I find places like CRC and Wiggle rubbish, as i’m pretty sure that once i’ve got off the phone or internet ordering my stuff with them they arn’t slagging off/making fun of my bike/clothes/skin conditions/riding skills/sexual orientation etc etc with each other in the way i would have been talked about once i’d left an LBS – and that i can abide! :wink:

Hang on the exchange rate was 212 at highest – mostly around the 195 region last year – today it’s 162 that’s only 20% lower although it was lower for a while so if they are going to play the exchange rate card then i’d say no to that deal and hang on a little longer till it’s about 170.

I’d be supprised if you could fit a standard HT in a suitacase, or a roadbike – i’ve tried to, but couldn’t get it to fit in a pretty big case, even with a compact road frame. A FS bike looks dooable thou – some of those american cases look pretty massive thou, gotta have the room for all those XXXXl Hawian shirts i guess.

had one of these – for about 3 weeks – absolute cat vomit – got a burner instead – way way way better in every way.

I know it’s like shutting the garage door after the bikes have bolted – but i do here this sort of thing happaning an awful lot – and i’m fully aware that this is of precious little help or comfort to you know but if i had (and i do) have that amount of nice kit in my garage i’d think about (have already) intalled:

The annoying noise they produce will at least wake your neighbours and scare the blighters off.

Why don’t people fit them out of interest?

How about “have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what we can find” yer a pile up and a score of firemen with cutting equipment!

Haha – yer that’s a good one!

36 hole wheels are not stronger, due to the size of the tangent that is formed where the spokes cross.

I beg to differ – i’m intersested to know where/how you came to this understanding. Having built hundreds of wheels in the past i always assumed that 36h wheels were approximatly 15% stronger.

i think the late Mr Sheldon Brown agrees with me on this.

on an effin speedboat.

@ Daffy – that looks like quite a nasty gardening accident, i’ve told my wife plenty of times “”if your going to prune the roses at least put some appropriate footwear on, and cover yourself up woman!””

I thought the rabbit did it in the cellar with an aeroplane?

Thanks again joxter the pro xlt looks perfect!

thanks guys i’ll look that up – i’d checked the rivendel ones earlier, too much sweep back for me, looks like a touring bar!

nothing from ANYwhere in the whole world of ebay that i can find.

He’s just gagging for the attention – his outfit is so ‘look at me, look at meeeeee, meeeeee, look at me!!’ it also says ‘i might be a little into S&M too’

I know one thing for sure – i don’t want to see him looking back at me when i look at my box of weetabix in the morning.

i’m not sure if increasing the uk divorce rate was my original intention – but so be it.

water rots wood. any wood resting on or buried in the concrete will eventually rot meaning you may have to take the shed down, sort out the base and re-erect it. so….

Oh no better not tell all those millions of people round the world that live on houses built on wooden piles! They might have to replace there houses in what 150 years or so time! ,0)

Kenny Baker (the guy inside the R2D2 droid in Star Wars) asked me if i could pass him down a bottle of Tia Maria from the shelf at Sainsbury’s last week – i told him to sod off as 1) it’s a girls drink and 2) he sure as hell don’t look 18 to me.

there i’ve said it.

I think Stuf may win the prize of an inner tube courtesy of IWH due to being married to a very attactive lady combined with his looky-like-ness:

Good work there flatfish – keeping to topic too!

@verbal_kint

No offence intended but there is no way she’s NOT your sister!

She looks just like you with long hair!

I’ve always fancied a Spot as they look like they’d ride great

I found mine felt a little harsh in the rear especially for a steel frame – i prefered the way my old Kona with SS dropouts put on rides – guess it’s horses for courses thou – I still liked the spot thou – alhtouh i wish i’d got a 17 instead of a 19.

What happens if it’s the other way round and the wife looks like a moose

Well that’s fine – I just want to see the pictures!

My flux came in at about 24 i seem to remember – with pedals and lock on grips too! tis quite nice build thou. I was pleased with that!

Barney Mcgrews’ Mrs does have great knockers!

of course in the spirit of the thread this all means nothing if Barney is Gorgeous George and hung like a mule – in which case we might all be thinking that he ‘could do better’ comparison is needed, it’s not show and tell of your hot missus’s, it counts for nothing if your not a moose!

toshiba satalite?

Did anyone see how loose the chain was on that first chopper?
i think these are cool looking for a full suss!

also i always liked the ibis single malt and reckon any ‘dean’ frame built up well looks really cool – i don’t know why, just always wanted one.

I’d worry alot more if it was Kylie!

@radoggair well it’s obvious what you’ve got that enable’s you to bag a hottie – you are probably the only man alive that is willing to go and see Moulin Rouge!

I’d tell her to take those bloody heals off though, they’ll scratch that floor horribly!

I’ll pop the innertube in the post tonight do you want me to give the tracking number ‘0)

More research needed. I’m off to waitrose (it’s not singles night is it?)

No – i agree – i thought that there may of been someone that was especially proud of their pulling achievements and wanted to show off their skills – maybe either they are self conscious or rogerthecat is wrong OR it is only something that happands in non cycling circles, as i said it doesn’t seem to happan with anyone i know!

Self appointed – i mean what qaulifications does one actually require? did Gordon Brown get a degree in running the country? actually thinking about it maybe i’m not qaulified.

Indeed – the prize of an innertube for the ugliest guy with the hottest wife (or vise versa)!

My remit for this thread is based purly in perversion, and besides i’m a judge and cannot be in the running.

What’s that?

The more and more i read of this thread the less i feel it is now about the penguins and the ostriches amd more about this: