due to its price I was thinking it was a birthday thing….could always stay with DHB

I have an LEV and its been tip top since installation (only 4 rides in though!)

Ned – bringing the vice as well? :)

The advice here is sound….

My viva was tough but all in all they are marking you on your work to make sure its yours….. You of all people should know your thesis (as it takes so freaking long to write)so you shouldnt have anything to worry about. The external examiner even said that one of my chapters ‘was the dogs dinner’ but didnt suggest any corrections!

The single best piece of advice… dont bullshit. If you dont know – say it…..

Like above – if your supervisor is any good you wont get put forward for the viva unless you will pass. But a death in the family puts it all into perspective – my mother was rather ill and died 3 weeks after my viva.

Good luck and remember the viva is all about joining a club…. once the viva is over you will have the same qualifications as the examiners!

did anyone go around the chase on the weekend? i am looking to go there for a cheeky ride on wednesday and wondering what sections are down…. ta!

I carpeted mine – was chucking out some carpet when I put a wood floor down. Carpet went to the garage and now its warmer and soaks up oil grime etc…… additional benefit of vacuumable and saves going to the tip….. off cuts are also cheaper than sealing/painting!

lone star killer
ice eye baller
El Pasoaggresive

do we get free cakes?

Hay Maker

Used to live in Melbourne and met a few girls who were roadies (one of them got me into biking) – but still more blokies riding around!!!…… if you fancy giving the internet dating thingy malarky – i used rsvp.com.au and that had only a smattering of weirdos!

Good luck – on the brightside you do have The Great Ocean Road on your doorstep!

Thanks for the advice…… looking on youtube Lee Quarry looks pretty flowing singletrack and with Gisburns new trails opening soon that could also be worth a punt. Is this a good weekends worth of ride?

I put down t&g 15mm oak flooring – admittedly it was on concrete and then on to insulation but found the following.

First couple are the most important – take time as these are the most important. EVERYTHING is governed by these. Dont forget to think about the direction of the panels – i would place them along the longest wall or the focal point of the hallway
I would imagine that 15mm ply would be good enough but depends on how wide apart the joists are
Leave a 10-15mm gap around the outside and cover with skirting boards. I didnt use any nails and wouldnt advise to – I just used a tool (sorry dont know the name – large piece of metal on a sliding bar – placed against edge of board and then slammed the metal against it and it compressed all the gaps), used silicon sealant for the decorative bits on the end.

good quality saw is a must! good luck

Bobs your uncle

I have to agree with Muly – I have a 2010 XC8. Excellent bike – just had to change the bottom bearing on the headset and the mech hanger. Not too shabby for 2 year old bike :)

chief – fair point. My legs are hurting by the end of the ride but my ability to talk to my biking buddies is severely diminished – so maybe this is just a long cardio workout….

I will decrease my rear cog and see how it goes. If this is a lot of pain I will curse you Chief! ;)

Mantastic – Member
There is only one thing that can describe this: you are awesome

well I know that… just wondering if others have found Singlespeeding painfull during the ride but ok afterwards….. or do I need to revert back to a geared bike!

Someone had risers and bar ends on their bike.
If Woburn had a look, that’ll be it.

That would be me sir….. i’ll stop going and try and resume some credibility in another sport!

i have no idea – but it was exciting! the dog units were there also!

Without sounding toooooooo nerdy – Al will oxidise more readily that almost any other metal – even at very low partial pressures of O2 (in a vacuum for instance). However, unlike steel, Al will oxidise using parabolic kinetics rather then linear(ish) kinetics for Fe based alloys (with low Cr content).

Another pointless fact is that Ti (and its alloys) has one of the highest specific strengths (strength against density) of any element/alloy

Right – ill get me coat!

It could be corrosion but do you have any pictures?

If its a large hardtail with sliding drop outs then its about to fail any second and you need to pass it to your local STW friendly metallurgist :)

i just ordered mine from Hi-bike… just waiting for it to get in stock and then sent over here :)

There is a reason why everyone has a Maclaren – they are just very good…. light, packs up well and easy to steer with one hand….

We have the XT, had it over a year now and its still excellent!

i went to charlie the bike monger – couldve been easier and after giving the bike a beating over xmas its still going strong

is the spreadsheet down? cant log in today………..

did anyone try the horizon diet with the fasting? – I am very curious about that at the moment but loosing weight at the moment by no snacking and eating salad sandwiches at lunch time (5kg since the start of the year) – good luck everyone!

Very sorry for your loss – after reading this I just went to check on my sleeping 15th month son to make sure he was ok.

All my family send their condolences

If you are swimming i.e moving through the water head first, the water from the shower will be replaced/diluted from that in the pool in a matter on seconds/minutes. Water from the shower will not have a greater affinity for someones hair over chlorinated water.

Duncan Goodhew didnt have this problem!!!

Realman – after reading that I am now nursing a semi!

2p worth….
Infinite Solutions, Mesh Together, Elemental CAD or BIKE (British Independent Kinetic Engineering)

went today….. the sand is nice and firm but there are some very boggy sections. Roots are slippery!

Enjoy!

We bought a side board from them which I drilled the back out of to make a TV/video cabinet and keep little hands from getting to the PS3….. first class workmanship and the wood thickness was impressive. Would shop with them again!

having problems logging onto the spreadsheet….hmmmmmmmmmmm

Brant – I am just very frustrated… i bought from your guys as you said you were in stock and the reverbs were on sale….. by the time I found out you werent in stock all the other cheap reverbs were sold from other sites.

They did that to me too…. ordered when they had a few reverbs in stock…. got the confirmation order to say they were awaiting restocking!….. Wrote them an email asking why the confusion over in stock and out of stock – it took them a week to get back to me saying that they were busy and that the reverbs were out of stock….. shitty customer service and will never shop with them again!

Can I join?….. just weighed myself this morning after realising that trouser sizes are going up even though I have bought ‘stretchy waistbands! – now 93.5kg (14.7stone) and 6ft…..would love to drop below 85kgs but will aim for 87.5 first.

Bike prepped for my first commute tomorrow (a whole 3 miles!)……

A pressie of a 29er sounds lovely – great idea!

Good luck chaps and chapesses!

forgot to post the response from KS – I did get this email:

There is no rider weight limit.

Respectfully,

Ron Easton
KS USA
26741 Portola Pkwy 1E658
Foothill Ranch CA 92610

I wonder why bike discount put a weight limit?

Congrats… now have some time off before looking at it all again for the viva! There are normally a few corrections so you might as well get a copy once its been formally accepted!

Handing in is a let down and so is the viva – you hype it up internally and then when its over you think ‘ Is this it?’. Dont worry about the viva its just a chat to join the club – remember the most important answer is “I am sorry Prof but I dont know!’ I used it more than once – dont try and bulls*** your way through or it will last 6 hours rather than the normal 2-3 hours!

Enjoy beer and riding :)

Dont do it… i too have a chest infection but got frustrated yesterday and went for a cheeky ride….. coughed up a lung afterwards! :s keep inside and keep warm!

Charliey helped me out when I went SS…. in his eagerness to get the stuff to me he forgot the small chainring bolts…. one quick email to remind him and they were with me the very next day – tip top service and always good advice!

There are so many different types of steel from austinitic, ferritic, duplex etc – Youngs modulus as mentioned earlier is a large part but this can vary depending on grain size, heat treatment regime, alloy composition etc…. 6mm by 75mm isnt that big – you could do the maths using beam theory!

its tough to start with – but cleaning and maintenance is SOOOOOOOOOOO much easier – especially in this crappy weather!

The Unit, Wire, Killing, NCIS,

is it possible to shim the seat tube to fit a reverb….. according to RS this is not possible but I cant see why not?