Go for Time, knee friendly, cleats last ages, light, cheap for the basic ones, what more do you want ?

Direct from Easyjet T&C's, bottom of section 10 here:

http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Book/regulations.html#baggage

(1) Carriage of bicycles:

The bicycle must be packaged in a bicycle box or bag
Only one bicycle per bicycle box or bag will be permitted
No other items can be carried in the bicycle box (i.e. clothing)
The handlebars must be flush with the frame
The pedals must be flush against the frame or removed

Passengers travelling with bicycles are recommended to check-in 2 hours prior to departure. Bicycles are subject to the sports equipment fee and exempt from any excess baggage charges relating to the weight of the bicycle.

I could do you a good deal on one of these built up with Campag Centaur, compact chainset, ITM kit and Campag proton wheels

http://archive.giant-bicycles.com/uk/030.000.000/030.010.000.asp?year=2006&model=10317

The Nikon 55-200VR kicks ass for the money, check out Ken Rockwells excellent site for all things Nikon:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/55-200mm-vr.htm

Fair enough, its a perk is it not ?

If its in their coontract it could be difficult ?

….. haven't had any issues yet with chain coming off

Report back on that one when it does, you might be speaking a few octaves higher though !!

Just a word of warning though, i find most lakes campsites are to be avoided like the plague on Bank Holidays

You can't book the NT Langdale one either if thats a concern

Coniston, got access to Grizedale, and the classic Walna Scar loop

Yes, i have ridden them, quite nice but a bit of a battle with the heather in summer, depends where you are commuting to\from ?

I used them as you guys recommended them, they were awful, i ordered some SDHC cards that were shown as in stock, then when i checked the order they were on back order of 10-14 days, it then took them 3 days to reply to my request to cancel the order, then they didnt even apologise.

They also have no direct email address or contact telephone number

I wouldnt use them again, there is just as cheap out there with better service if you look

Each to their own i suppose

7dayshop = Crap, IMHO of course

Mymemory are OK, otherwise Amazon are worth a look.

before you order check here to see what people reckon:

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews3802.html

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Reviews/7dayshop_com__5319273/Start/15

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/online-shops/7dayshop-com/reviews/

Look at steptoes.co.uk for Oakley stuff, good prices and nice guys too.

If you drove 24 hours a day at 60mph it would take you 155 days to get to the moon

Caveat: If there were a road to the moon, which there isn't

Eh ? SLX double has a bash not the triple ?

Shouldnt be any problem, the chainring bolts are standard but Torx drive, thats all.

Daffy

You will need to go a full size up from normal she size in both Shimano and Sidi in my experience.

Cipollini….

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-nikon-d5000-plus-18-55mm-vr-lens-plus-free-gadget-bag/p10000780

I think they are 120mm max, i run 100mm Rebas on mine

With a decent P&S you have full manual control over ISO, shutter, aperture etc etc

Yeah generally but P&S with that spec are generally a bridge camera and >£350, you might as well go straight for a Nikon D Whatever with the stock lens and it will be heaps better than the P&S, you then have better options for glass and flash, as a pro photographer friend of mine once told me "Lash the cash on glass and flash"

Conversely, a comptenent photographer will produce far better results from a point and shoot than an incompetent photographer with top level kit.

Hmm not sure i agree with that one, point and shoot are just that, at least with a dSLR you gave half a chance of getting it right by manually controlling exposure, aperture, shutter etc. even if you are a novice

I have just bought a new point and shoot and its utter crap compared to my dSLR even in auto mode.

I would certainly go for a local builder and see some of his previous jobs if i could.

I feel part of your pain, i broke my collarbone 2 weeks ago skiing, gutted is an understatement.

Where were you skiing, it wasnt a first day injury was it, that would be double bad luck….

Head
Cheek Bone – 2
Jaw – 3
Nose – 26
Skull – 2
Zygomatic arch – 1

Shoulder & Chest
Collar bone – 34
Rib – 103

Upper Limb
Arm – 16
Wrist – 30
Finger – 69
Elbow – 4
Thumb – 9
Hand (inc. schaphoid) – 19

Lower Limb
Ankle – 15
Big Toe – 4
Hip – 4
Knee Cap – 3
Leg – 9
Metatarsal – 4
Middle toe – 4
Spine & Pelvis
Back – 4
Pelvis – 2
Spine 5

I assume that you're getting building regs approval?

You dont need it for boarding a loft out ?

Brandy and Port 50\50 Mix, mmmmmmmm

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=postage+rates+of+parcel+to+france

Depends on the manufacturer, Gore perhaps L, Assos XXL for sure

I am toying with the idea of getting one and using RAID to keep all my photos on.

the Netgear ReadyNAS looks the best bet but i am holding off for the moment and looking at other options as a friend has had a nightmare with getting a Netgear one to rebuild after one drive failed, they seem incredibly fussy about the drives even when using ones that are on the compatability list.

Have you considered these:

http://www.thecus.com/products_over.php?cid=12&pid=178&set_language=english

Oh and i have said it before and i will say it again, NAS is a pointless bit of kit without RAID, you might as well buy a USB HDD, IMHO of course !!

Just snapped another M960 XTR crank

How and where do they fail, what were you doing at the time, i think if i was snapping XTR cranks i would either think i was doing something wrong or using the wrong product ?

Well a brand new 2010 Groupset is £239, does that give you any idea ?

Personally i would have said somewhere in between £75 – £100 for the lot.

I'd love to try this route, never done it yet. Anyone any videos of this big step down?

This one:

All PC's from major manufacturers come with their feature set preinstalled, just uninstall them, it not hard.

molgrips

….they were installing all kinds of crap and spy ware on their systems a few years ago too

:roll: Yeah right, Spyware FFS !!

He called it a 'Rig' thats enough to make me want to post something, Rig my arse

Andy W

It appears that one mans recommendations is anothers nightmare

Just cancelled the 7dayshop order…..useless….wont be bothering again, gave me some bull about high demand for the product, when i pressed 'place order' it said there was plenty of stock, hmmmm

Great, checked everything was in stock with 7dayshop on their site, stock was listed as plenty, now its on back order WTF ?

jimmy

The Nulla in that link looks cool !

Haze – Member
Kasabian are crap.

(imo)

I concur

Thats a worrying post, i would normally avoid Ebay for memory cards, think you are safe with a reputable dealer though….hopefully.

Thanks all, after a bit or reading and digging went for 2x8GB Transcend Class 6 and 2x4GB Class 4 Kingstons from 7DayShop