MadManMike

Isn't it something like 120,000 tonnes? I can't imagine much standing up to that.

Yeah it's very different - the LSD on the front makes it a handful, torque steer when you least expect it. Definitely the most fun daily I've ever had, surprisingly comfortable and economic when you need it, too - a run to Scotland two weeks ago saw 51mpg and my arse wasn't too numb either

Today was reserved for pressure washing and sanding fences. These photos show why that didn't happen. Fun little drive out around the Brecons today, though the weather was so terrible it wasn't a particularly fast one. Nice to clear the head anyway. Also, the internet was right - 5.5k miles on this since December and the front tyres need replacing already!

It did, actually! I can start claiming child benefit again - I had to pay back £1,300 in January and I have probably another £900 to pay back, but as of April I can claim it again!

Anyone have experience of keeping algae / green crap away from paving slabs? It seems the more I pressure wash them, the quicker it comes back again. If you Google it, you just get loads of adverts rather than actual advice. I cleaned the whole garden about 3 months ago and now it looks like an abandoned property already... Any tips??

I've never really "got" gravel bikes, but that was bloody impressive. Nicely shot too.

I got a new car on Monday, she's on 220 miles now, 380 to go until the break-in procedure is complete... Super heavy steering, rock solid suspension and in N mode it does pops & bangs (Subtle ones though, not like the Focus wanker-map bangs). Great fun and an easy way to build my arms up a bit - after an hour of driving they ache like mad 😂

Sadly not, Twitch are pretty strict on boob action - you'll have to sub to my OnlyFans instead if you want the premium content!

I'm gradually getting more into the smart home stuff, but certainly nowhere near "full". I have smart bulbs so I can turn them on by voice or app (And a cool feature to have them randomly turn on and off when I'm away, to make it look like someone's home). I also have Alexa controlled LED Govee lights that I've set up on Twitch so that people can redeem channel points to control them too, really cool but a little unreliable so far. The lights themselves are good, but the link between them and my stream is patchy. Definitely going to look at other stuff, but I don't want to go so far that an internet outage makes my house unusable.

I had a Cannondale full susser which was great fun, but really only good at going full whack (Well, my version of full whack) down trails... Not so good on climbs and certainly no good for any sort of trialsy moves. I broke it down and built a "hardcore hardtail" with the parts, so I now have a hardtail with 150mm travel. It's obviously more harsh on a red trail, but I much prefer the control / feel.

This post got me thinking about Trials Forum from back in the day... When I joined, lots of people were wondering what to do when they leave college. These days we're talking about kids going to college and how our joints ache. Mad how long this place has been around really

I make an effort to be a bit more positive these days, but it's hard to disagree with you here.

Another courier related scam is where they say they'll send a courier who will give you cash. They'll then follow up with you needing to pay insurance before the courier arrives, but they will cover it - for example if you're selling something for £5000, they say they will give you £5200 cash if you can pay the £200 insurance up front. Of course, no courier ever arrives and you've just given away £200.

Just post the spam link and get banned, no point dragging it out 😂

lol, I looked at it and thought "holy shit! $100! how on earth is it that cheap?!" Then noticed it's actually $2k. I wouldn't want a throttle version, so it'll be interesting to see what the pedal assist version costs - probably the same I'd imagine.

Most festivals have a Facebook group associated with them and you often see solo folk posting, so maybe you could meet a couple of other like-minded solos and make new friends there?

I hate it when the bike doesn't fit the frame 😂 I thought that first message looked spammy, interesting spam bot technique to come back and update with a link.

It's baffling isn't it. If a bloke pulls up in a van and moves one of them out of the way I'm sure he'd end up arrested for assault too.

Like this?

That's not true, they've caused loads of traffic jams on the M25 and in central London, resulting in increased emissions.

I don't think many would disagree that pollution is bad, but they way these people are highlighting it isn't doing the cause any favours. If you want to get people behind you, you need to appeal to them, rather than piss them off.

Called BMW Assist this morning at 8am to get roadside assistance... It's now 15:36 and they still haven't been. Luckily it was only a couple of minutes from my house so I've been at home all day, but they don't know that. Great service.

Finished fitting the shifter rebuild kit today, so at 10:30pm I decided that picking up cat food was very urgent. Gotta love a good roof down blast at night, especially with the refreshed gear change - really precise now. Great to be back in a 5.

Yeah that's what made me buy it to be honest, the money I would have spent on mods can be spent on getting the underside welded and treated. It drives well, far more planted than Red was. Nice mk4, I was tempted to put my money down as a deposit on a mk4 but couldn't really justify the monthly costs at this stage. I think my next one will be a mk4 though, maybe in a couple of years. Are you planning to daily it or will it become a track toy?