Even BMJ have a sense of humour? I’m genuinely surprised! Sounds plausible though for non-elite cyclists…oops, forgot the pich of salt!

“When mature they can be easily sexed”

Whatever floats your boat!

The Cod Father, we have a Chinese near us called Swallow House too :D

The My Sims range are very kid friendly, Mariokart’s great too

Clinique Happy (smells fresh and Mrs Shake likes it)

Charge him another £100, that’ll learn im. Then sleep with his wife.

That’s not really a moral dilemma but more a contractual discrepancy. How have you earned this £100? Is it not just a dibs fund?

You know you should give it back, you just want your ego opinion aired so strangers can call this chap a muppet.

Here you go: “he’s a muppet”

If you have spent any money base on the assumption of sale (courier arrangement to him, specially requested parts etc) then ask for that back, but I can’t see the justification in pinching his money (or wife).

This has gone on for 3 pages: RealMan what are you going to do?

It sounds like a complex area to get into discussing with her and I can see why it may not emerge much. Is her view linked to loss in the family based on this east/west conflict? That’ll be a fairly solid start for judgemental thinking. Unfortunately she has a skewed view of her country, maybe you can encourage her to learn more about history; which may in turn expose the history of the conflict in it’s true detail?

Depends on the relationship you have.

First pic made me chuckle through my nose, welcome to the brass cleated elite!

Icebreaker is only slightly, but nothing like “normal” wool against your skin. I comfortably wear Icebreaker boxers for climbing/wlaking/not in the saddle MTB.

I far prefer getting sweaty in merino to synthetic. Oh, and you may know that you can wear it for days without any smell so it’s like buying 2 or 3 synth layers.

What were you selling? :?

Maybe he just doesn’t know the difference yet? Give him a break.

The bike will function, but this forum is the wrong place to ask for advice on a Halfords bike (they appear to be a good place to buy a bike from until you learn about bikes).

Second hand bikes are a gamble, but so is an overpriced basic bike.

Get some advice on what would suit you, save a bit and buy something used, loved and upgraded. I got my road bike from here and it’s been brilliant.

Clear lens Oakley O frame goggles, about £20 and protect you from getting wapped in the face by anything. A little excessive but they do the job :lol:

A friend has just killed himself despite counselling, medication and a lot of support around him. He didn’t see that there were more options around him than he saw.

Life’s too short for bullshit, what really makes you happy?

Other meds sound like a good option, but be careful of dependency. Can counselling help with the crux? You mention tiredness too, maybe your food intake can be adjusted to help you either have more energy/recover from the physical and mental demands of your day. Root instead of the leaves…?

(sorry if this is clumsy, I’m a little off balance in response to said friend!)

Good luck getting on top of this, looks like a lot of others wish you well too.

(oh B12, daylight bulbs and a more interesting training area help with winter adjustment too) yes, I also over use brackets. (they’re like sentence seasoning)

If you can’t discuss this with (let’s call him Racist Randy)Randy, then maybe evaluate why he’s got this issue.

Say Randy beats Mrs Randy; he’s not beating you so it’s all gravy. Am I right?! She probably deserved it anyway.

I can’t maintain relations with people once I find their values to be so flawed. I will attempt to challenge (through conversation), but if this gets nowhere then it’s over.

Sure there are plenty of ignorant people (this is a flexible number, we can reduce this) but tolerating it is as bad as spouting it yourself.

Life is too short for tolerating bullshit.

I’d like to see people riding brakeless there!

Maybe it’s a blunt form of population management?

Neutral milk hotel; amazing band! Although I’ve since found they are quite popular with indie nerds-DAMMIT.

Captain Beefheart; many know of him but don’t necessarily know the intricate wonders of his work.

I stumbled across No Age and Surfer Blood on lastfm.com, more fun tuneage.

Living in Brighton can be a bit of an obscurity competition!

Corduroys; the man’s trouser. (longjohns optional)

People like that wheel crunching mother licker just want an excuse. I’ve had old folk shout at me as I ride the pavement; sometimes the road system asks you to go around a 3 lane filter system to reach your destination less than 10m away. I think it’s better to get out of the car’s way on this horrible “gyratory” than hold everyone up doing the right thing. I do stop for red lights and try and cycle as correctly as possible, but maybe the answer is get off and walk on these connecting bits of pavement?

Or people need some perspective to see that life’s too short to go about “correcting” people.

Schadenfreude=pleasure at someone elses expense.

Sorry to hear that happen to you!

Stay with a QR compatible beard (9mm or under) and avoid said itch. I’ve just noticed there isn’t a bearded smiley; why do they all shave?

stagonset.com (or co.uk)

The emperor wears a power balance band and nothing else.

The placebo effect is huge, look at religion *shields self from inevitable retorts*. Also look at the damaging effect of believing people/you yourself do not have faith in your ability. Many, many people in their lifetimes are crippled by the opposite false idea so it balances beautifully in the positive half of the sine wave.

Power balance bands demonstrate an excellent (if you like a pro money system *shields self again*) awareness of marketing, co-branding and endorsement. Which is a whole other area for discussion.

Goodnight.

Anyone here gone tubeless to shave a few grammes yet?

I’m a vertical roll chap, the holder’s in the wrong place. But if it were, sheet hangs invitingly toward user, not against the wall.

Awesome riding, thanks for linking these! Shame about the music in the first vid, but strokes n folks I guess.

Unless you are competing, I doubt you need to change anything! A good rider on a heavy bike will still be a good rider, a novice on a featherweight will still ride like a novice (but probably break something in the process).

Many of us are developing bike bulimia, with some even developing genuine body weight problems to stay whippety.

Say you have a budget of £x to shave weight, why not use it for more diverse riding experiences too improve your skill instead? Go to that trail centre you’ve heard about or on holiday to (insert location here). Or even go on a skills course? Experience is a huge influencing factor to riding, I dare say significantly more so than equipment. I have no idea of your ability but everyone can improve somewhere.

It may appear heavy when you’re off it, but does it feel heavy when you ride? Would you really notice 500g difference?

I’m guilty of it too, but I think the proverbial princess has a very expensive pea under her mattress. (I’m not calling you a princess!)

Just nodders round the South. *nods*

What a hollow way to pass the time.

How much does a frame cost roughly for a powder coating?

I notice the pecking order, FG>Road>MTB>Foldup. I hate the overtake then coast, so pointless! I overtook some lycra clad chap on a FG, was going to compliment him on his Mercian frame but didn’t as he pulled up in the middle of the lane (me on the left) and sprinted his gonads off to break away from the lights. Not only did I not bother to “challenge him” but he had also made me yield by putting himself in a dangerous bit of the road!

Bell end.

Eco-friendly washing up liquid (I use Sainsbury’s own “Eco Home) in lots of hot water. One microfibre cloth to scrub (the cloth cleans well on it’s own anyway) and another to dry the bike. The cloths are handy for flossing the linkages and getting right in around the nooks n crannies.

No residues, nice on the things in our water system and cheap too. Keeping the bike clean means scrubbing is restricted to fresh mud which comes off pretty easy.

Yup, I used an exercise band (short thick elastic band from Lonsdale, cheap n cheerful) which I wrapped over the front, over the bars and light and secured to the back. Put a little bit of inner tube between the groove under the front of it and your bar and it’s very solid.

I found the proper bracket for it but now carry the rubber band as a back up. Long zip ties and the little bit of inner tube would probably do the same job. Has the mount bit broken on the light or bracket?

Do it. See what the chubbiest tyre you can get in the P2 and get back to basics! Al forks are notorious.

Try being vegetarian, as long as you don’t cane the cheese (the cheese does not enjoy this) then it’s a pretty good diet. Wholegrains, veg, beans, pulses, tofu and the odd bit or fake meat for a treat and you’ll be both leaner and greener (but obviously not meaner).

It needs a bit of background reading to get right but can rid people of unnecessary bulk.

Categorise your ride, that was a jaunt instead of a challenge.

A theory in rock climbing (my other fetish) is that we never distinguish between training and performing so always have the pressure on and beat ourselves (or our bikes) up about not always pushing the boundary. It is more beneficial to assign the performance label to your own more challenging rides instead of being left with that unsatisfied feeling.

I climb/ride with beginners (well, more beginnery than me) and can have that empty feeling afterwards sometimes if I haven’t had my fix (not got past warming up), but the impact of that session on the beginner is potentially a big deal. He’ll want to make his route choice sound good to you and maybe feels the trail fitted the description relative to his ability.

It’s the mindset, not the bike. The cerebral aspect of our sport is not marketed to us but is as important, if not more so than your set up.

The Alpine is a well recognised, beast of a bike. You don’t need to dress it up. I’d go softcore, just the headbadge. People who are likeley to care will know what it is without the decals, effortless style and stealth are the future (imho!).

If you need a project maybe take up the more buildy end of bike geekery (I use this term affectionately) maybe wheel building or a tree melting home made night light?

Your bike’s already splendid, branch out. You can always get an up to date Orange t-shirt.

As long as you have reception, an extra layer to put on and something to eat (at least chocolate doesn’t melt this time of year!)you can stay put until you’re found should something bad happen.

I see snakes every now and then among the fallen sticks. Oh, and the Sussex Ripper but he’s fairly friendly.

This is a new level of tweakage. I think updating the year’s stickers/decals (stickers stick to the frame, decals under the clearcoat right?) is deceptive as it pretends your bike is the new version. It’s the breast implant of bike aesthetics.

Of course I see wanting to have an attractive bicycle, but that’s getting on to pretending. But, each to their own! Some implants look ok.

I didn’t know they were a bone of reflective contention, I’ll get log arranging then!

Just for the record I stumbled upon them when lost, hence the enthusiasm in their favour, but I also see the problem they present.

I may well just get some of those solar powered garden path markers to dwarf the issue.

Weather permitting tomorrow it’s 80 psi+/- and singletrack, maybe a jump or two. Then more air from there. This has now cascaded into the rear shock being tinkered with. Fox Float R (I know, “floater”) at 100psi for a generous 30% sag, I think it was 110 before. I’m on a Meta 55 so have faith in the back end, it just seems to get on with it without me noticing.

Do any riders have a winter setting and a summer? Would it correspond to run softer in the mud for traction and harder in the dry for speed?

That figures. I wasn’t sure about how brutally you can treat an all-mountain fork :lol: