fancy some of the s2 clothing but can’t fin pics or sizing, maybe some new road bars as well and one of hose shoulder bags fo thelaptop

there are pics of the s2 stuff, but you have to look on the normal sale area rather than the big list.

yep, got 2 x sram 950 cassettes, 2 x sram PC971 chains and 1 x XT chainring. total of £66, including delivery. nice one.

sweet child o’ mine

definitely bike shop. you make money and the things you want to buy become much cheaper – win win!

yeah likewise – i’ve got 3 of the little blighters now!

we were considering one but ended up getting a focus estate instead – those tourans and similar have quite a lot of boot volume, but most of it’s vertical which ends up being much less useful. we concluded that a proper length to the load space is much more practical.

i think the crucial difference is that he didn’t cause death by dangerous driving

saw some of the indoor athletics the other day, my eye was caught by the lovely:

Verena Sailer, German 60m Sprinticater

(2nd right)

out of interest, JNG, how often would you say you’ve changed your ellsworth bearings? you get replacements from freeborn?

i think i’m away, but if not i’m there…

And I have an idea for a nice bolt on one

i thought you’d packed that lot in? :lol:

allow me

i felt so guilty about my response that i tried to find it for you, but can’t :lol:

it’s harder than it looks, this googling

i could bunnyhop a long time before i could wheelie let alone manual. you just roll your body forward to pull up on the bars and then when the front wheel’s off the ground press your feet back into the pedals and kick back and up. that’s it.

here you go

although if you can get a 25 year old when you’re 15 i would highly recommend it :)

what happens if it does break 10 years, chief?

i’m one year younger than the gf

so you’re the second one then?!

my commuter’s got thomson stem and post and full xt groupset. what’s the problem? i ride the thing around 3,500 miles a year!

i innocently just google image searched “skort”. i hope the first result isn’t you, mr agreeable!

putting controls and seat at right heights/angles etc.

setting up and checking brake pads

Pah! I’ll be impressed when I see fixie bunny hops. <waits for smart arse with youtube link>

youtube link

another one

just drive in one car, it’s easily doable by one person.

i’ve never been to leith before, going for the first time on sunday. it’s good then, yes?

my girlfriend has always known about my love for two wheels, and when we moved in together was a bit concerned about having the bike kept in the flat, as we have no outside or garage storage space. i’ve obviously persuaded her though as now there are two of them… building up to another!

i’ll say it again as i don’t think you noticed. file a claim against him in the small claims court. that’s it.

small claims court’s your answer – anything up to £3,000.

make sure you’ve got all those proofs you mention and take the **** to court.

here you go: http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/claims/index.htm

just ring them, ask to speak to whoever deals with whatever it is and explain why you’re calling, freestyle from there. they’ll probably ask you to send your credentials over, and there’s the basis of the covering letter sorted.

i must be **** awesome on the bike then cos i can ride my bike with normal trainers on tiny slippery xtr spds and still cheerfully pop the back wheel in the air as and when :o

the other thing i’d say is try to get the earliest possible start time you can, as the later you leave the more people are ahead of you so the busier it is.

read this:

153. The green monster – Ditchling Beacon and the London to Brighton bike ride

quite entertaining.

oh, and i think the fastest i’ve done it without really trying for a quick time is about 3.5 hours or thereabouts.

done it a few times, it’s not difficult really – fair way but you don’t exactly have to go fast. there a few moderate climbs but nothing too dramatic, the main one that everyone talks about and that is a test is the climb up to the ditchling beacon. it’s the notorious bit of the ride, as it is the big climb over the south downs so comes almost at the end. you can see it from miles away as well. it’s not really that bad – steepish but not too long, and once you’re at the top it’s virtually downhill all the way to the end.

nice ride, good fun. lots of rehydrating spots along the way and nice countryside. if it’s sunny you’ll get sunburnt.

poison, in that “broken person” x-ray you’ve put up, i just can’t see the problem? grazed elbow? :lol:

your warranty rights would be the same, and would be reliant on the shop you bought it from and your proof of purchase from them. so you’d have to send it back there to be handled.

i am considering reporting this thread to trading standards :x

ride

well i had to replace my animas cause the rocloc anchor point was **** but i rode it like that for 3 months until the new athlon came out! so i’d definitely condone getting the latest one – i figured if you’re getting something new you might as well get the latest version of it! it’s a nice lid, looks good.