The Tesco technika are samsung screens and tbh the new ones are value for money, look better than the previous models and the reliability seems to of been fixed, ive seen less coming back, in fact in the last 6 months ive only seen one returned and that was due to the idiot who brought it snapped the fittings off when fitting the stand, unsure how he managed that!

At the moment they have a clearance so best time to pick up a bargain and you can always get a 5 year warranty.

idave, have those been photoshopped? or originals??

I was using one of the original cybershots amazing 3.2mp but when i got my DSLR i took that instead, about a year ago the flash broke but the pictures came out ok. This is the first time ive took some shots and thought they just aren't up to scratch.

Great pictures of an amazing machine, i had the pleasure of seeing one take off at Birmingham many years ago, it wasn't a regular thing. I remember have a school sick day just to see it take off! i think Clarkson summed it up, too fast for the common person yet too slow in the modern email web based world!

My only wish is i wanted to actually be a passenger ah well never to be now.

If you leave Hall Green bang on 3, you should make it in 50mins, i would head through b'ham and perry barr, great barr then on the M6, watch out for the piggy banks as lots about.

Flying out to Lanzarote for the week, although my biking plans for out there has been cancelled, not enough interest for a guided route, not happy about that, so a week lounging by the pool and beach, ah well some biking fun when i get back!

Ive got the stormtrooper version which is a great shoe, might order a second pair as im not keen on the new ones.

Mines £10 for a repair or £75 for the replacement windscreen! last time i claimed for glass was when someone stole my rear windscreen out of my metro back in the 90's

Been this morning, blast round the dog and monkey, now home to do so im told normal sunday things!!

Left mine at the side of the car last week, doh! always the way immense ride, bit of breaky then head home, half way back i realised exactly where i left it. ah well new lid for tomorrow!

Hi, i don't use that part of the canals, just olton through to birmingham, not too bad that way. Coleshill way, errm bit rougher than my route, i did have a friend living that way and tbh never felt safe taking the bike, or the car!! or even going that way at all!

Working, and too far to head to when i finish work, would be handy to have a calendar of events 12 months in front? so i can book work holidays in advance!!

Would recommend W2, i drive down from birmingham quite often and thats a 3hr drive if not more sometimes. Start off on the white climb as its more fun when fresh and finish on the whites descent! best day out ever, took me 4 hrs and im no fitness freak, i only manage FTD and Monkey in just under 2 at the moment.

I went from Trek Fuel ex7 the old 2006 model 100mm both ends to an Orange P7 125mm travel up front and haven't looked back.

Only reason i still have the bouncer is the fact ive struggled to sell it, just can't shift the damn thing, i put it down to the fact that its a small size.

Ive found when riding my HT it wants to jump, hit baby table tops at cannock the bike just wants to fly, while my bouncer stays planted to the ground. I also find my HT quicker about 10mins a lap on FTD/Monkey, not much to some but there is a difference!

Yep looks bent to me too.

Afan, if u camp overnight, chain your bike to ur foot! high theft rate!

One of the women i work with has one, it takes ages to flip to the time, we all take the piss saying she can't tell the time properly as she stares at this watch for a few seconds!

I use a G-shock fits well and has survived many crashes!!

Was going to say, now illegal in the UK.

Apple store.

The schuey incident was bang out of order and Vettel couldn't even park his car right at the end, crashed into the sign post! If i ever saw someone throwing toys out of his pram it would of been Vettel, i really don't see what the problem was, he broke the rules but still came 3rd, most drivers would call that a result!

Whats with the trophies as well, wouldnt want to sit on them by mistake thats them trashed!

Well its pishing it down in the midlands! so not sure what the plan is yet.

I use cyclemeter and its probably the best app i have used. Mine is on the 3gs it picks up my gps signal really well and works in the background, it has mapped out FTD and the monkey perfectly, and it does a compare laps function as well, enables you to log cycling, on road and off road, running, walking and even just the upload map function does it for me.

My concussion was bike related and lasted about 6 weeks, first 2 weeks while i was off sick from work was just headaches, when i tried to do normal things when i returned to work thats when i struggled. I did daft things, first was i turned up to my previous work place which i had left 2 years ago, only clicked when i stood outside and though, eh? what am i doing here! I used to walk into offices at work and wonder why on earth i was there, and when i visited the doctors 4 weeks into my concussion he sent me straight to hospital which was 4 miles away. Did i call a cab? no, drive? no, catch a bus? no, for some reason i walked. Still today i have no idea why i walked!

I had a scan that day and was told i had delayed concussion, and had to wait for it to clear, this took another 3 weeks.

The biggest effect was work, as a manager, people around me lost faith in what i could do, and i ended up having a rough time when i recovered, to the point i had to leave and find another job. But my new employers can't see why anyone would of let me go!

Got mine 3 years ago now, best investment ive made!

Im running this years Deores, great wheels, still true, even after my riding! i know i need to change them for something blingy at some point, but for now they work just like wheels are supposed to.

Sunday was really good, the monkey drains really well, was surprised not a puddle in sight! lots of braking bumps though, but thats biking for you.

Ive stayed in Spean bridge for about 4 summers on the bounce, superb place to stay, the forest at the back of the station has some superb singletrack, loved it, a blast to Nevis Range through the forest, and its fairly well trail marked as well.

For a quick takeaway the chip shop at the side of the local bar does a great Tikka and the fish just tastes fresher! Last year the gift place had burnt down, not sure if its rebuilt yet, we stayed at Burnbank lodges, the couple there really look after you, somewhere safe for the bikes and the river just at the foot of the lodges, would be going this year but someone wants to sit on a beach for 14 days!

Well the Tesco i work in, had 2 cases on monday sat on the shelf all day monday, tuesday and i promptly threw them down the compactor at 22:00 couldn't sell them reduced to 10p! no one was interested. Won't be having those in again, cost me too much money!

Yep ive got a pair of those stormtrooper white style shimano dx, most comfortable biking shoe ive ever had, will get the new black ones for the winter.

Before that i had a pair of speshi tahoo, they lasted about 2 years, fit well and when waterproofed held off most of the water.

Ive had new cars for the last 9 years and thought was doing ok, but looking at new car prices, i think my next one will be a second hand, even a pre-registered one if i can find it!

What ive noticed is no-one does sporty little cars anymore, or any that look good, even the coupes or 3 door normal cars seem to be going. I like little french cars ( i know badly built and cheap plastic etc..) but i like them and was looking at citroens the new range so the C3 doesn't come in 3 door and the C4 coupe now discontinued and the C2 which i currently own has also been discontinued, the DS3 is an overpriced mini lookalike, so where to go to find a funky car now, not happy.

I normally toast some bread, sprinkle some herbs and cheese, then stick lasagne on top, so almost there, can't see whats wrong with the sandwich, unless it was cold.

Should only take approx 2hrs, at the moment the trails are very dry and dusty and breaking away at edges, seriously needs some rain at cannock!!

Thats my usual time, did it just under the 2hr yesterday, I reckon when its a bit cooler should be able to take another 10 mins off. But saying thats its not how quick you can round it should be how much fun you have! sometimes i go round in 3 hours and its loads more fun, just going back and doing some sections for a second time.

Clixbys played a big part in the build, but lots of other bits built by volunteers on weekends, its a great trail even wth the tight switchbacks which i finally cleared all of last week!!

Ive put a stupid bet on, but the more people think about it they claim i could be on to a winner, but just before our exit from the worldcup i put £10 on Beckham to be be next England Manager, unlikely i know, but my odds where very good. While now its come down to sensible figures so its probable.

Evans will get one to store for you, just a pity you have to pay upfront, they got me a pair of shorts i wanted but paid then a week later got them popped to store to pick them up, tried them on in the shop and refunded there and then as they didn't fit!

He has done the Uefa, or Europa cup on Channel 5 for as long as they have had it so thats 4 or 5 years, surprised to see him on the beeb, but they needed a replacement for the defector and Colin has got MOTD2 as well, so he is the direct replacement.

But saying that who else have ITV got?? they have the defector, but what if they hadn't of got him. Who else would be presenting World cup on ITV? and what happens when he starts GMTV and has Champions League on the night, who do we get then? Seems really odd, ITV don't seem to have any other Football presenters.

Thanks, ive re-read the descriptions! thanks again!

Another vote for AVG, slow?? hardly notice it running if at all, saying that i don't do much on my pc except surfing the web and a link for my iphone.

From the insurance point of view it will go 2 ways, ethier they will accept yours or hers version of events, if both conflict then you get stuck in the situation i was a few years ago.

I hit another vehicle, i know my fault i hit it, but he did an illegal turn, didn't stop to see if anyone was coming just span round and we went head on at 30mph, about £1k worth of damamge to my car and a fair chunk to his company van, i got witnesses and also cctv footage of the event, he claimed i was in the wrong, i claimed he was. Neither of us won, my insurance paid for my repair his insurance paid for his, i had an accident logged on my insurance as disputed, even though not my fault, only just cleared last year.

If your car is stationary then i would assume its the other drivers fault, they choice to go through the gap, well thats the common sense thought, im sure it won't work out that way.