http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ en-US Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:33:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suit-jacket-ettiquette#post-1240694 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:33:26 +0000 nickc 1240694@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I elected to go &quot;unbuttoned&quot;. People were scandalized, but at the same time found me dangerously alluring...</p> <p>I&#39;m the talk of the town.... </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-much-9#post-1240693 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:33:24 +0000 Chippy 1240693@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Whats the best way to post tyres and how much would it cost? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wtd-magic-shrinking-powder-for-orange-5-or-framebike-swap-or-sale#post-1240692 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:33:09 +0000 duckman 1240692@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>That is stunning.Good luck. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/show-me-your-motorbikes#post-1240691 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:32:28 +0000 gavtheoldskater 1240691@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>nice bikes betamax, i&#39;ve got a cheney victor that my dad built up sat mothballed in my shed. no pic i&#39;m afraid. its waiting for the day i have the time to do a few pre-65 scrambles again!</p> <p>not great pics, but this is another toy i have but sadly i&#39;ve got to sell it...</p> <p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/gavtheoldskater/headlight.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/gavtheoldskater/DSCN4018.jpg"></p> <p>...and also a &#39;99 yamaha wr400f that i&#39;ve also got up for sale. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/something-beginning-with-the-letter-r#post-1240690 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:32:04 +0000 Oggles 1240690@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>road cyclist </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/peugeot-307sw-cam-belt-q#post-1240689 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:32:03 +0000 Zedsdead 1240689@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>It should be in your service book or owners manual. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-black-chris-king-headset-45-posted#post-1240688 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:31:45 +0000 hora 1240688@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Black and a few years old (circa 2007). Scuff/rub mark on one cup and odd coloured top cap? Will come with a brand new race.</p> <p>Smooth. I just fancy a different coloured one as a treat. </p> <p>£45 posted <a href="mailto:markhoracekuk@yahoo.com">markhoracekuk@yahoo.com</a> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anyone-know-the-real-story-behind-this-cyclist-kills-pedestrian-headline#post-1240687 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:31:31 +0000 cynic-al 1240687@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>we don&#39;t sell our ss bikes with fixed sprockets in the box due to liability concerns, not just ours</blockquote><br /> Fixed gear bike is legal - you won&#39;t be liable. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wtd-magic-shrinking-powder-for-orange-5-or-framebike-swap-or-sale#post-1240686 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:31:19 +0000 drew 1240686@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Yes I have, I&#39;m 5&#39; 10&quot; and the whole bike just feels too big for me. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/brakes-just-arrive-and-they-are-the-wrong-way-round#post-1240685 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:31:19 +0000 ash 1240685@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Juan, you are Monsieur Incorrecte, from Incorrectville, 06, France <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> <p>Most people are right-handed. The front brake has more stopping power so should be controlled by your better hand. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wnt-wheelset-please#post-1240684 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:31:09 +0000 los 1240684@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Oh, also a barely used set of Bontrager Race tubeless-ready wheels, no more than 50 miles use £130 with the Nevegals. Cheers. Los </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/megatoothache#post-1240683 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:31:01 +0000 ton 1240683@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>big man............you want me to ride up with my pliers.</p> <p><img src="http://tomreeder.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/middle-ages-dentist.jpg"> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/whos-doing-the-whinlatter-challenge-this-weekend/page/2#post-1240682 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:30:47 +0000 karnali 1240682@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>anyne want or no of anyone wanting an entry drop me an email<br /> <a href="mailto:martin_varey@yahoo.com">martin_varey@yahoo.com</a> a trip to hospital yesterday i think has meant i won&#39;t be there tomorrow </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/something-beginning-with-the-letter-r#post-1240681 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:30:43 +0000 Coyote 1240681@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Rohypnol? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/something-beginning-with-the-letter-r#post-1240680 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:30:31 +0000 Zedsdead 1240680@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>RACIST! </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anyone-know-the-real-story-behind-this-cyclist-kills-pedestrian-headline#post-1240679 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:30:13 +0000 oldgit 1240679@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Just want to point out that I&#39;m not pointing a finger at a particular type of bike. I was really refering to bikes without working brakes, no lights etc. Though does a fixed hub/freewheel count as a brake? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/brakes-just-arrive-and-they-are-the-wrong-way-round#post-1240678 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:29:59 +0000 Coyote 1240678@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>What juan said. I ride with them that way round anyway, makes much more sense.</p> <p>However, if you insist... It&#39;s a relatively quick job. Unscrew the hoses, pull them out from the levers, swap over and re-attach. If you are careful / competent you may get away without needing to re-bleed them. If I was in Southampton I&#39;d be round like a shot on the promise of Leffe. But I&#39;m not. We are both losers here. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/magura-fork-failure#post-1240677 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:29:52 +0000 nickc 1240677@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Heard now of casting failures on Durin, Thor and Wotan. IIRC the Durin Failure is a recall currently running. Magura forks may have a reputation for being robust, but the 3rd party company that makes the lowers has a QA issue IMO. </p> <p>Dunno, maybe I pay too much attention to it, as I have Magura forks that have failed... </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wnt-wheelset-please#post-1240676 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:29:37 +0000 los 1240676@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I have a new set of DT Swiss 445D rims on Specialised Stout hubs, £90 posted, can throw in Kenda Nevegals too </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-fox-forkshope-hoopsbrand-new-slot-inbred-framedeus-barsstem#post-1240675 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:29:16 +0000 duckman 1240675@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Stuff that I had stockpiled for a build and never used.It is going to fund the purchase of a 29er.Any q’s please email <a href="mailto:rsdonald50@hotmail.com">rsdonald50@hotmail.com</a> as it is the weekend.</p> <p>Fox f120 RL 200mm steerer,work perfectly £210 </p> <p><img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc223/theboydonald/FORSALE2006.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc223/theboydonald/FORSALE2005.jpg"></p> <p>Hope hoops, no dings or dents.Will come with 20mm conversion kit and a pair of a2z skewers £160</p> <p><img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc223/theboydonald/FORSALE2011.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc223/theboydonald/FORSALE2010.jpg"></p> <p>Deus bars 25.4 by as wide as anything/stem 100mm £40 the pair. </p> <p><img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc223/theboydonald/FORSALE2002.jpg"></p> <p>20inch Unbuilt,brand new, inbred slot drop out from the last batch will include seat qr and c/creek s3 headset. £130 OR SWAP FOR 29er frame (prefer swap)</p> <p><img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc223/theboydonald/FORSALE2004.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc223/theboydonald/FORSALE2003.jpg"> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/something-beginning-with-the-letter-r#post-1240674 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:29:15 +0000 nonk 1240674@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Ribena. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wwwnextdaytyrescom-and-the-royal-mail#post-1240673 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:28:58 +0000 pinches 1240673@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>they are indeed awesome, cheapest i&#39;ve seen schwalbes aswell.</p> <p>Reminds me, i need to get another nobby nic/rocket ron heading towards summer </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/changing-derailleur-cable-on-ultegra-sti-changers#post-1240672 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:28:23 +0000 hockropper 1240672@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>This might be a stupid question but anyone know how to do this on a road bike, the rear derailleur cable is stripped at the end, pulled it all the way through the cable sleeves, but can&#39;t work out how to get it out of the shifters, where the barrel on the end comes out </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/megatoothache#post-1240671 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:27:42 +0000 ps44 1240671@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Hope you got sorted. I know exactly how it feels having had a wisdom tooth abscess on holiday with very limited access to healthcare. I would have committed unseemly acts to have the pain stopped <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_redface.gif" title=":oops:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> and would even have considered the Castaway approach !<br /> I managed to get on Coproxamol (now withdrawn from use) as soon as I got back to UK and it killed the pain in minutes. Cost a fortune at the dentist to get it all fixed. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/something-beginning-with-the-letter-r#post-1240670 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:26:56 +0000 millzy 1240670@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>... is the theme for the fancy dress party im going to...</p> <p>so far im thinking... Roman, Rolf Harris , Robot (too easy) </p> <p>any other ideas? </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/end-free-student-loans-in-scotland-now#post-1240669 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:26:34 +0000 cynic-al 1240669@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Free car parking in hospitals.</blockquote></p> <p>Oh that&#39;s another one that&#39;s BS. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anyone-know-the-real-story-behind-this-cyclist-kills-pedestrian-headline#post-1240668 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:26:03 +0000 shermer75 1240668@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Very sobering hey! I&#39;m gonna run the risk of sounding a little callous here but I ride regularly in London where, quite frankly, people literally do throw themselves in to the middle of the road like lemmings ( <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=":wink:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> ) and it&#39;s never occurred to me that I could be in the fault if my bike wasn&#39;t up to snuff. I suppose it should of done of course! You have to get your car M.O.T&#39;d after all... </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/magnaclean-boiler-filter-experiences#post-1240667 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:25:45 +0000 TheFunkyMonkey 1240667@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>They retail at about 90 quid and fitting is mega easy. 250 is expensive really.<br /> If it&#39;s that bad though, you probably should look at replacing your radiators, doing a powerflush and adding some inhibitor to the system.<br /> The problem shouldn&#39;t be happening in the first place really.<br /> I prefer spirovent myself, it&#39;s not magnetic so will catch all loose particles </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/end-free-student-loans-in-scotland-now#post-1240666 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:24:54 +0000 Coyote 1240666@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Things like subsidised care for the elderly who have to go into a care home.</p> <p>Free car parking in hospitals.</p> <p>Free prescriptions.</blockquote></p> <p>Quite the opposite. I would say that these should be UK wide. </p> <p>Elderly people who <em>need</em> to go into a care home should not have to worry about paying for it. Most will have paid into the system for many years. What is your solution? Dying rooms for the poor?</p> <p>Charging for hospital car parking is an obsenity and there is no argument for it. There are measures that could be taken to ensure that people not using the hospital don&#39;t take the piss.</p> <p>Free prescriptions? Can be argued for I suppose but some in society simply cannot afford to pay without making cutbacks in other areas. The question is where do you draw the line between can / can&#39;t afford?</p> <p>There are other areas where cutbacks could be made but the high level of corruption / incompetance in goverment will ensure that these are never investigated. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/end-free-student-loans-in-scotland-now#post-1240665 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:24:11 +0000 El-bent 1240665@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>What we need is a commercially focused wealth generating administration. </blockquote></p> <p>Because us ordinary folk are really are going to reap the rewards of all that wealth creation like we did last time round. <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_rolleyes.gif" title=":roll:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/whats-it-worth-chris-king-used-headset#post-1240664 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:23:53 +0000 hora 1240664@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I thought 45 posted. So not bad? Its stil in my Blur4x/with new forks fitted so obviously my number one headset (I also have a lilac king in my 456 that is grouchy. </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/whos-doing-the-whinlatter-challenge-this-weekend/page/2#post-1240663 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:23:48 +0000 ton 1240663@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>bring it on...............<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WNLLNxURt4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WNLLNxURt4</a> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/brakes-just-arrive-and-they-are-the-wrong-way-round#post-1240662 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:23:19 +0000 juan 1240662@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>§Hang on, left front brake, that sounds about correct to me <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> So stop being a idiot and ride it this way like anyone else <img src="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anyone-missing-a-dj-bike-in-brizzle#post-1240661 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:22:47 +0000 MrNutt 1240661@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>just browsing through trade-it bike section and this caught my eye, anyone missing it?</p> <p><a href="http://www.trade-it.co.uk/for-sale-bicycles/region-w-uk-bristol-south-west-avon-bristol/cromeframe-8047153.html?impression=normal_impression">Description<br /> crome frame - crome frame disk bracks black wheels<br /> big tyers just make me a offer 07500628967<br /> 70ono</a></p> <p>just seemed a bit not quite right to me, but then I could be wrong! </p> http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wtd-xc-hardtail-frame#post-1240660 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:22:04 +0000 Slogo 1240660@http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>ok after missing out on a few deals i really need a new frame.</p> <p>cotic soul, blue pig, mmmbop etc.</p> <p>large size sutable for 130mm forks, not to fussed about material atm. </p> <p>paypal waiting what have you got? </p>