I'm selling a set of 2006 Marzocchi Marathon SL's if you fancy going for something second hand thats better.
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-2006-marzocchi-marathon-sl

Are we talking summer or spring/autumn here?
I ride in a short sleeved top in the summer and if it rains I get wet. But it doesn't really matter because i've sweated so much that I'm soaked to the skin anyway.

Not sure if the Oxygen SO is still available – I got it in January from Dales in Glasgow Wheelbase have them in stock

Gore oxygen SO. They do a waterproof one as well that's also called a oxygen just to confuse people called jim.

Mine is pretty thin and can be worn next to skin or over a base layer depending on the temperature. If you're hot you can unzip. You get lots of different types of softshells.

Just get a softshell and accept the fact that your going to get wet.

I've tried loads of different jackets and I sweat like a hooded rap..a lot and have gone for a gore oxygen instead of a waterproof now. I'd rather have a breathable jacket than be boiled.

Cheers RicB – I emailed Hope as per foxyriders advice and hopefully might get the discount on a new one. CRC have Hope headset bearings listed with a choice of old or new. I ordered an old one in the 'hope' i'd be able to change it.

I cured the same problem by selling the Stroker Trails and buying a set of Avid elixirs. I just couldn't get them to stop rubbing – tried everything bar replacing the pads, which were brand new. Great brakes but I just couln't handle the constang skreeching.

Only a 9! You're slipping Richards.

So – its definately not a K900 seatpost from Superstar then 😉

Send it back.

I followed an ambulance with it's siren and lights on along the M80 this morning – fastest I've ever made it in!

Possibly just as morally reprehensible thinking about it.

Orange Patriot? You can swap the shock mount out to run a shorter stroke shock and drop from 7" travel to 5" travel. You just need to buy the shock mount and another shock. Don't think you can buy them new anymore though.

Sorry – too much coffee! Thought we were about to head down the "I ride the Fort william DH track on my rigid singlespped 29er and it's easy" route again.

I love hardtails but a 6" travel full suss is fun.

So, Ragley Ti or 456 for general mountain biking?

Can you stop the pissing comp and get back on topic. Some people obviously aren't as skillfull as you two. Have you done the red at Glentress on your 100mm travel Scandal? It's definately more fun on a "skill compensator".

So the geometry on the ragley is somewhere between the 456 and the 456 summer season?

You could try what I did on my old DN6 inbred.

Hacksaw through the cable guide, bend it back, pop in the hose, bend back to correct position. Smooth it out with a bit of araldite and jobs a good un. Twice as much effort and hassle as bleeding your brake and you've now got a slightly shagged frame.

well – that could have been worse. They are hopefully going to redeploy me into another areas of the business. I'll find out in a couple of weeks. It's better than I expected and might even mean staying with one of "the top 10 best big companies to work for". Or they'll wait 4 weeks and make me redundant…

I've got the interview in 35 minutes.

I'm thinking of taking the pro-active approach and suggesting every form of re-training they have. I work for a large Consultancy firm but in a bit of a niche area that the market has dried up in. I reckon they've already made their minds up and i've probably got 2 months to find a new job. Balls.

And after all that if anyone fancys a set of as new 36 Van Rs, I have a set for sale in the classifieds for £400 😀

Apparently my role is being made redundant – does that mean they have a liability to look for other opportunities within the company first before redundancy?

I watched loads of people go through this on here months ago and thought I was nice and safe – bugger.

"you don't want cheep mavic rims lad – there made of cheese" Big Al of the famous Wheelcraft

Predator

Blane – your a bunch of slack jawed faggots, this stuff 'ill make you a gaddamn sexual tyranosaurus, just like me.

Poncho – You're hit man you're bleeding
Blane – I ain't got time to bleed.

No Highlander yet?

Rust is structural isn't it?

You’ll need a hose barb and olive, an 8mm torx, a 6mm spanner, some very sharp cable cutters or hose cutters and a bleed kit.

Disconnect the existing end from the lever caliper – unscrew the nut then pull- chop the hose to the correct length, stick the rubber bit and nut back on and an olive then screw in the new barb, slide the olive up to the barb, stick the hose back into the lever body and tighten the nut up to the correct torque. You’ll then need to bleed the brake is you’ll have let loads of air into the system.

This was a bit strange…

Connecting to server…
You’re now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
You: hi
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Stranger: ANGEL LEFT WING RIGHT WING BROKEN WING
Stranger: LACKING IRON AND/OR SLEEPING
Stranger: PROTECTOR OF THE KENNEL
Stranger: ECTOPLASMA, ECTOSKELETAL
You: do you singletrack?
Stranger: OBITUARY BIRTHDAY
Stranger: YOURE SCENT IS STILL HERE IN MY PLACE OF RECOVERY
You: You know stw? rubber, lycra, mud…
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You: I was thinking 2.5 minions but it may be a bit dry.
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You: thats because sens isn’t a real word. Do you mean sense?
Stranger: yeah, typo
You: Well it started a bit randomly but we seem to have got through it.
Stranger: goddammit -_-
You: I know – must try harder
Stranger: will you disconnect if i start telling you about the jar that i shoved up my anus 1 minute ago?
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You: Excellent. But seriously – what do you expect. This is a form of natural selection
Stranger: OH **** YOU
Your conversational partner has disconnected.

Cheers Eldrik. I’ve stuck a post on the classifieds to see if anyone has a low pressure pump knocking about.

the kitchen in Leith – run by Tom Kitchen of Celeb Master chef fame.

The Chippy on the corner of the grassmarket does a damn fine haggis supper.

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Looking for someone you can chat with. Hang on.
You’re now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Stranger: hi
You: hi
Stranger: asl
You: do you singletrack?
Stranger: hmm what?
You: you know, stw. Lycra, mud, rubber…
Stranger: hmm band?
You: What tyres for a rainy summer in the Lake district?
Stranger: asl
You: No – dial up connection, cant afford ASL
Stranger: age sex location
You: Yes I have all three. You?
Stranger: i asked first
You: More of a statement really, no question mark.
Stranger: how old are u?
You: Age is relative, especially on tuesdays. I never could get the hang of tuesdays.
You: Hey – hold on it’s wednesday. I told you i struggled with tuesdays.
Stranger: WHATS THAT MEAN?

You have disconnected.

Abertay Uni – 1995

Do all abreviations upset you?

Is that a bit of a silly question?

There is never an excuse for owning a fixie cross bike

I’ve had to have a couple of days to calm down too.

I just couldn’t believe it – they had other options. They could have moved philips into the centres and brought on ellis, they could have played with 14 men – but no, lets bring on mr-cant-tackle-for-shit and put him in a key position. Seriously WTF were they thinking. It was inevitable that he would f*** it up the minute one of the boks ran at him.

and breath.

He wrote some guide books on Malt Whisky too!

Mine were on Mavic 321 rims, kind of medium width. And i’m in the no camp.

Blair has suffered from the “Shane effect” he’s trying too hard playing with the midweek team that aren’t securing good ball or protecting it on the ground for him. I’d love to have seen Blair and Hook on the bench to come on and push the level up for the last 20. maybe next week?

All good then 😯

I’ve just finshed a 2 year contract having been farmed out to work for a NGO (that does train stuff) and am now back in an office with not much to do. I’m just counting the days till I get an email about consultation. We had a big presentation a month ago about how the company will try hard to retrain people into new work streams and related career paths etc etc if they end up in my sort of position. I will be pleasantly surprised if they try. Still loads more time to stare out the windows and look at the sunshine.

Do they seriously think that Harry Ellis is a better scrum have than Blair or are they just convinced he has the potential if they give him enough chances? Surely having blair on the bench would have given them a quick ball option rather than the pick-pause-step-pause-pass action of philips and ellis.
I think Ford deserves his place on the bench as he’s played himself into a bit of form. And we can all get back to the Shane debate now as he should get on for the last 20 and get some decent service from BOD.

Roughly the same size. My last bike came with a set of 2.35 60A highrollers and I took them off after one ride and swapped to 2.35 Minion fronts (42A front/60A rear) which are a much easier tire to control for the less gnar. I too am clearly rubbish at getting the bike on it’s side enough to go round corners.

I don’t run firmware and don’t have applecare

See – I knew someone out there would help (even if ultimately the screen is shagged)

Now the big question is claim on the insurance or pay for the repair?

Thanks for all the help. It has been absolutely flawless for 2 and a bit years with only free software updates. It’s an imac so obviously doesn’t have a connection between the CPU and the screen.

Anyone got anything helpful to add?

Kind of depressing not to have any Scots in there – John Beattie’s comments on the BBC sport site were pretty fair. How come guys that perform week in week out for their club sides suddenly become p!sh the minute they play international rugby? Is not all down to the celtic(magners) league, some of them play in England and France.

I agree that none of the Scots on tour deserved to be in the squad on merit – But then why didn’t they pick a few more in the first place 😀