the transition lenses are fine for all riding conditions – imho they change from light to dark pretty quick .

sanderson life

@coffeeking

random comma's are, the future of, gra,mmer. As is mis-use of hyphens and pour spelling.

You kind of miss the point to what I was saying . . .

just pointing out that after 7 years of study there is a fairly hefty bill to pay, hence the costs

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There are countries in the world where ALL health care and education is free. Why not here ?

I know a recently graduated dentist who actually has less take-home pay than I do

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All workers are cogs in the machine of society and as such should be of equal worth.

What we have is wrong and is not working. People should aspire to live well,rather than live better.

Is it ethical to make large sums of money out of people when it comes to health?

in a word NO.

Healthcare & Education should be seen as basic human rights. Dentists, earn far too much as do lots of other professions, and all this b@ll@x about 7 years study – well boo hoo. No one forced them to do it (or maybe mummy and daddy did).

Why does one profession hold more value than another ? All workers are cogs in the machine of society and as such should be of equal worth. Obviously due to greed and self importance the majority of todays [failed]capitalist[/failed] society as we know it cannot accept that they are not better than other people, so change will take time.

We have a minimum wage, why not also have a maximum ?

There are countries in the world where ALL health care and education is free. Why not here ?

pros – very comfortable and offer quite a few positions. great for climbing. look different which is good IMHO.
cons – ermmm. some people think they are weird. can be a bit difficult to mount stuff on (light, computers, etc)

we've used both cyclejersey.com and Endura – Endura are better quality by far, and they do proper downhill jerseys – min order 15 items though but you can make that up from any combination such as 3 jerseys 4 jackets 8 downhill tops etc.

can highly recommend the Endura gillet and the 3/4 thermal bib shorts – all other kit is top but they are the best imho

probably the loveliest saddlebag – and contrary to popular belief it is very stable an doesn't get in the way even when hanging out the back on decents

been all over with my bike on trains and never had an issue – are you booked on a specific train at a specific time ? if so have a visit to your local XC station and get them to book you a place for the bike. Don't ring the call centre – don't use online booking or ticket machines, always go to the booking office and tell them what you want to do and they'll sort it for you as cheap as they can.

we did ours through Endura using some software I have and they look ace
even Gary Fisher likes it
if you email me your design over I'll have a look and see what I can do

badbrainsmbc@hotmail.com

sorry got no pics , but last year i cycled round Cuba. needed plenty of fluids due to humidity etc and also to carry plenty of gear so i used my sanderson life kitted out with semi slick tyres, a camelbac to carry water and some kit – lightweight stuff like clothes etc. so not too muchweight on my back – couple of bottles with carb drinks and a big saddle bag (carradice barley is my favourite) – rationale = steel hardtail easy to repair bend back to shape if the worst happens.
clothing wise you only realy need two lots of kit three at most – wearone wash one spare one, hang kit from bars etc to dry as your riding along – not pretty but practicle. pair of lightweight trousers a sweat shirt and a fleece jobs a good un
have a look here bikepacking[/url] for ideas
just don't forget the sudacreme.

google – avid rollamajig

see if you can get your hands on one of these . . .

. . . not that easy to come by these days but will do the job and save you having to buy a new mech.

i've been using one for years – really good bit of kit.

had a similar issue on a mates turner – could we f### find the squeak – spoke to Turner who suggested greasing rear qr skewer – i thought he was taking the p### but it worked and now ady no longer has to ride alone

can see your dilemma , but why get Mum to teach him to ride while you 'assist' . when the kid does get pedalling just make sure you give them and their mum lots of praise for learning together.

some velvet morning – nancy sinatra and lee hazlewood 😕

Top gig fellas – thoroughly enjoyed it. Hope the photos were OK 😉

my mates Turner had a terrible creak/squeak that appeared to come form the BB – we stripped cleaned and regreased – but it still made the noise – we did what we thought was everything , chainring bolts, included and it still wouldn't go away.
Eventually someone (I forget who ) told us to grease the quick releaase skewer in the back wheel as that was (not could be but a definate that was) the problem.
I wasn't convinced but couldn't see any harm in it – low and behold it worked.

an old mate of mine once sparked him out, as he put it.

before replacing the bearings I'd have a go at repacking them with grease – its dead easy and costs next to nowt, so if it doesn't cure the problem you havn't lost much but you could have saved loads ifit works (does that make sense ?)

You will need – spray such as GT85, good quality bearing grease, some rags, tools to remove cranks and BB, small electrical type screwdriver.

1. remove your cranks
2. remove BB from frame
3. clean inside of BB shell (might as well while your down there)
4. clean BB cups and gently prize off the outer seal with the screwdriver.
5. even gentler remove the inner seal
6. you will now see the bearings – give them a good flush out with GT85 and wipe clean and leave to dry (or quietly sneak into bedroom and blow dry with other halves hair dryer)
7. repack with grease – thumb in as much as you can then rotate the bearings a few times and thumb in some more . repeat until your happy its done.
8. smear some grease on the bearing side of the inner seal and refit.
9. do the same with the outer seal
10. wipe everything clean
11. add a small amount of grease to the threads and refit.
12. clean and refit cranks
Job done and hopefully the creaking has gone.

Top tip – if you can get hold of some replace the BB spacers provided by Hope (made out of that horrible black plasticy stuff – are you listening Hope ??) with some nice metal ones (like what come with some RaceFace BB's) that way you can properly tighten the BB cups into place.

Theakstons Old Peculiar
Super League
– craving another piece of winter candy, wishing my bike was clean for morning

I've had a number of steel hardtails over the years
I didn't think I'd ever find a bike as enjoyable to ride as my original Clockwork (original ,not a C16 or one of these new impostors)
That was until I got the Sanderson Life.

Never seen a review in any magazine( if anyone knows of one please let me know) but saw the frame in LBS and new I had to have one. That was 2 years ago and I'm still impressed with it.

I've used for all types of riding – short singletrack blasts, 12 hour solo, tour of Cuba, numerous Peaks/Dales/Lakes epics and I can honestly say it's the best bike I've ever ridden.

Frame is very well designed for british conditions ,bosses for full cables up and out of the mud, forward facing seat tube slot, loads of clearance etc.

Not only that but the finish is second to none – the paint is superb, the welds are very neat.

I love it ! But don't tell everyone, they all want one 😉

Drinking = Theakstons Old Peculiar
Listening = wife in one ear, teenage son in other , shite on TV in background (I'm gonna finish typing this then _ i'll be drinking nowt but I'll be listening to the door close behind me and the dogs pulling me down the street'
Eating = chorizo, chick pea and salad in pitta bread (posh kebab)

get some reflective tape
get a hole punch
punch out enough holes to put one in between each spoke on the rim
simples

the Dirtworker is a top piece of kit – mines in the car all the time , clean bike, clean boots, clean dogs , better water pistol than all the kids,.

For biking – stick a can of GT85 and an old towel in with the Dirtworker and you're on a real winner , spray clean, wipe dry ,spray lube – job done.

the after sales service is second to none – i had the gun break (recognised problem with original design and it was a veteran of a couple of Mayhem,sits 24/12 hit the north events not to mention two or three uses a week at least) , sent them an email and a photo – few days later new design gun turns up totally FOC.

have a look at this website for turbo workouts – you can even upload your own

before i start i must say that as a kid we did ride across the local dam when it was frozen – but i was a kid and as kids we did stupid things.
it's not that you might fall through the ice or that youare having fun
it's the fact if youdo fall through the ice and can't get out someone else has got to come in and retrieve you (and as for your 'i didn't ask them to rescue me' no you didn't but the emergency services don't know that or worsestill the bloke walking his dog who see's it happen and ends up getting himself in to difficulties coming after you.

.. and why the attraction ? even if it's strong enough to support you , it's a dead flat, dead even surface thats a bit slippy

Mr Barnes – you sir are a pr##k

sudocreme

after trying many over the years i finally listened to an old fella and gave one a try. i know they don't look that sexy but once broken in you really can't beat* a Brooks B17 narrow.

*but you can take great pride in giving it a good polish

WTB saddles are quite comfy but in my opinion are too wide and found they could chaffe. Specialised BG are ok provided you get the right size. SDG looked great (tiger skin) but felt a bit 'fat'.
but after many years of pondering this question i've come to the conclusion that its purely down to the individual – no two arses are the same i suppose.

c'mon Ton , where you from ?
all the lads round here know that in weather like this only thier dads old pit undies will do.

no school
no work
YEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

Snow ball fight !!!!!!
😆

last time was when i hit my head on a friends low ceiling sprinting to use his bog – didn't notice the concussion (cos i was concussed ?!?) at first , next dayat work couldn't string a conversation together and was writing total rubbish in emails etc. spent the next 3 days with no concept of time – which was god as doctor advised no reading and no tv. just sat staring out of window

had it a few times before as a result of mtb crashes – most notably on the Mary Townley Loop when I split a Giro Xen in half. Ihad photos of reservoirs on my camera but absolutely no recollection of passing/seeing/taking pictures of them. apparently mymate kept asking me my name and as long as i could answer correctly he presumed i was OK.

been knocked out cold too a few times whilst competing in MMA when I wasa bit younger – totally different. not fun and real incentive to train harder and make sure you win next time and/or hang up the gloves

marching on together ! Get in !

myeldest son is still riding my original clockwork which must be at least 13 years old if not more. it still has the original seat pin , seat clamp, and bear trap pedals.

my youngest son is stillrunning an old shimano deore dx shortcage rear mech fitted with tacx(?) ally jockey wheels.

numerous other bits knocking about that are well over 5 years old and still in perfect working order
:idea:could be a possible gold mine for the retro crowd. i'll get back to you 😉

TON – i've put a link to this on our club forum seeing as we are wakey based. I've also had a word with a few of the locals for you 😉 any news i'll post up on here.

i use a wireless computer on mine – i also use a heart rate monitor
(didn't get cadence version but wish i had).
problem with most wireless computers is that they are set to work on front wheels so you may be out of range by using the back wheel – on my setup i have to have the magnet at the top chainstay and angle the computer body down towards the ground in order to get a reading.

I'd agree that the heart rate monitor is the most important tool but mileage is also valuable as a way to measure improvements.
e.g. you do a 30 min workout with set HR zones to work to. record the stats including mileage. do exactly the same workout 4-6 weeks later record the stats and compare – your HR %'s could be the same but as you are fitter you are now pedalling faster and therefore covering more miles.

on another note , this webite – http://www.turbotraining.co.uk/turbo_trainer_sessions.php – is quite good for workouts. You can also upload your own workouts.

just back from riding at Dalby today.
The first climb is difficult due to the ice but once you've cleared that bit its rideable. It is sketchy in places but no where near as bad as you would expect. Theres a couple of diversions in place but nowt you can't handle

EVE – i'll take it tothe skip for you if you like 😀

this happened to me a few years ago – i put the big dog in the shed for a few nights.
no ones ever been back.

check brimak out

my son works there and they realy do take great pride in their work

if i knew you were coming i'd have slashed my wrists