Black tie function in Newcastle – are you sure you're not doing the door for it?

MTT – come and try the Bristol Bike Jumble on Saturday – you might get one there! (or at least some local blokes who might be able to point you in the right local direction).

I think there is a 'Suits You' or something in the Swindon Factory Shopping place – probably a good source.

Totally underbiked for tow path riding there. Dangerous fool. :roll:

If you look like that underneath an umbrella, I'll eat my old boots.

Come on, folks. Come and join the tallest duo of used cycling bits salesmen and hear their witty repartee. There were even some cool fixie types there last month and a bloke selling some pervy nice roady stuff. Buy and sell – you might even go home with less than you brought with you!

I was in a shop in the USA last week – heard one shop assistant talking to her colleague about her husband 'currently studying creationism science'. How I wanted to go for a beer and a long chat with him.

They are the best I've ever used and worth every penny. The DeFeet cycling merino socks I've just bought are possibly in the same class – truly lovely.

mrmo – if you are in the UK you are loading 'out of gauge' trailers that are run under very specific regulations and cooperation with local authorities, designated routes, police etc. The haulage company seems to think this thing is in gauge.

Buy some of the thermal liners and wear them under other socks. Only a couple of quid and will work fine without taking too much room.

Stoner – try Smartwool socks – you'll never go back to Bridgedale.

Get thee down there. I shall be trying to sell even more of my stuff to Agency_Scum and get him further in debt. TUT – I presume you'll have a wet weather plan for this (like staying indoors)?

'another stabbing;
'weather a bit grim today'
'someone was stabbed today'
'domestic disturbance in town centre'

There you go – they should save you a bit of time – cut, copy, paste. Easy for Darlo!

I'm surprised TJ can pass a mirror without getting into a 'discussion'.

Tomtom one XL is great to use – much better interface than any others for non-GPS users.

Springfield Missouri – there is no nuclear power plant tho :cry:

make sure the Bontys are tubeless ready – Jones ACX are infamous for blowing if used tubeless.

adh is familiar with mountain bikes. He has a lovely wiggle when riding them.

look on Parker International for about the best Kryptonite prices I've found.

I used 650b on my ghetto tubeless and it worked really well. It was a better fit than a 26 tube.

Asus Eee PC 1000HD – I've had it for 6 months, posting on it now. Great for travelling but not a substitute for a laptop. Easy to use, runs most all software – just don't expect blistering performance and be clever with what you install on it.

I'd take TJ's advice on lots of subjects – hell, I'd even actively seek it out on a few topics.

'How a man should dress' is certainly not on that list. Ever. Not even in an ironic 'stuck in the 80's semi-Miami Vice' way.

Smart casual – open-necked shirt, trousers and shoes. Jacket/blazer over the top if you want. Denim is casual, hoodies are casual.

Ever watched Super Size Me that documentry, watch it then go and buy a burger.

No problem – they are something occasional – like most anything. If you eat them every day, you'll be fat – I don't need a film to tell me that.

I do love to see the aloof middle class STW-ers rallying round a thread.

my work in this thread is done.

*smug*

worked with them a tiny bit to help develop an application a while back. It was mostly at their place in Marlow – I'd work for them from what I saw. Overall, good people and the company works you hard but no harder than anyone else in that field.

Worse still you'll be judged by tw*ts that think that the technology you use somehow defines you as a person. The kind of tw*ts for whom being fashionable is so desperately important that they will strenuously avoid anything popular.

How very, very true. That puts it much better than I ever could. I'm keeping that quote for future use, if it's ok with you?

You mean you've not got the SmugApp to keep that for you? :roll:

If you get one, can you disable the special alarm that sounds every 2 minutes and makes iphone owners take them out to ensure we all know they have an iphone?

A good friend of mine was asked to transfer from Newcastle to St Albans by his employers. To maintain the same quality of life (same size house etc) they would have had to triple his salary. Depends what you value I guess.

yes – that's the biggest 29er Scandal. Yes, it is comfortable, but I'd have loved a 23 inch version.

Holy crap – that's a bit of a stand-out bike. Really sorry to hear that was taken. I hope it turns up being so rare and large.
Mind saying where/how it was taken?

Evidence that more people ride a Stiffee that is the wrong size for them than any other frame.

http://www.nippazwithattitude.com/music.html

I'll be buying the mitts when ours arrives. Wife less impressed than me.

its a bit like anything in life. Nobody minds someone waving their dinkle once and a while with a new bike – or something else 'good'. We all share a little in their good fortune and enjoy their moment. It just gets a bit 'loadsamoney' when someone does it on a regular basis. I think thats what some people are getting at. I know I am.

Used both, weigh more than most of you lot, never had a problem. Seems more people 'hear' of a problem than have one.

TUT – if we have a long spell of fine weather and you can risk riding your bike, I'll let you taste sloe gin – I have approx 5 gallons on the go right now!

It is sweet but sharp, warming, rounded – nothing like gin at all really. Gin just works really well as a base spirit and imbibes something more than vodka does to the fruit. I have damson gin, bramble whisky, apple vodka and hazelnut spirit on the go this year.

I asked Hope – told them they would corner a small market. They told me they do road wheels too.

You think they could mix the bigger rims with the wider hubs? Nuh.

I have the Legend hcx and use it in addition to a compass and map – never thought about using it instead of. It is great at what it is and used along side rather than as a replacement.

wittering village loop

here – not technical but lots of tracks and a couple of lovely singletrack sections and a play area. Keep a look out for the wildlife around there.

I hear they stand up quite well to rain and slightly muddy trails.

You'd not like them!

*runs away giggling*

Bontrager tyres highly under-rated IMO, and also they're great for running tubeless as they seal very reliably, whether on proper UST rims, or with rimstrips, or ghetto…

They have changed then – Bonty Jones ACX were not recommended for ghetto tubeless in 29er – which I read on the internet after my very own 'Stan's Money Shot' – walked into my garage to find a blown tyre and Stan's Spooge all over the place.

it has nothing to do with being snobbish. I consider their beefburger to be tasteless and the bread roll probably hasn't seen any flour or yeast.

From their website – the burger ingredients:

100% Pure Beef. No additives, fillers, binders, preservatives or flavour enhancers. Just pure forequarter and flank. A little salt and pepper is added to season after cooking.

The bun:

Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar, Yeast, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Salt, Soya Flour, Wheat Fibre, Emulsifiers (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate), Palm Oil, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid).

Please – your achingly middle class prejudices are clouding your views. I'd love it if everyone could knit their own organic tofu, but that isn't the world. Convenience foods survive because people like convenience. It isn't perfect but, in moderation, it won't kill you.

don't eat that crap then you will have a figure like mine

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