Surprised me too but it definitely looked like the cameras – noticed one on an htc rider and one on a saxobank.

Maybe Etsy.com?

How do you go about jailbreaking it to play the iplayer?

I gave my mum one for christmas and i think it has been used once to watch a couple of videos on youtube and it hasnt been used since/ If however i could get the iplayer to work on it then it might serve some purpose other than another box to collect dust at the tv!

Frank / Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West

I will be man enough to have them all, plus Saffron/ Christina Hendricks.

Saw the film when it was released at the cinema,cant remember what I was originally going to see but it was sold out so it was either Serenity or nothing – i had no idea about the tv series beforehand. Must have been tricky managing to get it to stand up on its own as well as appeal to fans of the tv series…i think it manages both pretty well.

Depends a bit on what sort of riding you will be doing, the Pitch will be a bit burlier better for the downs, the Trance a bit better for singletrack. Although in saying that both are decent all rounders so you wont be getting a bad bike either way.

I’m in wave K, 7:05 start.

Early morning as i’ll be driving up from Perth (closest accomodation i could get)… last year just rolled down the road for a minute to get to the start.

As for schooling question. First and foremost i’d prefer state funded schooling tosecular. It doesn’t matter what religion it is, but religion should kept as far away from the classroom as possible, unless that classroom be religious education – and that should be for comparative religious education not some reverend, priest or iman preaching.

In Scotland there does seem to be support for all schools to be non denominational (80% of the population at large and 59% amongst catholics). But it is still seen a political hot potato and the only party in the Scottish parliament who would supports the change is the Greens.

The shared campus schools are seen the compromise ‘solution’- 2 different schools sharing the one building and classrooms. But the non-denominational pupils and teachers and catholic pupils and teachers have seperate entrances, seperate toilets and seperate dining halls. Maybe ok for South Africa in the 1980s or Alabama in the 1960s but pretty poor show in these supposedly more enlightened times.

Most of it is football related rather than religion…actually if football or religion didnt exist then the tribalism and neddery would still be there, they’d just have some other ’cause’ to rally around. The problem around the football seems worse than it is because of the goldfish bowl, if you look at the amount of trouble that happens in English football then arguably that is just as bad, but doesn’t get anything like the media attention and focus.

Never quite understood why the songs old firm fans sing are considered so offensive, but the songs sung by others about their rivals, or songs about weegies, or players sexual orientation or Scotland fans singing stand up if you hate england are just dismissed bit of banter and not offensive at all. It is a bit of a double standard IMO.

they are like that in the gym i use

RIP

is that the shop across from the biscuit factory?

Those figures dont include the second votes which are on regional lists rather than on a constituency basis – with those added the SNP end up with 69, Labour 37 and Tories 15, so it works out a bit more proportionate in the end.

It is a pretty good compromise of an electoral system – keeps the link with constituency and local representation, but also adds a bit of balance ontop of that.

Best crappy pop song about jizz ever…

Great result for the SNP but i dont think it is part of any upsurge in support for independence and more to do with the nature of Holyrood elections. For a sizeable section of the electorate, who are not party die hards, then the pattern of voting between Holyood and Westminster elections has diverged. Partly to do with the different voting systems and partly to do with thinking on who represents interests better in each parliament. For Westminster then Labour actually did pretty well in the General Election last year, their share of the vote increased in Scotland while it collapsed elsewhere, this was against the trend of a decline in support for them at Holyrood election. The SNP did a pretty good job when given a chance, Labour were – i’m not going to say bad because that would have meant doing something – they were just anonymous then there was the Lib Dem collapse.

All that explains the results more than an upsurge in support for independence. Now however it starts to get interesting – an unpopular Tory led government in Westminster with a strong SNP government in Holyrood – this could potentially be fertile ground for a growth in support for independence.

Nice one thanks for the link.

Quite fancy the rapha gear too but if im spending that sort of money i like to try it on first.

Road ride, 60 miles, was flying along with hardly any effort and thought i’d finally got my legs back…then at the turn had 30 miles into the headwind. 19 mph on the way out…13 mph on the way back!

I cant remember what my psn password is – set it up when i bought it years ago and logged in automatically ever since. Dont have access to the email account i signed up with now either.

I’ve riden carbon road bikes for a good few years now but for some reason i still dont trust it on a mtb… purely psychological.

I overheard one of my friends tell her sister that she can orgasm when she rides pillion (in a housewives sitting on the washing machine in the 1950s type way i presume).

Have never quite been able to get that thought out my mind, nearly 10 years on 😀

That is a decent time for on a standard road bike – particularly for a first attempt

Good breakdown of the gains to be made http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/how-aero-is-aero-19273/ The biggest gain to be made is with clip on aero bars so with them on (and properly set up) you could knock a chunk out your time fairly inexpensively

I had to do it for a week last year until a new pair of shoes arrived, didnt find it too bad at an easy pace (say about 12-14mph) but going faster than that was a bit harder because of the flexy sole and for uphills i found i kept lifting my feet off the pedal. The worst bit wasn’t the pedalling itself it was when having to unweight the bike going over rough ground or bunnyhopping to avoiding potholes, i just never felt as secure as when clipped in (I realise using cleats to bunnyhop is not the proper way to do it but i cant do it the proper way on a road bike!)

and tomato sauce

the lindt with the gooey raspberry filling is supoib

i had problems with corrosion on the alloy nipples on my mtb this winter so have had to get them rebuilt with brass instead. Not sure if this is common problem or not though.

they look a bit ridiculous (just a bit 😀 ) but i was very pleased to get a pair of these

comfiest ever…think probably a pair of nike air huarache from the mid 90s, they had an inner sock you would wear with bare feet. Very comfy but stunk after a while!

yeah really good, worth a watch.

whats the average speed like on these rides?

currently got borked ribs and fractured elbow but hopefully be back on the bike within a month.

£350

which on the face of it seems like great value as the hubs alone retail for more than that

If cannock is local enough to ride to then get yourself out with the promise that if you still can’t be arsed after 10 minutes then you can go home and do something else that you would rather do. I doubt you’ll be turning round. After the ride you’ll then have the fuzzy glow from the endorphins or whatever the hell it is and be looking forward to the next time 🙂

I have mine pointing up, there isnt enough clearance if it is pointing down.

Dont overlook the Unplugged album either, amongst the best of the 90s IMO.

Actually that was a great couple of months for albums released back then. On consecutive weeks i ended up spending my paper round money on The Holy Bible – Manics, Portishead – Dummy, Definitely Maybe – Oasis, Grace – Jeff Buckley and Unplugged – Nirvana.

Frankly i’m shit scared of it.

Just cant get my mind around the concept of nothingness – not even silence or blackness or mental state like sleep. Just nothing…i am typing these words just now but trying not to think about it because if i start to think about too much it i get a total headfuck that will last for hours!

aaaaaaayo? aaaaaaayo?

And how could i forget this

+1 for the dodge charger and delorean

Or this

Or this

+1 on the shutt vr, good value

also try rose bikes, their own brand ones seem pretty good value – Havent been able to wear them for a bike ride yet but i got their cheapest (about £35) and they seem to be competitive with the best at that pricerange. Bit of colour on them too makes them look a bit different.

Might need to look elsewhere then, have a mental stumbling block on spending alot of money on cassettes!

thanks for the info

bump

currently off the bike with cracked ribs and fractured elbow, been about 3 weeks now and the ribs are still sore whenever i do anything, still a bit to go before i can get back riding 🙁