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  • Fresh Goods Friday 727: The East 17 Edition
  • youngrob
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    Open Excel, go to File, Office Account, Switch Account then Add new account. You shouldn’t have to log out of your work account, the 365 admin should be able to disconnect you from the admin portal if it comes to that.

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    I’ve just skimmed the answers above but they seem to have some good advice.

    To add my 2p, preparation is the key. Get a book called Brilliant Interview. The same author also has a book called ‘How to succeed in any interview’. Both books take you through the entire process from application to accepting the job.

    I interviewed candidates for a role recently and I had one guy who had been in the army for 20 years and was looking for his first role outside, he didn’t answer the questions in a way that gave me any indication of how he’d approach the role despite me asking the same questions in different ways. It was apparent that the army hadn’t prepared him at all for interviews. One of my colleagues, who was also in the army, confirmed this and told me about a BT course that he’d attended, it was a free one day course on interview technique and how to approach them. I’m sorry, this is all the detail I have but a quick google will probably help you.

    Good luck and try to relax, don’t put too much pressure on yourself to get the first job, interview technique is something that comes with practise.

    youngrob
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    Haha, no. I’ve got the same plus sized wheels you’ve got and the hub was bombproof for a couple of years, it survived a couple of puffers and winters of slop but when it finally went it totally collapsed. It’s been fine since the rebuilds.

    youngrob
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    I’ve had mine rebuilt a couple of times by my lbs I think they got the spares from Paligap.

    youngrob
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    Have you tried setting up your gmail account to pop collect email from Gmail? That might work. You’ll need to get the incoming and outgoing server addresses from the options section in the gmail portal and maybe enable pop collecting in there as well. It’s been a while since I’ve looked at that bit of the portal so I can’t remember if that’s required.

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    +1 for Skelwith Fold. Really good campsite with the Drunken Duck pub a short walk away. We’ve also stayed at Windermere, another great site with a pub onsite and a 20 min walk over the hills to Stavely and the amazing Hawkshead brewery. There also might be a small bike shop nearby.

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    I remember going on a tour of the Garvies factory in Milngavie, north of Glasgow, in the mid 70s. Pineappleade was my favourite.

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    Where you riding this weekend Bob?

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    I use these

    They block all the inane conversations I’m subjected to on the train and the bass is pretty strong.

    youngrob
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    The Crown on the High St is really good for food and the bar at the front is interesting let’s say. I always drink in the County or the Bridge. As has been said already, the Prince of India isn’t great and there’s a new Indian just opened but I’ve not tried it yet. If you want a take away, Shukria on the Northgate is very good, get some beers from Villeneuve on the Eastgate and you have a great post ride night in. I’ve never had a good meal in Francos but their take away pizza is decent but you might have to wait a while for it, our record is 2 hrs.

    I’m away that weekend or would have offered to show you some trails off the beaten path. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it anyway.

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    I think this is a brilliant idea. Most of the golfie trails are easy enough, some have tricky sections but are mainly good fun flowy trails. I’ve told Lynne that I would marshall. The Air Maiden weekend looked fantastic, long may these events continue.

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    There’s definitely one in i-cycles in Innerleithen.

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    Most are running fine but there’s still a bit of water lying in places. Where you thinking of riding?

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    I’m in. Missed out on it last year so missed the Yair mud slide.

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    +1 for aeropress and a keep cup. I’ve got a bodum plunger cup but it’s too much hassle so I never use it,I used to find that the grounds would sneak past the rubber seal no matter how gently I plunged.

    youngrob
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    I’m in the pairs and haven’t done nearly enough training as usual. I’m really looking forward to it though, it’s always a great weekend. Bike choice for me is a 140mm 29er, comfy and fast enough for me. Good luck terrahawk.

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    I really like the look of this. The screen is sharp and the trackpad on the type cover is the best windows one I’ve tried. I’m saving for one now. Which model did you get?

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    I bought this mount last week and it works perfectly with my solarstorm connected to the Bell Super go pro mount

    http://bit.ly/1L7PDmm

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    No need for a guide. All the trail info you’ll need is here

    Stay at the Torridon Hostel and eat in the Torridon Inn.

    youngrob
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    A switch or hub sounds like your answer, a 4 port device should do. One cable from your broadband router to the hub then a cable from the hub to each device. Easy.

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    New fb update

    November delivery now.

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    Steve has got MET Parabellum (I think that’s the model), Bluegrass Goldeneye, Smith Optics Forefront, Troy Lee A1’s, Sweet Protection Bushwackers and possibly some Lazer helmets too. Plus some Full facers.

    HTH

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    I placed an order in January and have received nothing since, not even an update, despite sending emails and fb messages. I keep forgetting about it and am only reminded by the posts on here. I’m not expecting to get anything now.

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    I would consider the 101miles but I agree that the 101k had a great atmosphere and that might be lost with the additional distance. If both options were available next year, I’d probably do the 101k on my mtb to see how it was as I did really like the route and variety of trails.

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    Thanks for putting these up, I can now claim to be 5th, ha 8)

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    Yep that was me, cheers, my wrists are still sore. How did you get on?

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    Great event. Good to catch up with Myopic out on the course. I struggled badly on my cross bike, the last 15k took me 2hrs to finish and I double punctured coming down those steps about 1k from the finish. I was losing air from my tubeless setup all day and it finally gave up within sight of the finish. Well done to everyone who finished especially to the couple on the tandem, made me smile when they came roaring past me.

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    I’m going for 2 bottles on the bike 1 water, 1 electrolyte + pack with food, spares, clothes etc. Fingers crossed the weather looks ok so hopefully not loads of clothes required.

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    I’m in, riding a Cube cx bike. Not sure about a time but hoping for 7-8hrs

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    Five Guys is good but in Glasgow I’d always go to Bread Meats Bread across the street.

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    I’d go straight to the golfy if I were you. You can easily get a full days riding on the trails that Bob suggests. GT is good but the golfy is ridiculously good. If you add Waterworld and Jawbone you have some of the best trails in the area.

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    I’ve got one too and find it brilliant. I also got the maps for free from the DCRainmaker walkthrough and they are great. I also got an ANT+ HRM strap from Decathlon for £30 whicj works really well too.

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    Some of the Cademuir trails are a total write off. Most of the DH trail is intact but the top of Stage4 (or Steep ‘n Nasty) is wrecked. There’s plans for some of us to go in and do some building/maintenance but not much has been done yet. It’s a shame as I live at the bottom of the descent and used to ride there every day.

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    Thanks myopic, I did read that and I’m going to get 40c tyres and run them.

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    I’ve just entered today so this is a timely thread. I’m planning on using my cx bike. I’m prepared for some painful bits but I’m looking forward to it. Time for a ‘What cx tyre for…’ thread?

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    I think it’s going to be a great day. There are 2 long and 2 short stages at each location with a big transition in between. The 5.15 total time might catch some folk out if there are queues for the stages. The rain forecast for Saturday night will make things interesting if it materialises.

    I can understand some folk being hacked off with locals. like myself, figuring out what the trails are in advance but it must be the same for all enduros. So much planning has to go on that it’s inevitable that locals who are on the trails regularly will figure out what’s being used pretty easily.

    youngrob
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    I agree with IHN, you need to think about giving your weekly ride a miss for a bit. Can you get someone to look after the baby to let the two of you do something together?

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    I have an Ambit2 which is great for running. I did use it on the bike but it’s hard to see when riding so now use a Garmin 810. I like having the HR info as I can see when to push on and when to ease off despite how I’m feeling. It is expensive but I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

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    As Bob says, there should be space near the Lodges. I’m sure I saw a load of campers parked between the lodges and the old hub carpark during the GT7, I’m not sure how you’d book a place as it was busy.

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    Agree with hels and Tom re Gypsy Glen. It’s an amazing descent but it can’t be used in any race. I did a little reccy tonight and the trails are running well. If the predicted rain comes then it’s going to be a brilliant weekend.

    johnbot, do you need a hookup?

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