might just be worth getting a new lever. i replaced one after a crash. cost about £30 i think and easy to do

full face whenever it is cold enough to wear one. who cares what anyone else thinks? surely having a warm head and keeping your teeth when some bellend runs you down is more important

one of my favourite cities. have a walk around the hill with the castle thing on it. if you are feeling flush there is a hotel adjoining the castle. a hilton i think. pretty goood. i stayed there once with work

i cant be doing with taking helmets on and off between stages at races. once its on it stays put. either a proper full face or a met parachute depending on how much the terrain scares me…. so a beefier parachute would be perfect.

kimbers- yes mate. thats me

red enduro. inappropriate xc shorts. silver full face

sold to the man with the old version!

kimbers, i think we met in real life, was it you that i passed at eastridge when you got a puncture?

so the gamekeeper had taken a break from poisoning buzzards to have a go at a cyclist? tools of the landed gentry, they dont deserve your respect. unlike all the other good people you met today who do

same as that hype about the guy who split his lip wearing an urge archi enduro. no one stopped to ask what his face would have looked like with an xc lid on. ive got an archi enduri, i might have held off if i knew the new parachute was coming out

i love my 2009 version. im always looking for full face helmets that can be worn all day. whats not to like? will get this new version for sure when its a bit cheaper.

there is a video of the scooter thing in use somewhere. looks a bit scary

absolutely. how good did that v10 sound though

backpack downhill scooter

http://www.gizmag.com/bergmonch-folding-bicycle-backpack/10804/

im thinking of the same thing for me lad for xmas. cash is an issue though.

anyone have any experience of one of these?

http://www.nitrotek.co.uk/beam-electric-radio-controlled-buggy.html

that snowboard thing is really funny.

what about a flashmob of disgruntled DH customers? if you got everyone together who he has upset you would have a decent crowd.

OP – keep hold of the forks and tell him he can have them back when he gets off his ass and picks them up

brilliant. would love to see this on watchdog

did you speak to merlin and ask for a refund? or just rush straight to a keyboard with no punctuation marks and start ranting on the internet?

what a dick. hope he gets sideswiped by a truck

hi helen, how much of the track currently has bags of stone on it. im thinking of doing the descent in about a week but im wondering if i should give it a miss if you are working onit

cheers

I didn’t realise it was was a re-run, so what delights do we have in store for the rest of the episodes, prisoner abuse? one of the happy squaddies goes a bit mad and shoots civilians?

maybe they could do a second series where the squaddies come home and struggle to adapt to civilian life. The opportunities for humour are endless!

fair point. she is hot. still crappy propaganda though. ‘look at our well equipped soldiers not comitting atrocities’

watching it now pal. sort of. at least MASH was funny

no mate. i was going to say hi is all. catch you next time

i managed a small amount of air into the bombhole today. didnt see you on an mmmbop though. hope you had a good one pal

the only time i launched it i landed on my front wheel about half way down the downslope. might be there tomorrow looking ungainly on a spesh…..say hi if you see me

better than finding out they are knackered somewhere inconvenient where you dont have any spares \ tools as well

sounds like a consensus for decent bearings then, I suppose the originals have lasted a few years so £15 for a pair isn’t bad

Cheers all

was your mech 9 speed? I’ve got a very used x9 one with seized jockey wheels that you are welcome to, swap your jockey wheels onto it and you are away. let me know, I’m happy to pop it in the post for you. its literally of no use to me as Ive moved to shimano, and it would be better than you stuffing a mech into the spokes and adding to your woes

mrnice – dont see you on here very often! i think that online form on police complaints might be the way. im going to check it tomorrow

bbc3 motorway cops mate

whats the right way then? police complaints website?

any catch which force the coppers were from?

44 ton truck. motorway. looking at photos on phone. bit different to a youth with no lights on a bike

what you suggesting. police complaints?

not just 9 points. also previously disqualified!

wow. healing vibes pal. dont slow down though, that will just cause a different type of crash

fascist scum. disgraceful excuse for a newspaper

it would be nice if these were on an option on nice cheap factory built hope hoops

cheap compared to having them handbuilt I mean, obviously

anyone tried these ‘tactic’ rims yet?

http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=74&products_id=809

tubeless ready, 23mm internal, 1750g a pair for £220, pretty tempting. I’m thinking it would give me a better tyre profile than my arch rims which I think are 19mm internal, but same weight…

sorry for the hi-jack ;-)

180\160 on mine and it still gets used for long days in the peaks quite happily. 150 has to be about optimal for general use I would say

had an 04 1.9 tdi needed expensive repairs to door electrics and had problems with warning lights coming on. not impressed. great engine though

seeing as im running a 2.8 kilo set of 180mm vans that would save me a chunk of weight