Arm pump?

no pedalling?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEj0CnLBdSQ&feature=related

There was something in last weeks New Scientist (1 May 2010)
"Energy drinks give your muscles an instant boost.
If you spit out an energy drink after taking a sip, it could still boost your strength. This pre-digestive effect is immediate and seems due to a newly discovered neural pathway that links taste buds to muscles.
Nicholas Gant at the University of Auckland in New Zealand previously showed that mouth-rinsing and then spitting out a carbohydrate solution immediately improved performance at sprinting and cycling – even though it takes at least 10 minutes for carbohydrates to be digested and utilised by muscles.
……… Gant say's it's likely that taste receptors detect carbohydrates resulting in a signal to fatigued muscles "that help is on the way" so they continue working hard."

Its not suggesting that spitting food out does any good, just that food in your mouth could prevent your body panicing just moments before it all turns horrible.

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anaesthetic-general/Pages/Definition.aspx

Turnip tops are edible, and probably the best bit of a turnip.
Neeps are not turnips.
Turnips are white with a touch of purple on them.
Swedes, neeps are yellow and go well with haggis.

What is it that surprises you?

What bank are you with?

The banks have their own online share dealing services, that might be the easiest option.
The Royal Bank of Scotland did for a while (if they dont still) use T D Waterhouse as a stock broker.
You can go direct to TD Waterhouse yourself.

The Motleyfool website can (sometimes) have some good advice.
Buying shares is obviously all about buying the right companies, therefore avoid the companies that a not currently paying out a dividend (there might be exceptions ) since they will not be around long enough for you to make any money on them.
We have probably not even started to see the bottom of this recession.
Once we find out the truth about the UK economy plenty of well known companies will have collapsed

If you go back 30 years then people like David Wrath Sharman (Highpath)were using 650B tyres.

http://www.scottoiler.com/cycle/

http://www.scottoiler.com/newsdetail.asp?newsID=70

If it is your calf muscles that are cramping then it might be more to do with seat height on bike, or foot position on the pedals.
For example having your feet further forward on the pedals places less loading on the calf muscles, and is less fatiguing for the calf muscles.

Although this is about "hot foot" it is still relevant to cramp:
http://www.ultracycling.com/equipment/setup.html
"…most RAAM riders eliminated this by positioning their cleats as far back as possible (some even drilling new holes in their shoes) so that the foot is farther forward on the pedal, and "the ball of the foot is not directly over the axle". Such a position, one rider noted, "relieves a lot of the pressure on the nerve that causes hot foot"."

Also trying different shoes can help.
A flatter soled shoe such as Northwave does feel different from the odd shaped Specialized or Shimano shape soles.
Being on a bike for a number of hours is a strain on the feet to be constrained to work in a limited range of movement.

This guy has some thoughts on the subject of pedalling, probaly more thought provoking than an effective cure but worth watching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNpvASJDpms&feature=related

and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2ZrbnR-0dI&feature=related

Or you can carry on doing the salt intake malarky.

http://www.carbibles.com/brake_bible.html

Speak to a Skoda dealer, they pride themselves on their customer service and aim to be the best.
http://www.skoda.co.uk/aboutskoda/news/ae_dealer_satisfaction_survey.aspx

Or ask BBA-Reman they might know. They will certainly know as much about the Octavia electrics as a Skoda Dealer.

http://www.bba-reman.com/content.aspx?content=how_to_contact_bba_reman

But keys are fairly specialist stuff, an auto elec locksmith might be worth a try. Look in Yellowpages.

And friendly natives

If you wait until
04 – 06/06/2010 world cup dh /4x FORT WILLIAM United Kingdom

"Underneath the yellow tents, on the day before and leading up to the start of the event, Mavic technical support will help any participant in any way that they are able to – within the limits of their means or obligations to the organisation. Our technicians will fix the problems of the participants, repair wheels plus offer help and technical advice. For this service, all labour is free of charge and any necessary parts and accessories will be charged at the recommended public price."

http://www.mavic.com/mtb/sport/assistance.aspx

or ask Mavic
Contact: fr-contact-maviclab@mavic.com or (+33) 450 654 141

Jobsite
just put South Wales in the keyword box and leave location blank.
guess what job comes up first….. with vodafone

Its in Edinburgh , London , and most big cities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland/gallery/outofdoors_240410/02/

http://www.ratraceurbangym.com/home.html

"a bit underwhelming for interesting shops"

….we did say it is overlooked, but otherwise a good place for a holiday.

http://www.which.co.uk/advice/home-heating-systems/oil-central-heating/index.jsp

The oil issue is less of a problem than the landlord not wanting to spend money on routine maintenance of the boiler.

BS5410 Part 1 requires oil fired appliances to be serviced periodically in accordance with the manufactures instructions.

http://www.schwalbe.co.uk/pdf/techinfo.pdf

Up the Organization by Robert Townsend.

Theory X theory Y
McGregor.
http://www.netmba.com/mgmt/ob/motivation/mcgregor/

Which magazine does a test of these things.

Cold! then put a jumper on.

Miele

http://www.visitscotland.com/

http://www.cva-auctions.co.uk/index.php

Molybdenum disuphide.

If the landlord fills the tank when you move in and you fill the tank when you move out. This involves less arguing, but does not always happen.

Some of the people originating from D&G:

John Paul Jones became the first US naval hero of the American Revolution, and in many eyes the father of the US Navy. Later in his career he briefly became an Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, before ending his life in France. Yet he was born – with the name of John Paul – in 1747, the son of a gardener on the Solway coast south of Dumfries.

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkbean/johnpauljones/index.html

David Coulthard
http://www.dcmuseum.co.uk/News/index.htm

Kirkpatrick MacMillan born near Thornhill.
Invented the bike.

John Laurie born in Dumfries
"We're doomed" Dad's Army

J M Barrie was inspired to write Peter Pan by a garden in Dumfies.

William Patterson founder of the Bank of England, was born at Tynwald.

Robert the Bruce was born or died (or maybe did neither)in Lochmaben.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/RedundancyAndLeavingYourJob/Dismissal/DG_10026692

Maybe Mr Cavendish should just let his legs do the talking, but of these three Mr C is the youngster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ga4Bq4j8g

As Lance Armstrong says "don't let the people down".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIboBC_-FRE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYWlWMN0Vw&feature=related

Highpath.

Solvents.
Worth bearing in mind that alcohol can cause stress cracking of titanium.
Stress corrosion cracking can occur in stainless steel exposed to chlorine, and brass exposed to ammonia.
Acetone is OK for cleaning titanium though.

D & G often overlooked, but worth a visit.

http://www.visitscotland.com/

Hydrotherapy

Geoff Burch, Go it Alone.

Royal Mail .

http://www.redmolotov.com/catalogue/tshirts/political-tshirts_page2.html

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