Northallerton

As above, go to Smile, I've been with them for 4 years now and they've been spot on for me.

Left HSBC due to them being robbing B*&%$£&s

Agree with Woody & Will.

However, if you like not being let into traffic queues, driving a car more ugly than a very ugly thing and having huge fuel bills they're the car for you :wink:

I think it depends on how big your hands are :D

My Focus is great, goes like stink, fits bike(s) inside/on roof, seats 5, gets 50+mpg, never looks dirty (they're all a mucky brown colour aren't they?)

Quite fancy one of these though :-)

http://www.hit-air.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=24

I need to get a brethalyser fitted to my toolbox.

Looks a bit like this…

A couple of Hop Pops + a bit of a fettle = Invoice from LBS

Ford Focus or Golf hatchbacks?

Both will easily take 2 bikes in the boot with seats down ant easily seat a 2+3 family with a decent amount of boot space for luggage & stuff.

They also handle well & don't cost much to run.

When he's next overtaking, wait until he's along side you and go ROAAAAARRRRRR (like a lion)very very loudly, then, ride off as hes climbs out of the shrubbery into which he's just fallen :D

You can hire post hole borers from most plant hire shops.

They're either mechanical and look like two long handles spades with a pivot so they end up a bit like very big tongs or petrol powered ones with an auger bit which simply "drills" the hole (these do need 2 people to operate tham though otherwise the auger bit stays still and the engine spins you around it, fun but can be painful :wink:)

I've never seen X Factor

I've never seen X factor

Matchu Pitchu

WorldClassAccident – Member

I got told off after my 4 year old god daughter 'helped' while I fixed my bike. Later that day she was playing dolls and put a bandage on the arm of one of the dolls.

Mummy : Is your dolly's arm hurt?
Abi : Yes, it is proper bolloxed
Mummy : NICK, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TEACHING MY DAUGHTER!!!!

All too familiar…hence the need for "safe" alternatives :D

Sabatier all the way for me, had mine for 20 years and they're still just as good as the day I got them.

You can't beat a really good dunk

As Creg says, wet & windy in glorious North Yorkshire

If you ask nicely :wink:

Honey sandwiches? :-)

Looks dodgy but if you can get them for £1.04 plus postage it's got to be worth a punt

Good stuff, I've registered for your newsletter so keep me posted & I'll try to make it to one of your rides in the not too distant future

I agree, he's a crass lout with no readily identfiable talent IMO.

Nicely put together, where in N Yorks are you all based?

If it turns over well but doesn't fire it's probably a problem with the plugs or the electrical supply to them.

New plugs would be a good starting place followed by decent quality HT leads.

I had a small engined petrol Fiat a few years back and found that plugs & leads ususlly sorted out poor starting from cold.

Glad to hear you're OK after that experience

Sounds to me as though it would have to reported under RIDDOR. In laymanys terms this is a statutory requirement to report any diseases, injuries or dangerous occurances which happen on or resulting from works on site to the HSE. The HSE will almost certainly be paying the site manager a visit in the not too distant future.

Bladysquirt & Peterpoddy are correct AKAIK too.

Spare tube, puncture kit, C02 inflator pump & spare gas, Leatherman charge Ti with allen key attachments, food & drink, length of Star Wars tape (wrapped round pump), couple of cable ties.

Oh, and a large bucket of water for finding the puncture :D

You lost me after the "We've" :-)

Like Bodger, I've got a pair of the S.I.X shorts, very comfy & hard wearing. They survived a significant spill onto gravel with hardly a mark.

Their other kit's good too, I have a waterproof cycling jacket, several fleeces and a couple of base layers too, good value all round I reckon

They may look good but are very inefficient

Congratulations

IIRC If visible blood is drawn as a result of the attack it's usually wounding.

A cut inside the mouth counts as visible, internal bleeding or bruising doesn't so would fall under assault

I can't remember

It does look good once he's finished.

Mine's black and polishes up very nicely, this gets done once a year if it needs it or not. 8)

I do keep the glass, lights & inside tidy though

Any particular reason for your choices?

Vary good, if you're less than 30 mins away from Straiton :-)

Wouldn't touch it for paypal or cheque payment though

For cash you knew was real then Hell Yeah

Antigee – Tuppences? 8O

I have fond memories of plastic jungle animals in my cornflakes.

Incidentally in The Good Life, before they went self sufficient, Tom Good's job was as a draftsman designing the plastic toys for cereal packets.

The Neko is OK but on balance I'd spend 8.99 on a 2 AA LED torch from Tesco and zip tie it to my lid, £20 cheaper and brighter.

Having said that, the Neko is an excellent headtorch.