Karl Jenkins, Palladio

Ignore, the pics, I love the music

Aldi pack and camelback bladder here. TBF, the Aldi bladder was fine.

So, I guess the answer you’re looking for is – no.

That’s his fiance, you cad!!!!

Really? I’d never realised :roll:

If we meet at Adscombe, am I right in thinking that we can finish on the Chimney? Always good to finish with a descent.

It’s taken two and a half hours, and they’re only just back in New York.

Its both serious (well, tries to be) and cheesy, never a good combination. From the same fella that did the sublime LOTR trilogy, who’d have thought…

Curses! What about the Spanish looking one?

he’s got down to the little child’s eye level

I didn’t, she’s freakishly tall.

He’s right, I is a photographing genius. I even managed to catch the teething dribble on her chin :-)

Oi, stop ducking the issue – Jo?

And whilst we’re posting cute niece pictures:

Back to the main point – who’s Jo, and is Jo single?

I assume that this is the meeting point?

He said it all better than me.

Hello from me two.

If you’re spinning away like a hamster, you probably need to change up a gear or two – you’re looking for a nice steady rhythm in your pedal strokes. Think of it like a car, keeping it in second or third and revving the nuts off it isn’t the most efficient way.

2 groups ? suits me as im more than happy to poodle around at a non-sharki speed/distance.

Bagsie in your group :-)

I’d struggle to do a 35 mile loop on my own. Not a chance we’d do it with a big group.

Maybe best to play it by ear on the day, either two groups, or a big group/shorter ride.

I’m coming.

I’ll be on the ride too. I may be bringing others.

‘err I thought that IHN was the contact for the STW Quantocks bash?

It was her idea, I just put it to Da Massiv. I’ll let sharki be head organising honcho (unless he wants me to do it).

Just finished a tuna pasta bake which was surprisingly good considering I just chucked it together. Just made some flapjack too.

Speckled Hen.

Grand Designs.

Tiboy – come with us if you like, we’ll be using the force :-)

Oh god, even the soapdodgers are getting more than me

Cheers for the offer fella, but I can’t

I may come up on April 1st for Hora’s though ;-)

Thetford forest, although I don’t know what state it’ll be after the recent weather.

This is the first Valentines since 1995 that will mean exactly nothing to me. At least last year I’d just been dumped by my wife so it had some poiniancy. This year I’m just one of ‘those’ single fellas :-(

Sympathy shags welcome, preferably from a lady.

Could you not wear a self inflating life jacket and attach the toggle to your handlebars?

Beckham – another vv good player, maybe a great, successful to a degree, but in the same class of total world dominance as Armstrong?

Well, when he was at the height of his powers I doubt there was a team in the world (domestic or international) that wouldn’t have been glad to have him.

or, in semi seriousness:

I’m the keeper of your heart
I keep the flame when we’re apart
I’m the lover in your arms
Or a baby soft and warm
I’m a hero in your eyes
I’m a comfort when you cry
When you hurt me I’m your fool
But I’m nothing without you

I’m a beacon in the night
To show the way until it’s light
I’m a stumbler in the dark
When I can’t say what’s in my heart
I’m a poet just the same
Every time I speak your name
I’m just a shadow when I’m blue
But I’m nothing without you

I’m nothing without you
It doesn’t matter what I do
If I win or if I lose
Sweetheart I’m nothing without you

The first, the last, my everything
And the answer to all my dreams
You’re my sun, my moon, my guiding star
My kind of wonderful, that’s what you are
I know there’s only, only one like you
There’s no way they could have made two
You’re all I’m living for
Your love I’ll keep for evermore
You’re the first, your the last, my everything

And with you I’ve found so many things
A love so new only you could bring
Can’t you see it’s you
You make me feel this way
You’re like a fresh morning dew on a brand new day
I see so many ways that I
Can love you till the day I die
You’re my reality, yet I’m lost in a dream
You’re the first, the last, my everything

I know there’s only, only one like you
There’s no way they could have made two
You’re my reality
But I’m lost in a dream
You’re the first, you’re the last, my everything

There are some pretty stupid people out there, most of them with dicks and fannies.

Post of the year contender right there. :-)

To be really successful sometimes you have to drop the niceties?

Actually, I’ll disagree there. You have to be focused, work hard, have the confidence etc etc, but there are plenty of examples of top-level sportsfolks who don’t turn into self-centred egomaniacs. Take Beckham or Moore from the world of footie, both were at the very top of their game bit had/have reputations for being real gents.

Oh aye, definitely. You can’t be the best without thinking you’re the best.

Big questions have been asked over Armstrong. Strangeness in sample, retrospective testing that shows anomolies that could not have been detected at the time and so on.

I agree, but nothing has ever been proved. It wouldn’t surprise me if he had doped to be honest, but no-one has yet proved anything. Rather than the constant rumour campaign (that the French in particular seem to wage) they should concentrate on acquiring cold, hard facts.

I’m not an Armstrong apologist BTW. The more I’ve read about him the more he seems to be a bullying, horrible little man. Amazingly driven, raised squillions for a worthwhile cause, but I’m damn sure I wouldn’t want to work for him.

Whilst I think that there is obviously doping in cycling (and other sports) and it’s good that journalists try and dig it out, I’m not convinced Kimmage is particularly objective. I get a whiff of conspiracy theorist about him.

many folk believe Armstrong is an unproven drug cheat.

People like Kimmage. In fairness to Armstrong he’s been tested thousands of times and never tested positive. What more can he do? Saying he’s an ‘unproven drugs cheat’ is like saying he’s an ‘unproven horse b*ggerer’ or ‘unproven lover of acid jazz’. It’s meaningless.

I’m not I knew what it was or where to stick it at 13.

You are however on the wrong forum.

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I’m with Teej – I don’t think you really need a torque wrench for a bike. Stuff is either finger tight (headset/bb preload), snug (levers and shifters), tight (nearly everything else) or right-tight (cassette lockring). Obviously carbon bits make things a bit trickier, but I haven’t got any carbon bits.

In fact, here’s an interview with the head honcho:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1568881/Dr-Bari-Government-stoking-Muslim-tension.html

Seems they do:

Iqbal Sacranie, of the Muslim Council of Britain said the “loss of innocent life is against the laws of humanity

however I would like to hear them openly criticise suicide bombers.

Do they not (an honest question)? I’d be surprised.