just collected some bars screws and a cage in my back and was wondering about this….

what about shop security things, are they magnetic?

surveys complete, good luck

in hampshire, just really needed a rough idea of what it would cost to run an event…is it hundreds, thousands ???

I would have a look at Cytronex, based in Winchester and they basicall yconvert “normal” bikes using a front hub motor, controller inder the BB and battery in a water bottle. I tested a Marin Day one single speed and it wa really quite good. They do geared ones too and com with integrated ligyts etc.

MArk who owns it is a nice chap and very passionate about the whole thing…

They are quite dear but the advantage is they look and handle like a normal bike and do not way that much

I wanted to have the switch on the back of the can (my Hid switch is broken), and if i cut the stumpy bit off the original it will be too short once fed into the can to be neat.

If i have to i will, but whilst i was at it thought i’d try and do a neat job, adding the led as well, though if i keep the switch on the lead then the led will be a nicer fit on the back of the can.

The quandry of just getting it done vs doing a nice job….

don’t have any heatsinks left to you…

Thanks, i have the LEds and the drivers and the optic from cutter, its just the asociated bits and bobs that are casuing me issues.

If i have to i can get a heatsink made, but the cable connectors are a source of headache

thanks to woody2000, now have bits of PCB, LEDs, wires and various bits of aluminium in various shapes where my old HiD used to be!

Just struggling to find a source for the power connectors that came on the light or a replacement pair with that neat locking ring built in.

Tried RS, Maplin Farnell Raopid bnut can find nothing suitable, anyone able to post a link to a supplier of something secure and reasonably weather proof?

Also andyone know of a supplier of a 38mm diamter heatsink?

Cheers

i was hoping for somnething that i could “stunble upon” whilst “popping into” a bike shop for an inner tube…

“ohhh look a Kona Ute, my 40th birthday present well yes that would be nice….”

vw polo saloon tdi…dull dull dull, but very cheapp to run…

saian super crew

cool, thanks for the update, hope you are okay, not nice…bolied water and dry toast??

Thisisnotaspoon, any news on the peugeot?

Sam, Any update on the peugeot? Don't suppose you know what spacing the frame is for the rear wheels do you?

the problem is that when they nmade panel vans they never bonded the inner and outer skins around the window frames together, theres just a lump of a masticy type stuff in there, only when the frames are bonded is the shell strong enough to accept seatbelts.

I've sent you a pdf about window fitting on your email in your profile.

mugboo, you may want to look at the way the windows are fitted and the structure of a T4. To have the seatbelts fitted in the C pillar, the inner sking must be bonded to the outer skin to give the structure the rigidity it should have. There;'s lots of debate on the tr4forum on this but VW spoecify that if a panel van is to be converted to have seatbelts it must have this done. Its not a hard job, its a case of cleaning iut the matic that is there, clamping the inner and outer skin toigether and bonding with somethin like sikaflex. Then letting oit dry over night. The added bonus of this is that the windows will sit flusher than if you don't do this.

thisisnotaspoon, YGM re the peugeot…

in my experience the insurance is the problema nd a lot of places will shy away from vans with wimndows in the side??

However, I did a T4 with windows and fitted a middle row of caravelle seats using all the original VW fittings (still available form VW) and insured it with Adrian Flux as a modified vehicle.

not sure about mets, but my 64cm head fits in specialized helmets very nicely..

well seemsthe fault lay at my door ….sort of….

Get a phone call from my solicitor, saying they had sent some questions out that the buyer had asked to the wrong address, very sorry and they'll send them out today…

so all seems explainable now, the what is being left form, the have you had any rows with your neoghbours stuff, any sewage issues questions still all to be done.

put it down to my wifes casual it'll happen when it happens attitude and refusing to chase the solicitor…lets see if things start moving once those forms are done…

Couple of hours into a SDW ride and the newly fitted front brake pads fall out ! Bit odd, the Shimano split pin must have worked loose. MAnage to cobble a new pad retainer out of spare gear cable and cable ties, complete SDW and think nothing more of it.

Return home to fix brake bike in stand, look at work bench and see shimano split pin sat there in all it glory just waiting to be fitted ….

d'oh

I think what you need is one of these, asked the same thing the other week;

got it form here

All terrain cycles

not too many as has been said, and change them randomly, if they change 9am on a monday then people will know and it will turn into the Aldi thursday morning syndrome.

If you drop things in now and agin it keeps the casual browser interested that they may stumble across a bargain anytime in the week…..

the mash tun is now a trendy tapas bar don't you know, no more sitting on the floor listening to bands…

Is there aroute for this ride yet or is it a secret, could make it with the wife childcare dependant…

There are a few pubs that don't mind grubby people on bikes just have to route them out…

I discovered the mono mini pad issue whilst at Afan a few weeks back. Meant i had to buy two sets of ashim(?) pads for £38 which lasted the duration of the wall. Great.

Sent back to the now legendary"warranty department" and await the outcome……

but not holding breath

I thought that but they are mono minis so are a one piece machined bit. Guess a wanted in the clasifieds is the way to go….

o2, of you have an 02 phone you can get 2mb unlimited for £7.50 a month with free router.

Sign up to quid co and get £50 back as well…

i got a response to a question i posed on the info address earlier in the week, so it does/ did work…

just avoid Hamax ones, got some to fit woth my childseat and the mountings lasted a month before they broke off (meant i list a laptop for a bit).

Probably fine for on road stuff, but anything rough and they disintegrate.

styaed there last year, like it, decent kitchen, good shower, beds are a bit tight in one of the rooms, and you can walk to afan lodge for beer and food.

Gina Ford +1

I read the book cover to cover, and it makes sense to me, the gist is making sure they have enough food & milk during the day, never get stressed by being hungry and learn to put themselves to sleep.

A lot of negativity about GF must be from people who read snippets, as in isolation a lot of her methods seem harsh, but altogether they make perfect sense.

Best tenner i ever spent and my 14month old now sleeps from 7pm to 6am most nights (except when teeth cause issues or the kn@b with the Subaru down my road is on earlies and starts it and its 4" exhaust at 4:50 am to warm the oil for ten minutes gggrrrr)

enough said….

yep, can't seem to find a bb to suit anywhere, have gone back to a cleaned up old chainset, will get a new one next week and replace it at the cable tightening "service"

quick look at the shimano data sheets and my new chainset needs a 122 axle length not the 113 i have ggggrrrr…and yes it is xmas eve and i will be looking for a bike shop n southampton that has a e type bb 68mm shell and 122 axle…could be a fun day i promised i would spend with the family!!!!!!!!!

stayed here

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house between afan lodge and the afan vistor centre, so you can ride to the trails and walk to the lodge for beer and food. all you need, nice safe shed and a jetwash too..

not bad until the 5th december when my mum passed away, funral tomorrow, kind of taken the edge of the first year of my daughters life a bit, got to stay happy for the fact my mum was a grandma for a bit…

Roll on 2010 , gonna do loads of stuff and get on with things like my mum would have done

half a ton of salt and the errant one takes a night off….oh well try again tonight

i have tried that and so far i have only found one pile of cat sick and some baby poo

the salt is down, lets see what i find in the morning….

I have started to fill the 8 holes each side of the radiator where the previous homeowner measured never and cut eight times, the holes for the pipes…ffs, its not that hard to get close….

I have asked the wife and she denies any involvement, maybe chuck is the slug….

salt sounds like a good first attempt, if that fails i think i'll call chuck & hugh, then try cheap lager…or maybe i'll get some cheap lager a chuck norris dvd and stay up all night ……