there is a place on the west service road, raynesway, derby pass it on way to work every day but not sure whats its called – google is your friend

there is a door to an old monastry somewhere on a side street above the Forum
I will try and find exact details
Look through the keyhole and there is a fantastic view of the Vatican framed by the monestries gardens
Worth the short walk to see it, is something not many peole know about
Other than that what others have said, and enjoy the food and wine
Castell St Angelo is worth a couple of hours, Cistene Chapel, The Forum etc
We also went round all the churches in Dan Browns Angels and Demons book, it then also gives you a good idea of the place and an alternative way around rather than following a guide book
Not sure you can fill 7-10 days sightseeing just in Rome though

yes 31.8mm seatpost on the large

have a 2009 one
only use it off the bike, way too hot for cycling in, too hot often when walking round shops or taking dog out! Its just a sweatbag
Nice casual styling though, is probably my main ‘off the bike’ coat
they must have changed it if Grupper’s has ventilation zips. Mine has none

wingnut 3l backpack at spokeshirts and race face pads at crc are about the only things interesting me
Noticed though how crc merlin and wiggle have all altered pricing structures though and nothing is really as cheap as it seems

sounds silly but check her job title the insurance company have
I changed mine (still reflecting what I do) and the premium dropped £40 just like that!
After searching internet and ringing my insurance company up twice I eventually saved £98 on the initial price they quoted me and the wife (we have Admiral multicar policy) and that was then just about the cheapest I could find anywhere

no idea what the frame is but this looks the same – http://www.jakesbikes.co.uk/content/26.php

tollah – YGM

tollah – Im interested how much and do you have a link that shows more detail?

Yeah…bleeding from your ears is not a good sign.

Unless your married and then its quite normal

Seriosuly though I hope your not still here but winging it to A&E and let us know your okay

can it have random swear words on it, and can I sponsor April with the infamous ‘moderators’ picture?

why would you want it?
Just read the back two thirds of Decembers mag twice.
You won’t miss anything new in the pages and pages of pointless bike specs

what tyres for a Dominos pizza?

Really? How disappointing. I had this image of you having had a few whiskies, wearing a pointy wizard’s hat and wobbling up to some unfortunate lady saying “You can be my lovely assistant”.

druidh is Paul Daniels??
well ha-ha this a way, ha-ha that away my oh my, I never would have guessed

Madainn mhath, ciamar a tha thu?
Is mise DruidH, dè an t-ainm a tha ort?
neach-aiseig??

my wife knows exactly what MY Ti hardtail is worth
Problem is she thinks its HERS

actually real problem was when I was away with work for a week and returned to find pink tassles and a bell had been attached to the handlebars

She does have a certain subtle way of warning me about my bike expenditure!

depends on the branch
We got an MFI kitchen just before they went bust
We where lucky in that we had it delivered, unlucky as there was an end panel damaged and non of the iron on edging strip
It was originally supplied to MFI by Howdens, who also sold it direct (I was later told their cost price was more than the MFI selling price so probably no wonder they went bust)
I tried the Derby branch who refused to even give me a 1m offcut of edging strip for a cash sale, as yes, I was not trade and had no account. Our builder (kitchen was part of an extension) even went in but they wouldnt sell to him without an account, and he came away saying he wouldnt open an account as they where basically being complete (swear filter)’s

next week I went into a different branch who gave me the edging strip free and replaced the end panel for me, no questions asked

If you want the big 10+x zoom again then try a Ricoh CX3 or CX4?

I used to have the older model Capilio R7 and it was great, very well built and easy to use with good features, excellent battery life to
The CX3 throws in HD video and a basic tiltshift-esque feature etc

Review here – http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2010/09/27/Ricoh-CX4/p1
i find that site very good for comprehensive camera reviews

Or there is still the Panasonic TZ7 or a TZ8 or TZ10 if you stick with what you know
http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2010/06/18/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-TZ8/p1

The Canon S95 DezB recommends is slightly more expensive but very good
http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2010/10/07/Canon-PowerShot-S95/p1

second hand XT chainset and green Hope Seat QR
not sure where you would get them for £70 from though… 😀

if I was to say ‘Oh Horlicks’ does it count as swear filter avoidance? 😉

I dont think you should be allowed to drive on snow either 😉

TVersity programme on PC and PS3 connected optically to surround sound system (or HDMI though TV)
Works great
If I didnt have that I would prob go for the cheapish Phillips thing mentioned above

if I may highjack slightly will that (or recommend another one) remove the itunes DRM on videos?
Want to stream them to the ps3 downstairs but at the mo can only watch through itunes on the computer monitor upstairs which is a bit of a pain

pick one, buy two bottles
test one yourself, if its nice give him the second one, if not drink the 2nd one anyway and give him the £50 Virgin wines voucher you never used when you signed up here

I checked out this strange site here –
better than wrist exercise

Some real crazy stuff going down over there!

engraved titanium cufflinks?

Wife got me some for our wedding anniversary, cost nothing like £200 mind but I like them

on a bike theme design and have custom made a unique headbadge?

Kael,
Thanks but no worries, its not my bike
Brother in law is in process of buying it from a mate but it needs the Horst link bearing replacing, I was initially just wondering on sizes to advise him but I sorted it
Given BiL works for a supplier / contractor to a rather large aeroplane engine manufacturing company he has ample machinery and bearings available to him
I will however point him towards your ebay site if he needs anything

without wanting this thread, the original question of which is now sorted, to turn into another great STW bearings thread I’ll just state that I was very happy with the ones I replaced earlier this year (for free so thanks for that), they are still going strong and leave it at that

Im sure when you get there you will have a ‘lovely time’

what makes you think I was criticising him?

this is singletrackworld innit? 🙄

actually uplink I have some of his bearings in my Commencal meta
Still going strong after 6 months so no issues there (other than he used to be a bit of an arse with his bearing threads but he seems to have stopped all that now)

They kept my deposit after I had to cancel a booking several months in advance due to friends berevement
Said I could transfer it to another booking late in year, then a couple months later when I phoned up to do so, denied any knowledge and said not possible
Its not suprising in this economic climate, good customer service is whats needed most, treating people like mugs dosent go down well
We went elsewhere and had a great weekend, wouldnt consider Rosetta again after that experience so while its a shame people may lose their jobs due to management failings its no great loss to me frankly

scrap that, found the tech manual on the Specialised website

had a Merlin built one on front of what is now my commuter bike for about 18 years
Only had to change hub bearings (Shimano) and give it a true on a couple of occasions
Ok for last 6 years its only seen light road use but before that it went everywhere and has outlasted V Brakes and seen various rigid and suspension forks come and go
Looks bling but these days can’t really see much point

dust, whats dust?
I have green alloy snow caps

cancel that post overtook me!

no one has asked the age of said nipper?
can nursery put him on the phone to talk to daddy before dashing over to find nothing wrong?

no one has asked the age of siad nipper?
can nursery put him on the phone to talk to daddy before dashing over to find nothing wrong?

i noticed that last night and had a play but adverts displayed on ITV player but the main programme was just sound and no picture
4OD and iPlayer work fine though??

is there a date in mind?

They’re not called Trailquests any more. It’s BMBO or British Mountain Bike Orienteering, trips off the tongue doesn’t it?

then should MidlandTrailquestsGraham now be referred to as MidlandBMBOGraham or MidlandBritishMountainBikeOrienteeringGraham

or can we still call him OP or MTG? 👿