Doesn’t answer your question, but here’s a quote from the Pragmasis website (www.securityforbikes.com):

Use a good-quality chain and lock or D-lock!
Use the best security you can afford. Don’t secure a £2,000 bicycle with a £20 lock!

Police guidelines are to spend 10-15% of the value of the item on its security. This is a simple statement that can become inappropriate at the extremes, but it gives you an idea of what might be appropriate if you know the value of your bike.

Try to avoid using cable locks altogether as virtually all of them are very poor as deterrents. There are several ways these can be attacked, not least with cable cutters(!), but hacksaws and wire-cutters etc will often only take just seconds to get through cables.

So if your bike is worth £200-300 then go for the <£20 lock….

So about a week from ordering?

Anyway, just ordered and paid for some, Ethan seems very quick and efficient to respond to mails so let’s hope he gets them in the post sharpish!

Thanks – sounds very interesting, I run my DPA Pikes on the middle setting as the fully-open setting is too linear for me, with too much dive.

So I’ve just sent an e-mail to Ethan as above and will report back when I’ve ordered / they arrive / I’ve ridden etc.

andylc – how long did they take to arrive?

To complete my love of Giants (had a 2010 Trance X, now have a 2013 Reign) I’ve just pulled the trigger on a large 2014 Anthem X 29er 2 from Winstanleys.

I’m pretty sure it’ll fit as the measurements are almost exactly the same as my large Trance X.

My first venture into short-travel and 29ers, will hopefully be a bit easier on my chicken legs on the club 30 mile XC rides than the Reign…

A bargain too, a penny under £1k :D

I’m in for all they’ll let me at the moment, 1 to 4 and 6.

Oooosh, Grand Vets :oops:

I just bought a £44 disc of Windows 7 from Amazon and used Base Camp so that I now have “2” discs and just select on start-up, so that I can run the Tacx TTS4 software for my i-magic turbo trainer.

Would that work for you?

I love my LB wheels, so much lighter, stiffer and betterer.

IMO it’s one of those things, until you try carbon rims then you don’t believe the difference.

Plus, the placebo effect is worth a million times the price :-)

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I’ve got a spare, used but in good condition, Zee caliper if you’re interested….

PM me if you want it and I’ll send some pics and we can agree a price :-)

Sorry, always thinking about myself :oops:

Plus 1 for http://www.theseatpostman.com

Just back from a quick trip up to Chorley where John (a top guy by the way) has just removed the seatpost from my turbo-trainer bike whilst I killed an hour and a half with a coffee and sandwich at Bantry Bay (there’s always a downside to any trip :wink: )

Well worth the money, a top job and it saved me from melting myself with caustic soda!

Well you would, wouldn’t you? :wink:

Aiming to do the full PMBA series, plus am already in for the Ard Rock Enduro.

Tempted by the Red Kite Enduro series as well.

After that, want to get down to the Long Mynd and then up to the Lakes.

Apart from that, I want to continue to have a bloody good laugh with my mates :lol:

I used a Rock Razor with the Super Gravity casing this summer in The Peak District and I loved it, good (I.e. low) rolling resistance, good edge grip through the turns in the (loamy) forest and robust sidewalls for the rocks.

Used it in a Gravity Enduro (Whinlatter?) and it did the trick there.

For summer use, recommended. Can’t wait for the dry trails again :-)

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› behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important

How about everyone sending an anonymous text message by one of the web-based free SMS sites like:

http://www.afreesms.com/freesms/

Then when it’s next switched on they’ll be bombarded with texts :-)

Don’t forget that “Holier-than-though” week precedes Christmas Week :wink:

Any one know if “entries open on the 12th Dec” means at 00:01am?

Luckily maps don’t show the most fun parts of Macc Forest and the Goyt….

Ordered one last night, with a voucher code it’s cost me £31.82.

As the (medium) cage on my current XT mech is a bit bent this looks like a good way to replace/improve.

Will report back once fitted.

Pity they’re not dispatching until 10th December…

A great Ladybower loop, including a little bit of playing (making slow look a little less slow):

Mine’s 1.2mm thick and seems to have a fat pigeon on it most of the day.

The only time when the fat sod leaves the roof is to flop down to the lawn to hoover up the seeds that have fallen out of the bird feeder.

And no sign of any damage from its fat feet – if it was a stilleto-wearing bird then it might be different :-)

Ha! Mine’s already a mess because I started on fitting the wiring and trunking to the cabin last night :oops:

That looks good richmtb, really like the CLS as the worktop.

Seems like we used the same plans – wikihow by any chance?

ourmaninthenorth

Got it, and the worktop offcut, all from Savoy Timber in Wigan – total wood cost was £39.29. It’s cheap in Wigan!

Cheaper than Berrys in Leyland (which is where I normally go)?[/quote]

No idea, it took all of my bravery to venture up to Wigan from leafy South Manchester :wink:

Legs were 3″ x 3″ fence posts (2 @ 2.4 metres) and braces were 3″ x 2″ CLS (3 @ 2.4 metres).

Got it, and the worktop offcut, all from Savoy Timber in Wigan – total wood cost was £39.29. It’s cheap in Wigan!

Miss Proutster did piss on my chips by pointing out that I’d spent £20 on fuel getting there though :cry:

Ta everyone!

Right then, triangulation at the back and wall/floor fixing it is. Oh, and the shelf.

The worktop’s easily replaceable, so if it shows signs of weakening etc. then I’ll replace with solid wood.

backinireland

Ah, but I’ve got my eye on your wooden wheelbarrow and your Landrover :wink:

:lol: :D

Good idea about fixing to the wall, was going to fix to the floor only but will now fix to the wall as well.

There will be external hinges (fixed through with coach bolts) fitted too before anything valuable gets in there. That’s in addition to the full, wired, alarm….

Similar to Gray above, I’ve just built a log cabin and I fitted an EPDM roof rather than felt/shingles.

Really easy to do and it’s perfectly smooth and wrinkle-free.

I used water-based adhesive, applied with a roller.

Got mine from these guys clicky

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Isn’t that the general idea of a mudguard rather than because it’s made from carbon fibre?

You are right. But (IMO) so am I :wink:

Or, as this is a mountain bike forum :wink: , did you mean these?

Mudguardz

I have the medium version on my Pikes and it’s absolutely superb, can ride in the pouring rain on any surface and not a drop of spray reaches my face.

Congrats!
Stop worrying about the deeds and get on the lash – that is something truly worth celebrating.
Says “Very Jealous of Cheadle Hulme Who’s Just Signed-up to a Massive Mortgage at 48 years and10 months Old”

Shed Shackle – here

Stopped some lowlifes getting away with my Mondraker Summum.

We’ve just moved and it had to stay in the old shed (think it was the only thing keeping it together), so a new one has been purchased for the (newly constructed) log cabin.

I looked at them but have plumped for one from Tiger Log Cabins. It’s a 28mm thick one, 14′ x 8′, based upon their Corbetti model but they’ve changed the design a bit to suit me (offset the double doors, solid doors and a double-glazed window).

It’s being delivered tomorrow morning, when Hurricane Gonzo’s at his peak – what brilliant bloody timing!

Wish me luck……

Thanks, been waiting for this to come around again.

Have just ordered, my local store has stock, just waiting for them to confirm when they’re ready to collect :D

I’m using their 13mm chain in the shed and an 11mm one that I use when the bikes are on the rack on the car. The Squire locks (SS50CS) are pretty good too, got those all over the place.

The chain, lock and and their shed-shackle prevented some scummers getting away with my Summum DH bike after they’d peeled off the shed roof at the last house.

Have just ordered a new shed-shackle and their heavy-duty hasps for the (yet to arrive) log cabin at the new house.

No hesitation in recommending them.

My Mondraker Summum DH bike:

Only been out on it 3 times this year, my riding buddies say I’m quicker on my Reign, so I think it might be for the chop…

Applied for £1210 worth of tickets this morning – that’s only 10 tickets by the way…..

1 match at Millenium Stadium (Ireland vs Canada) – 4 tickets
1 match at Leicester City Stadium (Aregtina vs Tonga) – 4 tickets
1 match at Manchester City Stadium (England vs ?) – 2 tickets

Hopefully get 2 out of 3

This evening the off-piste in Macc Forest was the driest I’ve ever seen, absolutely great fun but a little scary – I’ve never gone into some of the corners at such speed and come out alive.

A mate was able to go from the top to the bottom without any pedalling – unheard of!

Can we vote for this all the time please?