If i didn’t have a clutch mech, i’d be better off with a guide?

Perhaps very stereotypically so, whenever i see a middle aged man (usually over weight and not the prettiest) with a younger Thai-or any other ethnicity that way on-wife, i imagine that they’ve met in this way, and i see them more often than you’d think. I can’t imagine another scenario in which they’d meet and choose to be together.

Profile cranks with an American BB, spider adaptor on the crank will give it the correct chainline to run gears

buuuump

I’ve got a pair of child eaters – “why are those dogs out without a muzzle?”

I’m joking, sadly I do get a few old people running to their dogs when im out walking them though. Never so much as raised a lip at anyone!

They’re an absolute nightmare, and when they decide to do a spot of wrestling it sounds as if the walls are falling down.

Wouldn’t change a thing.

Theres a ‘Trail Centre’ in Grasby.

Must be trolling.

Pretty sure they were not eagles. You don’t get flocks, only pairs.

Crows are big.

50.3 miles on the road bike. I’m now sporting a lovely jersey tan.

Sounds like the front mech was off.

You’ll have a job getting halfords to do anything about it, very easy to blame it on user error, chains do have a tendency to fall off.

When i got our pup 10 months ago i waited untill the 12 week mark to get his 2nd jabs. When i got to the Vet she said that vaccinations changed a few year ago and they can now be done straight away, meaning i could have had him out a lot earlier.

Could have prevented things like this! (unlikely)

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Had broken ribs a few months ago. From impact it took a few days to start hurting properly (maybe i knocked it again and finished off the job?). Had trouble sleeping, getting up from horizontal position, could only sit in certain positions, couldn’t walk around for too long, couldn’t ride/run/gym. Was a horrible 5 weeks.

If it’s not that bad you’ve probably not broken them, just bruised. Like someone else said, a Doctor can’t do anything for you anyway. Pain killers if needed, take it easy for a few weeks.

V festival? Oh, you’re one of those fellas!

Had a Go Outdoors open near me last week so i’ll take her there and see what takes her fancy. A few in the links above look nice though, especially the one with the zip down canopy.

The fear is that if i get something too basic, she wont take to it anyway cos the tent’s shit!

16v Petrol

Yeah, that’s what i though. I’ve only been using them as my partners mum works there, but i’ll not be off back. I’m confident the ECU did fail, i dealt with that myself.

Alternator? But again i struggle to see how this would only effect things in the morning.

Anyone?

I’ve got to get from Lincolnshire to Gatwick airport by train on Saturday morning for a week in the alps, whats the chances i’ll make it?

Could you show the link to the matt one? i only seem to find the glossy one’s.

Went to a job a few weeks ago where an American bulldog had ripped the arm off a 4 year old
Not a pretty site
Owner couldn’t understand it, had it since a pup and always been great with the kids up to the

Too late now though

These dogs are bred for fighting, it’s in their makeup
Why on earth would yo keep them in a family home
Really hope you never face the same problems as I’ve seen

Would i be wrong in presuming that this isn’t the only dog attack you’ve come across. I’d bet they weren’t all caused by staffie/staffie type dogs, but they don’t seem to get mentioned.

A lady in my office was laid in bed with her husband and their 10 year old Jack Russell, after 10 years of trouble free pet ownership it turned round and bit off her husbands lip. Ended up having a graft from skin off his leg (i think, might have been somewhere less hairy).

“Daily Mail”

technically – one of the best of the group (most don’t jump, don’t have history of riding bmx/downhill)

fitness – low/middle of the group (i don’t like going up hills)

Now i only ride XC, so i usually finish in the middle. Had a drunk conversation with my mate the other day, both came to the conclusion that we should winter train and see if we can put our money where our mouth is next year in some races. At least then we’ll be able to properly put an end to any false hope.

Thanks. I’ve actually got the week off work to help him settle in, my OH has next week off to do the same. We considered the breed traits before deciding on a dog. People have different experiences with dogs, i’ve had one near miss with a Staff. I walked into a clients back garden and didn’t notice the 2 Staffs asleep under the trampoline, both came flying at me, a definite 1p 2p moment. I’d say that that sort of reaction is certainly not breed specific though, i had a collie when i was a kid that would do the same. Lovely dog but wasn’t to keen on unannounced visitors.

Now he’s settled in he’s a nightmare!! Awake at 4/5 every morning and really rough when playing. Already started training though, so hopefully we’ll have curbed that in a few weeks.

Winston wants nothing to do with you either.

Staffies are being bred everywhere at the Moment and buying the puppies is making the problem worse

I do agree with you. Ideally we would not have bought a puppy. We spent a long while looking round the local adoption centres and actually reserved a very nice looking albino staff. Sadly he had some issues, and whilst he might have been fine once we got him home, he might not. It would have been unfair to have to return him, so after thinking about it for a week and a few visits we decided to pass and hope some one else more suited would take him.

I didn’t want to lie to anyone. When asked both myself and my partner had to say we worked full time. That meant that adoption centres we’re really reluctant to let us take anything, and what they would let us take we much to old. I work full time but within the community so i’m always to and from appointments in my car, meaning i can come home 2/3 times throughout the day to feed/water/play/make potty.

Just watched that clip from the ‘One Show’, disgusting. I’m hoping that in a few months the witch hunt will have stopped and they’ll have moved on to something else. I work within Probation so get to hear about most arrests/convictions in the area, i’ve not heard of a dog being seized or a prosecution in the past few years (there was one actually, but that was a GSD). Hopefully that means Winston can live a hassle free life!

Been met with a similar reactions by everyone we’ve told. Both parents were family pets, and the pups were raised around young children etc.

I’m not sure how crossing the two breeds could be considered ‘irresponsible’. Irresponsible would be allowing the pups to go with anyone that turned up. We got him from a young girl and her mother, of the 4 pups available, all have gone to people they considered suitable (many people rang or tried to go see them, but they all fitted a certain stereotype so were told that the pups were no longer available).

I realise he’ll not be a very good trail dog, 2-3 miles tops i reckon.

Anyway, i’ve only got him so i can sit about round the town centre and scare grannies!!

I’ll post my collie in future, very STW.

Cannondale Caad10, if you look around you can pick up a Liqugas Replica 105 for £1300

Nope.

British Eagle
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Just bought myself a pair, gonna swap my saints out for these and hopefully start ditching the extra weight my bikes eems to be carrying around.

Hello 2001

Yeah i put on optimistic bid on an Saracen Ariel frame, won it at £290. I messaged him first to confirm as i knew it was cheap, but he confirmed that he’d accept the £290 with a simple ‘yes’.

Wasn’t surprised he bailed to be honest, but it would have been nice if he could have just told me before taking my money. Now i’m sat around waiting 5-7 days (i think) for the money to be credited back into my account. Numpty.

ha, don’t worry I’m just being facetious. I know, we should have gone on, the one of us that was wearing appropriate clothing did, but the ballerinas took the easy option. Next time, maybe.

trying to slow down on the way uphill out into the peaks is probably what set it all off

Now then Lance, we’d ridden back to the pub from just before Castleton. No doubt you’d have smashed it back to Crookes setting a PB, but we can’t all be like you can we.

ya **** puffs! you could have ridden back to crookes in about 10 minutes from there!

I know this. One of us did, but i’d left my pride back in the sleet/snow and was in no rush to find it.

Rah rah rah, yes, i know, bad planning on our part. In my defence though, this was the only time i’ve ever been caught out/unprepared. I’d driven over to Sheffield from Scunthorpe, and taken weather advise from the other 2 people i was with that live there.

I’ve never been so cold in my life. I couldn’t tell if my fingers were even on the brake levers when i was trying to slow down.

All to do with dominant legs. I’ve over come it on the MTB and i’m pretty ambedextrious now (riding bmx and learning to spin both ways helps, if you can do it).

I was shocked when i was having my motorcycle lessons though, for the first few hours it was terrifying trying to turn a 600 into a corner from standing still.

Edit: This forums obsession with ‘skills coaching’ is getting a bit daft. No, you don’t need coaching to do it. Just go an practise.

I’d cut out the gym. Don’t wanna gain too much muscle for racing.

Incredible.

Congratulations.

When you say walkies, do you mean career change? If so, care to elaborate? I’ll never do it, but it’s nice to dream.