Digger I appreciate your comments but I still NEED A COTIC X to go with my Simple and Soul

When you say “Slack steering” do you mean slow or not precise?

After 9 years it is time to retire my Kaff

I had a DMR s/s hub with WI freewheel which was pritty much dishless on a 717 rim

I built a Hope S/s hub with a 717 and bugger me it cost more than the DMR and was heavier

Save yer dosh in 7 years the DMR NEVER let me down

I am off on the 26th Soul at the ready I cannot wait Haute Vienne / dordogne here we come

Here is one for you dunno how old the family is but have you thought about a day trip canoeing down the dordogne starting at the Roc de Gageac fantastic day out we will be doing it again on about the 6th

tbh I cannot help as such but in alot of the areas I have been to in the Haute Vienn and the Dordogne there is shed loads of waymarked tails and every town has a “randonnee” board with routes on

this link may help especially using google translate 😉
http://www.vttfrance.com/dpt.php?dpt=24

Have a good time I will be there in 19 sleeps time

please can the trail down weacombe be re laid to tarmac due to H& S issues

They were ‘The’ tyre to have in 1987-1990….
+1

No +2

nice

oops double post

Sorry to hear that buddie but my friend at the moment you feel that you are the only one going through this, but alas alot of us have yes I cried many a tear at the time

What ever happens be NICE, be a gentleman and stand tall

Early days I know but if you need to talk my addy is in my profile at times talking / venting your spleen is a good thing tis not the end honest

13 years for me and BOOM here I am 9 years down the road remarried and finally happpy. Alas I did not realize at the time I was unhappy and to be honest all I can say to my ex is thank you but hey I am now alot wiser

why use a broker we went direct to BNP Pariba for our pad

When you get the results you want without raising your voice or just using your eyes then you know youve cracked it! (bit like kids really!)

Bang on I could not put it better myself

I have used a choke chain on my old Retrevier dunno why realy cos she was never on a lead 🙄

imho they are better for training than a harness why fit a harness to an unruly dog so it can pull harder with a choke chain hopefully the discomfort would stop it pulling

But FFS go to puppy training classes as soon as possible train the dog from day 1 and never stop. the “puppy classes” are not really for the dog but for the owner, we have in the last 16 years had 3 retrievers and we still have a 6year old and a 7 month old ( neither of which really need to be on a lead ) every time we go to puppy classes to get useful tips and training for ourselves

ok so they are not “Park” but they are £30 and I have one

Would I get another er NO !!!!!!

Why cos there is nothing wrong with the stand and basically its built to last so I will have mine for a long time and there is no need to replace it.

Brilliant and only £30

Now on this subject I have a thought

There was a quote from a multi Tour winner who said ” you cannot win the Tour on Evian”

just for the record I have a clean CRB check

Is it because I have never done anything wrong ????

No its because I have never been caught 😆

If you know what I mean 😉

rexated – Member
Bad news about Brian’s bike! He’ll have to a get a new frame that takes these new-fangled disc brakes!

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time to call the famous “marin warranty department” at least it works 😉

the d/h bit is superb must go back soon

please be aware that any old breath tester will not do

In france they have lower limits than here in the UK and the approved breath testers must be NF[/u] approved

I bought several from Bricomarche ( a DIY chain) for 1€ each a month ago and they were selling like crazy with the locals.

If the locals are getting em we would be stupid not to

Hi bricey I cannot find your email address in your profile, my CV is up to date and ready to email btw I am an industrial instalation electrician and ex RAF Aircraft (technician) electrician

email address in profile

do a google search for either Sapin or dt spoke calculator

But you will need the hub dimensions off the hope web site

I built mine years ago using these sites but as for the spoke lenghts sorry I cannot remember

I use campagnolo road chains work a treat and seem to last well

if you want a cheap 12kg build it would make a superb single speed

hmmm classic/retro

well it is nice to get all gooey eyed over good bikes from the past as I did over my 95 S/works steel bike ( which was a fantastic bike in its day)with 1″ steerer and canti brakes I rebuilt it 2 years ago after it being hung up for 10 years it looked fantastic.

But to ride well lets be fair on the road it seemed to accelerate lie a scalded cat ( it made my Soul feel slow)
Alas that was the good point off road it steered like a barge the brakes were well set up and I would of been better off putting a stick in the spokes to slow down, it shook the crap out of me with rigid forks and in a word it was a horrable experiance

Bottom line is I rode home and sold it

Sorry Retro / classic [/u] is just plane backward speak and better left in the past we have moved on

Is it realy the forks at fault???

I had a friend with this sort of issue years ago on a cannondale and it turned out he had his seat as far back as possable because his stem was too short in an attempt to correct his position

longer stem and seat moved forward issue sorted by having more weight on his front wheel

hope this helps SD

Na not needed

in Xcniels favour if he does a EICR then he will be able to give you an honest quote knowing the building and issues, as opposed to a “Blind quote”

First things first I am an electrician so before anyone accuses me of self promoting they are wrong 🙄

Just had my 4 bed detached house in Devon done by http://www.everwarm.co.uk

They used a almost “marshmallow type foam and we can feel the differance

Total cost £0000 , zero , nothing yep fugg all[/u] and we both work so it is not like we are on benifits 😀

fitted 11m of tile in our dunny

edoverheels – Member
How many times have you ever seen or heard anyone say that they regretted buying a Soul?

Me I regret buying my soul

Should of bought one alot sooner 😉

But I got caught up with all the full suspension hype and puyt the purchase off for a foolish few years

do not build cheap but build it well

I have a black Simple and an Orange Soul

Gonna get the Simple done in orange cos it looks ace

the Black can look a bit grotty after a while imho

Hmmmm well I have an opinion on hondas after working for them in there factory in Swindon which I hated every minute of.

Buy Honda they are very very well made the QC is amazing, infact after I left Honda I bought one

Nuff said

Hmmmm well I have an opinion on hondas after working for them in there factory in Swindon which I hated every minute of.

Buy Honda they are very very well made the QC is amazing, infact after I left Honda I bought one

Nuff said

Ah but you are in France

Bet ya you have a 3 phase supply what is each phase fused to iirc my place in france is fused to 40amps per phase

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I would

I used to use NN / RR and they were ace once the pressures were right but too fragile

Now on both my bikes I use Purgatory front and Captain rear ace combo I prefer them to the Schwables

Cheap, inflate easily tubeless and they work realy well

What no rockley down 😯

I did the prospect / mcmillan ride for about 8 years always enjoyable

Have a good time folks

if it is set up right for you buzz

Then it is right.

tis a bit white though 😉

just do it

godzilla

Have a look at my post above £67 well spent

Hmmm I like northwinds ideas in life but

Back to the question

I use a DX P7 Bastid on the bars nice and floody and a XML v2 from mtbbatties with lots of throw

I was out on wednesday using this combo and my mates had a hope R4 and a exposure MaXx both were impressed with my setup especially at about £120

And it will still leave a bit of dosh for “hookers and Blow”