I rode 10000km across Africa last year and was still 22stone when I came back.

Vettle ir out

Well I’m going back to my last job, it was a risk leaving it because all the people who worked there were really nice, however I wanted to live in another part of the country. Yesterday they rang me up with an offer that I couldn’t say no too….

At least they won’t be able to hear what I’m saying over their screams of pain

You should have stopped your list at Hilleberg, maybe the best tents ever. Certainly fill the expensive criteria.

I pitched mine 120 times and still looks like new, all be it a tad dirty.

I’ve just moved to southfields, great links on to the a3 for getting to Surrey hills, close to Richmond for the park and what not, and rents are not too expensive.

You are all wrong 🙂

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Just gone from a Honda 4×4 to an Accord Estate and the Accord is better in every way. Pig ugly though.

I take it you didn’t read the op

The missus has her heart set on a CRV or something similar

You don’t argue with this….

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I moved out of Eastbourne to London a month ago because I couldn’t settle in Eastbourne. Turned down a counter offer by the company for me to stay but I just couldn’t bear to live there anymore

2353mm if it is tall and comes up the back seats if it is flat and slides under then 2570mm

See here under dimensions

https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/range/transporter/transporter-panel-van/

Because I was pretty sure of getting the lwb version but looking second hand they are much rarer! Still might get the lwb because it provides more options in the future.

Those with swb kombis, can you get a bike in the back without taking it apart? Or do you need the lwb?

It is the best way, I graduated, as you know in Civil Engineering, not mechanical engineering, I joined the graduate training scheme for in Balfour Beatty which I then completed, and then quit to cycle across Africa.

When I got back from travelling I found it easy to pick up another role, either contracting, or salaried, because I had that experience with BB.

As others have said, if you are still classed as a graduate you might find it very hard because you don’t have enough experience and companies will be looking to recruite these roles on their own graduate programs.

The only thing keeping you at a company after a couple of years is, like you said, your fear of quitting and the unknown. I wouldn’t have pegged you down as a guy who is affraid of getting comfortable.

Well my the bike I rode 12000km across Africa with

Argon CC 29er

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UFO ST

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Helius AM

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Helius ST

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Helius FR

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My new Helius AC 29er Pinion, currently 1/3 mine and 2/3 Nicolais

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Had quite a few

PDF escape

I play, got in to gb youth, but stopped playing gb when I went to uni. Played uni American football, won the cup in my final year. I didn’t play last season because I was in Africa, but going to start next season for one of the London teams probably. I played nose tackle

Argon cc

Not quite as good as this 🙂

Clicky…..

My fox 34s did 8000km with out a service. Still looking like new on the stanchions.

I used to go in the boot…..

Intouchables

The outlook is really nice to use. I managed I get my name as it is still new.

I’m at £200 worth of gift vouchers and I am wondering if I should stop now……

so what do you think the probability of you walking into a shop with 50 £20 vouchers and buying some forks from them are and getting laughed away

Didn’t touch anything on my bike, except for my spokes……and other wear and tear items. I went through chains and cassettes at a shocking rate…..

I went for a week, did everything in 5 days, walked about 20miles a day. Amazing place. I went in January, never got above -5

I had 32c tires on arch rims no problems there

Where ate you going to get an abarth for under 6k

I’m in

Had three pairs for two years. Never had a problem

As for tires, any schwalbe tires that say plus on

Having completed 12000km across Africa, my king bb was faultless, don’t know if I had the ceramic bearings or not I bought it so long ago, I think, knowing me, it probably does.

I would go for avid bb7 with 200mm rotors, I used them with 160mm rotors and even on the long descents they were fine, and before you say they are for a tandem I started the trip at 165kg.

Tent, do you want space, I would use a hilleberg tent. I used the stiaka (bit small for two) and it still looks new (ish) despite pitching it 120 times through the dessert.

canon 7d is my dream camera

Nicolai ion14

I’m going skiing, sod this family Christmas show

Having to spend time with my sister.

Yup, got a week booked in saalbach, 7 days planned up in scotland, then another week that is booked off from work, but we have not booked anything yet to see where the snow is… I’ve also booked 2 weeks over christmas and new year 13/14 due to this hotel booking up well in advance.

hopefully i will try and get some weekends in scotland too in addition to the week planned already

I’ll check out those shops in London… I’m kinda running out of time already as I’m assuming they will need to order them in…

it is indeed. by far one of the best films i have watched.

My rotors have turned up at the shop, still waiting for the actual brakes though…