sexymike
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looks like a zhi?
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Happy birthday Mini Mr Olympia
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what the feck
the drive train is on the left
interesting
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best of the lot.
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makes very little difference to be honest, so you may aswell get the cheaper one
Now thats not quiet true.
For trials
it wont but i thought i would let all the world know the reason for it, i know you know though.The hardcoat is just a coating, it does how ever make it last 4 times longer (wear from chain) and is supposidly 10 times as slick'
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8-10 minutes to get a crankarm off? What kind of mechanic are you? 8-10 minutes to tighten it?
, you gonna spin the lockring round with your tongue or something?WHat torque settings did you tighten the arms to, will the 5er you want us to charge cover a mechanic making a balls of a £150 chainset?
where I used to work it was £25 for a full service and I used to completely strip the bikes and build them back up. We'd make the money up on parts like pads, chain, bearings and cables etc.thats seriously low, from what i can gather (from around 20 sops all over the country, £80 is the going rate.
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As skilled as repairing bikes is, in the grand scheme of things it's little more than bolting stuff together. I know there are overheads and expenses to cover, but it's hardly surprising that bike shops get a slagging when they suggest a tenner for five minutes work.
to be honest, a BMW is just bolting things together, they even have compuers to help them,
Pay good money, get good quality.
pay peanuts, get monkeys and all that.
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i have had this debate with loads of people, customers, Cycle training staff and other shop work mates.
Generally, the bike trade dont charge enough, Take BMW, they charge around £100 a hour, thats a lot of money, service your M3 and thats a few hundred quid. With the right Qualifications ANY good shop shouldnt be charging pennies, aroudn £40-50/hour is a good price. A Full service (takes around 3hours) should cost between £120 and £150, a lot of money but it Should be done.
£50 to do a lockring is rediculous, they are having a giraffe but by the time the cranks been removed (£8-10) and tightend up (£8-10) its about right, 20-30 mins if all clened and greased properly, Sure we could all do its in a couple of minutes but you are paying for their time, use of tool and a guarantee that if it does go tits up, they will pay.
The reality is we charge only £20 for a standard service (30-45 mins) and only £50 (at the minute) for a full service, that way under charging. The reason? other shops dont charge 'proper' prices either, we are cheaper but we ll charge too less for it. Its a business not a hobby.
we Would probably charge £10 for that lockring 'repair' to be honest, if it was added to a service and that price would come down.
good luck with it i say.
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For less than 500 quid you could go to a real mountain somewhere, with 250km of slopes, thats what I'd do
Go on then thomans, by the time you get food, drinks, entertainment at night ect, its 500 or more,
how do you eat yours, ?
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i dont have it but i was aware it was called lover, i searched 'paul van dyk - lover' in google and it came up, im sure you can find that in 1 of many ways.
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In my opinion ( and i sell a lot of lights) the ONLY option is one of these.
Retail at £6.99 each (£14 a pair) and are the best option. Battery lasts around 100 hours on constant, near as damn it impossible to break, we have had 1 in the shop and absoloutly thrown it around, selling loads to BMXers and kids because they dont break.
made in 12 colours, hook onto them selves (no bracket), you really can ride with them in the pocket and you dont know they are there.
Rinse the competition for me,
perfect.
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They put fresh powder out everday, which is nice
will give it a go and report on it.
thanks.
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Unfortunatly Dave wont be able to see the results, its a positive response by the way. Im all for him coming back, he is still4th in total posts (Tart is still 2nd and hasnt been online for 2 Years!)
why not.
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I went for a look the other day, not only is it massive (around 180m indoor snow skiing) it has everything, a Snow+Rock, Nando's, bars and 2 seconds from a hotel. It really is a great alternative to flying away to the alps, my only question is, How realistic is the *fake* snow. It looks good enough and i will be giving it ago, at £22/1.5hrs its not all that bad (Cheaper before 6pm!) but for £500 for a weeks skiing, that works out at around £12.50/hr!
Anyone?
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Oddysey linear slick stuff is good, many a bmxer use it
Clarks Used to do a climb8 cable kit which is good, its smooth.
xtr generally seems to be the top choice, not all that expensive, retails at £19.99 all in
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yer, doesnt look all that nice to use
i like the old maggy lever blades that were nice and round, like a stick
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Get a tension meter
Front wheel should be 800ft/lb
Drive rear should be 1200fl/lb
non drive should be 800fl/lb
sorted
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i started that course this week, its a really good course, try not too piss about and learn as much as you can.
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a local bmxer said they are really good, thats all i heard.
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d add to the topic in chit chat but i cant
i was about to order 20 crates and my mum read the terms and conditions and it says you will be charged the full instore price upon delivary to cover there asses
Opens doors
thats £400 please
Shuts door.
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My dads done some, i suppose i could ask him questions for you, he doesnt use MSN im afraid.
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strange goings on in the hood of maghull, watch out for a crazy man with carbon fiber or possibly liquid nitrogen, aaaagh
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Hope you don't mind me asking
what is Onza London Trials? and have you got any videos of it?
The cycle show london, Onza do a trial competition with the best from the world invited in pairs.
Looks like the gay boys did good, pass my regards!
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Generally speaking, he says thank you for all your wishes, i wish him the best over the next 6 weeks! in cruches, paw dave, cant even insult us
on TF
gay,
he will be back, haha
paw us?
get well soon you fag!
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thats a fair height!!!!