I’d also like to say that I DO think Hesjedal was cheating, the fact that it’s not been proven and that his pedals didn’t move bare no credence to me as im fully aware of what goes on in professional sport

He wasn’t. A motor hidden in the rear hub (which given the cranks not moving, is the only explanation) is simply beyond the scope of real-world technology. For instance:

*The motor would have to be small enough to sit somewhere between the axle and the hub body, 1cm diameter? Motors do exist in this size, but not ones that are capable of this kind of power, and not for the kind of budgets available to world tour teams. Nasa, maybe. F1, maybe. Vaughters and friends (a team that only 12 months ago had to merge with another team), no.

*How does the motor receive power form its battery? Sure there is a wire passed through the frame, then what? Down the skewer?

* If the above is true, then what if he needs a rear wheel change?Disconnect the wires? Leave them hanging? Risky, no?

* If the motor was activated by a button of throttle type thing, then surely (much like when you fall off a motorbike, and believe I have had plenty of practice) the first thing you do is TAKE YOU FINGER OFF THE BLOODY BUTTON.

* Additionally (and here is the most obvious point), why would our Canadian friend be giving himself an extra few watts DOWNHILL on CORNER ENTRY?

+1 on a refurb. PC WORLD also better than you might think.

If she got a Suunto now, then I think she would make the worlds in ’17, no pressure.

700c looks cooler (I have a 700c surly). I also prefer 700C.

Thats said, touring CTC types typically prefer 26″ for some reason.

I throws out the XT, along with the Fe I. And eventually settled on the Suunto Ambit 3. Superior quality, more reliable by far and better features for triathlon, particularly swimming (it can record HR whilst swimming, garmins cannot).

If you want a demo over a pint give me a shout :-)

Phewww (?) She’s back just now. Another long shift at Harrogate District Hospital.
That’s nurses for you!

Hmm, I would still be worried. Was she limping?

I would go for an actual alarm, these are great value and well made:

Linky

A bit more than a shed alarm, but wireless and don;t need mains, these give out a proper alarm amount of decibels. I have one in my shed (brick, but doesn’t matter).

Hacksaw for me on road bike, no issues, just take your time.

A brand-new Paella dish, lost for a whole year post move, and finally found in the loft last week.

Its not summer anymore, but I am having a giant Paella dammit.

Wow, this is fantastic, I have to have one. Please let us know a price when you can figure one out.

The carrefour in Frejus was amazing

That one is a cracker, proper day out.

Go Karting and decathlon in Frejus is also world class (as both go).

Except in the milk department.

I don’t mind it, odly.

all of them were fine with a significantly wider selection of good quality fruit and vegetables than you can find in the UK.

Agreed there. Not entirely what is wrong with us (the people of the UK), we presumably just don’t like large peppers and generally have only half the knowledge of what to do with fresh produce.

Its been a long time since I stayed in tignes, but:

Val D’Isere is lovely and worth a day trip.
Gracia is nice in summer.
A lot of the high level places look like the moon.

That’s why you never cancel a transaction on Ebay

If you refund a transaction without canceling it, then a defect gets issued automatically nowadays. Lots of people used to just not cancel, as you mentioned, but ebay caught on.

It all goes on their record, but only one instance of failure (be that negative, low dsr, cancelled transaction etc) counts per item. These are known as defects, and then count one only.

Its an odd system in a way. If you leave my negative, then additional low seller ratings caused by opening a case etc won;t make it any worse, so I think some seller loose the incentive.

If he does this regularly he won’t last long. You need less than 2% defect rate to be top rated and less than 5% to keep your account.

It was snowing on the 1st November fairly heavily on my visit, for what its worth.

I have spent limited time there, but did spend a very pleasant 4 days on my “minimoon” (sorry).

Great city, very cold (early November), definitely go for it (and tell us how you get on).

Bunch of ****s.

A pleading and explanatory call or Ebay or Paypal customer services will probably see your voucher reinstated.

Please ensure they receive negative feedback.

Another thing to note is that when they cancel the transaction stating “out of stock” they automatically receive a low detailed seller rating against that transaction, which has the same effect as negative feedback. Providing they have done this, then a negative won’t affect their rating to any greater degree (only ons low dsr per transaction counts against them). But leave them negative anyway for being lying ****s.

Bag is long gone unfortunately, they were on run-out when I get it 6 years ago.

Skoda Fabia, great value, very economical and can fit a bike in.

Weebie or Maximus

Stopping a bunch of mourning Irish rugby players drinking at a wake would be harder than getting Ed Milliband elected, but I do get your point. I would also prepare yourself for a wake that will likely not last any less than 36 hours.

Coming to a trail centre near you, via maccies

It’s is worth noting hpw happy he looks.

Assume you were going full chat? Lucky boy, could easily have given yourself a head injury and endedup in a deep keema.

I was led to believe that the Paris roubaix sportive was €500 and coach trip/cycle tour company only or am I getting confused?

If you’re big and strong, and won’t be carrying your bike far, then by all means go with your setup

That’s ok, I a am ripped adonis of manhood. Seriously though I am biggish, so I should, be ok. I lie, I a (very) hilly place, so I need a good spread of ratios.

I’ve got a Shimano dynamo on my Brompton, you’ll hardly notice it. Go for Marathon Plus – as said, puncture can be a right pain

I hired one from the brompton dock and was pleasantly surprised how little resistance it seemed to produce. Good point on the tyres, being a roadie I am naturally drawn to the sloppiest and least hardy of any tyre, but you make a god point there. Do you know if there is a lot of difference rolling resistance-wise?

I just have little rechargeable LED front and rear lamps – I’m plenty visible in London traffic.

Good point and better than spending £100, but I like the built in dynamo lights, it means I can hop on any time without worrying about batteries. I am a natural faffer, so I am always on the lookout things to prevent future faffing.

I think its definitely the S bars, 6 speed (12% lower option), mudguards, shimano hub lights and kojaks (I need to recover the lost power from the hub!).

Now its just colour. If I got a used one then I would be genuinely happy with any colour I was “given”.

Give me a website with many many choices and I am screwed…..

I once sat next to Charles March over lunch. Jenson Button was on the table behind us, and Damon Hill to our left, he was dinning with Leo Sayer.

I also once saw Simon Weston ion the street, and stood next to Sandra Bullock.

I also sold a pipe to someone from the boomtown rats last month.

Also a second cousin to Paul Di Resta.

Is your surname Franchitti?

With the P-type you have to use the top quite a bit – that’s where the brake and gear levers are.

Very good point, which I hadn;t really noticed. S it is, I can always change to riser bars if I devcide its too low later.

As for colour – it’s was “any colour as long as it’s black” from mates shop

No bad thing in a way, they too much choice is a bad thing. Now you have to pay if you want and colour other than black or white. You also have to pay for the frame and the swing arm/forks, £30 for each. So its £60 for a full colour, or £30 if you just wanted the main frame or extremities doing in a colour other than black/white.

Or the delicious raw finish for £150.

Hmmmm

Its crap all round. Only plus point is that i became very quick at changing them in the end. An ally version would be ideal.

The mild steel metal coolant pipe attached to my T4 engine.
The coolant is no longer in the pipes as its rusted through.
£70 replacement for a steel pipe too. Why would you use a metal that corrodes so easily.

Been there, on a T4. Also on an A3. Also on an A4.

Cracking pit of pipe that. Tried gluing, brazing, soldering. You have to get a new one to fix.

I actually like the S bag, so not really an issue. I am also tall (6’2″) so I suspected it would be too low for me, but I liked it when I tested it, and found the M too high.

I guess we can all be agreed that the P looks too stupid then?

if it didn’t include tax it should have been at a lower price shouldn’t it?

Not necessarily. You don’t have to issue one price for the whole world. They are not able to pay the VAT for you, so it can;t include it.

Also the state taxes (their VAT) as mentioned above are worth considering, some have them, others don;t, so they quote without.

The problem is that the USA version of the company won’t bother or concern themselves with the intricacies of (or people’s obligations regarding) other countries taxes. They can quote for the item, they can quote for the shipping, but ultimately any local taxes are not their responsibility to mention.

Every country is different, and the small print alone would by huge. Its a lesson learned unfortunately.

The digital ones seem like serious pieces of kit, my brother’s can take four cars and can change lanes. If you can afford it, do it.

If you can’t, stick to old school

Seriously, the Malvern Conservators would take a very dim view of anyone working on the bridleways.

Surely they would let us build berms and table tops once the chairlift is built? :-)

Picked one up today, even nicer than I remember.

My wife and I found a brand new mountain warehouse backpack lent up against our car in the supermarket carpark. Why this happened I had not idea.

Despite the fact we started using a free bag, we were very still very disappointed and thought about making a complaint. That probably says it all.