A wok strainer – it was wrapped in a Ghetto Blaster box – I was very sad

knee injury – post a tangle with an idiot doing an illegal U-turn ( at least a police motorcycle was just behind me )

SPDs are fine just make sure you buy a shoe with a full carbon shank. I have just ridden the Etape (part 2) using my XT SPD pedals

Xavier and I will be coming again – hoping this year not to end up in hospital, I have the chain ring scar to prove it.

Fantastic crack last year – really well organised.

Apparently it might be a bit muddy , so bring plenty of spare dry clothes

we have had our dog insured with Petplan since we got her, they have always paid claims without quibble – but as someone said the real issue is the public liability insurance – you are responsible or your dog’s action ( but not your cats.)

If you are in London you are welcome to borrow my Saris Bones and if you like it I would be happy to sell it to you

Ah, I had heard that they were doing work and was restricted – but certainly hadn’t heard any suggestion it was closing…..

We have a Maxx Rack which can take up to five bikes ( needs a flange plate tow bar fitting ) – brilliant, also have a Saris Bones three rack which I hate. The Saris always gets great reviews , mine is three years old and they may have improved the design, but the strap and buckle system sucks – so avoid ( even if they do look pretty.

Single track did do a review of racks a few months ago – so maybe email Chipps and co and see if they have a back copy.

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Thanks to all.

Ordered from Keswick Bikes this morning. NextDaytyres sold their last pair last night on line.

Thanks, will call them first thing – really appreciate the help

Yep, unless a shop has a pair sitting in a corner somewhere then it will be August before I can get some – pain

thanks, it has taken me long enough to make up my mind on the Contis, so now I am on a quest – there must be at least one pair somewhere in the UK

Condor Fratello – love mine

Thanks to all for the advice – off to the shops tomorrow.

Anyone know any shops in central London whcih stock the 5:10 – finding nothing on the net

Thanks for the advice on spelling and shoes. Will now try to find a London stockest to have a proper look. I used to use 5:10s for climbing and they always had the best rubber technology going.

Thanks, there does seem to be a software bug – I have been spending hours in forums and it seems you need to manually copy the USERDATA.GPX file from the SD\garmin\gpx subdirectory to the SD \garmin\newdata directpry – unbelievable really.

Now I am having problems deleting the test tracks and routs I created on the SD Card – any ideas ?

Yep I did , people are very helpful but it doesn’t answer this question. I must be doing something wrong somewhere as the track is visible in basecamp , from the SD card, but not in courses on the unit.

Born to Run – enough said

Thanks – the Fat Cat sounds like a good option , shame I have to drive back later.

Thanks, looks like the Condor is coming with me for the day

Just when you thought it couldn’t get better or worse ( depending on which way you look at things) the conrod in piston number 3 exploded , driving straight through the main engine block and piston number 4 – the bottom line is £6,500 for a complete new Renault Engine including fitting !!!!!

That warranty is looking pretty dam good now.

So I will shortly be selling a Grand Escape, ’05 plate with a brand new engine if you want one.

The warranty ends in March.

We have an 05 Renault Grand Espace – what we actually have is a sthi car and a great warrenty – we extended the original renault warrenty at a cost of £800 for 2 years and it has cost Renault a small fortune, well over £4,000 ( turbo charger, power steering system, injet manifolds twice, water pump.). The warrenty ends in March this year (can’t be extended again unfortunately) and we will be selling the car asap. The one condition was that we did have to keep up the service record.

What type of job are you looking for. Only advice I can give is keep trying and prepare for each interview – do background reading

Acid test :

dry your feet
put on socks
stand in bath of water for 3 minutes
get out of bath
take off socks

if you feet are wet they are leaking if your feet are dry you have sweaty feet

This was the suggestion which Seal Skin gave me when I called them with the same problem – unfortunately I have sweaty feet

Thanks , I’ll give him a call on monday – looks simple and soild

Bigfoot Bikes in Hayes ( near Bromley ) – friendly, cups of tea available, linked to strong local bike club, dog friendly – including hire service for lights for night rides

Bromley Bike in Bromley – friendly team, now running shop rides once a month, dog friendly, lovely bikes for sale

Both shops happy to provide free advice

Long may they both prosper

make outdoor movies = MTB and Climbing ( may be some Base Jumping on Thursdaysc)

what’s driving it is a general lack of yield in the market , so money is returning to the equity markets as fixed income offers such a low level of return. Also while the FSTE is the London index the companies generate the majority of earnings in the international market. The bottom line is the pension funds can only stay on the sidelines for so long. The equity markets are too deep and liquid to be squeeze – for that look at the softs and metals – try googling the bunker hunts silver market or hanimaka aluminium market squeezes.

Thanks will have a look at them – I will be using it for a 11 mile journey through london so handling is key

The acid test is phone the Halfors team and tell them you want a Brompton – Brompton won’t sell to Halfords so they will have to advice you which other shops you could use the voucher in to get the “Brompton”

Check the Letter Of Collection Voucher first – you may find you can use it in lots of shops – if it is the same as the one our company does then it is only Halfords which adminstrer the scheme – they just “suggest” you get the bike form Halfords – under our scheme you can go to Condor / Cycle Surgery etc.

Ah, the joys of youth – they’ll learn (hopefully) – just think yourself lucky you are not their line manager

Well done, good luck etc.

My only real question is how much do you need a year to be happy on . I am still a few years away – but kids are now moving on to university, so the edn is in sight – guess now have to look at the next few years as the time to save for the rain days

Thanks will have a proper look tomorrow

Thanks, that will sort it.

Wore them today and surprizingly comfortable and warm – no bad thing today

could be _ I am just pissed off as it was my best shirt

Apparently the security guys are checking the CCTV and if they are found will get fired for cause – and all for a £40 specialized shirt – how stupid.

May be they just sniffed the shorts

Levitine Lebanese resturant , in the hotel out at the end of the Palm – surprizingly the fixed price menu is reasonable and the belly dancing is good. Also you get to see the world's biggest fish tank.

If you get the chance drive up to ABbu Dhabi to see the Mosque ( not as good as the blue mosque) but still very beautiful

http://www.bigfootbikeclub.org/