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  • Fresh Goods Friday 719: The Jewelled Skeleton Edition
  • robowns
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    About to sell a mint condition medium Following MB if you’re interested. Don’t ride my MTB anymore – £2k gets you all of the above, I paid £4K for just the frame and fork about 18m a go. Robowns at hotmail dot com if interested.

    robowns
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    Another vote for the Cardiff centre. We got an appt within 2 hours that evening, results in just under 24hrs

    To be fair there are only 5 people living in Wales.

    Glad to hear they have it right, local rules set dependent upon local circumstances does seem to work. Supports the argument for Scottish Independence, aside from not being able to afford it.

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    It’s a total shambles. What a surprise. These idiots can’t do anything right. Total incompetents the lot of them.

    Love it how people always resort to this argument. It’s a shambles, it would have also been a shambles under Labour.

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    I’ve test ridden a few 29ers and always been faster on them then my 650b bikes. So far I’ve had less fun on them though – they feel less manoeuvrable and poppy fun.

    This. If I was buying again I’d chop my 29″ in for a 27.5.

    robowns
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    Lol at sew them up. Send them back.

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    Go out for an hour on the lunch break that you are entitled to.

    robowns
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    I solved this by getting a cleaner, 40quid for 2.5 hours a fortnight, well worth it for the arguments prevented (“oh let’s do a deep clean this Sunday” – erm no).

    robowns
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    The correct answer is Rammstein – Sonne

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    It will works it’s way to the market value; inevitable.

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    Used both, the touch screen is barely any better because the system is so clunky anyway. After having used both I went with a 530; you rarely need to look around the map much further than you are.

    robowns
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    Broke mine about 12 years ago, never got operated on it was just left to heal, which meant about two months in plaster. It still hurts now.

    As Nickjb says; if I catch it a certain way it’s painful for the rest of the day at least.

    robowns
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    Cheap? It was nearly £70k new with the options?

    Wasnt a dig mate – might’ve been £70k but that was a good few years ago. Just think you rate it highly for a reasonably priced car, a great thing in my book.

    And aye to the above, a sad state of affairs from me. Live and work in central London so it sits on my drive 99% of the time.

    robowns
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    I’d agree with the others – aesthetics. Might be great to ride but I’d never consider buying one as they look very uninspiring. That’s FS more than HT though.

    robowns
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    No reason to buy over a Core IMO unless you’re a pro/semi pro.

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    And your redline is 7k, not 8k, unless youve had it mapped out 😉

    7.2K according to the internet, looks much closer to 8k on the dial. You’ve got quiet a high opinion of yours for what is still quite a cheap Audi. I wouldn’t downgrade to a 6 speed personally, I can still get 40mpg on the M1 if I want to.

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    60 not 80 STR, you are correct.

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    I would class my m135 interesting to drive, just sub 5 0-60 with the auto gearbox according to the internet, albeit impossible without spinning out in reality.

    Don’t think I’ve ever red-lined it, does about 80 in 1st gear before getting to 8k revs, so that might count against it in interest stakes.

    Could get an average one for half the budget then spend the rest on coke and hookers.

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    On my MTB it’s boxers and baggies with no liner. Road its bibs.

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    Those Mercs are horrific, wouldn’t pay £2k never mind £20k.

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    Epic, well played mate.

    robowns
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    Eaten out quite a few times over the last few weeks, no issues whatsoever.

    robowns
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    I’ve got a pair of Specialized road shoes, we’re about £120. They’re completely wrecked after one year of mostly dry road riding.

    Go with ones that look robust and have a closing mechanism you like.

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    This is more than arseholes, deserve people rising up and dealing with it.

    robowns
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    Fore-Aft:
    Fox 36 + 3% = Lyrik
    Lyrik + 2% = Zeb
    Zeb + 2% = Mezzer
    Mezzer + 10% = Fox 38

    This is why I got bored of MTB components, just totally arbitrary numbers to get you to buy moar. Now if it looks better that is fair game, but it doesn’t.

    robowns
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    Those bosses rule it out for me immediately.

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    Can’t believe how many people are using those horrendous bumbags. For me, C on the MTB (I can happily ride up to 2 hours with no water, doesn’t really bother me).

    robowns
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    Just bought a 2 piece Deco (live in a long 2 bed flat). I was using a powerline adaptor and so far I’d say it’s marginally better at my desk in the back bedroom. Barely an improvement and I’m considering whether to keep it. I was hoping for it to to reach in to the garden (according to the website sqft reach, it should), but it doesn’t. I don’t want 3 in my flat I’ve got enough stuff plugged in as it is.

    YMMV of course, as it seems to above. Might be because I’m on 350mb so the c100mb I’m getting at my computer I would deem slow.

    robowns
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    I wouldn’t be keen to buy a diesel nowadays, certainly not a pre-euro6 one.

    No one is, i’d expect thats the whole reason this is in price range.

    robowns
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    Mad decision for a 22 year old! I can imagine insurance is pricey too.

    robowns
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    I don’t own any but certainly looks the part imo, I might get some next time I’m in need.

    Edit – totally unhelpful post, sorry OP.

    robowns
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    And agree with Akira, I’m sick of lockdown and will be visiting my Mum this weekend, but I’d be suprised if there isn’t a second wave imminent given that when you look around (East London here) it’s all been completely forgotten.

    robowns
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    You really can’t get het up about this stuff, always going to be morons and people are always going to do what they want to do. As long as its not putting you at risk, which it isn’t, just don’t even worry about it.

    robowns
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    Lol at the above, i’d say the same about those that voted Labour last time around for Corbyn and McDonnell’s retarded keynesian economics.

    Starmer’s Labour is more something I could vote for.

    robowns
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    External di2 looks terrible

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    As above, external routed di2 looks sht.

    robowns
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    Haha Fadda, medium my friend, fortunately for you.

    robowns
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    If I lived there mate I wouldn’t even bother with a roadie at all!

    robowns
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    Forgot the obligatory pic.

    robowns
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    Looks good that, you’ll enjoy it.

    Ever since getting a road bike a year ago I’ve barely touched my Following MB. It just feels slow compared to blasting on the roads – most of this is a result of living in East London mind; plugging away at 15mph on the flats of Epping Forest isn’t doing it for me anymore, but its a bloody great bike. Think mine is about 28lb (much lighter tyres than yours given inteded use).

    Not intending a take over but i’ll be putting mine up for sale within the next few weeks.

    robowns
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    I totally understand if people don’t want to pay, but to believe basically the whole platform (atleast the most popular parts) could be free for ever just isn’t realistic.

    I’m still undetermined on whether I’ll pay for it as I’m not that bothered about leaderboards, but absolutely appreciate the reason the change was made.

    As per many above, I do pay for Zwift and genuinely believe that offers value – helps motivate me to ride harder when just churning away on a turbo wouldn’t.

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