+1 All the above

5000 miles or so it takes to wear out a BB?

I wish.

Hoping the solid BB shell on the meta will protect me against some of this… we shall see…

I resisted for a long time but the meta AM came with one. Few months later I got one for the on-one as well. Once you get one you’ll most likely be a convert. Only bike that doesn’t have one is the XC, never dropped the saddle.

I have to go to a meeting next week – I might just say I’m having contractions so can’t attend…

Here’s the thing. Those are cyclists with a small c. Someone on a bike. Surely most people on this site are Cyclists. Is that a legitimate distinction?

Just because someone is on a bike doesn’t make them reflective of the cycling movement. I know its the mail and they love this sort of linking of one thing to another. But its an association that happens all over the place. Someone on a bike did whatever, that reflects all cyclists. Pretty sure I’ve seen picture of Hitler on a bicycle FFS…

Next headline

Cyclists are Genocidal ****-heads

EDIT : Oh yeah, Godwin in 4.

I’m a bloated throbber and so’s my wife.

I read the silence as baby made the decision for him.

Pity the poor man from ST who had to sit through the powerpoint presentations…

Much of what they do is abominable, much it mostly harmless, focus on the truly terrible parts. Google the Lucy Meadows Richard littlejohn campaign, that’s worth signing up to as its a brutal example of the power of words in the hands of the cruel.

Oh yes, and never click on DM links.

you might, no-one will notice…

I’ve never read such nonsense, can we have some references for your absurd assertions?

😉

No point anymore. Tried hammering things into it, but its really stuck, and now looks horrific, too horrific to post a pic of. Its stud extractor or dremels only for this one I think. Got a big flat head in, but when turned it just tore the topcap like plasticine. worrying bit was how far gone it was before it snapped. I’ve been riding Stainburn on that…

They’re old cranks from 2007, top cap is 10mm, the with an 8mm underneath. Its the top cap that’s effed.

Must remember to buy some nice SLXs when I’m next well off. Sick of GXP stuff.

@coatesy, yeah top caps are reverse threaded.

Can you get such a thing as a reverse threaded Stud extractor, i.e. – normal threaded.

most of it was in the spindle. The rest is still in there.

yeah, of the link above its the shallow wider of the two bolts.

No its the bit of the Self Extracting bolt that holds the bolt into the crank arm. Its totally flush. I have doubtful feelings…

EDIT – SE on a GXP crankset I should add.

this sort of thing

Xfusion for me when the time comes then. Shame, will keep an eye on the end of years sales, but new, nope.

Speculation aside, it’s really common for thieves to come back for seconds, usually a few months down the line when they know you’ve got your insurance replacements.

Time to start keeping a live angry tiger in that cupboard.

should all us outdated frame owners all email fishers asking about non tapered steerers? highlight the demand?

a murder bomber…

so before I go looking there is no clever yet sensible way of putting a tapered steerer in a ‘tradition’ headtube…

It is an annoying trend, its lot like the steerer kept falling off 1 1/8 forks is it?

Tapered steerer will rule me out for the time being, shame, as I want muchly.

I’m liking that, and the hose bit for the reverb too…

Here’s what I’ve been thinking, if your S bike comes with say 140mm forks, then surely my XL should come with 170mm forks, and 29inch wheels (for the same price mind) 😉

Someone google “I’m faster than you” and post it for me please, work puters hate all sofisticated websites today so google doesn’t work…

Actually this thread has just reminded me, has anyone seen or heard from Rachel recently, I bought something off the classifieds and it hasn’t arrived yet so I was thinking of kicking off a bit.

Anyone?

Don’t answer his question until he posts puppies, we really need to present a united front on this OK Rachels?

OK Rachels.

This is all getting out of hand just cos Rachel signs herself Rachel doesn’t mean every other Rachel Rachel and Rachel has to do it too. We run the risks of this thread getting Racheled and then we’ll just be up Rachel’s Creek without a Rachel.

Yours

Rachel.

Smashed into my fondle slab with my Rachel.

I came to this thread expecting pictures… there are no pictures. I’ve got all this puppy Awwwwwwww ready to burst forth and nothing to do with it now… 😕

Quid pro quo OP, first puppy pictures, then advice.

Don’t worry they still make bikes for those of a limited stature.

I’m assuming from your post that this terrible thought has only just now occured to you as you realise that your purchase seems too good to be true. Pretty sure ebay would refund you if it was and the police would likely provide some kind of reference number. If it is someone may want it back so prob best to register and it and put your mind at rest.

Yes.

(no not really)

But I took it easy, shared a few jokes with the walkers I met and we all got along just fine. The point is that once you start making rules to govern who can access the land and when you lose something special.

Most of us down here in AngleLand never had this something special of which you speak…

bear hands would be better.

Its the minimum term, he got life, doesn’t mean he’ll be out in 15. Anyone else getting the Philpott facebook spam?

I’ve always wanted to.

No no eet hamster.

Siberian Pedegree?

A Mouse. And from how far away, man your kung fu is strong!

It’s not really a thread of the year yet, IMHO it still needs that little something.

Unk.

Sent from my Rachel.

Yeah I think he’s talking about the walker paths in GT forext, as opposed to footpaths.