you could probably get them in a frame with integrated headset and relatively small headtube, as you’ll save the headset cup height / depth. Looking at the headtube on my trance, that looks about 12 / 13 cm with integrated headset, and I’m thinking small person frames will have small headtubes too.

nope.

trail looks shite and boring too.

finbar, same as me. I tend generally to not shop again with companies that have stock management that poor. Sorry Howies.

mine have been fine thus far. That said, the 18650 batteries do have a history and reputation of being "explosive", so I’ve always been slightly sceptical of them. My charger has been ok though.

personally, I wouldn’t use the batteries that were in the charger when it went.

use the front brake to stop you, flip the front wheel to 75 degrees ish and with a combination of weight shifting, and pushing against the resistance of the front wheel as it cannot move forward, that’s pretty much all you need to do. Use of the brakes isn’t necessary.

The only time you should really need the brakes is if you’re doing the same on a downslope, to stop the front wheel rolling through gravity.

Sadly as soon as the redundancies were suggested, they probably made their decision on who would and wouldn’t be staying. Equally they could have concluded that performance and all other things were equal between employees, and drew straws for meeting times, on the proviso that the first two would be the ones to go.

The meetings could be coincidental, but equally, they may not be – are you going to call people in and and tell them they’ve kept their jobs, while the remaining 2 wait, already knowing the result? Essentially there’s so many yes / no questions etc, and you’d have untold difficulty trying to prove a case against them.

Sorry to hear that though, but if the recruitment people calling me are to be believed, there are some very good jobs out there.

it’s entertainment if it’s on. if it’s not, i don’t miss it.

I’m glad you can afford it. So can I. And what I have of it I’ve been very impressed with, from both a quality, durability and function point of view.

If you think it’s overpriced and overhyped that’s fine. You buy other stuff instead and smile to yourself at your thrift.

cos you’re a bell-end hora?

I’m thinking of selling my "spare" wheels, which are Hope Bulbs on 819’s – it’s a great combo – the pro2s on 819s I had were alright, but I preferred the bulbs. Switched to King hubs now though. Sweet.

one is going to look like they do normally, the other is going to look like him through CGI, similar to how they animated Gollum in Lord of the Rings.

Still won’t get me to see the film though. I think i’d rather repeatedly stab myself in the scrotum with a rusty screwdriver.

noteeth – Member
What’s the matter? Didn’t have a childhood?

I did – I went and did stuff rather than reading european newspaper comic strip toss.

It was being rubbish earlier and not working with the URL thing

looks like the link thing fcuked up on mine.

so, it’s http://www.beedogs.com

this one. safe for work unless you’re a dog with a fear of dressing up

hom much is your body worth? If it fails and you mash your face in a crash is that worth £20?

This was mine (sold to Atlaz on here a couple of days ago)

Spec was:
Pikes
Bulbs on 819’s
Deus Cranks
XT/XTR throughout
Thomson stem
Juicy 7s

Lovely bike, only sold it cos I replaced it with a carbon fsr.

When you meet him, all you need to say is: “you is liking a cock up yo batty, right bro”? That’s how street people talk to their gay friends.

Show him you’re street. He’ll respect you for it.

john major actually has a pair of wings, and wrote the music for the Bodyform adverts.

a quick google image suggests IS.

My 2003 z1’s are IS too.

i would have, but too short notice

Ok, twist it round. If I used a word that was derogatory about someones origins, and they took offence, yet freely admitted they could have a word with me and i’d stop, you know what, I’d hope that you’d have that word with me. It doesn’t sound like it’s this chaps intention to offend, if it was, you could have him for all sorts under employment law.

The north / south thing has long been a stalwart of british humour – watch pretty much any panel comedy show these days and you’ll get mention of it. Therefore if you’re not prepared to at least raise it, when you freely admit that it will fix it, and you’ll get an apology, then I really think you need to grow a spine.

in fact, have you unionised his elf-workshops?!

but TJ, i would probably introduce you as the chap that lives next door to Santa, you’re that far north!

yup, the gherkin behind me looks like it’s made of carnival glass.

no anagallis, the fact that you say it grates, yet haven’t even raised it with him is what makes it worse. Don’t whine about something you’re in a position to change yet have made no effort to.

But yes, to most right thinking people, the midlands is as good as north.

chapaking, was that because he was actually off to Waitrose?

sorry tinsy, 2h 41 on an M2 s-works with slicks…

When we did the off-road version, it took a little over 9 hours, lots of swearing and more jaffacakes than I thought I could ever eat. 😀

MTE SSC P7 – 5 mode.

soobalias – Member
when someone buys something on here, barters the price down to get a proper bargain and then sells it on again through here for 30% profit – not only is that trade, it is also the sign of a tosser.

pk – what you describe is trade, you see it as smart, but you are obviously not smart enough to realise that what is happening is trade.

Oh yes, that must be because I’m not smart enough!

What I’m describing isn’t trade, it’s opportunism on an occasional basis. It becomes trade when volume and frequency are considered high, which from memory there are only 2, maybe 3 people on here that *may* have been doing that.

Equally, if you’re willing to pay the price offered and consider that you’re getting a bargain, where’s the problem, buyer happy, seller happy? Or are you not smart enough to realise that?

If i’m hora, does that make me specially-abled?

go to bikehike.co.uk and follow the instructions on there – upload it, email the link of the route to whoever, job done.

bimbo.

Bought some Rockshox from them in 2007 on the basis of being a very good price, and had a problem with them out of box, and they didn’t answer any emails, return calls etc

In the end I had to go through a mate in the trade to send them back to fishers.

forget about wheel weights, it’s all about being social isn’t it?

tell them you’re a gay black disabled lesbian from a broken home. you’re in.

I’m not sure TBH, I would think that it becomes trade when it is done for gain and not just to finance new bits or clearout etc.
or say where someone is buying a lot of stuff and putting it straight on EBAY.

Done for gain? So if you’ve bought something on a cracking deal, you’re expected to pass that on rather than sell at “market” rate which may still represent good value to someone else?

Buying to put on ebay? If you can get cheap and sell on high, why not? I wouldn’t class that as trade at all, I call that smart. Anyone else has the opportunity to buy from here as well.

as tj says – they should go through a consultation process. But there comes a period of reflection on your and other employees parts – do you want 10% less take-home, or do you want the potential of no take-home.

Right now I’m happy that I have a job.

you need to stop being a gay-icon and move to a farm, and watch Rosie & Jim. Only then can you go tubeless.

Having watched the video, and read the article, it’s a complete non-story as far as I’m concerned. The army, as skid-mark has pointed out does have elements that can be perceived as racist, but equally, that’s part of the bonding element within it – you bond with the people you’re working with there, as they’re the ones that’ll have your back in a firefight. I’m personally not in the army, so I don’t know how this evolved, how endemic it is, or the tone / intent in which it’s generally used. And yes, the army is an old school establishment, and the vast majority of any operations overseas, with a live and active enemy will encourage the use of derogatory terminology to describe those “enemies”. And that will be blanket terminology.

It’s 3 year-old footage, the family of the guy who’s referred to have openly said it’s was never mentioned, and equally, others from that family have been in the british forces. None of this has been raised until this video arrives.

Whilst I can accept that this term may be considered offensive, and it’s not one I personally use for that very reason, I do very much object to the removal of words etc from use because some people take offence, and that is a far bigger issue. As has been said clearly, it’s the intent that’s the problem, not the word. In this instance, I don’t believe that there was any real intention to offend, it’s more a combination of naivity from Harry and malice from the video poster.

But equally, that’s part of the evolution of language. Words that are in common use can have different meanings over time, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing. Look at the evolution of the word “gay” – it’s been rapid over the last 30 years or so, and different groups of people use it with different connotations.

What I also object to is the reactionary stance of all the racial equality groups etc, calling for heads to role, claiming total moral outrage and the like, as they may have an element of a point, but are solutions being offered? At the present time, with the economic climate as it is, job security at a pretty low level, and a perceived loss of immigration control equally promoted by the media (the same media that’s suddenly bashing harry over this) I have a fear that we will see increasing racial conflict over the next couple of years. That’s a pretty scary thought, but one that can only be avoided by understanding and tolerance from all sides. That’s what I fear we’re losing, and this story just adds fuel to both sides.

That’s my opinion, whether you agree with it or not is another thing altogether.

Ribble.

Or if you want very, very good wheels, Sigmasport in Hampton Wick. They do mail order and their wheels are the best I’ve ever used by quite some.