Most ‘secure’ parking is run by the local gangsters. Used to work in an office near the stadium and we were threatened with a firebombing if the staff carpark wasn’t empty and left unlocked on matchdays!

The thomson stem – erm don’t really know what your asking – but it has a lower stack height than my current stem

Mine is exactly the same and I have ridden incident free since december – keep meaning to change it to a thomson though!

ok – reading this has made me super hungry so i’m going to attempt a combinatioon of the two approaches right now!

Thanks TJ!

I can’t imagine two small holes will be an issue for frame durability for the average user. If you really nail the frame normally and put it under stresses that would likely break it anyway the holes might tip the balance. Unlikely though I reckon.

Zero engineering knowledge though

yeah, what’s up with a Camelbak?

Wow! Watched that Danny MacAskill video with an open mouth – it was jaw droppingly good. I don’t think I could even manage that on a computer game. Get him on Britain’s Got Talent!

Erm well if you are using Plasticote primer from Halfords the answer seems to be no!!! Wet super fine sandpaper literally washes the paint straight off (and wastes 2hrs work!) and dry superfine scratches it straight off – and that is with me being very gentle. Doesn’t inspire great confidence for the final finish – getting caught in the rain isa no no it seems!

Thanks TJ, thats what I thought to be honest – I just wanted someone to indulge my laziness so I could convince myself I didn’t need to!

For summer riding I highly reccommend Bontranger foams. Really comfortable, light, and cheap.

I would try, but don’t think it possible. I like on the stuff.

I’ve been out the bike today
I’m getting two frames back from Bob Jackson soon
I have Corona

Ignore ’em Tom

+1

probably ‘have’ no other discernable talent

Lemon’s were ‘not for bikes’ apparently but in the anusol vs T cut test T cut came out on top. Need a little bit of finger nail action but anusol wasn’t doing the paint any favours.

got some t-cut, anusol, and lemons – will report back on best solution!

I didn’t think her voice was that amazing to be honest, face like an arse to boot

What has happened to A+A? Far too many men for my liking.
Kournikova limbering up for a marathon:

I’d give him one last make or brake chance

It’s early onset alzheimers

What coffeking said. In terms of ‘seeing’ light is focussed by the lens onto a point on your retina called the fovea which has cells (rods and cones) sensitive to light. Some are specialised for colour vision (cones) and others for low light conditions (rods). They detect the light, send an electrical signal via the optic nerve to the brain, which deciphers the messages and interprets it as an image.

As you move away from the source it is reduced in intensity by a cube of the distance by the way, i.e. double distance from source intensity falls by 8 times

Sorted. Thanks guys- lbs tomorrow then.

“Nooo Daddy, I want a brother!”

pub

New favourite woman. Like one of my ex’s but much, much hotter.

I was looking forward to some good suggestions to stave off my tonsillitus induced boredom – but this is awful. I’d be better off reading You!

Edit – except Top Gun, Big, and Cool Runnings of course.

Which nightclub was it? There’s a few I wouldn’t mind being ‘rennovated’

+1 cinnamon toast crunch. I want some!

When you guys speak of nice vs. nasty tubs how much do you have to spend to be in the ‘nice’ category? Don’t really want to spunk £200 on a pair of tyres, plus more for a spare, if I can help it. Anyone know of a good reasonably priced compromise?

You broke it you bought it. I can imagine it being a bit of an arse especially if the accident wasn’t your fault but in my oppinion you shouldn’t even be asking this question – just replace his rim with one of the same quality. I’ve done similar things in the past and even if I didn’t have the money to buy myself something I would find it to replace something of a mates I was responsible for.

Thats exactly what I’m wrestling with – better to ride but a complete arse when something goes wrong. I reckon it would cost me just as much if not more to rebuild with clinchers than to try some tubs so I might give it a shot.

I swear I have never spent so much money until I started getting into old road bikes!

chakaping you should be ashamed of yourself

I met one of the owners if Innocent a few years ago. He came to my college at Uni (Girton) before the launch to try the products out on us as he used to go there too. Nice bloke, free bar all night on Innocents tab so that was nice. He ended up in bed with a mate of mine (girl) so everyone was happy. I think the coke story is pretty old, i thought the had bought part of innocent a year or two ago?

sweet! going on the shopping list

kellogs Start

Apparently needs to be in creative mode before the liveview option is available. Sorted now thanks guys.

Simon – because I can.

Pressing the disp button just brings up a menu of options, none of which look like being the right one! I’m sure it is simple enough, but I just haven’t figured it out yet and it’s annoying me!