i ride a pronghorn AKA p*rnhorn, king prawn etc etc

but then i dont let a silly name put me off a bike if i like it.

You’ll be spotted using a saw on FE land for sure. Because the FE chainsaw folks will all be sitting in a van somewhere waiting for the rain to stop / start. Actually working in an FE forest will be a dead giveaway.

another vote here for up, surprisingly adult theme (not that way) but also genuinely funny in bits too.

clio 200? just coming onto the 10k bracket and the cup chassis is brilliant fun.

interior build quality is better than previous clios but not perfect. if you are driving slowly enough to notice the rattles theres a problem anyway 🙂

quite thirsty for a relatively small car (29mpg ish in mine) but tax isn’t through the roof and insurance is lower than a 182. plus it will actually go forwards when there is an inch of snow on the ground.

which begs the question what other names are sending the ads haywire?

Monkeys playing on ropes

i dont think that a goodwill gesture such as we’re talking about compromises their position? They obviously couldn’t find a manufacturing defect, which means it was like that when the customer bought it but after it left the factory, or it was done in his posession. Either way, the frame isn’t right and with nobody accepting liability i think a compensated offer is a good outcome. Just because they make the offer isn’t an admission of liability, in the same way that if the customer accepts it its not an admission of their liability either.

z-11 i agree its a difficult call, but it looks like it took a months worth or wrangling to get that reduced settlement.

the bad PR gun can only be used though if the warranty claim has reasonable grounds. If you came on here for example and complained that a bike hucked off a cliff hadn’t been accepted as a warranty you’d get flamed.

Replacing for free might have been the best in terms of PR but its one of those commercial decisions.

it sure is. Nicolai’s cost would have been a couple of hundred euros at best. For that they would have had a loyal customer who was likely to extol the virtues of their brand and may well have bought more frames, or at least recommended the brand to others. What do they have now?

I know there are probably scores of people who chance their arm with things on warranty, but if both sides of the story are correct then a simple gesture by Nicolai could have resolved this without a thread bemoaning their warranty process.

edit – re-read the OP and their 130 quid replacement could have been offered as a goodwill gesture at the outset, which imo would have probably gone a long way to avoiding this thread in the first place.

aye, maybes he’s been messing with the mods as we speak.

not literally…

+1. I visited the D-Day landing sites in July and was overwhelmed by the vast rows of headstones, and that was only in a small area of Normandy. Kids just over half my age, killed within hours or days of coming ashore. The WW1 cemeteries dwarf these i gather.

Puts it all in perspective.

grahamt – where did you book that hotel through? looks lovely 🙂

yeah, i know its a natural phenomena so nothing is guaranteed, but feb is the only time we can go.

just re-read that. smiley overload…

ouch. aye some of the potholes should have been reclassified as geological features. Thats what happens in a “working forest” though apparently…

Carron Valley…it’s a criminal waste of the area’s potential.

couldn’t agree more. second only to Fauldhouse! in the number of people within a 2 hour radius (something like 2.7m people within an hours drive)

it was (and is) a huge untapped resource. Still, its not for the lack of trying 🙂 http://www.carronvalley.org.uk

as for the uphill jumps all jumps go uphill, if they dont they are drop-offs 🙂

Must not be going fast enough 😉

the issue with man made trails is that each metre costs money. That money is better spent on descents rather than climbs, so its natural to use fire road etc where available. It might be dull for the bulk of it but sometimes its the only way to get anything on the ground at all.

half the scottish ones listed there can hardly be classed as trail centres – kirkhill FP is not a trail centre! Likewise Pollock park.

and ChrisL – what were you driving at CV? we used to razz around trailbuilding at CV in everything from clios to lowered audis and not so much as a knock on the sump. The road in was more like a bombing range than a road though 🙂

check out http://www.powerbulbs.com

google for 10% off code and 10% quidco. great guys, always deliver quickly.

i just fitted phillips extreme vision h7’s in my 200 and h4 in the wifes swift. the difference is literally night and day 🙂

OEM bulbs were like a candle in a jam jar, these are brighter, whiter light with a significantly longer reach.

the further you can see in front of you the better IMO.

Spend your money on good tyres, brakes, light and wipers. thats my motto 🙂

tin of beans a la crocodile dundee 🙂

I had something kneeling on my chest and holding my arms down, leaning in and whispering at me.

ooft, thats shit yer breeks territory that.

I often experience “visions” if i’ve not been sleeping well, mostly manifesting themselves as animals or insects crawling around (the other night if took an imaginary spider off my phone charger and into the bathroom)but on one occasion i cold see someone hanging outside my bedroom window. never been frightened as such, just look a bit glazed.

Just both watch paranormal activity tonight, then neither of you will sleep

three_fish – interested in swapping the d70s for a rear wheel? Chris king ISO disc black on mavic tubeless rim

long shot but worth a try!

I’d be interested in similar findings but I’d be happy with second hand kit for a bit less cash…

efforts from a couple of years ago:

lol – it was an edit too 🙂

lets see who the contenders are:

any x-factor, big brother or other reality tv show “star”
most* premiership footballers and their spouses / f*ck trophies
most* of the tory party
jordan

*if not all

I’m sure i’ve missed loads

ideal if your neighbours like topless sunbathing but have high fences…

Modified Clio sport 15MPG

Jonk – ITB’s?

I’ve got a clio 200 and the MPG settles between 27-28 mpg which is normally fairly sedate urban driving with a wee blast when she’s warm 🙂

hmmm, navigon frustrates me tbh. Spends too much time trying to get you back to the previously arranged route rather than working out a new route from where you are. Really posses me off when I use it, so much so I’ve stopped using it most of the time. Try navfree?

lol at grahamS – got an image of all these tools from Chelsea and essex etc (you know the shows but i can’t bring myself to say them) saying to their pals

“awwww, meee phownes all, like, not talking propppa and trying to tell me ‘ow to speak, like.”

i think it may draw the line at broad accents generally. i can’t see the sun-kissed californians having had much exposure to people from fraserburgh for example.

(think trawlermen series from the tv)

that siri technology is pretty damn good i have to say. normally my lilting scottish tones are not well received by voice control apps but so far i’ve texted a mate and asked about the weather in stockholm and its turned up the goods every time.

time to start trying to confuse it 😈

thread resurrection 🙂

Got mine on weds afternoon, very nice surprise it was too. Looks like an interesting bit of kit and the gloves were a welcome bonus, although i found the left glove a bit tight.

will need to mod the saw as its not quite the right chain for it (annoyingly they didn’t spec the husqvarna model i have) but looking forward to trying it. If it is as easy as it looks it will certainly be getting the thumbs up from me as shaprening a chain well is a necessary evil 🙂

another thread hijack here (i’m good at this)

any hardware recommendations for a complete novice to get started with a DSLR? I’d definitely want something second hand to start learning with and cheap is always good, but something that would allow me to learn and develop.

Cheers

Dave

got 1, queued for about 40 mins. its cost me nothing to upgrade so i’m happy.

just revealing the hidden post

I fear we are nearing a closed thread…

How many grand building projects, big engineering works etc in the past have been 100% viable commercially with no subsidy/support?

None, but generally those projects are seen to have a significant benefit to the population at large. Not a wee chairlift in the borders to serve a small group of extreme sports enthusiasts.

People make up silly figures, such as ooh you’ll get 35 a day easily.

Go on then, what’s a realistic figure?

Thats what we’re asking the people who want the thing built to tell us.

But anyway you’re right, moaning and making snidey comments is much more helpful and constructive.

I made quite a few reasoned posts which i can’t see any meaningful responses to by you. Yeah my last comment was sarcastic but you labelling the people who disagree with you as “pathetic” is hardly constructive either.

Fundamentally i dont believe its a goer. If you do and you feel that strongly about it get involved. Distance is no object in todays world, we’re probably arguing from other ends of the country about it…

Edited – so it makes sense

I wonder how many people actually visit Scotland from Europe/further afield to go mountain biking

not 35 people a day thats for sure.

As above – pure ‘can’t do’ attitude. Pathetic.

Lead the charge then grum, we’re all right behind you. In fact i’ll personally guarantee i’ll be there 53 weekends a year and spent £100 a time on the chairlift. I promise.

and before you go wheeling out the local tourism angle for inners “needing” a chairlift to survive the area is pretty well compensated with the existing facilities.

I’m sure the community would thank you though for lumbering them with a hefty ongoing bill for a chairlift that will fall out of use soon due to lack of numbers.