Ford Escort MkII 1600 Ghia
Ford Escort MkI RS2000
Ford Escort MkII RS2000
Ford Capri MkIII 3.0S
Ford Escort MkIII RS1600i
Ford Escort MkIV RS Turbo
Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 SRI
Vauxhall Cavalier 2.5V6 SRI
Lexus IS200S
Lexus IS200Se
Lexus IS300
Lexus RX300
Lexus GS450h
Lexus IS250

Oh I have to add thanks to the people who asked if I was OK when I pulled up with cramp, couple mins of stretching and I was OK again, thank you for asking and it makes it stand out even more as a great memorable event.

ISIS BB’s I will add I have not tried the Crank Bros ones, but when you hack one to bits to try to understand why they are so SH!t you have some ball bearings fall out that could be used on the tip of a biro they are that small. Made I guess to allow for a large spindle for added strength/lack of flex, but whats the point when the bearings are so small. Number of spindles snapped = 0 BB bearings killed = Lots (by me) why not a smaller diameter spindle with larger more survivable bearings? I guess a broken spindle could result in someone really hurting themselves and a lawsuit, whereas some seized bearings means just another BB re-sale…….

My GPS measured 1792m Mach to Mach, loved it, despite having to take it easy after breaking a Crossmax spoke in my rear wheel on World Cup, thought Rocky Horror was right good fun.

To be honest if it’s internal wiring within the walls, done properly, then there’s little chance of it getting damaged. In my field engineer days it was common in new homes fitted out with internal wiring to have some quite decent tubing within the walls, dunno about nowadays as it’s a long time since I was on the tools. Saying that I’ve attended lightening strikes where the wiring has been blown out of the walls and it’s been anywhere but straight..

If you leave the wiring connected to the master socket, but with everything unplugged from the sockets, phones, filters, extension leads, Skybox etc and try ringing the line and see if it’s still giving engaged or not. That way you have proved it onto the internal wiring or onto a device.

If you have Broadband ADSL and filters in every socket with a phone, then you don’t need the third wire (ringing wire/bell wire) and it’s a common trick to disconnect it from all the sockets to slightly improve the ADSL Sync speed.

Focusing on the wires on 2&5 disconnected from the line, using a multimeter starting off with it set to 240Volts AC (Good habit you never know when you are working on a fault where the line is in contact with the mains) then set it to something low on the resistance (Ohms) scale say 100/200 and see if it gives a reading, it shouldn’t if the wiring is OK, a short will most likely give a reading near to zero Ohms.

Sounds like there is a short circuit on the wiring then, using a multimeter you can test the internal setup to prove this. Obvious things to check are the sockets/boxes themselves, any that are on windowsills are prime candidates for getting condensation in them. Visually check the wiring runs looking for any damage to the insulation, common thing is people have taken a shortcut and run the cable under the carpet and it’s got damaged on carpet grips. However first thing to do is unplug Everything plugged into the sockets, could be a faulty phone or ADSL filter.

Honestly to me that looks a bit of a strange way to route it, as soon as the suspension compresses the cable outer will probably bend in a funny way around the seat tube possibly even pushing up against the seat QR lever. Also as the brake hose is above it, zipp tied to it and slightly shorter again when the suspension compresses it’s probably stopping it from moving freely.

I’d try to have the front mech cable on the left hand side with and the rear on the right, that way the brake hose is going to have free movement as is the rear cable.

First impressions of him based on doing a match I thought great one touch and skills but only the one pace, later on he broke down the right and put on a spurt of speed so I think he plays his cards close and there are lots more skills to see.

First twenty mins or so they were very fluid and were a joy to watch, no one played in any set position they just seemed to flow all over the place, couldn’t sustain it thou, be interesting to see if that develops. Looks like Gerrard has been taken by the scruff of the neck and had a good talking to and told exactly what he’s to do.

Does the press blackout even extend to internet forums, perhaps?

More likely everyone has been out biking and is tired and not bothered about us lot wittering away.

Think the reason Nani fell back over was he took a look at his leg.

WARNING Not for the Squeamish >>

http://yfrog.com/hs4gz1j

Problem is he made a rod for his own back with his previous behaviour so most of the players thought he was up to his usual tricks. Top marks to Meireles for kneeling down and staying with him whilst his team mates ignored him for some handbags instead.

I upgraded from a Nokia to an Android phone the other week, couldn’t get my contacts to transfer via Bluetooth so I copied/exported all of the contacts to a Micro SD card, plugged that into the new phone and imported them.

For Syncing iTunes I’m using the free version of Salling Media Sync, the Mac version however they do one for Windows as well. Doesn’t work with anything that’s DRM protected thou.

http://www.salling.com/

Another clue is that the brakes are set up US style.

Yep totally agree about the Clwyds however if it’s been damp for a while up there it can get a tad muddy.

@DoctorRad the C2C route is a Dammed good ride, any questions on it give us a shout.

He didn’t get a letter under the door today did he? maybe he’s just getting into practise for when the estate agents turn up.

Does he bring his work tools home with him? thinking that through have you thought of who would take care of your Nicolai, first dibs :mrgreen:

Got some on order for my CX bike should be here tomorrow or Thurs so can’t really say on performance, but the noodles that come with them are non adjustable so I’ve ordered the Tektro 917.12 noodles with adjusters to go with them.

Be brilliant if it all comes together, I’d be up for a multi day loop of it all.

Bwlch-y-Groes from the Llanymawddwy side and the Trefriw to Llyn Cowlyd road

Killer loop… I did something very similar on Saturday but parked up at the Moel Fammau forest car park and it took almost six hours due to the conditions, up top it was frozen solid and unrideable in places, lower down it was gloopy as I’ve ever seen it and I’ve been riding up there for nearly 20 years, in fact I got off in some places and pushed to save damaging the trails even more.

Give it a fair few weeks to thaw and dry out a bit and you might get it down to the 4 hour estimate.

This loop sticks to the higher/dryer trails and makes for a more winter proof one

http://www.flattyresmtbroutes.com/MoelFamauRuthin.html

Love riding on my CX bike up there too, but the muddy bit after the planks needs caterpillar tracks or a hovercraft at the moment.

Only one rocky semi techie legal route butplenty of fast brake melting fast stuff thou. Here’s a couple of pics I took on Saturday up there.

I was one of the riders on the W2N C2C so if you have any questions, give me a shout.

Make sure there is no dirt in it, gentle squeeze and slide it sideways, your a man that sort of mechanism should be second nature.

U-Turn 100-130mm Revs on mine, just leave them at 110mm.

Like this one

http://www.ridetheclwyds.com/rideclwyds/mbr_loop/map.asp?l=reset

and this one

http://www.flattyresmtbroutes.com/MoelFamauRuthin.html

Yes there’s plenty of mud, but you learn to love it. On the first route on a clear day you can see into the middle of Liverpool and later on can see the sea in the distance and into Snowdonia too.

U-Turn Revs on mine and I’ve settled on about 140mm as being about right. Got a pair of Wotans to try on it once I get round to it.

More questions to add to the list, Why do you want/need recording? If it’s for staff training then you need something that you can data onto the call recordings so that supervisors etc can search/retrieve on for example call wrap up codes. If it’s for compliance then the regs/commandments will play a big part in steering you towards the correct choice.

I have always used Offtek http://www.offtek.co.uk maybe you can get it cheaper elsewhere, but they have always been good for me and have some good tools to talk you thru what memory you need, usually producing a number of results, size, make, speed etc

When it started yes they (the poster) were in Chester. From all I have heard off a whole pile of locals (haven’t visited it myself yet but tend to do most work myself) 69 Cycles has really stepped up the game in Chester by a large amount.

Wrench Science

http://www.wrenchscience.com

I’ve had three weeks with it in October, two clear weeks then I came down with another one that lasted about two weeks. Apparently apart from swine flu (had that last year) there are two other strains doing the rounds at the moment, so take it easy when you start to feel better, as otherwise you’ll be treated to another visit.

Couple of weeks ago we parked up at Loggerheads and rode up from there, rather than risking the ice on the lanes. Good advantage was the cafe to thaw out in afterwards.

Tried looking at the DNS registration for the website, sometimes they register them from their home address and/or use a different contact number.

Dammed good on the Fondle Slab as you can do all the sword swipe combo’s in one corner of the screen and see all of the action.

Cracking spot to be based, I’m in Flintshire and can ride in the Clwyds on a weekend and hardly see any other riders. Second MBNW for lots more knowledge.

Looks filthy up in the Clwyds at the moment

http://www.webcams.travel/webcam/1249027814-Weather-Moel-Fammau-Moel-Famau-Llanferres-Mold-N-Wales-UK-Llanferres

I’m in Deeside and next to nothing here so far…had a look at the traffic cams up on the A55 and not much there either.

Nonk, it’s just below Moel Eithinen in the Clwydians >>

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=317024&Y=358974&A=Y&Z=120

Looks like a copy n paste off a US website, look at the brake hoses.

For me it was A Big Ride for Little Lives another Welsh Coast to Coast but this time from the West Coast to the North with as much off road as possible. 8-9 hours a day in the saddle, 30C+ temp for the first three days.

Day 1 Aberystwyth to Mach

Day 2 Mach to Llangynog

Day 3 Llangynog to Llandegla

Day 4 Llandegla to Prestatyn