As above really, good solo, or with friends of differing ability that probably wouldn’t ski together. I did a couple of the high mountain courses, one in argentiere and another in Les arcs. The instructors spoke great English and a right good laugh. If you book via the ucpa website, it’s cheaper than action outdoors, but action outdoors puts you in rooms with other English speakers.

Has anyone built a diy drying cupboard? I’m thinking an old wardrobe and a couple of tube heaters on a 24 hour timer. Couple of holes at the top and bottom to allow for air movement.

Our garage is pretty damp, no insulation and a large volume, so no point heating it.

Travelers was surprisingly good.

The OA was ace, hope there is a second series

Our favourite of the last few years is The Almighty Johnsons, it’s a similar premise to American gods, but a chilled out funny Kiwi version. Gotta love the Kiwi accent!

For me, one of the key things for a tyre is the profile. I don’t seem to get on with round profile tyres, there’s nothing to cram into the ground. I don’t mind a roundish profile on a rear tyre, but the front has to be quite aggressive, big shoulder knobs, big gap between shoulder knobs and central tread. IE like a minion dhf. I guess that’s why a dual ply feels better too. I’m sure it’s just my riding style (or lack of it!) suits tyres like that.

I’m assuming that plus/fat tyres aren’t generally built like that? I’m just curious really, I’ve not seen that many plus bikes in the flesh.

I like the feel of dual ply tyres (or tough ‘enduro’ equivalents), the support they give, the non vague cornering even when running low pressures, the reassurance that I’m less likely to pinch flat.

I’d be interested to know how a plus tyre compares for the same weight. I’m assuming it’s none of the above, but what do you get for the extra weight? Better climbing traction? Comfort? Fun?? (Not sure how that can be quantified!)

But surely tyres soft enough to deform over big gravel = pinchflat at higher speed with bigger rocks. And also equals tyres rubbish at holding an edge while cornering?

I’m also struggling to get my head around why you’d want your tyres to conform around big gravel?

I’m just trying to see what the fuss is about, the industry has been pushing it hard and I’m still not quite sure whether it’s actually going to help my riding on my current bike.

I can certainly see the attraction of a no fuss rigid bike, using bigger tyres to up the comfort in the absence of suspension. But on a 165mm trail bike?

Sorry boxelder, by fells I meant just typical lakes riding.

I think I was struggling to see how plus size tyres would help with rocks. How are they better than correctly setup suspension? I also cant see plus size tyres being as tough for the same weight.

But obviously I’m still curious!

I still struggle to see what plus size tyres are about. Genuinely interested in all things bike by the way, I just can’t work out how it would be better for the riding I do – lakes fell riding and/or steep muddy stuff in the trees when the weather is bad.

Anyone care to enlighten me?

I’m assuming an older lyrik or boxxer top cap will also fit? Although not sure if the depth is the same?

I’ve not suffered myself, but my wife has. The things that helped her were

avoid stimulants – coffee, alcohol, sugar.
Avoid social media
Exercise
Talk (but constructively, not going over old ground all the time)
Headspace
Don’t discount medication, but be patient with it, it does take a while.

The website that really helped her was http://www.anxietycentre.com it’s worth paying for a months membership (£5ish) just to read their advice.

Hope you feel better soon.

My wife is off at the moment too,

She’s currently baking lots, building a Lego mini and she’s just found decopatch..

I’m expecting the cats to be decorated one day when I come back from work….

Legend – If you hear back from TF Tuned can you post the reply? I’m in the same boat, tempted to buy CRC but keen to see what TF have coming out first.

Was the ordering process with CRC ok? I wasn’t quite sure whether I’d actually end up with what I wanted! Did you need to give any extra details over your weight and model of fork?

I’m thinking of at least waiting until SA Racing get their kit to market, hopefully TF Tuned won’t be far behind. CR Conception sound good to deal with, but I’ve had cracking service from TF in the past and I’m happy to deal with them.

I think the 5 speed gearbox is rated to 380lb/ft torque, so the remap doesn’t go over 360lb/ft.

Drives nice, more efficient than when it was 84bhp and I can overtake now which is a bonus!

I do miss a 6th gear when on the motorway tho!

My 2.0l T5 was remapped by Pendle performance, it made a massive difference!

84bhp to 164bhp.

Are these all the options for coil conversion?

CRConception
TF tuned
SA Racing
DIY using lyrik bits, everything fits bar the spring

I read somewhere that someone used a marzocchi 350 ti 160mm spring with the lyrik bits. Whixh meant no cutting. Any idea where would be best to source the bits / spring?

PS, for a DP pikr

Office based engineer – 25.5 standard + 13 extra (for working over contracted hours) + BHs + 3.5 after 10yrs + 5 after 20yrs

So currently 50, but up to 55 in 5 years time. I usually carry over 10 days, so I guess 60 days this year….

UKIP can become UK SNP to a certain extent

Why not just call themselves the British National Party and be done with it??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38134859

These individual notes do not belong to a government official or a special adviser. They do not reflect the government’s position in relation to Brexit negotiations,” a spokesman said.

I bet they do

I’m not convinced another referendum is the way to go, although I hate the thought of leaving the EU.

I think the government either has to have the balls to go for brexit properly, or have the balls to say why they are not going to do it. This fannying around isn’t really helping anyone at the moment.

We pay the Polish £4.5m for treating Brits in Poland
The Poles pay us £1.5m for treating Poles in the UK

How is the EU to blame for this? Surely that’s just the uk not claiming what it is entitled to?

Have any of those jumping up and down in apoplexy actually read ‘the art of the deal’?

Did you read the interview the new Yorker did with the ghost writer of the art of the deal? Quite enlightening!

I think petulant man child was one description of trump…. He has no attention span, can’t read anything for longer than 20 seconds before becoming bored, not able to discuss anything without either erupting with anger or storming off, no ideas really, other than those fed to him. I thought the most interesting thing was his apparent lack of business acumen, the author basically says that trump’s father negotiated the deals that trump now claims as his own. The business ventures that trump has initiated have all been disasters apparently!

No an ideal temperament for the ‘leader of the free world’s!

And we are also, I would argue, past the point where working people can be convinced that the free movement of labour has worked for them, their families, their industries and their communities.
It is fine to argue values and perspectives for the middle distance, but if it comes up against the reality of people’s daily experience, these arguments will fail.

But it’s not the realities of people’s daily experience tho is it, unless you count reading the daily mail and the sun as part of that. The lies also came from the papers (who are obviously impartial and have nothing to gain from a potential brexit…). Voters were heavily influenced by lies, it doesn’t matter where the lies came from. Democracy isn’t about winning a vote it’s about doing the right thing for the people, that includes giving them the right information to make an informed decision.

Molgrips +1

That’s how I see it, effin ridiculous!

If you honestly don’t understand where we’re coming from, remind me never to buy anything 2nd hand from you.

It’ll not be as described, not do what I want it to and I’ll wish I’d bought something else. But hey, you’ll have got your money so no harm done? Right?

It was a simple binary choice, the country weighed the options and voted out.

But they weren’t given the options, that’s the point! They were lied to and given populistic rhetoric to appeal to their basest ideals. That’s exactly why I have an issue with brexit.

So if the vote had been stay you’d be demanding another referendum because of project fear?

The project fear thing was at least based on studies from experts that ‘might’ turn out to be pessimistic once we’ve left the EU. It’s a bit early for them to be called outright lies just yet. The leave campaign was mainly just outright lies.

The denigration of experts was another thing that I can’t get my head around. Farage telling an actual world renowned expert that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about and it’d be better to trust him (Farage) instead.

Mind blowing! 8O

Edit – it might have Give instead, one of those untrustworthy cretins at any rate

It’s not just that i voted remain, I’d be more than happy if people voted to leave in a 2nd referendum (or even the first referendum) as long as facts were the basis of their decision.

It boils my piss the fact that so many people voted for something on the basis of lies, driven by the naked ambition of a handful of politicians.

I don’t believe a 2nd referendum is any less valid, a referendum is just a snapshot in time of public opinion.

Would you honestly not prefer a mandate to leave the EU based on an actual proper vote by people that actually have something to base their decision on? For me, it comes down to integrity, the public will end up feeling cheated (because they were!) Surely it would be better for the government to ask a follow up question along the lines, “this is whats going to happen, are you sure you want to do this?”

Does anyone know where I can find odds for trump not lasting the full term in office?

The more I read about him the more I think he’ll hate being president. It really wouldn’t surprise me if he resigns or ‘becomes ill’.

Edit – I guess impeachment / assassination is also just as likely!

I’d have thought the obvious route for the PM is pretty much what she is doing now – to look and see what is available (India, us, Australia, etc), work out what the future relationship with the EU is likely to be, work out timescales, work out impact on the economy and put it back out to a referendum. I know that that is what I’d do.

Yes, Once in a life time.

In your opinion.

That’s politicians for you! There’s that saying that wanting to be a politician should automatically disqualify you from being one. I can see the logic in that!

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/11/brexit-could-be-reversed-government-lawyers-may-argue?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-2#img-1

Still not convinced, I’d have thought that sovereignty is about making decisions, not about being able to undo (but only within 2 years) decisions the government makes.

I think I’d prefer it that way though, at least it would be an objective decision where the outcomes are known. It would probably make sense to have another referendum where the public can vote based on facts rather than the delusions of political ambition…

Not sure who posted this article earlier(in this or the trump thread), but it’s really interesting, tho pretty chilling…

https://medium.com/@theonlytoby/history-tells-us-what-will-happen-next-with-brexit-trump-a3fefd154714#.4gil22wqk

people to feel they have lost control of their country and destiny, people look for scapegoats, a charismatic leader captures the popular mood, and singles out that scapegoat. He talks in rhetoric that has no detail, and drums up anger and hatred. Soon the masses start to move as one, without any logic driving their actions, and the whole becomes unstoppable.

But at the time people don’t realise they’re embarking on a route that will lead to a destruction period. They think they’re right, they’re cheered on by jeering angry mobs, their critics are mocked. This cycle, the one we saw for example from the Treaty of Versaille, to the rise of Hitler, to the Second World War, appears to be happening again. But as with before, most people cannot see it because:
1. They are only looking at the present, not the past or future
2. They are only looking immediately around them, not at how events connect globally
3. Most people don’t read, think, challenge, or hear opposing views

The scenario he predicts following brexit is pretty scary, almost exactly what Jambalaya has been saying all along.. brexit, trump, le pen, fractured EU, followed by – aggressive putin, weakened NATO, terrorism, nuclear war, etc.

He asks whether in the future historians will look at brexit as the Archduke Ferdinand moment for the destruction that follows… interesting stuff!

good piece here
little britain, here we come…
http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/11/07/india-shows-the-ultimate-failure-of-the-brexit-project

Interesting article that. I’m guessing he’s one of those experts we were warned about? 8O

Am I right in saying that there can’t be a general election unless all MPs vote in a motion of no confidence in the PM? So basically there won’t be an early general election, unless Mrs May really starts to **** things up.

But that 2.5% two tariff is just on goods, the problem is that we don’t export many goods, but we export lots of services. Typically through multi national European companies. If we rely on wto rules, then most of those services will move somewhere more favourable and a large slice of our income will just evaporate.

The wto rules also don’t just add tariffs, they add barriers to trade compared to what we have now. That will significantly reduce the competitiveness of uk companies. We won’t just have to pay 2.5% more, we’ll struggle to win business full stop.

So May won’t accept complete free movement of people, the EU says access to single market = freedom of movement and Corbin won’t allow A50 unless access to the single market is retained.

This actually just got interesting, rather than solely depressing.

Next question – will a soft brexit placate the knob heads that want to “make Britain great again” and are so keen to “take back control”?

I’m thinking it won’t. So, civil unrest? Riots? Lovely.