Surely MORE McDonalds, Coke, Pepsi, KFC, Burger King and PizzaHut all over Russia, every single village and town, would piss him off more?

@joebristol awesome list thank you.
Jeffsy, Hightower and Fuel have been what I’ve been looking out for. Will take a look at the Transition.
Lots of love for Bird in this thread. A friend rides one but I’ve not paid much attention.

I feel fully justified in being confused.

🙂

Names! I want names!

Looking for options for my lad’s trips to Morzine this year.
Used dogtag before but their website today says they are not quoting any new policies due to ‘business changes’. About to go bankrupt maybe? Anyone know more?

Insure&Go seem ok although no idea how to choose between all the increasing value options of bronze to gold…?

Looks like the Instinct would be plenty good enough. Looks like it’ll take a bit more abuse than the forerunner. I don’t want to replace the 830, I still like having the maps and data in view on the bars. So really I don’t need a watch at all.
I just caught up on that PSA garmin price thread, that would have been interesting!

There were quite a few B-stock and post Xmas returns with heavy discounts at the high street shops last week. I didn’t have the knowledge or the cash at the time to know if what I could get was a good deal or good functions.
I think I need the biggest size dial, need to be able to see without the old reading glasses on a ride.

I thought ep3 was pretty bad. The chase scene was like came from the A-Team.
And a cute Rankor? Really?
Meh.

I’m in Derby and have a Boardman TK that’s no longer in use. Are you looking for used or new?

Not just you.
Repeat refresh and even a couple of crashes.
I’m hoping it doesn’t crash again before I fi…

I watched the replay yesterday as-live. I had avoided spoilers.
Turned off after TVS crash.
Literally couldn’t watch any more. The risk was not entertaining or fun, I was too scared to keep watching.

Single rear pannier goes unnoticed.
If loading up with two, the front gets noticeably light on steering. In years of commuting it only caught me out once, on an icy winter night.
Never fancied front panniers. They just look wrong.

Well having read this thread with the intention of helping out the OP, I’ll be sure not to think about helping again.

Interesting thread!
I have two 26er Fives which have been great and was a bit of a fanboi. I now run a Crush 27.5, but had to wait for a used one, no way could I justify the ££££ for a new one.
For me the bikes are still really great but they’ve now totally priced themselves out of it. The price for equivalent specs bikes is now ridiculous and worse since pandemic shortages hit. When I move back to fullsus I know there’ll be an Orange I will like but won’t get.

Just googled.
It might in fact be exactly that – a torx security bolt head.

Secure torx bit?

The Exodus one is a six point curvy spline, which would probably be bodge-able by a Torx key, except it’s got a lump of metal in the centre meaning it needs to be a tube tool.
Fantastic design for security. So secure even the owners can’t use it.

Damn. Thanks for confirming.

So does anyone use autotrader any more?

Yes – will post on here for all the biker market. It’s an 08 SWB 115CDI Auto Comfort pack, privacy windows, 5 seats.

I did use Webuyanycar once, they took off so much £ for each and every scratch and I decided I won’t be using them again.

I went from a M Five(26) to a L Crush27.5
The age gap was so vast that I knew I couldn’t read anything into the Crush geom numbers.
I chose by trying the M and L bikes, because like you’ve spotted the numbers seem to suggest L is the new M. Their size guide does seem to be correct (for me). Where do you fit on that?

No idea how the 29 is affected by geometry though.

I assume you can’t get to try one out…

Yes, but only the local stuff and the off road areas looked pretty empty, hence the question.
I would rather just use the garmin map if its up to the job of proper mtb offroad. I will spend an hour or so and have a look around the peak district.

I’ve not managed to find one useful trail on trailforks. Maybe they’re successfully hidden from me?! Seems to be loads in Canada and USA (for obvious pinkbike reasons). The only ones I’ve found are the waymarked trail centres, so pointless anyway.
Komoot seems to have way more mtb segments to aim at, you can link them into a route. can’t say if they are all on legit ground but probably nothing stopping anyone from creating them wherever they want.

Actually I did hear drinking tonic water did a similar thing with nerve signals. Sounds like bullshit and never tried it. More likely to make me puke I think.

Some good links above thanks.
Strange how cramps are still medically a mystery.
Guess I better get the dumbbells out and stop expecting my 20yo past self to power my 50yo self.

Cervelo C3 is the endurance/ more relaxed range and can fit big tyres. I have one and its exactly that. I think its called the Caledonia now. Probably slightly above the 2k mark but if you find one spec’d with 105 it should get close. And easily under budget if you go Used.

I’m a STEM ambassador through work, and this STEM resource website is full of absolutely fantastic stuff. We use it all the time. Have a search around here, and you’re son can too.

https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/curated-collections/primary-0

@stevextc

I have a Merc Vito Duoliner SWB. 5 seats and side windows make it fit the big car category in everything – tax, insurance, no need for a tip licence etc. I needed it as the family car when the S-Max was too small. Its been absolutely perfect for bikes (can fit 6), bike races, a changing room, mud, dogs, band PA, sofas and camping gear. Take the seats out and its a cavernous monster van.
Way better value than the overrated overpriced VWs.

The only problem we ever have is indoor car park height restrictions – most are too low.
And front tyres. Vito’s are known to eat them for breakfast lunch and dinner.

I am about to sell it, now time to downsize to a big estate since less of the list is now needed. 2008 110kmiles

PM me if you want the details. (Or anyone else reading this thread who might want one)

🙂
With layers and hot juice she’d have been absolutely fine!

Character Building.
Get it done in the horrible weather, makes the good weather even better.
Still better than a day working.

Blah Blah
One finger still hurts.

We just did our first invisiframe this week on the lad’s new bike. Used water with isoprop alcohol instead of baby shampoo/soap. It took a loooong time but everything stuck in the end. Once you’ve done one then next one will be way quicker. There’s definitely a knack to be learned of soap/alcohol level vs how much water vs size of patch, only learned by doing.

31/8 & 1/9

Tried looking up Bird and their website is just a page of messy symbols. Just me?

Ha!
Actually, you make a very good point….
I’m still in ‘spring shortish days’ mindset.

talkytoaster free british isles map is 1.1GB, Edge internal memory (volume) is only 110MB total and there’s only 0.6GB free on the SD card. Definitely has the menu option to enable/disable all maps on the SD card, its just i can’t get any more maps on it.
I contacted talkytoaster via chat (great support!). Assuming the CityNav maps are locked the only way is to get another SD card for the tt maps and swap cards. Not a massive problem, one card for road one for MTB.

Rename which file(s) to what name(s)?

Reason I’m asking here is the SD card is almost full with the existing gmapsupp.img map, so I’ve got to go get a bigger card before I can try anything. Ta.

Thanks for the links mrmo – really good website, even recognised a few trails from the past.
Purebikingverbier have discounted rates for bkeverbier guests so looks like a favourite, but will check out alpine roots too.

As for tyres – several places still offer 26″ HighRollers. But i need to decode the compounds and abbreviation crap. Does anyone know if their width actual matches the advertised number? They used to come up narrow, a 2.35 was more like a 2.1″

Wow, some of you would be a great asset to the bathroom shop that insists on blaming the customer.

Yes we took photos, no we didn’t crack it on purpose, yes we had to destroy it to get it out because a well installed shower tray doesn’t come out without destruction, yes the shop is blaming us. Yes the shop delivered a replacement, No I don’t want this PoC in my bathroom, no they won’t compensate us. OK?

The plot thickened today. Scudo (manufacturer) have never seen anything like this, and its not there product. This is in writing. So the shop is basically defrauding us. Providing an inferior product passing it off as something it’s not. The replacement tray came in a plastic bag (not a box – alarm#1) with a Scudo sticky label on (alarm#2). I actually think he’s taken a tray out of a box and stuck a fake label on the plastic wrapper.
I will be constructing a documented complaint tonight, for compensation and reporting to trading standards.

Crack was underneath intact protective wrap. Nothing dropped, no tiles were harmed in the making of this problem. Installer knows what he’s doing and I trust him with my unlocked bikes. Yes, that much.

I don’t want a replacement from the supplier, I want a 100% stone resin normal shower tray. But thanks for the blame replies.

dirksdiggler – interesting photo. I agree poly makes a good base for tiles. You would also, presumably, put a nice solid shower tray on that base, but would you cover that base with acrylic sheet and call it a shower tray? Cos thats what my tray is equivalent of.

Supplier and manufacturer both not interested.
Supplier actually thinks this is a superior system, even though and I quote “I’ve never seen anything like that before”.
Cue much arguing…

Hence my post – anyone got any experience of this type of construction?

The issue is –
Advertised as 100% stone resin.
Polystyrene used as a structural element, not a void filler.
In section, the resin is a u shape filled with poly, hence the acrylic is resting on top of poly.
Normally the section is an n shape so acrylic rests on strong stone, and the void can be air or in fact poly, I wouldn’t care, its not structural.
It was cracked because it isn’t supported.
I would not have bought it if I had known its construction.