I remember lusting after one of them in mountain bike international- obviously with one of them infilled rear wheel jobbies

Just had mine delivered yesterday but working under stealth when the kids arent around so havent had loads of time- connected to internet ok-obviously not as quick as a laptop connection but first impression is that it is something you could live with.
It’s running android 2.1 so I need to look into installing flash for certain apps but certainly as a webbrowsing machine looks to be worth the £110 paid- plus £10 vat on receipt of parcel.
Next job is how to load .apk files (angry birds etc)on an SD card- any help gratefully received!

Ive got a pointer and a working springer and as long as they get half an hour with a bigger walk every second/third day they are fine- I think if you give a dog lots of exercise they get used to it so it a bit self perpetuating.

As for cycling with them it can be a bit frustrating but also good fun- however I need to be wary of raod crossings etc as the pointer’s a bit thick!

crappy sore throat and snotty nose (but only one nostril)means I will be mainly having a big sunday lunch and a few beers!
Why couldnt I have been ill last weekend- grrr.

If you are looking to buy relatively cheaply I would look at Woodseats- I had my first house there and it was a nice easy cycle into the peak, nice park next door, good bus route and local shops on your doorstep.

I too miss Sheff.

Prize is a pair of gloves- 2 careful owners

I had an interesting one- was only insured upto £500 a bike for 3 bikes stolen with a total value approx £4k- really gutted when I looked at the policy- gave info on 3 bikes of which 2 had been upgraded and was expecting £1500 max obviously> However got a settlement of £3k! Result.

My missus is delivering babies in the morning- she offered to avoid doing a late shift or nights- idea being she goes to work me and the kids veg then open pressies when she gets back and I make a mess in the kitchen burning stuff!

You will need facial hair.

1863 here- its a semi detached cottage with cavity construction (pretty advanced for its time ) and our neighbours is concrete construction – not smooth faced but a very nice rough hardcore mix concrete- how weird is that?

They are part of the Duke of Sutherlands estate and the house across the road is all timber construction- think they were a very early Grand Designs project!

Thread resurrection- well???- now dont start using a bit of snow and ice as an excuse 😉

Come on chaps- I thought I was on a safe bet here to justify my primeval urge to buy stuff and all you can come up with is pragmatic sensible solutions…tssk 😉

That must be it- its all about my power!!
What do you mean by adjusting the roller- I put a brick under it- does that count? What tyre pressure is best lots or little?

angle grinder?

i thought you had a new bike a month ago???? or at least that what you said in an earlier thread!-trolltabulous

When I first embraced my baldness I had a number 1 and was given a BNP leaflet on my first trip into town- now I am just told I look like Harry Hill so cant look too threatening:lol:

Cheers Potdog- I’ve taken the plunge and ordered the same- we will see what the quality is like eh!

Closer to £500-£600 I would say

Fennerhorne-I feel so guilty to let you down- however I may seek to redeem myself by getting a tablet for myself in the new year- ok 😉

Im sure the android market will leave apple for dead in a fairly short period as there are a lot more companies behind it as ar as R&D but it all seems a bit volatile at the moment- as an aside how can samsung justify their pricing!!

I think it’s play it safe time and I am going for a netbook- if Im totally honest with myself I want one for sofa surfing and was going to use the xmas purchase as a tester.
Tazzy- on the basis of my pathetic wimp out on saturday I dont need bikes anyway 😥 However I have had a word with myself and I’m back in the game(ish)

You are very wrong tazzy!

Tbh- she wants a laptop but my view is that for what she does at the moment (ie you tube, penguin whatever, facebook)a tablet would be fine and I could get her younger sister one as well for less than the cost of one laptop which would be fought over endlessly.

Come on – my daughters future happiness depends on you here……Is it because you’re all Apple snobs?

Happy Birthday mate-does that mean you may be slower on saturday ~(he asks very hopefully)

tazzy- admit to everyone how many voodoos there are in your garage at the moment 😉

tazzy- i hope its not my cranks you are doing yourself damage with!

Wheels have come fron 5up****r c*****ts- one red hub and one black!! Waiting for them to tell me what to do about replacement.

Site visit to an opencast mine that will soon be a housing development followed by a meeting with the planners to tell them how well it is all going.

More natural trail riding (back to my routes man!)

We gained a few quite hours the other afternoon giving them the argos catalogue and letting them compile a xmas list-however you do end up with a lot of tat on it!!

Do some long sharp climbs thus making the short ones seem easier!

But with a boardman you cant say ‘ Ive got a big red wanga’…snigger 8)

Macclesfield forest wouldnt be a bad bet from Cheadle

You will regret it – imho

Pretty happy with parcel monkey

Ok- how long is that stem?
-How much seatpost?
-Your plants need weeding
-Quite nice colour

Happy now 😆

Woke up feeling rubbish- head cold with the achey legs syndrome and weve run out of mtfu in the cupboard- sorry tazzy!

I reckon the top ones frame is a bit too big for him!

…..and sunglasses!

I would say the first paragraphs do say the commencal contact system was around first but take your point on the differing nature of their intended use