are we talking Indian now? How to you too.

It answers your question in the "your list isn't complete" kind of way.

and a bucket of sick.

enjoy the US.

I'm ditching my iphone and going to HTC. They've got a UK launch day in september for the new phone which is supposed to be nearer to the 4G evo that's been launched to mass aclaim in the States.

I'm waiting for that, as Apple have really shitted over 3G owners with the crappy OS4 "upgrade".

It's raining

same with our tri drinks – everyone outdoing each other with event t's apart from me turning up in winter stuff as it was cold

Get a second pair of shoes a size up that are either less vented or allow you to wear wool socks underneath. I rate the lewiskit merino ones.

Sorry to say it, as it sounds like she's been through a rough time, but 3 sets of 3 points in a 3 month period points to an underlying driving issue whether that be observation or awareness or some other thing.

Personally I think more than (note more than) 6 points in any rolling 12 month period should be an automatic holiday from driving

If that's what they mean then speed kills is completely the wrong phrase. It sounds like that was undertaking which should always be done with a lot of caution, but is becoming increasingly needed given the teats that sit in the middle lane as they're scared of overtaking anything

From a theoretical perspective, if we did all zip around at 50mph we would probably be safer as the speed differential wouldn't be there.

Speed categorically is not a killer.

The inability of a driver to select an appropriate speed for their ability, conditions and environment can be.

Send her a picture of an alsation, and say "if you were my alsation I'd put you on a lead, take you for walks and only feed you Iams."

O2 do sim only with unlimited texts, 300mins and 500mb Internet for 20 quids a month I think

Am with halfords, but am guessing they'll standardise the process to get it agreed by hmrc. Was thinking more about future options than anything else.

Will probably end up getting a 600 allez or something and killing it over a year

I change my commuting bike at least annually so it never gets shagged out

Toons, that's reasonable but until ownership is transferred you cannot take part in another cycle to work scheme as you won't be deemed to have finished the current one.

Nose, that's just the problem – my bike would be valued by a shop at between 1k and £1200 as it's an £1800 bike that I've used since beginning of April as that's when it arrived. And it's been well maintained and kept mint by me.

So, does that make it 25% as it's an "a" grade or does it take the full and fair Market value? Given that I've already paid the £1800 value, albeit pre-tax, so say, £1100 after tax, chucking another £1k just to buy the bike makes it £2.1k and 117% of the true cost, and 130% of what I would have paid after factoring in my club discount.

That would be shit.

foxyrider – Member
You try doing a 25% hill with a double I dare you

Surrey Legs of Steel on a 53/39. so don't need the dare as already done it.

If it was me, I'd imagine my schlong is a small/compact yet lethal Uzzi 9mm.

So you only need to imagine the uzzi part then.

Go round to her house, put your willy through her letterbox and shout loudly through the door that she's the one and the call last night confirmed to you that she's madly in love with you and should get to the door now.

This approach doesn't work so well if she has a dog that collects the post

viv – Member

pk-ripper – what, so now chav's/'not so well offs' are not responsible enough to enjoy the country side?! Nice generalization there……get a grip….but I guess some types of person are more pre-disposed to being judgmental and smug….

Yup, they are. Same as some people deem themselves too important not to disrupt their day just to adhere to the standard rules of a place they *want* (note that's want, not need) to ride.

I've got a 325i touring. Does the job and is decent to drive as well.

If I was getting something more practical I'd get an x6.

Our place is looking into various ways of solving this, and the current possibility is that the annual payments represent 75% of the retail value, and that the 25% end payment makes up the full and final purchase price. Therefore the employee doesn't pay more than 100% of the cost of the bike.

The tax and legal bods are looking into the various solutions – hopefully they'll choose the most equitable for all of us.

given the spaz's in their 3/4 Fila tracky bottoms and england tops I've seen riding round there on hugely shit bikes, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they've hurt themselves on a trail that was beyond their ability whilst showing off to some fat munter with a croydon facelift smoking a fag at the side of the trail.

triples are for those with girly legs. And who eat mung beans.

i just bought a new laptop. You don't need a new i3 etc, but given that the price is hardly a step up from one with a core 2 or whatever it is, then it's futureproofing it to a degree as they are a match for core 2's easily, and in most cases faster and more efficient (something to do with virtual quad-core hyperthreading or some other shite I don't understand but sounds good).

Anyways, you don't need an i5, all it offers is a slight boost when it gets really really processing intensive – not really a likely scenario unless there's some seriously quick and intensive gaming required. i7 even more so.

Get an i3, get min 3MB ram (that's plenty really), and a 300MB ish hard drive.

As it was, I went for an Acer, got it from John Lewis for £560 as came with a 2 year guarantee. Quite happy with it.

God made pretty girls.
Satan made uglies.

Conclusion god is good.

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good job you're not there then – if you puke around the place then you wouldn't be wanted.

From that you're probably best off with conti 4 seasons. Tough, light-ish and with an acceptable level of grip.

Wouldn't go michelin myself, and my schwalbes were ok but nothing special

surbiton for me. great for london, great for getting out into the countryside, and still expensive enough to keep most of the riff-raff out.

Ec3 here. I think i probably owe the dummy a beer for his general good humour.

As for frednsafety, count me out.

mine ends in september, and thankfully the legal team are cyclists so will be looking to make this work for everyone. Best solution for me is to pay a nominal "purchase" price, and then take the tax hit as a BIK.

In all honesty, if HR departments don't take this route they will be dealing with some peed off staff, as the new guidance suggests that the more they charge as a "purchase" price at the end, the more it costs the employee, which wasn't clearly defined at the outset of the scheme.

Muttley – that's an interesting way of doing it, but that will heavily penalise those that look after their bikes. Mine does about 400 miles a month commuting, mostly in the dry and I've looked after it well, with full maintenance and servicing, and it could pass as an almost new bike. That's because I enjoy riding a bike and don't want some shitter under me that's not fun to ride and will be wearing itself away with grinding paste. To be penalised for that compared with some scumbag who just rides their bike round the park in all weathers isn't right as we all entered the scheme on the same basis, and the condition of the bike at the end was never a factor. Hell, if it is, mine might well have a frame destroying crash that renders it value less.

Caad 9. The best riding bike in it's class and well above many of those perceived as better. Cracking bike.

The six doesn't have a great reputation, and i did but wouldn't get a px again as it's about as lively as a brick through the back end, really didn't enjoy riding it.

If you can run to 1800, the cube agree gtc race is ok (I have one) but the caad rides better.

gascans are good. I'm selling a bronze pair, brand new. They'd really suit you.

it'll be fine with some goo in there.

I'm not donating as I'm choosing to donate to other causes that have more personal meaning to me.

c'mon simon, it's sunday morning, it's either Hollyoaks or decorating and neither are appealing!

dildosaddle

"family orientated" puts me right off.

works for some i'm sure, but i have no desire to spend time with other peoples families or people who regard berghaus as a fashion brand.

Will actually be in the new forest that weekend too – didn't realise they clashed!