Unless you intend to race/take it off-road, I’d give the cx bike a miss. I have one and love it but find the canti brakes terrifying at times. Gonna buy a road bike with proper calipers soon.

Most people are gits.

CAAD-X would be my choice. I also like the look of a Cube X-Race for a grand.

Perhaps the improving skill of the home mechanic has been forced by the incompetence of the LBS mechanic?

I immediately wanted a Lapierre (I suspect they have that effect on a lot of people)

My mate has been lusting after one for two years. Went out with him and his new 34 today. Ear-to-ear grins.

I watched a weatherman tell me it’s 23 degrees and sunny in Barnstaple this morning. I looked out of the window and it wasn’t. Not really cold though.

Quantocks. It’s never bad.

strong easterly nae probs where im going should be x offshore and fairly sheltered from the worst of it(and crowds)…should be ace.

Will that be somewhere between Exmouth and Looe? 😉

So it does. My mistake.

If you need the money, give your local sperm bank a call instead

The donation must also be for altruistic reasons and
clinics are not allowed pay men to be a donor, although expenses such as
travel or loss of earnings due to time off work may be paid up to a legal
maximum by agreement. Clinics are, however, allowed to offer fertility
treatment services at reduced cost or even free of charge to the donor or
couple as a consequence of his donation.

There goes my idea of reducing the student debt.

im not paying a grand for a ridley

How about £699 for a FOCUS[/url]?

The cheap wheels and aluminium fork would rule out the Giant for me (and the fact they no longer import XL sizes).

My mate’s sister works for Wiggle and she could be described as being most attractive.

Saints alive! I’m having my first child in March. There go my ideas of a new road bike next year.

am I right in thinking the Ultegra groupset is above the 105 which is in turn above the tiagra?

Deore = Tiagra
SLX = 105
XT = Ultegra
XTR = Dura-Ace

All 10 speed except for Tiagra (9)

The cube is cracking value too. It seems that their prices, along with Focus’, have dropped for 2011.

It’ll also match my team’s race-kit, which is proper factory.

Cube X-Race Comp 2011[/url] Come in at a pound under a grand.

Still poorly. 👿

Scruff, I wouldn’t hold your breath.

Roubaix knee warmers on 30mins before leaving?

I could now get my dream bike on 0% apr, and have a few quid left over

Which’ll probably be better for your fitness than going to the gym.

Cyclocross bikes?

I have a three cup cheapo from TK max and does the job just fine

Mine did but has managed to explode twice. It’s gone to the recycling now.

Can anyone suggest a link to a cheap, reliable, 2-cup pot?

‘The Three Musketeers’ by Alexandre Dumas. Good fun.

My Dad’s fishing mate is a farmer. Best steak I’ve had has been a lump of sirloin bought from him and cooked at home by me.

Otherwise, various places across South Africa.

Ah. Not been there yet, but I understand it’s ace.

More to the point, where is this Tamar Trail?

I have no experience of the Crud, but I did have a pair of SKS and was thoroughly unimpressed. Offered only minimal protection and rubbed the paint off my frame.

Putts looked better but pretty busy.

I rather not surf than give that ****, Rob Tucker, £7.50 to park my car.

Yeah, I’d love hundreds of people from all over the country to arrive at my local.

Oh wait, that happens every Saturday.

http://road.cc/content/review/17090-squirt-sweatsucker-headband

I would have had the shit kicked out of me if I’d have worn that when I was playing rugby. Very amusing.

I believe Focus are releasing a load of 29ers for 2011: CLICK

Don’t know if they’ll be imported though.

Stupid bloody cold. 🙁

I’m 6’6″, so not a chance. Through the years, I’ve learned what geometry and sizing works for me. Not that many of the importers actually bother bringing XXL sizes into the UK anyway.

I often feel the geometry on XXL frames is wrong as it’s just a copy of a 17″ frame scaled up, but that’s a whole other story.

Mobile phones give you ear cancer.

What do CX riders do

Run tubulars and take about 40 sets of wheels to the race. Well, the pros do anyway.

Which shop was that? I reckon it’d be right up Julian Wilson’s avenue.

I think Virgin do broadband only without having to have a phone line. Otherwise, I’m very happy with 3mobile and also means no hassle when I move soon.

The 2009 unit came with a geared dropout. Call Paligap (importers) and see if a spare from there would work.

He might want to chuck a flag on the back of that.