Tell me about it. Tune wheels, Avid Ultimates, X0, XTR etc etc, 21.3lb of USA's finest and a fabulous ride.

Sadly no longer mine :( but here is my old Merlin Oreas. Had to sell due to injury

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As readily as 575's? Mine didn't- neither have lots of others sold from the shop. Yes some have broke but not that many it's just people seem to remember the bad bits about any bike. For instance Spesh and the SX saga.

I ran Float RLC 140mm 15QR's on my 08 Yeti 575 and I never felt any need to lower the forks for climbing. Fabulous forks and make it a really nice ride and light too

Don't get it? The Nano is surely small enough to run with anyway so why get the Shuffle?

No didn't miss it, just think for the money forget the old system and get SLX :D

Again SLX – bargain. My last few bikes have all ran XTR, either M960 or the last 2 M970 and pound for pound you just cannot fault SLX. Yes it's heavier, yes it's not as stiff as XTR but for the price difference you just cannot go wrong.

I would say go with what you have, there must be loads on eBay. If in doubt send a question to the sellers and they will help.

Toseland is the best Britain has to offer and I hope he still is racing in Moto Gp next year

Come on JT!!!!!

Pass but not nice and best thing do is switch the pc off, get some dark glasses on and get some proper Migraine tablets. Sometimes certain things trigger them off, with me it's chocolate :(

I said that when I got mine in 83 but sadly I did. Now got another, quite new with black ash plinth, Origin Live Silver arm and MOSE/Hercules PSU and it's fantstic. Even got the kids into vinyl now lol

My LP12's been running all morning to the sounds of Springsteen :D

I shudder when I listen to The River when he sings it live on his album. He tells a story of his days growing up, fighting with his dad and when he failed to get into the army. It's amazing and then he plays The River, wow. Superb.

Running the 2009 versions and think they are the best Fox forks I've ever used. Way better than Talas RLC's I ran as they are far better over small bumps, their sensitivity is much much better. Talas seem to need a big hit to get them running. Very stiff in the steering department and do everything I want from them.

If you like stopping on a six-pence, don't get them. I found them seriously lacking in the power department. I've stuck by Avids having run 7's, Carbons and Ultimates and think they are very good. Can't comment on any others although I tried some Oro's a while back and they had oodles of power.

I owned one of those at the bottom – along time ago :(

No, I drive a BMW and ride an On One pmsl

I must be in a minority as I like both U2 and Oasis – must be my age :lol:

Did you see Vic's pants!!! Absolute class

I'd say this is a beautiful coupe too – a 330Ci M Sport. I wanted one too and it hurt me

So I got this one so I'm biased as it's mine hehe. Shock horror – an ST member who drives a BMW – slay that man pmsl.

Stoner, some people used a Thomson Contender for Long Range pisol shooting which had a breech action and you put the round in that way. My pistol had a bolt action with an electronic trigger and it's barrel was about 14" long fitted with a Leupold scope. You sat down and rested the gun on a frame to support it and then fired it off. The recoil was incredible but I re-loaded my own ammo so "tried" to soften it's blow as much as poss but as it's a 7.62 NATO calibre there ain't much you can do lol.
Willard, I did Combat Pistol shooting and the 45ACP is a lot softer than the Magnums but they can still be a chunk of a gun. My fully "loaded" Colt Gold Cup had no end of mods on it to help shoot in the discipline and was a fabulous gun to use. Sadly long gone now but still have very good memories of shooting against the Americans and South Africans in competitions.

Firing a big calibre handgun and experiencing the recoil is something to behold. You will certainly know it once you've had a go. I did longe-range pisol shooting – 300 yards! I had a pistol that was 7.62 calibre – yes the rifle calibre and boy was that a handfull. The shock it could put through your body was in incredibly.
Never fired a full-auto rifle (AK/M16 etc) but owned the semi-auto AR15 and HK91 SLR's. Sadly some stupid prat went round shooting a town up and gun controls meant they were outlawed and hence my hobby went with that. I really enjoyed shooting and competing in all disciplines and miss it loads.

What you looking for accuracy or a big bang? If it's accuracy go for small calibre pistols but for the fun package go for full-bore pistols – .357 Mag/.44 Mag or .45ACP and enjoy it. Having owned and used all those calibres I can tell you know it's great fun.

1) No idea – run 140mm on my Summer Season but use it as an everyday bike too
2) It's about par for the course regarding steel frames so is about a pound and a half heavier than a reasonable alu one
3) Way way more forgiving than an alu hardtail, certainly more than my old Pace RC303, Spesh S Works & Yeti ARC (proper XC racers though the last two)
4) No idea but I'm sure there are owners on here that can answer that.

Does a Summer Season count as well? Will have to try and remember take my camera with me and get some pics on the trails instead of this one lol

I've had reef and just fish only marine set-ups and what advise I can give is read, read, read as much as you can. There are many many way of setting tanks up but they all come down to the same thing – keeping the water good. If that's done then all your livestock will thrive. It is the most expensive fishkeeping species to set up and technology has really made it so much easier. Lighting as well as filtration and water treatment is miles away from when I first started. Best of luck and they truly are amazing things to look at but remember to stick to the stocking levels and all will be ok.

See certainly did pose for Playboy – google her lol. I don't think the short hair suits her but she's a woman who loves footy so top marks.

Where I used to work, we had stuff sent from all different countries, mostly Japan and sometimes there were a few hidden bugs in the boxes. One workmate got bit by one of the fella's and he had a terrible reaction to it. The hospital had to open the wound up and it had to stay open and be treated as such, to get rid of the infection. His arm was a right mess for ages.
Some people do suffer with Anaphylatic Shock which means they can die from bee stings. If I were you, I'd get it checked out as it could be an infection and could get more serious.

They cetainly do, wish I was going again lol.

It's gone now

Roper – they are very easy and easily the best anyone wanting a Tarantula. If you get a female they only need somewhere to hide so a small tank is fine where as males like to wander so require a bit more space. You can even get away with no heat-mat if your house is warm enough but I would recommend checking one of the many forums on the net for advice etc. They are amazing creatures and Julie is now quite big. I don't trust her as when I first had her she "attacked" my finger, didn't bite me but I thought best leave her to be lol. Feeding is easy – she takes crickets given once or twice a week. They do need water but you can get some special gel that you put in a bottle top and she drink from that. No lighting is required as they do prefer the dark. Honestly, they are relatively easy to keep.

Purely kept as a challenge. Kept all types of fish, marine, reef tanks etc etc and now have spiders and a snake. Keeps some people you don't want to visit away from your house too :wink:

This is a spider! This is my Chilean Rose and she's never been in the garden either lol. Ain't she lovely :D

That's a really really nice bike and the colour is ace :D Bet your one very happy man.

That's terrible news but I hope you get lots of help and support from the hospital. Can't begin to imagine what your going through and what your feeling but hope you can stay strong and somehow you can keep your chin up. Good luck and all the best.

The Ferrari looks stunning but prefer the current DBS compared to that Aston. Front just doesn't do it for me.

Is there a maximum height the next doors neighbours hedge/trees can be? My next doors Leylandii must be way way over 8 feet tall and the grass that side never dries out and is constantly covered in moss. I think I will contact the council see what my rights are then have a word with them if they need trimming.

I was a Quality Engineer at an electronics company in the SMT department so I know nothing either lol. Wasn't talking about you personally SFB, just general comments made.