they price match, so if you can find it cheaper elsewhere….

Milk, suplhate and Alby Starvation by Martin Millar.

Easily one of the funniest books I’ve ever read.

yup – same for me. every time I try and log into pocket mags, it crashes. Gave up trying to use it in the end.

me three

Thanks, I think?

Found a link. They left on the 23rd.

Fish in Spaaaaaaaaaace[/url]

Ooh, ooh, I actually met someone recently that really is sending fish up into space.

He’s the head of Japanese research group looking at bone mineral density amongst other things. He told me that the Japanese space agency approached him with a vague idea and that it has actually turned into reality. It was originally planned for sometime in October, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz (sp?) craft which will transport a container (tank?) of fish to the International Space Station.

The experiment is designed to look at the effects of zero gravity on bone mineral density. Funnily enough, he told me that fish are actually the only animals that can feasibly (ethically) be sent into space now (without being permanently restrained the entire time).

I’m just gonna leave this here.

I feel sorry for those who haven’t had the chance to try these.
They is YUM!

Any news Tim?

Wow, that’s a prety short lifespan. Luckily I do have a spare bushing. Thanks Goatster.

Pat McGroin?

A lesser known grumble vid star from the emerald isle perhaps?

2004 P7. 8 speed, with a Topeak Super Tourist Disc Rack.
Made a few changes since this was taken. Added a 36 tooth middle ring (kept the outer ring as bash/chain keeper), swapped the rigids for some Recons, swapped the tyres for Schwalbe Marathon Plus and switched to flat pedals for the sake of my poor old knees. (John Wayne style pedalling is an unfortunate consequence of the kiddie seat).

Considering it cost less than £200 to build, I am extremely pleased with it.

Oh noes. Will my attitude towards cyclists suddenly shift once behind the wheel? Should I practice screaming “road tax” as I pass people on bikes and flicking cigarette butts at them from open car windows, or does that only get taught in the later lessons?

I use NF on the ipad and I use a vpn to get access to the US NF library. I imagine you can do something similar with it on a proper computer too. The US library is waaaaaay bigger.
NF detects that you are “travelling” when behind the VPN and hey presto, easily 5 times the number of things to choose from. It actually makes it more difficult to pick something to watch.

Another vote for the Wee-ride. Pie Jnr loves it. You do end up pedalling a bit John Wayne style, but it’s well worth it. (Would recommend flat pedals, not SPDs).

Do you know what size you need? I’ve got a DHX5.0 with two springs (fat bloke and normal bloke weights) that’s been sitting in my shed waiting for a new bike (which ain’t gonna happen anytime soon). Its 200×57.

I put it on my Blur LT for a trip to the Alps and it was ace. It made the bike too heavy for XC use though.

Hi Lowey,

I’ve got a trailer you can borrow if that’s any use. Am in South Manc. (Slight deja vu here methinks…)

Another vote for the Crank Bros multi-tools. Every other CB product I’ve had has been rubbish, but the multi-tools are excellent.

N+1 my friend….

If I remember correctly, it turned up for sale in Warrington. Where did you say you were from again??

I tried to get my subscriber discount when I bought a Soul frame from 18Bikes. They wouldn’t honour the discount, but ‘threw in’ a free seat clamp and chainstay protector (exactly what I would have got from Cotic if I’d bought it direct). Why bother advertising the discount if you ain’t gonna keep to it??

Not terribly stealthy, but…

I work near Deansgate, so Evans is convenient for me and I have spent a fair amount of cash in there. The lack of run-of-the-mill stuff does just send me to other shops, especially Cycle Surgery as I live close to them. It does just seem that items I should be able to get quite easily are never stocked.

The Evans website has 5.10s in abundance, but just not in the actual shop – where people might actually want to try them on for size??

Seems counter-productive to me.

It’s not as if I was looking for anything unusual, just some 5.10 mtb shoes.

As pretty much the biggest brand of non-SPD mtb shoes, I DO find it a bit of a shocker that a supposedly major retailer doesn’t carry them in store.

Colonialism

Pearly Kings

You got me bang to rights gov. After 10 years of ear-bashing from the wife I have finally decided to take the plunge myself.

Lowey,

I’ve got a burley trailer you could use if all else falls through. Should easily be big enough for a 5 year old.

The video is from the Gravity Bolivia website. It’s a bit vague as to who the riders are though.

Website

I’ve got a Drift HD170. It’s good quality, but isn’t as convenient to mount as the GoPro. I bought an adaptor to fit it to GoPro mounts, but it sticks out a bit on the chest adaptor and does look a bit daft. Currently waiting on the GoPro bar mount being delivered as the Drift mount doesn’t fit oversize bars. Grrrr.

I bought my lad (who is also quite chunky and tall for his age) one of these just after he was a year old..

Toddlebike[/url]

After about 3 or 4 months of getting the hang of the toddlebike, I bought him an Islabike Rothan. He made the transition with no problem at all. In fact, he still rides the toddlebike in the house and garden too, so both bikes are getting used.

I would highly recommend these little plastic bikes. They take loads of abuse and are cheap.

Hth.

Pie

This is a personal favourite of mine. (It’s not one of mine btw).

Its a cloud inversion at/near Dollywagon Pike, but that’s really all I know.

Makes me want to ride every time I look at it.

Tube.
Most effective in a broad Scots accent where it sounds a bit more like chooob.

Still a favourite of mine, but don’t get to use it that often.

Cheers all, plenty to think about there. Will look into these.

Thanks

Pie.

Car isn’t an option (I can’t drive).

My long sleeve heavy knit on-one merino top. It’s the nuts as far as I’m concerned and it was less than £20. I pretty much live in it.

Thanks Dobbo, that’s great. Have lots of karma!!! :D

Really? Sounds a bit fishy to me.

100mm drop with 2 settings!!

Me too please.

email address

iain DOT Nicholson AT hotmail DOT co DOT uk

thanks

We have got Pie jnr an Islabike Rothan (in red since it will go faster, obviously). Although having to wait until Christmas day to see him try it out has been far more difficult than I had anticipated. Every time he shouts ‘bike’ (when looking at any of mine),which he does frequently, I really have to fight the urge to ruin the big day. Not too long now though…..