I’ve “built” several bikes from scratch, now, and I’m not the handiest of chaps. It’s extremely rewarding.
Just to emphasise – measure TWICE, cut ONCE and if in doubt, ask for advice.

Ah, good old Bob! Saw the Huskers and Sugar at least half a dozen times each. Shame that his big, girly strops caused both bands to disintegrate. Still, I suppose, that’s the artist in him…

Judging by how “worldly” and aware some of the graduates that we get are, I’d raise the voting age to 25!! 😉

Blimey!…………I think I may have something in my eye…..
Bullheart and Braveheart.

Hons Degrees = A levels (these days)
Masters = career qualification

Hey, it’s never been conclusively proved that Armstrong did drugs but if it p155es the French off, it’s OK with me. 😉

1998 Marin Pine Mountain frame & original LX V-brake levers are part of the commuter that is in daily use. Still got the old stem, somewhere.

Can’t post pics as I’m at work but I’ve got a blue (let’s say deep sky blue?) Pipedream Scion and it looks really good with gold headset/seat QR/spacers and hubs. Bars, stem, seat pin, rims and spokes are all black.

Reet nice, like.

Ah but we know otherwise. It’s gnawing at your mind, isn’t it? 😈

You need to get rid of it NOW, if it’s chipped or scratched. Frame failure on the Surrey Hills will be instant death, you know it will. Get an Apollo.

Can someone provide the devout Muslim punchline to the following;

“a Jew a Hindu and an Atheist walk into a bar….”

…….then I pulled the pin, became a martyr and finished up here, Mr Branson.

You are of course assuming the text was serious and not some form of in joke…

Surely everyone is aware that “Off-colour”, Johnny Foreigner types have absolutely no sense of humour, subject their women folk to honour beatings/killings and wouldn’t know a Merlot from Shiraz! *Hurrumphs*

Choice of snacks in the vending machine. Probably

No pork scratchings, then?

Double post. (??)

Yorkshire tea in a plain, pint mug from t’market, three times a day, at work.

Time for the OP to move to country where people only text morally correct stuff to their mates, I reckon.

Maybe Orange/O2/Vodaphone should employ some STW Mods to stop this sort of outrageous texting malarky.

Loadsa stuff moving North West from Garforth towards Leeds, ride most of it meself, sans GPS. Have a word with the peeps on the North Leeds thread on BikeMagic (Tues and Thurs rides).

Haribo? Dreadful stuff.

Nice.

In-laws are coming for lunch tomorrow. Despite the fact that Mum in-law witters constantly, she’s so bloody nice that I can’t bare her any malice. Guess I’ll have to kick the cat instead.

Large frame, now has Thompson layback seatpost as it was a bit cramped with the inline Hope. I’m 6’2″, btw. Great bike, really happy with it.

On-call rate (about time and a third) + lieu day for both 26 & 27th.

Yes, yes it is.

If “we” do start making war noises I’ll be out protesting for only the second time in my entire life – fooookin’ stupid!!
*1st time being 30/11/11………runs away*

A new mop or ironing board cover? I gave Mrs Sox those for Christmas the other year, whilst hiding her proper pressies behind the sofa.
Oh, how she laughed…………much later.

This place is pretty iconic, for me, too.

This place, as it means I’m back in God’s county… 😉

Went 3 times/week for 2 months after hyperflexing my medial cruciate ligament – did a brilliant job/can’t recommend it highly enough.

Have been known to quote the following, prior to conducting annual appraisals…. 😳
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee. 😉

Not “high end” I know but I have an original NAD 3020 firing a system in the dining room and it still sounds more involving than modern budget amps. My son won’t part with the Arcam 6+ that I gave him, either.

Cooking Fat
Fred
Dave
Gladys

Here[/url] Try this splendid place. Mrs Soks was most impressed.

fell off his bike – wish they wouldn’t put it like that – hit a rock/tree/moose, at speed, and was catupulted over the bars would, probably, be more accurate.

rOcKeTdOg – do I take it that you work in Pathology?

Giro helmets look ridiculous on me, whereas I look great, er, less ridiculous in a MET – both feel comfy enough.

With regard to plastic OEM tyres – I’ve had Ignitors and Rocket Rons as OEM tyres and no recommendation on this earth would make me part with my hard-earned to get the “proper” rubber versions due to the near-death experiences meted out by their cheapo bretheren. Maybe if someone sent me some proper ones, gratis, like…
Currently running Maxxis ADvantage 2.1s (62a) F&R on the Spark and Nobby Nic Evo 2.25(Fr), ADvantage 2.1(R) on the H/T – seems to work pretty well.