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Thread resurrection coming here. After a few years (eek) due to finances since the recession I ended up riding a red Raleigh until this year with the "GreenNeedle" decal masks sat in a cupboard.............. .............but I did it over the summer. Will give the bike a clean and take some...

Being honest after seeing a couple of these pictures (Lena Pillars in particular) I feel guilty for hating some aquascapes I have seen over the past few years :)

I have a fair few too. Not quite the footprint of the poster above :) Most of mine are in racks. Similar to ldcgroomer

A Chinese seller may sell cheap and nasty stuff but most people add feedback very soon after receiving an item. Most of the stuff the chinese sell is fine out of the box so people leave positive feedback. If it breaks or falls apart a month later you have already left your feedback. ADA - if...

Maybe lost in translation? It is very hard to be rated as a top seller. It relies on customers clicking on those stars. For me to have TRS status any negatives or neutral feedback or poor ratings when you click your stars means I am very close to losing top rated seller status. You have to...

Exactly. I'm not suggesting splurging without a conscience. As long as it isn't a selfish act then I don't see a problem. After all if I want something expensive and we can afford it without it restricting other plans / needs then I go for it. It will often mean I am uber tight afterward too.

This is pretty much me too. I don't ask her or even tell her. I just buy it. I don't expect her to ask if she can buy things (as long as she doesn't go mad) nor do I question why she needs to spend £20 a month to use a weight watchers scale or £15 a month to a gym to use the floor for...

Oh Aquadream. I am glad you understand how all I believe is Gospel. Maybe you can convince me that it is true :) as I am open minded enough to know that I am not always right. Indeed I have been wrong before..........I think. lol However do read before you castigate me as someone looking from...

You should star up your own quango where you can take every generalisation as a belief of people(s). You can then dismiss everybody's social responsibilities and anyone who doesn't 'toe the line' has reasons internally (hopes fears etc.) to remove any cause to cal lthem lazy etc. I am tired of...

Ask my Black Portuguese wife if I am a bigot, a racist, a xenophobe? She agrees with me r.e. the migrants from Europe. It was a trickle. It has turned into a flood. They were filling in the odd job and were very beneficial. they now provide governments reason to openly state 'They are...

Garuf...no suspicion? Can detail everything on the bike but does not know the value? Hmmm..I would be suspicious myself!!!

are you buying off a friend? wow price. lol electric? no thanks. lol Andy

lol. not going to hate you :) I ride very aggresively and even though I am alightweight I wouldn't particularly want to ride a full carbon frame. I throw my bike about to much at home, pub etc and ride on the ice and snow in the winter too. lol Would love dura ace though :) No idea on the...

Great deal there are. I got my 1616 to replace an 8210 (which I had chosen to get BTW as it is a retro classic and did exactly what I wanted) Why did I 'upgrade' if I was happy with the 8210? Needed a new TV cos the old 6 year old LCD had gotten quite a lot of dead pixels. So I signed up...

Lol. It is connected to the PC regularly and fully updated. However with a battery standby time which sems inthe region of 24 hours even if you don't use it Makes me laugh when I don't have to charge mine up for weks. lol However the superb thing is that don't have to talk or share a room...

I've got a great phone. Nokia 1616. It lets me ring people and its got that newfangled textty thingamy on it too :) Battery also lasts for 3 weeks. The bove is true as far from being a technophobe I have no interest in vierwing small piccies on small screens nor using the internet when I am...

Not at all tempted to DIY when these are a quid. Don't need 2. its bright :) Being LED I've only charged the batteries once this year too :) The wall/my son's bike in the pictures above is a full bike length away, maybe a little more :) The Cateye didn''t fund Carbon no. Its still in the...

Those lights are in your budget Garuf. The front one is awesome. Replaced a £30 cateye it did. Came from Poundland so cost £3..... .....£3 you say...yes i bought 2 sets of Nimh rechargeable batteries for it too. lol. Bracket only fits standard <26.0 diameter, hence why I have cut, drilled...

You'll have to excuse the number of photos there will be in this thread. I love bike porn and carbon is yummy tasty (as my kids would say) I like my bikes much different to everything else. Everything else is quite plain, and no logos etc. On my bike decals and logos rule. lol. This thread...

Have some sympathy for all the Scots called 'Sandy'. lol Andy

Try the Ultremos Gareth. I went from cheapo tyres onto michelin pro3s and the difference was immense. then tried the Conti Attack/Force combo and they were a little better than the pro 3s. Only went onto the Schwalbes because they look awesome (don't worry you can get them in black ;) and it...

Nope link me to the carbon jobby :) Those Baum bikes are handmade old style jobbies. Not Carbon but you do pay for the handmade bit. You choose the colour scheme yourself etc. The too much to go wrong bit is overplayed IMO. Indexing is really easy to sort out. The problem is that many...

I'm a wannabe weight weenie but with my budget anything near 8kg is good :) Another thing I guess you would hate about newer bikes is that on many of the 'sportives' they put triple rings on. That ain't for me. Also the Compact chainset is on a huge amount of bikes (including my new one)...

Lol @ Gareth ;) I would've agreed with you r.e. the sloping top tube a couple of months ago (see the first pic in first post and you can see it's a straight top tube) however 2 months on this one and I love it mate. It's a bit like the Kelvin ratings arguments is on here on the bike forums...

Trialled a few fonts so far. This one looks the closest at the moment:

Should add that unlike the Baum in the picture mine will have white bar tape and white saddle plus white brake blocks (the calipers are black) with matching green/white cartridges and to finish will have white Schwalbe Ultremo ZX (Its so hard to ride on these Kendas when you're used to top notch...

Hi guys. You may remember the project I did a couple of years ago where I turned this Tifosi: Into this Super SiX: Well some urchin nicked that from Tesco a couple of months ago and with no money to buy anything as good as the Tifosi, I ended up getting a second hand Raleigh Airlite 300...

no jen you've missed the point. people are saying its the owners. When I was walking my greyhound across thelocal park on its leash a staff ran up and was trying to bite him. Like Luis above it got a kick and a shout to the owners 100 yards away 'Sort this ***** out'. To which I got some...

wife complaining I just woke her up with all the noise

As many know I am a manic researcher. Mainly of useless info relating to our hobby that you don't really have to go into so much depth on but also on anything else. Normally it is something I am doing i.e. If I want to rewire my house I spend a few days researching like mad before I do it...

Indeed. I have to pre-empt my children are going to charge towards a stranger's dog. And even thenthe dog is a toy and may turn that nice dog into a a peeved off dog. lo. Good point ther. I love greyhounds but not going to post any pics cos they are all of him off the lead on the beach with...

I do not agree with anyone saying we should all insure our dogs. I have had the same problem as you and believe me living on a council estate it is a regular sight as there are loads of staffs and 'westys' round here. Somehow there are loads of really expensive pedigree dogs as well but I...

Lol. I've worn out my keyboard with the last 2 weeks of ranting bout the modern world. he, he. Just to add. Moments after I posted the last post a brighthouse wagon rolled to deliver the daily deliveries of electrical goods to the residents who live here on dole street :) A dishwasher no...

Indeed Ian. But also a large percentage goes to pension even if like me you have opted out of Serps2 in which case you still pay the same but that amount goes into your private pension instead of the 'national pot' I should really apologise for the way I rant on this subject. Maybe like an ex...

Nope I read the statement and didn't remember who wrote it. lol. I remembered it was you who wrote the rise in water rates. I remember reading the leaflet that came through the door the other day. Also they are putting water meters in but giving us the option of choosing rates or meter...

Like Ian who lives near me. The water rates have gone up. Apparently we now have to pay extra for some extra bit that has been moved from government to the water companies. Can't remember what the leaflet says. Thank you to the poster above who says I can get 20% off. I shall investigate...

No I have no illusions that taxing fuel will resolve any economy issues. Its a 2 way horse. Yes more tax comes in to the treasury however that reduces the spending power so consumer taxes go down etc. This is purely being done because no-one knows how to get more people to think before...

If labour costs and work conditions hadn't been such a priority we would still be building cars in this country for our own brands. Just as I would still be working in a major diesel industrial engine manufacturer (the biggies) These are the costs of wanting loads of money, loads of luxuries...

I'm sorry Mark. I'm pretty old fashioned really and stuck in the days where Mum (or a parent) stayed home. One reason why I quit my job. Wife was so obsessed with money that she got jobs without asking me how I felt so as she wouldn't give up I did instead. I don't buy into the 2 people...

I'm woth Luis. anywhere within 15 miles and I bike. Any further I bike to the bus or train station. Taking the kids I bike with a buggy attached to the rear or bus. Always done this. Maybe they need to keep putting the prices up higher and higher until the lazy school runners that drive...

This is the government's statement on the petition above: Prisoners convicted of a criminal offence and detained in prison are not entitled to social security benefits. That means that anyone who is eligible for social security benefits and who is caught, convicted and imprisoned for any...

Lol. Ia m flashier Luis. I have all the labels, Lacoste, Ralph, Valentino, DKNY, Burberry etc but I bought all that when I was working, when I was single, when I lived at home. They are still in the wardrobe. Some ten (or more) years old. they are gradually being replaced as they wear out...

Ian. Lol. At last I have video evidence. That isn't anything to do with riots. Been wondering who knocks my bin over every week. :) Its a bit different over here Tom. The UK has virtually none of its own manufacturing left. Not for serious investment. All we have now are banks and...

I disagree. I am most definately a tory voter. always will be. My ethic is if you look after the rich (i.e. the business man/woman) then they look after the poor. i.e. they create jobs and pay people. If the state tries to look after the poor instead then it penalises those businessmen/women...

I don't think we need to do that. If you listen to yesterdays statement outside 10 downing street I think he (speaking for all politicians) is finally able to start speaking the obvious. The problem is though that whilst all the politicians have been very scared to talk about these issues for...

It is in the main very political. The last generation (25 years or so) have become so free from reality because 'children' have so many rights these days. they are basically untouchable. Its not so much just the kids but more the whole of the generation which is so materialistic that nothing...

or dragonfly in opera :)

The 'justice part' is what was being used an excuse Tom. There was a peaceful protest outisde a police station. when no senior police came out the protestors decided to give up. People jumped on the bandwagon and decided to hijack the cause. Now its spiralled and while the London kids...

Lol. You would need Thatcher back for the above to be put into action and there is no doubt she would have done it. A lot earlier than now!!! Health and safety has a lot to do with why the police can't do much at the moment. One solution would be to cut the power, then all the parents...

Whats worse is Ken Livingstone on every channel he can get on trying to make political points over it!!! There's no comparison here between the eighties riots. They were over an issue. this is just people having 'fun' and jumping on the back of an issue for their own 'enjoyment'. I hope the...

Lol. I used Dreamweaver 4. I have absolutely no knowledge of html or css but I can drag, drop and select different colours :) Andy

I used Justhost. £42 for 2 years unlimited hosting, including domain reg. Then I used zencart which is free anyway but included in the justhost control panel (is made easier to setup within the panel) for the shop. Pretty easy to use and set up :) Andy

The Carreras aren't very good really. Prety heavy. Even the next one up the virtuoso and they will also come with the bottom end gear. You won't get anything of quality for under £500 new unless you get an awesome deal at the LBS. Best bet if you are not looking for an instant buy is to buy...

I like U2. Don't have any of their albums though ;) Andy

Lol. Could barely see those washing machines when I went to see them. NEC is a ***** place to see bands unless you can get the good seats :) And Yes were totally different. Much more student arty crowd where Rush were pretty heavy in comparison. Not so heavy compared to today's 'music' but...

And/or reducing your usage. Like getting rid of any multi halogen lighting in kitchens and bathrooms etc. Turning the PC off when not using it instead of leaving it running all day (she doesn't listen) Turning lights off when you leave a room (I think she's deaf) Might be able to afford some...

Never heard of them Ian :) I'll lend ya some Marillion or Rush. lol Andy

Lol I think you are closer Garuf. A bit of a cover up to say it is to stop fakes. People will still buy the fake stuff with old logos and those who make the fakes will just change the logo they use as well. lol. Saying that I've never seen a 'fake' with an ADA logo on it. Seen the 'knock...

Hello, maybe a little (or a huge amount ;) ) below most 'audiophile's in terms of tech specs but I was wondering if any guys here could give me some advice on the following: I currently have a cheap DVD player plus the satelilite, Virgin box and PC plugged into the back of an old Aiwa...

My dog is called Jiggy. He's a greyhound that we rehomed as an 8 month old puppy and he's approaching his second birthday in April. Not an ex racer and has no tattoo in his ear. Apparently without the tattoo it means he is classed as a lertcher and not a greyhound. Bit silly as he is...

Firstly Does this mean you want straight handlebars? Secondly are you sure you want downtube shifters. Pretty hard to get on newer bikes. Straight handlebars will more likely have rapid fire (thumb) shifters on the handlebars. Drop bars will have gear/brake combos. Both the modern types are...

And talk of the devil............it's back :) http://www.aquascapingworld.com/magazin ... -2010.html We're going to continue it this time. Much more input now AC

YES I am assuming that. It is easy peasy to get a Council House but you have to join the line. Why should anyone be able to jump to the top when it suits them. If they really wanted one they would have been on the list before. This is one problem with society where it is fact (and here I do...

For those in doubt this is a pretty good study. One stunning appropriate table in it too. The study was written in 2003 and the consensus amongst all the major lenders was that the peak had already been reached (October2003.) Guess what happened in the next year just a few months after they...

Exactly my point ;) This is how our parents were. That is why they have what they have now i.e. property that they own 100% freehold on and no debts. Those of our generation our in the same situation as your SA description except we have brought ourselves to that level of near bankruptcy by...

This is a can of worms over here: The trades wage went sky high with the 'aquarium building' boom. However many did not save, are now out of or short of work and earning a lot lot less. Some went from £250-£300 a week up to £1000+ during this boom and now are struggling because they only...

Sam. Forgive me, I have every sympathy for those who have lost out here. What I can't stand are the people who complain about today's world, blame Thatcher, say My parents had to scrimp and scrape and then don't weigh up the rest of the facts :) Today's society is not the same as that of our...

Lol. Well until a body with authority can heavily tax those who buy second 'aquariums' or more then there will still be a market. Those that are only J Bloggs with enough to have 2 owned 'aquariums' will be the ones that lose their investment. But I would suggest those who have huge amounts of...

A few in your area that look good: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KINESIS-CROSSLIGH ... 3cb095056e http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/gt-zr-3000-road-r ... 3a5e6d25be http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hand-built-road-r ... 27b4b4af1b http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FAUSTO-COPPI-CAMP ... 43a17f7d86 AC

To be honest Garuf on the older Bikes there aren't a huge amount of options without spending money. That of course means that you may as well get a more modern second hand bike than spend that money. lol Looking at your picture Your front steering is the old style of a threaded set of forks...

Lol. My mate keeps sending me viagra links. He won't admit it though. Also I keep sending myself chemical and dating adverts links :) I don't use hotmail. haven't since it turned into live as it is rubbish :) All you can do is either change your password and hope it is a hacker rather than...

Old picture here. Wheels are now Mavic Ksyrium ES Speciale with Yellow Michelin Pro Race. Just bought some Schwalbe Ultremo R1 yellow. They look the DBs, supposed to be super fast. Will have to see how quick they cut and wear though. addle is a Selle SLR carbon suppose to be 115g but I...

I gave up on firefox a long time ago. too slow and lots of bugs. Went on to Chrome which seems to slow down within days of 'cahing' and the Safari which kept trying to get me to download Quicktime and finally settled on Opera. Has some bugs still but a lot lot faster than firefox :) I have...

I should've voted. can't believe gravel won. thats ruined my week :( However I am now cheered up because 26 saddos actually did vote. Now if you'll excuse me I am half way (four days) through deciding which colour tyres I am going to put on my road bicycle. (racer to us English) AC

That just adolescence Garuf :o AC

Do you get the feeling we're being picked on Dave :lol: 'grumpy old men' that we are :clap: AC

Well even if I wanted to vote I couldn't really. My substrate is play sand, with a bit of anderby creek sand in the corners, then some Anderby creek shale in the corners/round the cobbles and then Roman Gravel 5-10mm scattered in places. So I vote sand, shale and gravel :lol: AC

Is spelling my username wrong part of the fun? :D You owe me a new TV screen. Aargh now it's 2 Agree on lightening up ;) Andy Cole suggesting more light? what's going on. Look what you've started now :) :idea: Now don't you dare do a post titled 'I haven't researched anything and I...

Theres lots of us. We still go on there too ;) AC

Been going through old favourites from the record collection. Gay Dad - Leisure Noise has returned as a permanent fixture in the multichanger for the last month :) Alongside Marillion - Marbles and Stone Roases - Second Coming AC

Lol. There are those yes. I bike in all weathers. Last year I got a job 9 miles from my home. first day I arrived at work at 6am and the temperature was -9. Needless to say all the car owners chuckled. they miss the point though. I don't drive because I don't want to and am prepared for...

I don't can't nor intend to learn to drive ;) Can't see any point living in a city with buses. trains etc. freely avaiable if cycling isn't practical.

Nope. Think more of the Duo/Quad being a measurement and Atom being a model name. A 3000Ghz Duo is in theory 6000Ghz. The atom is just the name of Intel's smallest chip so there may be different versions of it. With an upgrade all you do is put the disk in and it should run you through the...

I se why you want a laptop and understand it. I know lots of people who buy them and put them where they used to have the desktop saying 'looks better'. lol Vista is definately more aesthetically pleasing than my XP :) I turn all the aesthetics off as they slow it down a little bit. I have...

The dual/Quad is quite confusing for most but in theory if you buy a standard 3000Ghz processor then a duo 3000Ghz 'should' be about twice as fast and quad about 4x as fast. This of course is in theory. Personally I'm with Chilled84. I have used Vista, and have 'downgraded' it to XP. I...

Thats what I noticed straight away. I am used to having to train puppies to heel whereas the day we got him he walks within the lead length never straining it. I don't have a stash of hardscape so I am pretty safe there. All my hardscape items are already in the tank and he shows no interest...

Last Tuesday I spotted an advert saying 'greyhound free to a good home due to lack of space' and decided to take the plunge (I have been around dogs all my life but this is my first as owner.) He arrived Thursday and joins a household of myself, my wife and our 3 and 4 year old sons. He is a...

Our 03 Fiesta Zetec 1.4 just went from Lincoln to Heathrow and back on £24 of petrol. don't know what that adds up to in MPG though.

I was trying to retrieve some lost files from it. In the end I reinstalled an XP Pro SP3 version from the net, bypassed the WGA, downloaded a recovery program and voila. The actual look of Ubuntu is nice and clean. The layout of the prog menu is a little confusing for someone who has used...

well guys I installed Ubuntu......then 1 hour later I uninstalled it. I can-t really see why people talk it up so much. Yes - Looks awesome. Yes - Works fast. Yes - its free Yes - It sets up all the hardware without even struggling. Any downsides? Apart from the fact you have to learn all...

I am on my Bro in laws PC in Portugal and see some strange things. It is running XP Pro SP3. It has a SATA HDD. Trying to set it up to format and get Ubuntu on it and I see in the BIOS that the SATA HDD is there as SATA1. However exit the Bios and boot up it says 'No Hard Drives Found'...

I left on tuesday.............. .............I will be back on the 3rd of Sept though barring BA messing up :lol:

FWIW- Mark is in my eyes the foremost aquascaper in the UK at the moment. He tries to use more different plants than anyone. He pushes scaping without worry about others concerns. He adds the best phography and we should all be behind him. George brought the UK to this level and Mark has...

I would've just said. pay up or I'll report ya. Buy it now means just that. People select the 'best offer' option when listing if they are prepared to haggle. AC

Firstly you can cancel their bids and then sell to the 'second chance' bidder if their bid was high enough for you. If not relist. You are not bound if you stated that you wouldn't ship in the auction description. If they pay you via paypal then just click the refuse/return button in paypal...

what do you mean highlight. If you mean drag over the text and smiley then Opera doesn't do it over the smilies, just the text. Therefore I have no idea what you are on about. lol AC

As soon as they've paid (cleared.) With their stupid new rules there is no allowance for bad mouthing of buyers so you have to go through the resolution centre for that. Luckily I've only had to do it once (through paypal) and that was as a buyer when some plonker sent me some watches that...

Initially here is the resolution centre link where you can try and sort something out. http://resolutioncentre.ebay.co.uk/ Then before you relist again, block the buyer. this link (unless it redirects to my ebay) will let you block anyone you wish from ALL further auctions/transactions...

Indeed Ukaps is actually the forum BUT when we link to UKaps in banners or adverts etc. we send people to the front page. It can be intimidating to come straight to a forum with loads of subjects in front of you. It also means there can be an 'easy to chew' introduction to what UKaps is. Like...

You stole my line :( 'If Saints aren't in it I ain't boverring. Ya get me ;)' AC