Me too!!

Ride past one twice a day, near Notting Hill Tube station : (

I use Parker International for very good Kryptonite prices, and get Evans to price match.

@ wwaswas – The splitting thing is good to know – Think I'll give CRC a call now!

Haribo for me this morning : )

Shiny hope floaty rotor + Haribo = nomnomnom stop

Last: American Psycho – Bret Easton Ellis
Now: Grits – Niall Griffiths
Next: The Human Stain – Phillip Roth

I'm a big fan of the Hope XCs and have built a couple of sets of wheels with them, after getting them for around £30 each on ebay.

Not the most flattering pic – and yet to be used in anger.

I sampled the delights of the new surface this evening!

Huuuuge improvement : )

I'll be the stealth-clad ninja, on an oldskool Ti-Inbred, with 700c wheels & a dayglo Ortlieb pannier!

I am currently indoors, drinking tea and eating bacon & eggs….

I agree with ooOOoo!

I know the Bassist – should blag some tickets I guess!

Luvly jubbly!

Loop-hole fixed – You need to pay, or be invited.

wrightyson – that plan is so cunning, you could stick a tail on it and call it a fox….

Old Man Mountain racks/Ortlieb panniers.

Old skool Ti-Inbred, RC31s, 700c Schwalbe Marathons, Hope Minis, Easton carbon bars n seatpost to take the sting out.

No mudguards, but love the closely fitted ones on hybrids/roadbikes.

Surfer : )

Thank you very very much : )

We now have a happy lab again at work!

Recently built HL 5-Spot…

Yummy – another tasty black build : )

I ran cxp33s on deore, and then moved to Open Pros on Hope XCs.

Well worth getting the parts on ebay, spokes on CRC and getting them built at LBS.

Could very easily get a superduper bargain

I run old RC31s – Can grab em for about £80 if you trawl ebay etc.

700c tyres, 160mm Hopes and 14st of unskilled rider.

Going strong after several years.

Magness has occurred.

Gaeng Mussamum
Pear Cider
The Irrepressibles

I'm from Ealing, so can someone email me direct (in profile) if an Ealing group is heading off together to Richmond.

Cheers folks!

Rick

Ninja mode!!

I'm in!

Rockin' up from Ealing.

"I'm not an ambi-turner. It's a problem I had since I was a baby. I can't turn left."

Brought?

Bought!

Resurrected!

Longtime Mac user/multiple home network setter-upper…

Never seen the need for Mac specific router esp after looking at the price-tag.

I've used Belkin/Netgear and more recently O2's re-badged (Thomson Speedtouch TG585v7) hardware.

All have performed flawlessly, with mixed PC/Mac users and mixed B/band providers.

Backup via an ethernet equipped external drive is very straightforward.

Nice!

Upgrade ur poached egg and turn it into Eggs Benedict : )

Hell yeah!!

Calorific!!

I bought the DVD of this after a write-up in Metro – a very emotional film.

R

I ummed and aaahed over gloss/matt etc and after seeing samples and chatting about cosmetic durability etc I went for the finish in the pics above.

Not a totally "dead" matt finish, but it should keep it's finish for longer than a full gloss.

(Currently) Can't get a virus.

I upgraded from a (2.5” SATA HDD) 60Gb to a 320Gb one.

Very easy to do:

LE VOILA

Does it have to run discs on the rear?

If not…

CLICKY CLICKY

I've used these guys – based in Hackney.

Armourtex Ltd

Steel – £49
Al – £54
Lacquer – Add £15
Rims – Add £15

Price includes Bead-blasting and turnaround is a couple of days.

Very very friendly and knowledgeable staff.

They did my (Currently for sale) Intense M1 for £60 – Not a single problem with the finish or service : )

My pleasure

Yes it can – The kit is basically of the same design as the Pro2 one

Maybe the kit is discontinued.

Look on Ebay/Southerndownhill

Or give Hope a call on: 01282 851200

: )

Cheers for the feedback sofar!!

Def looking at a fixer-upper : )

Gonna start doing homework on auctions too

Hi Meiriadog42,

I've got a black switch blade, storage bag, spare pads, etc etc

Never used as a full-face, and only used on a dozen commutes – certainly never damaged!

Wanna buy it?

Mail me (in profile) Ta, Rick

I have a PS3 (2nd-hand 60Gb model, so I could play PS1 & PS2 games, and use the extra USB sockets)

I had it hooked-up with composite/Scart to a 32" SD TV at my old house, and now run it with a 32" 1080 HD Toshiba Regza.

When setting up the PS3 it will detect screen resolution and adjust accordingly but the HD really makes the PS3 gorgeous – text is easier to read and the games look how they were meant to, and obviously takes advantage of the BluRay feature.

In terms of future subscriptions etc for the PS3 gaming network – they will be coming.

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/info/strategy/pdf/200911presen.pdf

Not a reason to NOT get one at all though : )

ODI Ruffian – slim and super tacky/grippy!

Does mean they wear-out but I just loosen the lock-ons and rotate to a "fresh" patch : )

ODI Rogues on the commuter – much thicker grips, but last for donkeys' years!