ouch.

Well I drink plenty of water and urinate frequently, which is almost always clear with no pain at all.
Just a lack of pressure compared to, well, what I remember. I think its been the case for a good 6 months or so.

No discharge, smell etc..

Please God, not the prostate ream..

so I need a finger up my bum and a dose of antibiotics?

viewing this tomorrow, honest opinions?… (be gentle)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Immaculate-E30-BMW-318-Only-31-000miles-Full-BMW-History-1-Owner-22-Years-/200671952010?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb8fafc8a#ht_726wt_1270

see you there! at the crack of 10am..

I’ll be the campest looking man there, bright pink bike and handlebar tache courtesy of movember.

If Freddie rode a bike..

All the videos make it look really easy! Where’s the shaking your arms to try to get some life back into them, sweating like a pig in the garage having been pumping furiously for the last ten minutes to no avail, shouting and swearing in frustration at the damn tyres so loud the neighbours can hear, covering everything in a gooey mix of washing up liquid, water and mud…

:lol: /\ what he said!

Can I also ask, is the stan’s rubber rim tape strip supposed to sit right up tight against the top inner edge/lip of the rim?

Just seems to be that it makes it harder for the hook/bead of the tyre to grip against the rim.

Or is the rubber rim strip supposed to fall approx 1mm short of the rim lip, in order for the tyre bead to seatagainst both the rim & the rubber strip?

you get me?

fontmoss – PMed

Ride to the south area?

there’s tons of roads to the south you can park in if you want. You can follow pretty much any road heading north from the A30 at Bagshot.

i love the look of that one /\

the more industrial the better!

any idea when we might be able to get our hands on a spider eye?

I agree with ost of your comments zippy, although I wonder how many people are running on level 4 when they think they are on level 5?
The difference between the two settings is noticable but in the heat of the moment on a twisty trail its sometimes tricky to notice the light has switched down a level unless you physically check.
My firend has the same ligth and has the same issue.
Thermal paste may help but itll be a while till I get round to checking.

And yes, I 100% agree that riders on a budget will struggle to afford anything better than MJ872’s but I dotn agree that MJ872’s outclass most more expensive lights.
My Exposure Toro rated at 975 lumens definately outperforms the 872 (I should hope so too at that price!).
All in, they (872’s) are very very good and most wont be disappointed with them (im a fussy bugger perhaps!?) , but the age old ‘you get what you pay for’ still stands true.
Buy from a british supplier, and strongly consider one of Smudge’s lights instead if you can live with slightly less spread but lots more throw.

struggle to get mine to hold full beam for more than a minute or two before it overheats and switches down.
overall, very good light beam for the money (on full beam) but not quite the be all and end all that some would have you belive. doesnt have the throw I was hoping for either.
Im currently saving for a Troutie light, british, brighter, better,

Yes!
It’s a buzz!
different to daylight, but the same, ken?

maybe he was a cat burglar?

Ah yes, Sheffield.
lots of problems with others steeling electricity

prefer cillit bang anyway.

totally AWESOME!

is commenting on a women’s attractivness sexist?

you see, slam it and any old VW looks the biz!

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=114204

why not get a caddy? at least they’re a little unusual.

old school style or newer van style? (i like em both!)

Unfortunately that fastback needs a bit too much work. You can get pretty straight rust free RHD imported squarebacks for about £3k so makes that fastback seem a bit pricey.
Nice colour though, savannah beige..

great link DezB

dont forget to download Timebomb!

so catchy it hurts.

I listed all the cars im keen on in first post, there were more than a golf estate!

why not get a fastback then? at least that’s a quicky/unusual car.

sounds like you just want something ‘dubscene’. :S

Funny you should say that – Ive wanted one for years and very nearly plumped for a couple of South African/Aussie imports.
Stunnign cars, I love them.
Unfortuantely on my current budget ill only be able to afford a rust bucket.
And then theres winter reliability..

Great suggestion though, youre talking my language

A MK3 TDI Golf Estate – fun ???????

Yes! I fitted full leather, tweaked a few bits, stuck my bikes in and enjoyed the turbo whooosh!

Again an old Golf Estate – how is that quirky or a bargain ??????

granted, not that quirky, but how many other guys do you know driving one let alone desiring one?
If you have to ask about old VW’s, then you’ll never understand.
Plus it’ll take the bikes, kids, luggage etc all over the country at close to 40mpg – and probably wont depreciate when I come to move it on in a year or two. Thats a bargain.

Whatever floats your boat I guess. I just know that I could never put up with a mediocre car in much the same way as I’d never want to put up with a mediocre life. Each to their own though.

mediocre car=value, feel free to throw thousands at yours. In the meantime ill use mine to take my bikes all over the place and fling my mediocre butt down mountains.

By the way ‘slamming’ the suspension in a 1.6 Golf Estate – surely that’s akin to a geriatric old codger buying a pair of Addidas running shoes complete with track spikes. In other words a complete waste of money!

Why?! that geriatric is having more fun and feels great! no harm in that.
Plus slammed VW’s look ACE!

Sorry don’t mean to have a go, but there’s been loads of people on here trying to help you out with your car choice but it seemed like before you first posted that you’d made up your mind not to take anyone’s advice anyway.

Probably the opposite actually, im well open to other suggestions, which meet my criteria. So far ive been mostly offered gas guzzling saloons that dont suit any of my needs.

T5 aside. They are cool. But most have rocketship milage, and insurance is way high unfortunately.

will it take a bike rack and child seat? ..

:lol:
(she was fit bitd)

Hmm, yes I do like to play Beck to friends at any given opportunity.
However, Its because his music goes into my head, and my brain processes the sounds, and stimulates pleasure sensors. And this stimulation is more frequent than when listening to a majority of other artists.
I just like to try and share that experience, didnt realise I was being a trendy whore but hey ho.

I kind of feel for artists though, expected to produce album after album that sounds ‘just like what you did before, but different’.

Im all for experimentation. Just not Radiohead style perhaps. I think we are missing out on tons of genius (accessable) music, just because Thom is a wee bit mental.
But then, the mentalists tend to produce the best.

you know what? im also willing to accept that i have a weird taste in cars

I think you are missing my points guys,
Im pretty much past caring how ‘dynamic’ a car drives, 99% of modern cars drive almost the same as each other. Ive had plenty of fun cars in the past but the trade off is almost always running costs are higher.

Im my miserable early 30’s I know get much more pleasure from driving quirky bargains. Think ‘bangernomics’.
Add to the mix that I have a soft spot for older VW’s and then you see why the Mk4 estate starts to appeal.
I know I could get a Mondeo or Vectra (and may even look at them-yuk).. who knows, its a free for all!.
Plus – It has to take child seat/s, and bikes without too much trouble.

Belive it or not, Mk4 estates are desirable and the prices are inflated over and above what you would ‘expect’ to pay, but have a look at the valuation guide for the car in question:

Dealer £1,250
Private £1,170
Part exchange £1,145
Trade £945
Cost new £14,450

Add to that its excellent service history, one owner from new, zero bodywork issues, it starts to look like a practical car for the money.

Plus, slam the suspension and stick some tunes in and in my eyes at least, its wickeddywickeddywhack!

Reluctant – I think Hora must be one of the ones you are talking about :wink:

Dismissing his later albums is certaily a loss – there are some magic moments in pretty much all of them.

I dont use the word genius very often, but I think he is close. He is certainly a great artist.

just knocked a dealer down from £1500 to £1000 on a 1.6 Mk4 Golf estate. highish miles (130k) but tons of history, cam belt changed etc.
(yet to view it but looks/sounds mint)

I look at Golf estates and get excited at the prospect of filling them with bikes/tools.
Is this normal?

your dad kicked my arse!

top man!

im going to loose at least another 3 stone by next years race so will be aiming for a sub 1h30m

STWGSRC, lets do it!

you just squeeze the plates together, then it pops apart with a bit of a sideways nudge.

10sp dont come apart, without the finger power of Chuck Norris

dont push him!

rubbish with child seats and bikes though

please dont make me look at porsche’s, I love them!.. ‘clicks onto autotrader’…

Ha, so I like boring cars? it must be true!

Fun to me is more about the look I guess, I cant afford a true ‘drivers’ car as they are fdar too juicy for my monthly budget

Corrado, T5, Fiat Coupe, all great and have all been considered at least once at some point in the past, but probably when petrol cost lest than £1 per litre.

Remember my criteria: cheap, able to take child seat without much fuss, reliable, economical, boxy, retro(ish), ability to carry bikes

I dont want much! :-)

Am currently negiotiating on a 91 Golf Mk2 Driver, 1 onwer, zero rust, low miles, 1.6auto box – whaddya reckon?

Did I mention I have a set of G60 steel wheels that im keen to use on my next car? Yes thats right, im choosing my next car on the basis that a set of wheels will fit. Mental.

MG-ZT(T)..nice.. I must be a sadist, its almost too nice!

You can take a nice walk from one side of the city to the other in 40 mins or less, so dont worry too much about location.

Id avoid the district area though, not so nice late at night

Yes, I found other runners getting in the way more than other races ive entered, weird.
I only managed 1h42m but had chronic cramp of the right butt cheek for the last mile and lost over 3 mins.
How’d you get on after 12 years?

Ok, so maybe I was overreacting just a smidge… but it was strangely quiet in a lot of areas

Susceptible to marketing and brand image are we?

quite the opposite actually – I poke iPod owners in the eye, and laugh at anyone wearing ‘labels’, and walk a country mile to avoid Nike sports gear if I can help it.
Old VW’s just look better. Especially once slammed.
Blame it on owning a beetle as a first car.
Im not even keen on new VW’s, but as soon as they hit ‘banger’ age, they magically look smarter.

V5 TASTIC

would love to, have owned a V5 before, and driven VR6’s. great engines, tons of smile per mile. Just cant afford the fuel costs. Mortage and young child come before £20 trips down the road these days. Fuel is a killer.

Go big, get a far better car for your money with a big engined ‘beast’.

So tempted to do that. As soon as the novelty wears off ill be crying like John Terry’s life coach every time I visit the petrol station

MX5

Always had a soft spot for these. Alas, too small for my stature. Tricky to carry my bikes, & no room for the child seat!