Toys, should I ask how you “came across” that thread?

Watts / power is the only accurate comparison

+1 for exchange solution, albeit a right pain

Do I need to be on my own?

Isn’t the internet a wonderful thing, even corrects spelling

LMGTFY

And they have missed a shock off the back as well

Gopping indeed

Tymbian – at me, for kicking the dog

I did kick one on a ride as it was snapping at my heels. Owner shouted, just rode off……

10 pints and a ladyboy should just about kill 13 hours…. 😯

@ DezB – thought it read “Lady Cake” mmmmmmm…..no calories in that!

You can clearly see a load of stoney rubble to the right as you look at the pic 😯

Had the sound up, minimised the window, laptop starts “talking” to me – wtf? Scared the bejeezers out of me

It’s a DJ / 4X bike – OK if most of your trails point downhill not so good if you need to ride up. Frames are solidly built, not light, and very slack

Generally, airports a long way from ski resorts. Some chat a few years back about the eurostar to Paris, then the sleeper down to the alps and coud be on the slopes by mid-morning. Also easer to transport skis and boots that way, can even extend and get to Italy.

Steak ad BJ or chicken and c*m, not sure I can decide

Difficult – some clever bods have written conversion programmes – have a look on the crack berry forum.

Got stung for one on Sunday, made us stick it to the windscreen as well so couldn’t use on another vehicle, went through Switzerland to avoid the tolls and was whacked for €40 instead.

Murdoch has got to be a bond villian

Here’s what I do – I have a Specialized Pitch, size large that I run with an 80mm stem, 140mm Pikes, and dropper post for most UK / trail centre style riding – good for going up and down with limited faff, although a compromise nonetheless.

I take the same bike, put a 160mm fork on it, a shorter seat posted saddle and drop it right down along with a 30mm stem – then take it to the Alps / uplift days etc. and it behaves impeccably – ok for short uphill sections, but mostly pointed downhill.

Wheels, tyres, rear shock, brakes, rotors, gears, bars stay the same.

It’s the best solution that I have found that works for me, without having a multitude of bikes and methods to transport them, along with a bike bit*h to sort them out for me.

Yep, agreed on the book – depends on what you are after really, more cheese or deep and meaningful?

For more cheese, “Surfing the Himalayas” is enjoyable.

For something a bit deeper about life the universe and what’s it all about try “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” – a very worthwhile head ****, and needs reading more than once.

If you think accommodation is pricey for the TDF then try and book a campsite – most want a minimum 7 or 10 day booking, particularly for mountain stages. If you decide to “wild camp” then you’ll need to think about arriving 2 or 3 days in advance

Always plenty of demand for freelance and short term project managers, qualified or otherwise…enjoy the holiday!

Woud it be safer if I bought stuff from Superstar using Paypal Gift?

Didn’t Richard Briars do the voice over for Roobarb also?

Perhaps they are making animated cartoons in another place?

Woooooah…………..thats deep

An echo you say?

Ignoring, as per….

I used to train with a particularly naturally hairy triathlete back in the days when we raced in speedos and a mincey crop top. HeSHE used to shave down (as we all did) but wearing that getup you had to shave much higher. He’dSHE’d get in the shower after a swim and take off his HER budgie smugglers to reveal a super hairy (chewbacca would have been proud) pair of speedos underneath ladygarden! It looked flippin hilarious. He’d SHE’D have been better to go the full back sack and crack brazillian wax but hisher girlfriendboyfried said it was like going to bed with a 12 year old if he a piece of sandpaper if she whipped the whole lot off.

FTFY

So, if all these threads of late about buyers and sellers and the need for some sort of feedback forum are genuine, how can we possibly expect to promote this if people use Paypal Gift to pay?

If people are unable to help themselves, how can it be at all feasible for a forum membership to help them?

Quick edit +1 for Root

How is “meh” a clue?

Was there earlier today and a lot of the mud is hardening or solid and some of the trails we running really nicely. The bottom by the bridleway was grim, with a big tree down. At the top by the motorway (what I would refer to as star wars) was not rideable, in fact it was grim.

Someone has put some work into the old “workmans” trail 😯

Enjoy the ride!

Thanks for the help guys

Evo’s are cheaper on Merlin than Pro2’s though?

I’m thinking of just going Deore for all the cogs, running everything into the ground each time and not worrying about it any more as the cost is more acceptable.

Thats my approach – can’t really tell the difference performance wise and if you keep looking around, many retailers have bargains – SRAM fits as well, and the same applies

And the Chinese have been caught shipping illegal meat, Boxes of quarter panda’s everywhere

Take your bike?..

Reckon they could do with more bandwidth – seems I can not get on their sites when they send out a mail, if I wait a hike then everything is back o normal.

Yes you do need an Internet connection, however you sync to a local drive. When away from the www I can still work on my files and then it auto syncs when I’m back in a connection. If I’m desperate I can see all my files with my phone, and push through to mi iPad, work on them, re-send to the cloud when done

Called a “growler”?

That coud be fun explaining that one away…”I’m going to go and ride my growler” for example.