How about Adidas?

http://m.adidas.co.uk/terrex-trail-cross-sl-shoes/BB3843.html?pr=catlanding_rr&slot=10&slot=10%5D

Stiffened shank for biking and 5:10 rubber

Saddle = rails, hull, padding and cover

Are you even obligated to pay the excess? On my company car it’s fully covered by the company and I thought that was the norm for company cars hence why lots of companys give car allowances instead.
Could your wife not follow this through via another insurance policy? Does she have her own car which covers her 3rd party on yours?

Howdo Rocketdog,

I thought Squadra’s are just nylon and a DWR, no PU/membrane and no taped seams. If that’s the case then it will leak at the shoulders in heavy rain.

If you want send me a message (email in profile) and I’ll get it sorted so it’s like new.

Jamie

I’ve got a Mk1 version with the 30.9 seattube.

The hardtail I had before was a steel 456 with 26″ wheels and the Highball with 29″ wheels is no harsher in the backend but is much more efficient through the BB in putting the power down.

I cant compare it to a steel 29’er though as I haven’t ridden one.

Gore Windstopper uses a ePTFE membrane (just like ‘normal’ Gore Tex) but without a PU backer, this effectively makes it nearly identical to eVent.

The membrane in Windstopper is 100% waterproof, it would pass hydrostatic head tests like other waterproof membranes.

By not having the PU backer it makes it more breathable and cheaper to produce. Just like eVent the membrane will get clogged up with body oils so more frequent cleaning is necessary.

Lots of really good stuff on here, I’m quite surprised ;-)

Some bands manage to be exceptionally good at their genre so if you like that that particular style then they can put some great albums together. Oasis – Definitely Maybe and Artic Monkeys – What ever people say I am, that’s what I’m not, spring to mind as they are not to everyone’s tastes but if you like that style they’re great.

For no other reason other than I think they’re great start to finish albums but haven’t been listed yet I’d add:
Bloc Party – A weekend in the city
The Bluetones – Expecting to fly
Ian Brown – Music of the spheres
The Killers – Hot Fuss
Kings of Leon – Youth and young manhood
Mansun – Attack of the grey lantern
Maximo Park – A certain trigger
The Rapture – Pieces of people we love
Royal Blood
Sting – Ten summoners tales
Supergrass – in it for the money
We are Scientists – With love and squalor
Zero 7 – When it falls

They’ll want a bank transfer or such like.

Or even worse they’ll mug the poor so’an’so who turns up with a grand thinking they’re getting a bargain

100% is certainly available throughout Canada

Are you sure?

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/pest/_decisions/rrd2002-01/index-eng.php

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/life-vie/insect-eng.php

If it is available they are either selling it illegally or it’s really old stock.

The active ingredient in many insect repellents, deet, has been found to be toxic to the central nervous system. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology say that more investigations are urgently needed to confirm or dismiss any potential neurotoxicity to humans, especially when deet-based repellents are used in combination with other neurotoxic insecticides.

Vincent Corbel from the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in Montpellier, and Bruno Lapied from the University of Angers, France, led a team of researchers who investigated the mode of action and toxicity of deet (N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide). Corbel said, “We’ve found that deet is not simply a behavior-modifying chemical but also inhibits the activity of a key central nervous system enzyme, acetycholinesterase, in both insects and mammals”.

Discovered in 1953, deet is still the most common ingredient in insect repellent preparations. It is effective against a broad spectrum of medically important pests, including mosquitoes. Despite its widespread use, controversies remain concerning both the identification of its target sites at the molecular level and its mechanism of action in insects. In a series of experiments, Corbel and his colleagues found that deet inhibits the acetylcholinesterase enzyme – the same mode of action used by organophosphate and carbamate insecticides. These insecticides are often used in combination with deet, and the researchers also found that deet interacts with carbamate insecticides to increase their toxicity. Corbel concludes, “These findings question the safety of deet, particularly in combination with other chemicals, and they highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to the development of safer insect repellents for use in public health”.

Notes:
Evidence for inhibition of cholinesterases in insect and mammalian nervous systems by the insect repellent deet
Vincent Corbel, Maria Stankiewicz, Cedric Pennetier, Didier Fournier, Jure Stojan, Emmanuelle Girard, Mitko Dimitrov, Jordi Molgo, Jean Marc Hougard and Bruno Lapied
BMC Biology (in press)
Article available at journal website: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiol/

Source:
Graeme Baldwin
BioMed Central

DEET is bad news

Sorry not carcinogenic but neurotoxic. Products with more than a 30% concentration of DEET were/are banned in New York and Canada.

Don’t use anything that has over 40% DEET. Several tests have proven that you don’t gain anything in either effectiveness or longevity by using massive DEET concentrations. All you are doing is inviting cancer.

Be careful how you put on a DEET based repellent. DEET will eat through glasses, helmets, synthetic clothing (most cycling stuff then) in the blink of an eye.

If it must be DEET 3M Ultrathon seems the best choice. Most ‘standard’ DEET solutions are not very long lasting hence why 3M developed Ultrathon. Still eats plastic and has the same cancer risks though. Oh and if you use DEET and sunblock together it more than halfs the SPF of the sun block.

I’d use something made from PMD (Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus), it’s naturally derived, won’t give you cancer, won’t damage clothing and doesn’t effect sun-block.

Purple Turtle is a good place to buy any insect repellents from: http://www.purpleturtle.co.uk/acatalog/Shop_by_Brand.html

While I neither agree or disagree with the views of the person who made the web-site antichainreaction, I do think a lot of us who are posting on this website are missing their point.

The main issue within their rant/issue is that a local shop because of economies of scale has to buy products from the local distributor. The local distributor of a product pays for the advertising of said product within their area and covers the cost of test models, stuff sent to magazines for review, etc. The costs of all the distributors marketing/promotional activity is built into the price paid by the local shop. I’m sure no one disagrees with this so far.

CRC because of the size of their operation bypass a lot of local distributors and purchase direct from the manufacturer, CRC then sell to the consumer. Again, I’m sure no one disagrees with this.

The view expressed within antichainreaction is that the local distributor of a product creates the demand, the LBS pays the costs associated with creating the demand, CRC takes advantage of this demand without having to contribute to the cost.

Debate.

The lowest mark-ups in a bike shop are always on the bikes. The highest mark-ups are normally on the clothing, or cheap stuff like tubes and cables.

High-end bikes about 30-45%, clothing normally a double-up (100%), tubes can be over 300%!

Waiting for my morning 'movement' then I'll be out. Or I could go now and lean up against a tree in 45mins.

Oh what the hell, I'm going now. If your in the Clwydians later on, watch your step if your in the area of Moel-y-Parc.

Grangers seems pretty sure of its environmental credentials: http://grangers.co.uk/environmental.cfm

Grangers use Flurocarbons. Exposure to liquid Flurocarbons, even in small doses, has been proven to develop cancerous cells.
I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason why Grangers have introduced the 30c product as it seems a copy of Nikwax. plenty of reading on the matter

Use Grangers at your peril!!!!!

Grangers if you want to decrease the breathabilty (is that a word?) of your jacket, get cancer and pollute the planet.

Nikwax if you want to restore the DWR treatment on your jacket without reducing breathabilty (it must now be a word as I've used it twice) by using a product that is manufactured in the UK from nice, green, friendly chemicals.

Hmmm, his advert does look a bit fishy.

Even if it is legit though there are some worrying things to consider. The rear light and modern drive-train imply that it's had a hard life that has worn out the original equipment and may have been used for commuting.

That frame was not designed for V-brakes. V-brakes put a hell'uva lot more stress through seat-stays than normal cantis. Considering a lot of high-end early 90's alu frames snapped due to being built light for racing, I'd be very apprehensive about one that has been using v-brakes.

H——–O——-S——-E

$45 for brake pads!!! Sweet lord.

'Did Raleigh ever make that many decent bikes? '

Tomacs Raleigh USA bike was a collaboration of Ti lugs made by Merlin and carbon tubes from Easton, all glued together by Raleigh in the UK.

When the Raleigh/SAAB team were winning national titles, world cups and medals at the world champs they were all riding bikes built in Nottingham.

Emma Guy and Matt Farmer won NPS DH races on full sussers built in Nottingham.

It's a Manitou 'something or other' with IT travel adjust. At 120mm of travel I'd say it's a Minute.

U…G…L…Y…You ain't got no alibi, your stems are ugly!

'Is the TDF just a white man's sport?'

Not at all. Lance has a 'man of colour' polish his Nike's for him.

On a more serious note, Keirin in Japan is as popular over there as Horse-racing is over here.
At the tour there have been a few Latin and South Americans over the years. I can't think of any Asians or Africans though.

If this was for sale on t'bay I'm sure somebody would have started a thread along the lines of 'Is this bike made up from bits from stolen bikes?'

Bonty Revolt or Dry X, Maxxis Crossmark, Conti Race King, Geax Saguaro or if you like Kenda's they've also got the Karma and the new Slant Six.

spev – I know this has been said before on this thread but, YOU ARE 40!?!?! What do you sleep in, Formaldehyde?

Anyhow, if you are 40 fair play to you fella, you must doing something right as you're wearing well.

On the other hand if you are 40 stop dressing like a kid.

soma_rich & mboy –

Most expensive build I ever did I hated. Airborne Lancaster Ti nice bits lovely and light just hated the geometry.

Did you ever ride an original geared Inbred? If you did you would have hated them as well, The geometry of Lancaster's/Lucky Strike's is identical (every degree, every mm) to the original Inbred.

I had both an Inbred and a Lancaster and preferred the Inbred. It wasn't the geometry though, it was that the Lancaster frame had too much lateral flex and struggled to keep a line in the rough stuff.

By using the spacer it means that Mavic are avoiding any infringements and therefore royalty payments to Shimano for exactly copying the Hyperglide freehub body.

It shouldn't matter how much air is in the shock, if the rocker bashes into the frame when there is a shock attached then there is a problem with the frame.

If I was Pace I'd be a bit nervous. Unlike seat-tubes failing this is very easy to demonstrate to Trading Standards that the frame is not fit for purpose.

$20 for a Powerlink!?!?!?!

It really annoys me when things like this happen. It's got naff all to do with exchange rates as well. 100 Taiwanese Dollars (TWD) is the equivalent to £2.13 or $3.70 (Aussie Dollars), £2.13 when converted to Aussie Dollars is $3.73.

shorts_in_winter – Do you manage to avoid paying tax on orders from CRC?

A little story for you all to compare how Trek deals with warranty claims compared to Pace.

A few years ago a customer brought an old Gary Fisher frame into the shop to place a warranty claim. The frame was over 10 years old, in fact the frame had been built a few years before Trek had bought Gary Fisher.

I called up Trek to see what the deal was with sorting this out. To be honest I didn't hope for much as pre-Trek buy out Gary Fisher frames only had a 5 year warranty. Anyhow, Trek asked me to look for crash damage. I checked the frame over and told them that the frame looked OK apart from the failed weld on the chainstay.

Trek sent a new frame and it turned up the next day.

Ti29er – Absalon described the course at the recent World Cup in Offenburg, Germany as being "tight, with very technical sections and good climbing". Koerber on her 29'er finished in 15th.

I like 29'ers, infact I like all bikes. It's a bit daft though to say that one wheel size will always be quicker than an other wheel size. When you look at all the evidence and reports it illustrates that both 26 and 29" wheel sizes both have their strengths, and each wheel size will be quicker than the other when the conditions suit them.

In the not to distant future I think you will see XC racers swapping between 26 and 29" wheel sizes depending on the course and conditions, in a manner similar to which they swap between full-suss and hardtails at the moment.

But, if we are going to fan the flames.

Road bikes have gone through loads of wheel size changes over the years, but they now seem to have settled at a 700c wheel size as being the optimum size for the average person. If you measure the diameter of a 700c wheel with a 23c tyre you'll see that it's smaller (or about the same size) than a 26" MTB wheel with a 2.2/2.3 tyre. Why then do roadies prefer a smaller wheel?

Compared to an identical 26" equivalent a 29'er will be heavier, slower to accelerate, more flexible and have a higher centre of gravity. So of course they will be faster. :wink:

By the way I really like 29'rs.

The square tubing on the Pace frames were only used because they couldn't get hold of round butted tubing that had the strength, weight and stiffness that they were looking for.

By having square tubes the guys at Pace could easily 'butt' the tubes externally to provide the tubing they needed.

I had a Pro Image many moons ago. The frame is made with Easton tubing, I think it was Elan or Elite. It's a nice frame, but it's not worth much. The ones available in the UK came with either a Judy SL or XC fork so it's geometry will only handle a fork with 60mm of travel before the seattube gets to slack. Today you'd have to run it with an 80mm fork with a short axle to crown height or a rigid fork.

Anyhow, if it's in showroom condition it might fetch £100.

Psss – If I remember correctly the forks are Ti as well. Between you and me I'd say that £130 for a Ti frame and forks is a bit of a bargain.

hands up if you're in germany

I've suddenly got this mental image of a load of people in Germany with their right hand in the air. I think a famous Austrian asked a similar question in 1933

hands up if you're in nuremberg

Ah I see. Is it like a Hope hub with the knurled clamping surface also built in, or is it just a cover to shield the bearing?

Once again, what and where are the 'end caps' on hubs?