How did you manage to ride? I would have been driving around looking for it!

Glad to see you turned the day around though, looks lovely around there

Legally it's yours but if you hae food neighbours then talk to them. It's your property so make them aware of that. I replaced my fence recently and my neighbour offered to pay half.

Or photobucket

Innis & Gunn is lurvly!!

Currently drinking some Banrock Station though that was left after the last bbq i had. Realy affects your typing

Tesco is better although the mrs did an order the other day and changed our home number or something and apparently it wiped the list she spent hours compiling… needless to say it wasn't her fault..Sis uses asda every now and again but prefers Tesco

Paul, Steve has a point which doesn't need bringing up again as it was about ages ago and was about 20 pages the last time it came up.

Sony are the ones I like

The WMB and MBR routes are quite difficult to understand and everytime I've used them I've had to back track at some point or another… I've also got OS maps for the ones I've tried as without them it's a nightmare. Easy short routes aren't bad but the longer they are and the smaller the scale the worse they are. Remember you have to use the map more than the written content!!!!

I'm on 5 of which 3 have been in the rain. I have now got some hooks in a wall to take my ground sheet which is the linked to the washing line and tied down to the decking. Works a treat

If you're talking about the normal ones [non induction] then it's just an air filter. If you have a classic car that you are likely to hold on to for years then it's worth it as all you do is clean it every year. On modern cars that you normally get rid of every few years it's not really worth it considering filters are between £5-8 from most motor factors.

An induction kit may increase bhp but doesn't necessarily improve fuel consumption. You can get your engine remapped to increase fuel consumption but then your performance will/may reduce.

Looking at Parkers they are saying about 32mpg so don't think what you're getting is too bad. As said above a good service does wonders for your car.

Doyou do oil changes befre te recommended service intervals? In my old 306 I used to service it every 4k [oil, oil filter] with a main service every 8k[all filters and oil]. Was getting much better fuel consumption from that than my mates were getting from theirs.

As said above your best bet is

I've got a die cast corgi chieftain that fire missiles. Got a fair few others in the loft too.

It'll be about June / July as usual with the new iphone. New phone looks pretty good. Can't wait to slap OS4 on my phone… about time for multi-tasking

Blu ray if you're buying now but get one that upscale. Have a loom at blockbuster the video rental place, they do really good deals on some with blu rays as well. Failing that try richer sounds. If you go to currys etc make sure you price match

A stuck pistons means an overhaul of th caliper which is a fairly easy job on most brakes but I've never done juicy before. Are you capable mechanically? If so then you have two options 1. Take it all apart, replace the seal and re bleed the brakes or 2. Just clean the seal up with some silicone spray and put it back together. I tend to go for second option on my hopes.

I cleaned mine down last night with alloy wheel cleaner and mine stopped doing it. Could be worth giving them a good clean before taking them back to the shop

The thing that would get me is if they had been nicked and they were insured your insurance may be null and void as they were left outside irresponsibly. Same as leaving your car unlocked or the keys easily accessible. I think a word first with the landlord is best o talk to CAB

I would have gone absolutely mental! Got told by an old landlord I couldn't keep the bikes in a house or if I did I had to get carpets cleaned or replaced a they were a little crapped up

Only just realised its tomorrow, had Sunday in mind for some reason and had other plans for tomorrow. Sorry. Will pay more attention in the future

I hear ya there. Not a fan of the new stuff at all

Metallica… shit!?!? Dear god what is this drum coming to?

Not heard it yet but on list for iTunes next week. Aren't they playing in Portsmouth tonight or is that bluetones?

You'll have an email to confirm dispatch. I h estuff from 2008 that's still being packed. If you're worried then ring them, the wiggle crew are really good

Every 3 years for my xc helmet. My old dh helmet is sitting in a cupboard unused but very much loved… classic White with red frames. Can't part with that. Also got a p155 pot too but that holding gardening gloves and a trowel in the shed

Can't believe I missed this one. Only in Pompey so makes perfect sense to come see you all

CG – what's the winch forum??

Got an xc120 and I love it. Properly throwable and fun

Firstly do you have any copper slip on the back of the pads? Secondly and I'm not 100% on this but are the disc mounts faced? I presume these are ali even in a carbon frame but someone will help you out no doubt.

Anyway, when mine squeal I use copper slip and it quietens right down.

Trying to decide whether or not to ride the SDW from QECP or to go to Slindon to investigate the stuff I rode a few months back that was too boggy to ride properly

It just so happens I'm in Crawley that weekend to celebrate my birthday… perhaps I can dissappear for a few hours

Went to see a doctor this morning and she said it looks like I have this TMJ. Got to eat soft foods etc and rest my jaw and swallow plenty of Ibuprofen.

My mate had a similar incident and spoke to his insurance company. They gave him a new tv of equivalent spec.

Interesting topic as I'm looking for a replacement. A couple of good options above and I'm quite liking the Cube if I'm honest but perhaps a little racey. I have, as mentioned above, been looking at the Whyte 19 trail but I think the 1500 one I found was steel but seemed good value for money and the whytes are getting good value for money.

Another option I have been looking at though is the top of the range Boardman from Halfords for a grand. I still think that's a lot of bike for your money but I don't know much about the frame but if I got it I would probably use my Kinesis frame and a few choice parts.

You near lampeter then? I know of some around there if trademark can't help

Congrats to you both.

I've got deore ahifters and have gotten rid of deore mechs for xtr and xt. About to upgrade my shifter but to be honest they have been very reliable. They look a little cheap but are built well and haven't failed yet.

Oh great. That's most of my symptoms! Will have to visit the dentist and see what they can give me as normal pain killers are doing jack

Going to avoid it in 3D as it was a retrospective production but thanks for te heads up

I got run off the road by a white van man when I was living in Plymouth. Was with a large group who caught up with him when he weaved to try and knock another off to which one guy retaliated by denting the back panel. He spat in one guys face to which another mate somehow got hold of his keys and threw them in a field. Worst experience for me really as left quite shaken up and didn't enjoy what was planned to be an awesome ride.

Had episodes in Portsmouth where cars have been very close to hitting me on a work commute but to be fair moat have apologised but some of the back roads I have to ride on are very narrow and busy

this is an old picture but not to many changes. I think there's a chance I might be getting a boardman on a cycle scheme so that I can update some of the bits like an ancient rear wheel and my old faithful E4s. The foxs are also off to Argos at the next service interval for a White paint job

I have a 11-32 on the rear and 32 and 44 up front and find it fine. The worst thing is the left shifter and the lost shift but I think this new xt groupset my sort that.

I've got it on VHS… remember those?!. At a friends house and not allowed it on. Love ray harryhousen stuff. Want to watch the new clash of the titans but don't think it will have the same kind of magic