Nothing. They just fit the OP’s brief well. HTH.

Agreed, thanks for the suggestion – i’ll take a look at Fabia’s I reckon.
When push comes to the shove, I think i’ll likely plump for economy over turbo kick though

I had a 55plate. go for the 80 bhp, the 65 is woeful.
It was nice, small and french but a decent drive. I did 80 mile a day commute in it for a year or so.

What real world MPG did you manage? any reliability issues?

1.4TDCI fiesta

Is that the squarer model following the bulbous version?
Sounds worth investigating.

Trust me on this:
Tin of tuna mixed into piping hot beans,
with a healthy pinch of chilli flakes and splash of Worcestershire stirred in,
poured over cold buttered toast (not bread that once met a toaster – proper Toast),
with cheese grated over the top at the last moment – not the standard size grater holes though – the fancy smaller ones that give a finer grating.

Posher that way.

Serve to anyone and prepare to see their upturned nosed faces suddenly fall in love with your immaculacy.

Good shout, I like the look of those.
Have driven Octavia VRS and love the concept of the extra horses, although can’t help but feel I should be looking at a more frugal example of the model?

So I’m 95% there on my build. Love the colour in the sun light, grape is the way forward!

Handling is as described elsewhere, responsive and MTB like.

Can a plane really be shot down by a surface missle at 30k+ feet?

Honest question

Apparently so, from a BUK mounted vehicle

I just found myself thinking for a minute what it would be like to be aboard a passenger airliner struck by a missile in mid air, and not die instantly..

Awful awful awful.
What is going on?

I want to arrange unlimited dialling, but bar dialling to a specific number

if confirmed as shot down, this is dire dire news.

fair comments re Rossi.

I know little of Marquez and haven’t witnessed his winning streak.

From all the accolades it would appear he is the genuine real deal.

That’s an awesome guarantee right there.

I’m now pawing over the Stoater FT to decide if one of the large discounted frames can fit my requirements as well as the Stoater I’ve always had my eye on..

Steven, could you possibly offer a ball bark price on painted frame and fork?

But that’s just it, the bikes sounded almost as uninspiring to me as the current crop of F1 lawn mowers.

I honestly thought i’d tuned into a feeder series at first, but kept hearing the commentators say ‘Rossi’..

That’s another thing, what’s the deal with Rossi?
I know he was on an iffy framed bike for a couple of years, but is he actually the riding god we all thought years ago or is he being outpaced by better younger riders now (or better bikes) ?

Has his age caught up with him?
Genuinely interested to know.

It does seem to be you Vs the rest of the thread though, so I take some comfort in the fact I have the backing of the other PC do-gooders on here

Nope, I’m with D28Boy, mildly infuriated.
And don’t get me started on randomly spaced, randomly sized speed bumps, encouraging drivers to swerve into your lane at the last minute whilst you approach.
Infuriating. Makes me spit out my boiled sweets.

nice, food for thought. thanks Rubber B and all.

Just a side thought, do you guys already using these systems find the mic’s invasive?
as in, do they not sit right up against your mouth?

I can pretty much kiss the mouthpiece area of my lid, particularly at higher speeds.
I’m imagining a mouthful of mic is inevitable.

Yak – Member

eh?

Ha! Our resident hippety hopper.

I assume it’s meant to be Tupac (Shakur)?

I think Topic Shaker is Tupac’s chocolate molesting alter ego.

top tip, go to Orange Juice seller number 5, you’ll see what I mean when you get there.

I’ve never wanted to visit Morocco, but like a moth to a flame this comment has me searching for flights..

What could it be?!!

Theoretically I can do anything, but I feel qualified for nothing.

Damn bro, that’s me to a tee.

Finding it so hard to commit in any direction.

Tuned in to my first GP race this weekend for quite some time, sorry about this as i’m sure its been covered plenty, but why do the bikes sound quite so naff now?

They sound like 500/600cc put puts now, is that the case?

I missed the guttural Superbike roar.

Would be handy if that is the case as I’m fairly sure I’ve got a pair of those knocking around somewhere (don’t currently have access to them to check)

I’m seeing a girl who has the exact same voice. And hair. Looks a bit like her too.

Comes in very handy.

well, except its not really saying anything is it?

(hoping for remarkable recovery)

/\ brilliant!

I think 9/10deg rise stem looks the way forward.

So I ran 90mm on my Soul, I should aim for 100mm on the Escapade?

Gah..
I’m running a 719 rear and planning to match the front but ideally id be running crests or similar. So stop teasing me

Also running Alfine so I reckon the weight saving on the rear would’ve been nice with a Crest.
Or perhaps not.. the Alfine is an anchor.

Almost finished on my Escapade build, wondering what length/rise stems everyone is using on theirs?

I note the max recommended length is 120mm on the large frame (fair enough), but combined with Midge handlebar I’m being lead to believe that more rise is better, particularly for off road jaunts.

I’m tempted to go 120mmx10degree (I’m 6ft 1″ tall, short legs long torso) , but imagine 100 or 110mm x 10 degrees may do the job nicely.

Trouble is, even with 120mm stems I still see most if not all of the front hub when looking down from the handlebars – the age old measuring technique.

can you explain what you mean?

I gather these Kings for sale on the link are a standard 1.125″ upper cup with an oversize 1.5″ lower?
I’m wondering if these fit the new Cotic headset standard, for example.

If so, a right bargain. Wish I snapped up a Mango.

GO RIDE YOUR BIKES FFS!!

Sweet Holy (mythical) Jesus.

WTF, Froome’s OUT?!

Woppit you C@(7!

Saw Arcade Fire at Earls Court the week before and saw them again at Hyde Park last week.

I have a man crush on Win, and a total boner for Reflektor et al.

The Glasto AF set was awesome.

Wow.

This is an all time sad sack low. Even for STW.

Get a grip guys.

You don’t even pay road tax.

I for one love spoilers. They are exciting.

Here’s one for later:

BRAZIL BEAT GERMANY AND MAKE THE FINAL!!!

WHOOP!!!

I worked logistics in a previous role and am possibly looking to relocate Essex way, whereabouts are you?

The curse of the extra leg

Don’t get me wrong, I love my jedi’d MTB cornering skills.
Just that cornering on my motorbike now is twisting my melon

I love my 98 Kona Kapu. Love, as in i’m chemically attached to this bike.

For me, road bikes aesthetically peaked in the late 90’s (love the Quantum’s too), and with the Kapu being steel (853 obviously) the old cliche stands true, it just rides so smooth.

I could kiss her. I do kiss her.

Anyone gone flat out round hairpins Jedi style on 23mm road tyres?

Its hairy.. but it still works!

I am not here writing this as words cannot express how happy I am to see Liverpool spunk the league away.

That’s not quite the spirit

That’s the spirit 🙂

Slackalice, I’ll consider the options and let you know

Spiny, it has certainly crossed my mind. I’ll have to ping you an email