Crikey,I,v still got those sidi,s somewhere in the loft!

I finally sold on rune hoydahls old carbon giant frame the other day for £50!….

Still got my 12year old giant lafree,awesome!

Woodentops…….

Better idea,junk the rubber band and cobby add on, put old fashioned chain on (98.8 pc efficient)bit of lube and away u go….otherwise lovely bike!

Smashing building sites up,,opening up their diesel tanks,firing up the tipper truck an driving it into trench,ahh heady innocent days……

You got back to sleep yet? I,m up with my ill three legged cat,cup of tea,iPad big slice of home made lemon cheesecake,listening to nocturnal robin bleating away in the pitch dark,all in all ,quite atmospheric……

Cheers,thought that was the case.

wife at the parents,me spent whole day in the woods on my own,playin,ridin,diggin,whatever.took half dozen alchohlic ginger ales with me,total utter bliss….

i,v a big bunch of zappa cd,s ,some unplayed if you intrested?

saw harry ramsden himself at guisley restaurnt wen i was a bairn,also my first arab!(who was wif his bunch of wifes all havn fish/chips…..

Capt.trout will not be packing it in until i,v saved up for my Dominator and he,s upgraded my hope 4 to mega lumens. thankyou………

Still luv u Jo…..xxxx

ah well,(trudges to wheely bin and lobs my Di2 in…..)

Monday morn, Norfolk,sunny,breezy,and 21dg so far……

1896 first shaft drive….up there with rubber band drive,ineffiecent for amount of torque you will ever put thru,good ol filthy dirty nasty chain 98.5 percent effiencent.

forgot to mention he invited me into his room and he gave me a tin of coke..seems a nice man…..

not urinals,but when i was 12 (1971)i carried Gary Glitters guitar amp up to his room at the leeds Dragonara hotel. not sure how lucky i was come to think of it…..

always wanted hornby trainsets or scaletrix,but after sticking me mams knitting needle in a 60’s plug socket,then flying acrossthe room to crack my head open on edge of the piano she decided i wasnt ready yet for anything electric! .mind you i was spoilt(only now age 53 do you realise it) name any toy from 60/70,s i seemed to have it,jonny sevens, corgi chipperfield circus set (boxed set fetched £1000+ on t’bay recently,weep) every other corgi car in their catalogue so it seemed. umpteen ‘MERIT’ dressing up clothes, loads of guns rifles lugers that transparent barreled pop gun that fired a load of pingpong balls, wow ,life couldnt get better. Then i grew up.f*ck…….

good ol Citroen C5 estate, same luggage cap as Mondeo. .Go for the 2.2hpi, strong torquey,fast. then you spend £100 at Pro-Bitz on the chip module and suddenly you get another 5+ mpg ,pulls from second and exelerating from 50 upwards is awesome. recconmended for all diesels….drove to the mega non stop 70-90 all the way,46mpg!! now waiting for them to bring out the C6 in estate mod..

no its not. my friend did the same the other day ,same tyre,read somewhere that some of the top guys use em in the mega,but sliced the side open on very small rock. think best to get duel ply minion or roller. they wont slow you down really! c u there!

ta everyone. will checkout and go for it….

hey tazzy explain why biopace didnt and rotors do? (dont forget first Ovoid chainring tried 1898!) and clink no they dont,but if you ‘think’ they do go for it…..

dysentery….

ah,lucky me. i,v got Earsham hall just out of bungay suffolk. scones,size of yorkshire rascals freshly baked each morning,day before scones given to the peacocks, fresh cream ,perfectly whipped by ginger haired giggly bombshell(got to be careful here, i,m 53 she,s not,cough etc) top quality tiptree jam proper butter,not in foil stuff. loose leaf assam, come to think of it ,screw work i,m off for ride an scone……oh yeh and they cost £2.50 for scone kit and £2.00 for giant pot of the tea+topup! life is good etc

Noggin the Nog, tho i was six at the time…….

rebound set too fast…..

check out LONDON PLATING CO. they will chrome plate onto alloy. frames cranks etc. not cheap but check their process….even shinier than polishing..

if you used brand new top quality drill bits(no chinese bargain stuff) ,you might get through the cable guide if you give it everything,but the slightest stall and the ti.will gall and snap the bit. if you can fit it in ,you could try a junior hacksaw with new blade,(good for choppin down ti. bolts)then small warder file to open it up.work fast as ti. grabs horribly!

you dont here about children been savaged by cats on council estates do you….

have a Giant twist for 10 years now, for those post sunday rides where you are too knacked to bother with headwinds etc . took the 17 tooth sprocket off and put on 15 and up goes the top speed. been a life saver after shattering heel and i still got in the woods to play.

check out AM90.s on CRC same sole as AM40,s sticky ,but not too sticky,seem to have all sizes and stupidly cheap at mo. i bought a couple of pairs and after initial mudfest they are nicely toned down now!

oops.oaf alert. i was thinking of the Zuza .sozz…

i,m running a Ndiza,much the same just slightly less travel. had mine for three years now,bestest fun ever, even on xc .Its the bike i,ll always keep while others come and go……go for it.

a dab of araldite squidged into the(cleaned with alcoholstuff) edges will do the trick if you mean that they rattle about …cheers

Theakstons all the way..thick, heavy and strong taste. The alcohol evaporates so dont believe the tosh of all getting drunk etc, also dont skimp use a large bottle,one swig for you, rest in the stew. a regular for me and the missus……oh yeh, stick some chestnuts in as well cook for longer than it says….

Downieville and i,m not coming back……….

Trout, guess the ‘other’ light is now lanquishing somewhere unused (cough)…………….

£400 as its absolute mint. no calipers tho.i used trp ones.(and i,v got sparky dura ace to pay for!)

roller chain 98.8 percent efficient, pretty good for ‘heath robinson’ the fact you need a ‘nubber’ for your elastic band says it all. Ask any ‘proper’ engineer. yup your flares get oil on them but i can live with that….