Got a surplus 31.8 hope red qr seatclamp in the spares box if u want one.
Immaculate, used for 2 rides before i decided i preferred a black one.
12quid posted.
Mail in profile.

Thanks Plopnofear.
He has saved up his Christmas and birthday money so he can buy it himself (he’s been counting down for the last 4 weeks) so it needs to be from a shop. First big buying experience for the little guy and we’re trying to demo the value of money thing to him. He needs to see his moneybox emptied!!!!!!

Check the sugar contents of SIS against Lucozade – i believe the SIS is lower so gives less of a sugar spike. The Lucozade is a clever marketing spin thats not based on sports science.
Regarding the Rego/milkshake queries – SIS is low fat/much higher protein ratio.

Thats great Wrightyson – thanks very much, Mrs and Jnr will love it and i can wash my bike in peace on Sunday night.
mudpup3aATyahooDOTCOM is the mail address for postage details.

I’ll take them if you still have them – mail in profile. Happy to do the donation thingy.

So you asked his advice about a bike for your commute and he suggested a commuting bike as opposed to a road/cx bike?
A truly heinous crime.

Try Macklin St next to the channel 4 building – pay and display (or by credit card) and probably about £3 per hour. Just off Victoria St and about 2 mins walk from Westminster Cathedral.

None of the above

Get a Triumph Vitesse – its a Herald with a 2litre straight 6 engine.

Dont use grease – it softens the resin in the post and causes it to bond the post into the frame. Use carbon paste instead.

me

I have a Pivot Mach 4 with this fitting. And it is an E Type with the BB mount removed which fits it.

magnet

what no bike?…
the turkish baths will do her heels.

my husband bought me a ped egg for xmas 2 yrs ago he only survived it because he also bought me ugg boots. Jane Green books are good.

mrs mudpup x

I have 3 yr old xt shifter pods with my X2 techs. Had to take off shifter windows and the brakes need to be run a long way inboard (compared to my previous Minis) to get the lever in the right place. I found that risers with a bulge on the bend (Truvativs)werent usable – had to change the bars to some Eastons.
TBH they were a bit of a faff compared with all the other Hopes i’ve used but once set up they are good.

Geoff Tate
Chris Cornell
Coverdale
Layne Staley

You should do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mainly because no one else does either apart from Magura. Untapped market there chief.
Cheers anyway – let me know if you start doing them, from the kind words everyone seems to have about you i’d like to throw some biz your way.

American Classic 26 Tubeless Disc
sub 1500grms a pair and £329 – £400 if you hunt around.
200/300grms lighter than the trendy Hope packages around at the mo’ and tough as old boots

+1
Park at High Beach car park near the green tea hut about 9am on a Sunday and tag along with someone. You’ll never find the rideable trails this time of year without local knowledge.

Hi Loco
Can you service Magura forks – specifically Durin Marathon 120’s?
Cheers

Cyclestore.co.uk have Endura Air Defences at 50% discount today.

That pic of Sabine looks remarkably like Schumaker with a rug on.

Wet is ok
Its mud thats the problem with them
We were planning to do W2 with the link on one day
Thanks for the input everyone

Humphrey the Hamster is doing it for us at the mo’

The bike show at Excel was the bike trade dipping a toe in the water about using it to replace the “London” Bike Show (which is off to Birmingham this year). There are only a few distributors there this week with Madison being the main one. On Thursday – the trade day – there were plenty of the other distribs having a sniff around to check it out and the feel was that there will be a much bigger turnout next year.

I use all the adjustments available to make it feel like my non adjustable Hopes on the other bike 😆

Rego is good but dont attempt to drink it until at least 30 mins after you’ve made it. Thats why people say its a bit gritty – it needs to soak in a bit.
Top tip – make it up and pop it in the fridge the night before a ride. If you like something less sweet try the vanilla one.

Just went thru a similar scenario
Got a Skoda Octavia VRS DSG Estate in the end
Love it

I was going to call my cat “Bastard” just for the sheer fun of calling him in every night – i was going through a Father Jack phase at the time.
Chickened out and called him Beans in the end. Didn’t quite have the same effect.
Unfortunately he is now toast.

Carry on Camping?

They’ve got Crank Bros written on it so they WILL fail/fall apart.
Way before they should do.

Fudges own 4 shops in W/SW London.
They are the 2 brothers who started up the Action Bikes franchise years ago and now concentrate on their family stores.

Thought the 36p increase in fuel tax over the last couple of years was the culprit. Thats INCREASE by the way – it was already extortionate at normal rates.
Interesting how the fuel protests (last ones at about 85p/litre weren’t they?) have been absent.

I’ve got a Pivot Mach 4 DW link bike and have found it to be the best for me so far. I’ve owned most designs over the years (Klein Mantra URT, Haro Extreme single pivot (think Santa Cruz), Trek Fuel linkage activated faux bar, Stumpy four bar and Intense Spider VPP) and am enjoying the Pivot more than any of them so far. Theres no pedal bob, no noticeable pedal feedback and its really plush. You can run crazy sag – had 35% sag today as an experiment and there was no wallowy sogginess pedalling just buttery smoothness. It has an RP23 propedal shock but i’ve never felt the need for the propedal (even honking roads or bridleways) – i believe Pivot specced the RP23 shock because they believe it is the best performing air shock out at the moment regardless of whether you need the propedal function. My previous favourite was the VPP Intense which i thought was pretty special but the Pivot is a yard ahead again.
Haven’t found any downsides yet.

The £59 jacket is this one Montane Event Venture jacket and it was instore at Harlow, Essex. They had about 3 of each size hanging on the clearance rail. Seems like no one has cottoned on locally yet cos they were there about 2 weeks ago too. I only noticed because i was in the market for one a few months ago, tried one on and found a Rab was a better fit for me. The Montane is quite slim and unfortunately i am not 😥

Go Outdoors currently have Montane Event jackets in Dk Red on sale at £59 instore. BARGAIN.

I had some from paragontapes on ebay – its thin but ok

Bar Six anybody? Alternative Kit Kats in reality
Also those dark choc bars with green crystally stringy mint stuff inside – cant remember the name tho’ – possibly made by Frys.

And an interesting story for you –
My Dad worked for Trebors when they invented Cool mints. We always had a garage full of sweets and the local kids used to pop in regularly to load up. The Cool Mints went down a storm one weekend with them. On Monday at school half the class were missing. Cool Mints now have a warning about the laxative effect if you eat too many.

+1 Anything with Lego in the title

I bought one of these Nuke Proof
Its lighter than a Thomson and seems just as well finished – highly recommended. Has about 20mm effective layback. And on sale at £29 at the mo’