Those were the days

What did they move to Salford?

and hope Canyon end up doing a decent FS 29er.

+1……a 29er version of the Carbon Lux race bike would be right up my strasse. 100mm, maybe 120mm forks.

It’s pretty clear that a lot of the sentences handed down were at the long end of what would be expected. Message being, if you commit a crime as part of a general breakdown in law and order you are going to prison for a long time. That is exactly the right message.

flashes, cheers……money sent.

Do Rapha do them?

No but they now sell shoe trees.

http://www.rapha.cc/rapha-shoe-trees

I like Clooneys normalish looking white shirt…..that says “I wear black tie all the time”. I went to a black tie dinner last year with a very posh pal, very dapper. Black dinner suit, black tie……baby blue shirt. Looked tremendous.

Red strides = better than you.

I have close pals who I regularly torture with this peach of a website.

Look at this idiot

These two gentlemen are correctly dressed.

My chain cleaning technique consists of turning the bike upside down, gripping the chain with a manky old wet rag and turning the cranks. Pay attention Sky.

Yes pal of mine will take the place Flashy….let me know?

Yes I think I have a taker…..will check with him Flashy.

Ah cool…it was there in the spam folder.

Barry Knows Best….Surrey Hills above Peaslake.

Anyone got the GPX? Havent recieved it and not on the website. Are there plenty of feed stations? Would love to do it without a camelbak but only have one bottle cage.

Thats decided then. I’m going to be the unapproachably-handsome brunete on a red Genesis Vapour CX bike. Do holler hello, I havent met any of you guys.

I’m driving up from London with the family, Mrs McBoo is going to take the kids to the castle while I ride around on my no-mates lonesome.

Thought I was going to be doing it on my 100mm carbon racey full suss thingey but sounds like some of you do it on crossers? Would love to do it on CX if trails allow. Pray tell fellas.

I rode it the day after reading that thread……people were talking about the Bomb Hole at the top I honestly couldnt remember it, I usually just roll happily down that whole trail. I was sure looking for it at the top, ended up skidding into a tree on the left, all tensed up, desperatly trying not to crash the day before I went on holiday.

Hope he’s all right, not a spot for a newbie if thats what he was.

However much you dislike what the ANC has become you cant seriously claim that white farmers in SA are being murdered by the government, as in Zimbabwe.

As for Mandela, you need to read “Long Walk to Freedom”. If there is a more humbling example of forgiveness and sheer humanity than Nelson Mandela’s actions towards his former enemies I’d very much love to hear about it. If even Norman Tebbit can admit he was wrong about Mandela….

It’s a pity Singapore let him in the country, he ought to be made to end his days among the people he has terrorised. Let the disgusting old fascist die and then lets all just forget about him.

I got prescription raybans from eyewearbrands for £120. Very good.

Yeh not sure how well George would do in Essex Ernie. 3 party same as usual politics do seem to be a thing of the past though. We’ve got a Green MP, SNP in Scotland, UKIP, now this…….watch Ken up the identity politics strategy after this. He could win in London [shudder].

Seems like a good time to leave the country. I’m off to Thailand…….catch-ye.

Hugo Rifkind just tweeted “I stand by my long-term view that @georgegalloway is essentially a force for evil. But he’s awesomely good at it, isn’t he?”

Galloway is a self serving scoundrel but this morning I just have to take my hat off to the old rouge.

Much as I love to see EMili take it right on the chin again, it’s depressing to see racial identity politics so alive and well. Small c conservative Muslims voting as a block is scary for anyone who values this tolerant, gay friendly, liberated women, lets hold hands Britain of ours.

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When I’m in the olympic stadium on the evening of 10th August I promise not to talk about any part of Britain that took a side in the War of the Roses

Cameron would do better to see this dispute, which is about working conditions and health and safety rather than pay, sorted through arbitration

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure it is.

What’s the chance of having Fred back? Slim??

No. Fred is a thoroughly nasty piece of work. TJ is a good egg.

Bit of a long ban for arguing…..he’s infuriating but rarely if ever abusive.

Hopefully you are a friend of the Hurtwood then! we need more bikers to join

I’m a North Londoner but not out of the question I move the tribe lock, stock down to the Dorking area some day. At which point you can count me in.

I want to live in that recently refurbished white thatched cottage on the pond at the bottom of the extended Summer Lightning.

Managed a 50 mile sportive on sunday, although, it was supposed to be 57 miles.. I hit the wall so hard I thought I was going to die.

This isnt clever.

I bloody love the Surrey Hills. I’m going to take Thursday off and go and hound myself round there on my lonesome in the sunshine. Bliss.

Baum look beautiful. Not now but someday I’m going to buy the “for-life” bespoke Ti 29er…….what does a Baum cost?

Bespoke on Farringdon road have an Erikson roadbike in the shop.

I’m never much convinced by Tom Cruise but I did enjoy Minority Report. A collection of short stories sounds like the way to go. I just had a go at Midnights Children, got to the stage where I just couldnt face another 400 hundred pages of Salman Rushdie showing off.

btw nothing wrong with a sportsman endorsing a health/fitness product. Pace bowling is hardcore punishment amd Jimmy Anderson is a fine athlete.

Jimmy Carr recently spent a day as a “barista” in Starbucks. What a sellout.

Bill Hicks – “Do a commercial, you’re off the artistic roll call, every word you say is suspect, you’re a corporate whore and eh, end of story.”

What exactly in this day and age do political parties need all that money for? 10k cap on donations, raise what you need by small web-based donations from individuals. No way I’m funding the political establishment through taxes, we need our politics to be in perpetual motion.

My tuppenceworth, I dont really read any bike mags but like the pictures in STW. I like the forum, deep pool of sound advice on here on everything from buying a fridge to kicking depression. The recent Electronic music thread was worth the price of admission alone.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-electronic-album-of-all-time

“Budget – I’m actually better off” was vintage Jeremy…..

Very good, I’d love to have an actual skill of my own to build a business around. What do you make exactly?

….and slightly different tack, but I’m getting back into Public Enemy. It Takes a Nation of Millions is an astonishing album, Chuck D one of the greatest vocalists in modern music.

There’s nothing sadder than a middle-aged, white suburban hip-hop officianado