Total fitness bath and bike scene is guisborough both often sell older model spesh frames on their own. Might be worth giving them a call

If you are wanting to light the driveway for a considerable length of time, you could look at sodium lighting. No good for on-off situations, but pretty cost effective if you are leaving it on.

I did a couple of discs in riding in a trial. Was ok for the rest of the day but in the morning i was in tears. Had to crawl to the bathroom and pee in the shower as I couldn’t stand up. Was off work for 2 weeks and didn’t ride for almost 6 months. Lots of private physio too. Nhs would do it but take too long to sort anything out.

Hope you have a speedy recovery as I know how much it can hurt.

I’ll be happy enough if its stays dry!

I think its just there to hold it together while you install it.

You’ll be fine as long as its tightened up right.

Thanks for posting the link elaine, aye its that one 🙂

applauded for effort, but at the same time some coffee came out my nose.

Sign up for a ‘gentleman’s magazine’ for them. The free type with phone numbers.

That’s some scar! All the best for speedy fitness and things.

Bacon sandwich = Brown

Everything else = Red

Turned on the ‘holy hand grenade’ this morning for the first time.

0530 and a thick fog 🙁

How many of my staff….

depends.

1 to do risk assesment/safe system of work, 1 to write method statement, 3 to put up scaffolding (cant work off ladders) 1 to take bulb back to the stores cos they got the wrong type first time and 1 to actually change the bulb.

or 1 on overtime.

Street hawk, Automan, Blue thunder, Manimal

Probably look cack now, but loved them back then.

I love my job insomuch as it enables me to partake in things I enjoy via fiscal reward.

However, there is a guy at our place who is a Radio HAM and electronics enthusiast. He can talk to you for hours about wave propogation ang yaagi’s, absolutley loves anything to do with radio, and can repair pretty much any electrical device you can give him.

He works in our lab and repairs our rather complex radio system.

Happy? oh yes.

Large anthem x4 here. 6’1″ happy with it.

Down to 1150 for the 2011 atm, great bike for the money.

Rise against, November, o2 newcastle.

Saw rammstein at Sonisphere. Awesome show.

hoping pic works…

some bikes 😉

Ive been up to kielder a couple of times this year. Both times with a crossmark xc on the rear/ ardent on the front. Last one was ok, one before that I ripped the sidewall on the descent from the radio mast just over the border.

I think I shall be putting another ardent on the back on the day.

+1 on the WD Mybook.

Ran one now for about a year with no issues.

Use it as a share for all Pc’s in house, itunes library holder, and streaming video to a WD TVlive box thingy.

Just sits quietly in the loft and does its thing.

I use avon skin so soft as a midge repellent. Rode up there yesterday and not a single bite 😀

When we moved in to our place about 10 years ago, I wanted to put laminate down. MrsLugz had other ideas and came back with solid oak flooring.

Cost about 20% more than laminate and took a lot longer to lay, but it still looks nice now.

edited for crummy spelling

2009, fully comp, 57 plate renault trafic £430
2010 ditto £850

2011 not looking forward to it and its next month….

Went to pick my smallest up from my dads one day, He’d been to the market and bought me a unicycle.

I was well chuffed.

I’m there.

2nd attempt.

Missed first cut-off by 5 mins last year. Gutted.

This year I am very determined. Hoping to get to cp1 with an hour to go.

Camelbak for me. Always ride with one and don’t notice its there most of the time.

I run mine at 40/16. only use it on the road though 😀

I’ve been there and its quite bloody awful.

I got out by making myself do things I used to enjoy.

I don’t want to share over a public forum, but if you feel like you want to air, you can email me. lugzy69@aol.com

One of my all time favourite mash ups.

Going up on sunday for a recce.

Doing the xborder loop so will report back on Monday.

Nah, cutting an integrated seatmast on a carbon frame is scarier

Thats something I would definately get someone else to do…

I have some reba world cups with carbon crown and steerer.

They still have 20mm poking through the stem….

mrlugz – Member
I plan on retiring in less than 30 years.

Somewhere with a warmer climate.

Other than that, take it as it comes.

But funding that does require planning now, surely?

No life plan here, but I got lucky. Cousin with a five year rolling life plan has done spectacularly, mind!

Not really. I work, pay into a pension, pay a mortgage.

Not so much a plan, more of a ‘thats just what happens day to day’

The stuff that happens within the next 30 years? I’ll just have to wait and see…

I plan on retiring in less than 30 years.

Somewhere with a warmer climate.

Other than that, take it as it comes.

Dont get

fanboi ism at any level
football passion
women
chav culture
celebrity obsession
On my bike enough

Do get

shiny bike bits
real ale

did a bit digging,

My frame has an ett of 585mm its a 19″

I run it with a 100mm stem and a layback post. (not sure how far) and it feels right for me at 6’1″ and 34″ inseam.

The 2011 frames, 18″ has a 578mm ETT, 20″ has 589mm ETT

HTH

I’m 6′ 1ish and ride a 19″ Karma from 2009.

I like it. Bought as a frame only though.

Do they move much at the top edd?

Ive been up on a 150ft cherry picker and that was all over the place.

This forum[/url] Has a very active and helpful photography section. And a good classifieds too.

+1 on the istubble. crap name, good product.

Tescos have them half price.

istubble@tesco

Wouldnt pay full whack, but been using mine for a few months now and I like it.

I regularly have days like that.

Cheek biting – yes
milk in cupboard, cornflakes in fridge – yes
polystyrene base left on pizza – yes
stubbed little toe on edge of table thats been there for years – yes.

Testicles.