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Yes I like my racelight as you say well made. I would struggle to replace it for what it owes me and it has Mavic wheels & 105 gearset. Hope you enjoy yours

My old Kinesis Racelight on top which I now get to keep and its new brother my Specialized Rockhopper

Will have a look at that just figuring out what I need clothing wise. I guess I can use my Kask road helmet but obviously not my lycra gear . Joking aside what do you wear maybe start with some baggy shorts but what about upper body and footwear ?

Thanks to one and all for your input. Just got home with this a Rockhopper just the colours I wanted and in nice original condition. A few jobs to do but nothing much and cant wait to get stuck in. The best bit is it was well under my original budget.

Thanks for the reply YC I have seen a hardrock disc and a rockhopper hardtail which I like and have sat on an L frame which seemed to suit my 6' body. Hard to say what sort of riding I will do though until I get out and tackle some terrain. My budget is around £600 - 700

Thanks all I made the decision today to completely move over to MTB. This is my own personal opinion but Ive had enough of the complete lack of camaraderie from other road riders. Whenever you encounter another rider its automatically a race and they must stay ahead whatever the cost and more often than not a rider going in the opposite direction will completely ignore you. And everybody has to look as if they are riding for Sky on the latest machine. Rant over just my opinion. I have decided im going Specialized either hardtail or full sus whatever I can afford factoring in whatever I can get for my road bike. I am completely in love with the Specialized FSR Stumpjumper or Camber though ..... drool !!

It was actually a shelby GT500 but I have to give you it. Well done

It's american

So it seems like a trail bike is what I want rather than an XC bike but how do you tell the difference when buying used ?

Ok here is mine

Mate has offered me his Kona stinky full suspender for 450 quid. It's in nice condition with a few choice upgrades but I'm told it's built for going downhill fast and not so good for going back uphill. I'm thinking now to spend this money on a good used hard tail instead ?

Good grief I think I know it. I think its a Cord 810-812

Fitted the Osram Silverstars tonight and adjusted the levels. Im a lot happier than I was. They dont turn night into day but there is a considerable improvement. Didnt find it difficult to get my hand in to change them but it was a bugger to get the lampholders out and back in.

I decided to follow this advice.

I messed with the levelling in the car and found the lights better than I thought but on dipped its way too low. I will have a play with the levels tonight

This ! Which has gotten me out of a situation a time or two.

Not a clue im guessing some kind of kit car but thats it ?

Following his acceptance for the nomination by the Republican party and subsequent dark but apparently brilliant speech and Clintons latest email debacle, horror of horrors I think the US is going to elect him. As quoted by Ezra Klein Back in February, I wrote that Trump is the most dangerous major candidate for president in memory. He pairs terrible ideas with an alarming temperament; he's a racist, a sexist, and a demagogue, but he's also a narcissist, a bully, and a dilettante. He lies so constantly and so fluently that it's hard to know if he even realizes he's lying. He delights in schoolyard taunts and luxuriates in backlash. http://www.vox.com/2016/7/21/12218136/donald-trump-nomination-afraid

I think P6bjohn has it

So I fitted the genuine Skoda bars & Thule 591 cycle rack. Very pleased with quality & ease of assembly but I have a problem which I am struggling to resolve. I want to keep the rack on but this gives me only about 60cm of width remaining which is not much. I thought I had cracked it when I spotted the Thule Ranger 500 soft bag which would have been perfect at 50cm width but its 190cm in length where the maximum length I can take is about 160cm. Quite frankly I think I am buggered and will have to leave the bike at home. Anybody had a similar problem & resolved it ?

Thanks I tried the Halfords bulb thing and it gave me all the bulb options including if I have the separate dip & main beam ?

Guys what are the standard wipers fitted to a 2013 Montecarlo. Our passenger side has a split in it. Also Im assuming (see pic below) I have projector headlights requiring a single lamp for dip & main ?

Im starting to agree with you re our new PM she has balls

I have been concerned they will elect Trump because I felt the US was not ready for a female president but then I realised it was probably a bigger leap for them to elect an African American.

Just got my genuine roof bars from these people, great deal http://www.theskodashop.co.uk/category/Roof_Bars_/Fabia_2015__,b.html