New forks and bigger rotors are great. Waiting on some hans dampf tyres, reverb & BB-ISCG adapter for the gamut.

My yelli screamy with a 34t has the same clearance. I’ve been running it like this for a few months. Not had any issues (touch wood).

Yelli Screamy. I can fit a 2.35 Hans Dampf in the rear.
Huge amounts of fun.

Im running a Chumba HX2 rigid in SS form with big tyres.
Its a great winter bike. Such a laugh. I have no regrets.

The only thing to note is the head angle changing. The buzzard was designed around a 120-150mm fork so you may struggle getting some rigids to suit the geometry without the HA being too sharp.

Are you thinking of the Chromag Surface?

Stupid suggestion but have you tried the chromes ‘incognito window’ ?
I’ve had issues like this in the past but incognito seems to solve it.

I’ve ridden a fair few places this year but Swinley was great.
It’s on my doorstep but I never bothered going. Glad I did!
I’ll be ridding there more often now. Great fun.

I did this!
Im a student and moved from those digs to another city for my Masters.
They didn’t have a home number so I hunted them down on facebook.
Just sent them a message and everything was sorted.
Grateful they were honest as it was fairly expensive bike stuff.

Just give them a call!

Had my interview last week and thought I did well. Followed the advice from here and from family. Got a call to say that I’ve made it through to the assessment centre! So happy. Last hurdle to go now.

So BIG thanks to the STW-ers who gave some sound advice!
Merry Christmas all !

(I’ll need to start a new thread once I know what the assessment day lay out will be).

6.4 pounds. Bit of a porker, eh!
I’ll definitely look at this in the future though.
Like the ISCG tabs and geo.

Iphone 4s- my first smartphone. It’s fantastic. Easy to use and lots of features. Picked it up brand new on Ebay for £300. On a contract with Vodafone for £11 a month with all you can eat internet, texts and 450 minutes. Cant complain.

I got bored on the FS because it felt like you had to go a lot faster to hit the bike/my limit. It was so much more fun going back to a Hardtail.
I maybe slower but I feel more skilled and more beaten up post ride. No regrets. It’s going to be a while before I touch a FS again.

I went 29er and loved it.
Sold/selling all my 26” bikes to just have a 29er stable.
Nothing wrong with 26” wheels but it just dosen’t suit me.
There is no way i’ll go back to 26” wheels, with updated geometry and more component choice it’s a no brainer for me.

I_ache, apeears your right 🙂 ! I’ve never been much into cars but this is lovely to drive.

I get to borrow my dads company car once in a while.
I’m insured on the company policy too. Cant complain.

Merc E63 AMG with disgusting Grey interior.

I’d be wanting a Ibis Ripley or a SC Tallboy LT.
Lovely looking 29er carbon frames.
I will have one.. at some point.. I hope.

Okay, I get the ‘picture’!
Thanks for all the help.

Thanks for the info! Sounds interesting.
I’m still looking for examples with figures though. Any idea where I could find one?

It’s not a case of copying and pasting.
I’m a student and have been offered a role in a company where I would be doing a lot of tender responses. As I’ve never seen one it would be lovely to be able to have a look at one.
That’s all.
Harmless!

Aye, I know what I have to do. It is simple but that doesn’t answer my question. I would like, if possible, some tender responses that people have done.

Disgusting.

I use to go to a rough state school where I was a little **** and failed pretty much everything. All I wanted to do was join the Marines at 16. My dad had to move abroad with work and managed to sign school fees into the contract so I could finish education in the UK. I was angry at the time.

In reality, best years of my life to date! I loved boarding. Made some incredible friends got given responsibilities that I wouldn’t have got through state school. The opportunities are amazing. The school had a pub for sixth formers, golf course, equestrian club, clay pigeon shooting- the list is endless. More to the point though, it saved me. I was going nowhere at the old school but here I actually managed to get respectable GCSES (4 A*, 7 A) and then even stayed for sixth form where I got AAB. I then managed to get into Exeter Uni and now doing a Masters with a graduate programme to join when I leave. There is no way I would have got to this stage with the services offered from a state school. The extra exposure to teachers and the heavier discipline* pushed me. I learned fast that I couldn’t get away with what I use to, plus the mentality of other students is positive so you’d be a social recluse if you acted like a dick the whole time.

All in all, I can see why some parents would do it but other parents do it for the wrong reasons.. Great education and great fun.

* Punishment included being up at the football pitch at 6 in the morning and having to run laps around the muddy field- rain, snow, anything. If you didn’t show up you had to sit in the head masters office writing essays for a whole week.- had to have lunch in there too.

The other punishment was the report card. You’d have to wear full school uniform all day. In the morning you’d have t get the card signed at 7am and then every hour throughout the day for a week. Never a chance to put on your own clothes or do sport until you went to bed.

If it helps, I’ll buy the forks!

I’d go for the reaction. Much better spec for not a lot more.
Im not a fan of press fit but I’ve used it and never head a problem.

Well, I may just have a position at Cuadrilla so I’ll do my best to keep it under control..

Research is very divided on this. Some state that you can frack as close as 250m to a water source others state a minimum of 1000m whilst some think it should never take place. The UK has some of the strictest policies (I use that term loosely, as anything involving energy security can be relaxed) globally.

There’s a new company set up in the UK called Cuadrilla who are drilling for unconventional gas/oil. They’ve been given the go ahead because they could supply up to 1/4 of UK gas demand! The government gets lots of tax and a somewhat stable energy supply. Fracking on a UK level is still small so it ‘shouldn’t‘ have the same effects or anywhere near the same effects as it did in the US.

The US is a different beast all together. In the UK IOCs apply for a licence to drill on the site so the government own all HC resources, therefore rules are stricter and more policies are in place. The O&G in the US on the other hand is owned by whoever owns the land so IOCs organise a contract. This tends to result in more relaxed laws with some detrimental environmental effects, especially on the scale that they take it too!

Anyway, North West Water are clearly not happy with the potential risks and have been undertaking huge studies to check the viability of the drilling. They seem to be happy and considering we have some of the highest water quality in the world I wouldn’t be too concerned. Just glad I don’t live there..

I could go on and on.. think I’ve bored people enough!

Ah, some wine tasters on STW then!
Cheers for the advice. I think i’ll stay clear.
That could buy me a lot of ale elsewhere.

Some students managed to get a car on the roof of the library in Cambridge University!

I went to lectures one day and came back after a few hours. When I opened the door…

They managed to fill the whole room and en-suite. They did this the night before our annual room inspection. Took my whole block a couple hours. Last time I didn’t lock my room. Some amusing comments on the balloons too.

Edit: I remember a few others we did at uni.

In halls we could open the service doors for the en-suites. Once opened we poured either a whole tub of fairy liquid or a whole tub of instant coffee and pour it into the toilet cistern. Once flushed there would be either epic amounts of foam or horrible brown strong coffee water. Lasted at least a few days.

The other one was to open up the shower head, pour in gravy granules and tighten back up. Very unamused house mate.

Last one was to pour food dye in food that house mates were cooking when they left the kitchen. Green or red potatoes, blue veg, etc. Harmless and fun.

Cockpit and saddle sorted. Awaiting some hans dampf tyres & 140mm fork.
Only future upgrade I want is a reverb.

I worked in Vue a while back as a summer job. Good laugh.
Anyway, providing you give me the code then it’ll work.
I’ve had people read it off their hand, napkin and so on.

Thanks for all the advice. Some brilliant things that I wouldn’t have thought of.

STW performs again 😀

I’ve got something which you may be interested in;
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/rocky-mountain-oxygen-50-11-54cm-red-shimano-105

No, you dont need a wireless adapter! The new slim ones have it built in and the wireless adapter is for the older one.

When you buy a Magners 6 pack you get one free.
Make sure it says it on the box though.

Sometimes you can get offers through BT (2 for 1) and certain sites offer 2 for 1 if you print a voucher off- normally chick flicks though.

OR go at super off peak times and the prices are nearly as low as 2 for 1.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xbox-360-250-gb-xbox-live-12-month-membership-for-169-99-delivered-also-add-halo-1384890

I’ve found some cheeky trails through strava and map-my-run. Might be worth a ganders..

Looks really nice! Good choice.

(What do you guys think of using this to do a little touring? Add a rack and it should be okay, right? Will be cycling to Germany in May.)

Really interesting! Watching now. Thanks for sharing.

Am I stupid for wanting to take the road bike out? I have the urge..

Is it anywhere near a student area? If its a suitable property rent it to students. You’ll make a lot more money. Students get absolutely ripped off on renting. I’ve seen prices from £250-450+ pp/month. If you choose some suitable students they’ll take care of the place and it should be low maintenance. Write up a good contract and you should see any damage repaired by them. Speaking from 4+ years of experience, renting many different places as a student.

A welded carbon frame…
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/does-he-really-think-this-is-carbon