rear carrier with 2 bikes on my 2.0 diesel picasso drops the fuel consumption by about 5mpg on a 400 mile steady run on french motorways

BUT on french tolls I have seen a car hit the low level height bollards at about 30mph with bikes on the roof there were tears there I cringed

Benz

I feel your pain 😳

benz alas you have no addy in your profile

Jon tbh I have to disagree or perhaps I go to the right places and you go to the wrong, paris ???

I have a place in the Haute Vienne and the area is immaculate and well looked after the locals are realy proud of the area.

perhaps we have different experences

take pictures post em on the local poster walls and shame em

as above

fsa orbit XL2

Dibbs you are friggin coo coo

it just the noises inside your head 😉

I have used Shimano wheels and cassettes with a full 9 speed campag and alas I am afraid to report it worked better than the full campag system

the V2 smudge light is ace( I bought one last week)it just seems to be a shame to waste the lumi’s

But I do agree with the last 2 posts

anyone

try Sloe whisky tis ace

btw I do not like whisky 🙄

Too much insulation ???????

is there such a thing

We have a 4 bed detached and we get through about 1500ltr about £1k a year but to be honest we do use a wood burner hell of a lot

Also I only have about 100mm of loft insulation and no cavity wall insulation both of which are to be sorted at the end of the month, oh and it is a new boiler so very efficient

ACE just Ace

Is the cable siezed?

soft lad les 😉

igmc

knottie8 – Member
My advise would be hitch up with a local guide .
Weacombe combe is a must do though.

😯

Cotic 29er demo week in Bristol. Any interest?

This may be of interest

ex 456 owner here

I wanted a Soul ( I had a simple at the time) but at the time they were £470 and the 456 was £125, twas a case of money talks bullshit walks £345 was a hell of a chunk of money to save.

So a 456 it was

The 456 made me ride well beyond my performance envelope and I crashed alot, it handled superbly but felt harsh and to be honest the back end hurt.

Anyway I got a deal on a CEN Soul and snapped it up sold the 456 for £95 a £30 loss in 2 years cannot be faulted

So the Soul I always ride in a higher gear than on the 456 the handleing is er not safer for me because the ride is smoother and it does not kick me off when I push too hard.

Bang for the Buck 456, but if you want a quality smooth ride with a bike that just winds up and goes everywhere The Soul wins

Go for a Soul

to be fair should you not of mailed SSC first

to be fair should you not of mailed SSC first

As per marvin start from Barbury castle for a 11 mile route iirc

CG hmmm Bluebells in west woods beautiful what a sight

Three livings off each job is taking the piss

Bit like getting your car serviced or dealing with a solicitor I guess 🙄

tempted but if I do go I will end up buying a Cotic X 😕

but to be fair the guys are making the best of what they have got and should be applauded for it and just outside of old town to, might drop by one day to see what the guys and gals have achieved

Mind you I am glad the Quantocks is now my local area and not the ridgeway

ever thought of doing it yourself if you do not like the cost??? I have just done 36m and it cost me my time and materials

If you cannot be bothered to do it cough up and let someone make a living

Simples

I love rural France.

Hell yes

2 friggin quid

When in Rome do as the Romans

Tis no big deal realy, if thats what they want then I will get

steve_b77 – Member
I’ve just switched to a Purgatory up front and a Captain out back on my FS trail bike, the switch is from Nobby Nic / Racing Ralph.

I find the Specalized combo grippier and nearly as fast.

If any of that helps

I have done exactly the same and I agree

Hey OF

Getting a bit up to date there and there is me still using the olde valve kit 😳

Hope yer doing well buddie

The truth Del tells

saladodger of this parish went to a spaced freehub from a ss specific and despite using quite nice bits found the combination actually heavier.

The wheel I built was XC717 rim on a Hope s/s hub with a Surly sprocket

With hindsight I would of stuck to the WI freewheel on a DMR hub it worked trouble free for years

use you can repair the cable

What you need is call a “birket Joint” any wholesaler sell them

I bought a Mexing Ming -Da MC34A amp about 5 years ago off Ebay almost the same (visually identical)to the Icon Amps

Tis ace sounds superb and looks ace

Perhaps we should sort out our own country first

Just a thought

just had a look the newey and eyre site is down at the mo

Buy cheap get cheap at the very least use fire rated downlighters about £12 each from Newey and eyre

I do not ponce about with 12v lights because 50w is 50w and there is no money to be saved in running costs infact when you also pay for transformers they cost alot more

Have a look at led downlighters phillips do some good ones ( againat neweys)

CG I will give you a call lets get you sorted ;o)

Hi Northwind

the card is a #2

I guess that because the cards are quite cheap nowadays its worth a punt

I went from a #2 to a #10 on my helmet camera and it was a great improvement for video use

that shot is bloody purrrrrfect

But why did you photo shop out the ground below the back wheel

Did I crash into the puddle??

do not forget chair legs and table legs

Or the binders off all the wifes cook books

My pup at 8 weeks old tried to consume my laptop psu

bottom line you have to keep your eye on em