in it, sometimes empty. It hangs there for 2 weeks whilst I’m offshore, then gets drunk again when I’m home (much like myself!). Only ever has water in it though.

One of them ^ drives up the middle my street every day. It’s a one-way road, and he’s going up it the wrong way, in the middle. The junction at the top is pretty blind, and cars do just sweep round into the street. It’s only a matter of time……..

You can also stick a mix on engine oil and gearbox oil to thicken it. AFAIR Wynns do an oil thickener which also helps it stay where it’s supposed to

GIMP

At least at 71 he won’t have to overcome the biggest problem with taking up rollerblading – telling your parents that you’re gay.

The [Neil Young original] single reached #55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1970.
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Been covered by many folk, including Motorhead, but not by Van the Man…
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_Girl_(Neil_Young_song)

“I am The Shadow, and I never miss”…..the rocks, roots, weeds etc – just like all the other mechs.
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They work well enough, but don’t believe the hype about them being invincible or out of harm’s way. More direct cable routing is a slight advantage I suppose, but I’ve never caught the old-style shimano cable loop on anything…

As BigYin says. Always bleed by injecting fluid at the caliper, preferably with the brake off the bike, hose as near vertical as possible.

Can’t work out why the “brake held ‘on’ with a tywrap overnight” thing works, but it does.

Done this way I’ve never had any real headaches with XTs.

…cardboard box in t’road……bag of gravel……cold gravel at that……..Box! Hole in t’road more like…….etc

If he loses his appeal, we should all send him a fiver each to pay the fine + costs, £2100 in total!

Gets my “new hero” vote too.

Try fitting the front wheel in backwards, and see if you can tell the difference….. :?:

What he said ^

If it’s not in the right position when you go in, it’s hardly a huge chore to move it up/down as required, is it?

Evil Devil Pirate Ducks. They are going to take some beating. Might get a set for my FSR XC.

How about these

http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=212178

Pink Beetle Bonnet……….

<g> @ wwaswas – I just had to, and you’re right – it was a mistake!

Just stated having probs myself in the last 20 mins or so.
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.wwaswas – thanks for the link above. Like it.

Big S for me too. Been using old 4-pot XTs for a while now with no issues at all. Been hating a set of Juicy 7’s on a bike I bought second hand (off here), so I’m now waiting for a set of SLX’s to arrive.

P.S. Fiona, the Nomad’s still going strong. Cheers.