I keep going and looking at pedal cover.

Just got a house and bike quote and separate bike only. They are not that cheap. Also they are only a broker

TBH thats barely run in

Well, no thats obviously not the case on an EV, from day 1 things are only wearing out. ‘run in’ relates only to ICE engines and bedding them in.

An average EV should have had a much easier life than an ICE car because of what Edukator says above.

I wouldn’t touch a Tesla 2nd hand mind, just because of the cost of repair/replacement of body panels.

With an ID.3, I’d be more concerned about the notorious VW infotainment system

This and the fact they are dull as dish water

I watched that vid for about 5 seconds before thinking he is really annoying, its all for the likes and subscribes

I’d agree Shrewsbury is a nice town, but I don’t think it’s really an MTB place to live. There’s some riding at Haughmond Hill which is sort of Shrewsbury but everything else is putting your bike in the car

Also no nice handy train stations on the outskirts you would have to drive in to the centre of town

I’m in Oswestry , 2 trains from Gobowen every hour to Birmingham but it takes 1.5hrs and a change

Shrewsbury and Oswestry have amazing road bike riding , not the best from the door mtb

Why not just a barrier behind drivers seat ?

https://www.barjo.co.uk/car-cages/skoda/fabia/2007-2014-hatchback/front-dog-guard-skoda-fabia-2007-2014-hatchback

Do you speak Welsh?

There are currently sufficient GP trainees to fill vacant posts

unfortunately this is not the case when you get to speciality training in Hospitals

Well I’ll defer to expert opinion like Nick’s

Oh I hoped I knew something about the field I work in…..

The general point is not about the specifics of what needs to happen to fix the NHS and schools etc, it’s that trying to do anything in an environment of austerity with a narrative that ‘we have no money’ is doomed to failure

Agreed and therefore Labour were very dishonest in the election campaign. Of course they knew any change would cost money, yet they said no tax increases, in fact even cutting NI. Now surprisingly when they are in power, it has come as a big shock that there is no money and they need to put taxes up !

Would have been interesting to see how much vote they would have lost if they had been honest and said they were going to put taxes up pre election.

Where is your evidence for that assumption?

Doctor training is a minimum of 8 years, nurse training 3 years. Specialists nurses who can take up some of the doctors work are a minimum of 6 years. Edit: This is just the tip of the iceberg. Most specialist teams have massive shortages.

Much of the damage with intake of doctors has already be done with generations coming through. People are not applying to become doctors because the pay and standards are so poor compared to comparative jobs (including the level of dent incurred whilst in training).

Improving the number of doctors in the NHS is going to take years, much more than 4!

Labour have said they will reduce waiting list by asking doctors to work evenings and weekends. Except they have forgotten 1. Doctors are already burnt out from COVID 2. There are not enough doctors so they already work long hours 3. Refusal to change pension rules means that for many turning up to work costs them money, and stopping the use of LLPs

because they’d rather be able to get a GP appointment and not wait 16 hours in A+E. If Labour fail on these basic requirements then voters will very quickly decide they are incompetent and will vote for someone else

Trouble is any change in the NHS, and I assume schools will take more than one parliament to even get close to making the change required.

At least Labour have now gone back on their word on tax rises and are saying they will increase taxes.

Just some random thoughts.

I’ve seen some prices of good starting to come down, slightly, more so than they have in the last year.

Public Sector appears to be getting some big (relative to the last 5/10 yrs) pay increases.

Wins on both counts for me.

But there appear to be more riots (or is this just right wing press making sure it gets publicised)

More talks of strikes

Reversing of privitisaion, going back in to Europe.

So actually a shift to liberalism, even anarchy which leads to lower productivity

Where did OP end up? Eating grass in a field near Welshpool ?

Even a sub-optimal visitor centre is better than none at all.

Not sure why CyB needs a visitors centre? Its some where you go to ride a bike/walk/run etc.

I bike wash and showers would be useful.

Dolgellau is only 20 mins away.

I would have thought the cafe would be a profit centre, rather than a cost. If they aren’t then I would be looking to make changes to improve the offer to visitors to make it profitable

You would hope that was the rationale for building in the first place, based on forest usage at the time, rather than forecast usage.

Just shows how long it is since I went to CyB there wasnt even a visitors centre there when I last went, just a car park.

Now I less than 1hr away I was hoping to go more often. Will the trails still be maintained?

Is an interesting thing to ponder.

I know my wife’s PIN code to get in her phone, but most of our banking, insurances etc accessed via Face ID .

The phone keeps a record of the actual password I assume, but I don’t think it actually shows the passwords ie they are asterisk

This must mean now that all the big companies ie Apple / Google must have to have departments now that deal purely with deaths

They were always peanuts to add to car hire when we needed them

In fact I’m sure some just gave us one

I went up there a few weeks back.

I would say definitely worth it if you are super fit. But getting up from Sedbergh to the Calf is one hell of a slog. Some great views up there, and very quiet compared to the Lakes.

I plan to go back again when I have an ebike and do a number of the decents that come off the west side of the hills.

Alex Yee Gold !

The real race may start later when he has to run to get to the toilet in time

Rode a fair few UK trail centres and abroad on a hardtail with 80mm suspension long before I bought a full suss bike

Just be aware that alot of the trail centres have moved on too, and the majority have been ‘upgraded’ to suit modern geometry bikes as many became boring on the more modern bikes.

I was riding stuff at Gisburn on the modern bikes with ease that would have been over the bars stuff on an older bike

£5k would get a nice ebike, but I see thats not the route you want to go, which is fair enough

A modern hardtail will be more capable than an older short travel full sus. I had a Rockhopper HT in Canada 3 years ago and it was far more capable than my 26er full sus.

Not sure how old OP is, but you may be surprised how hard it is to get real fitness/power back in your legs (if your getting 45yrs +)

I can’t see the image, but my view would be get it chopped off, as I’m not an ankle surgeon

Mrs FD is an orthopaedic surgeon but still wouldn’t comment on an Internet thread.

Speak to your GP and ask for a 2nd opinion

No. Don’t want or need the hassle. Plus E-MTBs are a nightmare to travel with, from what I’ve heard. Airlines don’t like them. Train companies don’t like them. And they weigh a ton, so not much fun if you have to lift them over an obstacle.

Travelling – agreed, no flying with them, not sure about trains! As to weighing a ton, full fat yes, but not the ‘lighter’ versions that realistically come in about 19-21kg. Yes more than a standard bike, but you really dont notice the weight whilst riding. If anything most people agree the extra weight low down improves bike handling.

But if emtb isnt for you thats fair enough

Anyway as above downcountry bikes are a lot of fun

What the hell is a downcountry bike?

Edit: Ah just googled, a modern XC bike.

XC does appear to be a banned word in mtb these days

Have you considered an emtb? What is your realistic budget?

I am 50, been off the bike the last 3 years due to hip issues, and now I dont have the time, inclination, or the body (aged 50) to get back in shape to really enjoy riding up big hills.

emtbs are mega for people like me. I would say I am still fitter than most avg people, but god an emtb just makes you feel 20 again and be able to do stuff you are never going to be able to do at 50 unless super fit. I demoed loads a little while back. You still work as hard as an analogue bike, just you can get up the steep hills easier and keep going longer.

My current mtb is a 2012 Giant Anthem 26er 100m full sus, maybe 22lbs ish? My new emtb will be 160mm travel 42lbs. However it rides with more fun, feels more nimble, more capable.

I would be looking at things like Orbea Rise you can get some fantastic deals on older models (just dont buy 2nd hand)

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-ebike-help-me-decide/

Edit : Electronic gears – I was in the no camp firmly until I test road all these emtbs with electric gears. It is so much nicer ! Shimano also has autoshift and freeshift so it will change gear automatically or even when your are not turning the cranks. Sounds gimmicky but is good!

Unfortunate, or fortunate depending on how you see it that the Triathlon has been delayed. Speculation that rain may prevent it happening tomorrow too. Which would be a bit shit

Tests are being carried out daily on the water quality in the Seine, which is also due to host the triathlon mixed relay on 5 August, the Olympic marathon swimming on 8 and 9 August, and the Para-triathlon event at the Paralympics, which start on 28 August.

Organisers said about 1.4bn euros (£1.2bn) has been spent on a regeneration project to make the Seine safe to swim in after a 100-year-old ban from doing so.

But as recently as June this year the level of E coli bacteria was 10 times the acceptable level imposed by sports federations.

Do we ‘desperately need’ 40 new hospitals, d’you know?

Yes we do, do you not watch the news?

it was made up nonsense by Johnson

No it wasnt. Funding has been allocated to some and building started.

I am not anti Labour here, I work in the NHS, I just dont see any steps so far that are going to change anything for the positive.

Good first step towards sorting the NHS incoming…

Not convinced by that. Stopping building 40 desperately needed hospitals isnt good.

Asking Consultants just to work more hours than they currently do for free in many cases isnt going to work

An increase in pay will hopefully start attracting more people, but you need training post to be available. I am not aware that have been any increases in training posts.

Also social care pay needs addressing, many are on minimum wage which for the work these brilliant people do is terrible,

but the most likely explanation is that they are just a pair of young thugs who won’t hesitate to use violence.

The most likely explanation is that they are drug dealers who had been home visiting Mum, to organise some imports.

You don’t behave like that unless your used to being around violence

Not directly helpful, but sort of.

I started with tears in my right hip 3yrs ago. MRIs etc, and hips already arthritic so no point having a tear repair.

3 yrs on tears now settled down, now on to full on bone on bone action which thankfully is not painful at the min

Ive done very little in the last 2 years and in someways I resent the consultant decision, but it is what it is

You need to know what condition your hips are in ie in terms of arthritic change. Mine apparently too far gone for tear surgery but not yet bad enough for replacement

Good course though, some hardcore technical sections.

But then some very very smooth sections  where you would want to fully lockout

there’s no way I’d want that protecting my head after some of the crashes I’ve had

But why are you crashing that often on your head? IMO if your mashing your head that often then you either need to learn to crash or back off a bit.

I might be more risk adverse than some but at 50 I avoid doing stuff that could end up braking bones/smashing my head every 2 mins

We just use credit card for everything

First Direct don’t charge fees if you bank with them.

not used cash abroad in years

Genuine question, how would you have subdued him given he was still very dangerous?

I don’t know I’m no expert , but I assume it was far off using a firearm as they certainly were not complying and a taser hadn’t worked

There must be someone on here that knows correct protocol. If someone is refusing to comply, and even a taser doesn’t work, at what point are you allowed to kick someone in the head or shoot them ?

Dyna-ti

I don’t think you live in the real world. It’s clear the men were very nasty violent men. Most normal people don’t  decide to beat the crap out of the Police

I’ve seen people being detained at an airport and it was along the lines of ‘would one mind awfully coming this way sir?’ . On the telly I’ve watched plenty of stuff where if they have intelligence they ave also gone in super heavy to gain control because they know the people have no regard for authority (like here)

but no way was there any justification to seriously assaulting a prone man who at that point was no danger to anyone.

not right there. There was no justification for kicking in the head, but the man was still very dangerous. Even after being kicked in the head he was trying to get back up.

Again context is everything and we still haven’t seen and heard everything. The innocent by standers filming and shouting. How the hell do we know they are innocent. A lot of very naive people on here thought the men directly involved for seeet and innocent men.

How do you know they Police didn’t have intelligence that these men are all part of the same organised crime gang?

Even if they are not, they all stood there and watched the police get a good kicking and then continued to mount off at them. The Police didn’t know what they were going to do next , were asking them to stop doing something and they didn’t . They needed to get control of the situation

For the umpteenth time, the altercation does not justify kicking a prone, motionless man in the head, nor pepper spraying an onlooker.

completely agree, but these were not nice gentlemen innocently passing their time at Manchester Airport . They attacked Police Officers

There is no evidence that police officers in various clips thought they were dealing with terrorist

Really ? I saw a group of men not complying with what they were being asked to do. Then at some point Police were attacked. That’s pretty good evidence in itself

I would add always pick it from their house

I would never sell one of my bikes from my own home , not a chance

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fresh-footage-sheds-new-light-33325874

Again no full clips but that’s interesting to see some men not complying with what the Police were asking. IMO even from that snippet of vid they deserved to be dealt with appropriately ie made to comply with force (that doesn’t include being kicked in the head)

People have very short memories, it’s not long back that airports were being targeted by people with bombs, even hospitals, and lack of compliance is quite rightly going to get these Police on high alert

It is frustrating that because the Police have to do these things right they have to not comment for now or go on the interweb wth other videos etc

Nope my most expensive helmet I have at the moment cost £15 from on-one.

I compared it to a £130 Catlike helmet and couldn’t see any difference, apart from marketing BS

Its now October

Ah so that’s why they lit the big F off bonfire thing then, cause it does get chilly in Paris in October