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Davetrials

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  1. Just sent everything i needed to over to the mortgage advisor, having not logged in to my banking on an actual computer for the better part of 3 years that posed quite a task.

    I assume that was the most difficult of my hurdles to clear right?

     

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  2. On 20/09/2021 at 0:12 PM, monkeyseemonkeydo said:

    My gut feeling (having not really ridden eitehr HT or FS ebikes) is that if you're going to be riding off road, with the extra weight of the bike a hardtail would struggle more and the extra compliance of a full sus will far more easily allow you to make full use of the drive and traction that the bike will provide.

    It’s more getting to and from, I ride a hard tail now and pretty happy with it 

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  3. I think it's going to be a very long time before the weight issue rectifies its self.
    bear in mind a decent "normal" MTB is like 15kg, until they invent a battery that weighs nothing its going to be 20-25kg as the norm.

    Most flagship full sus E bikes this year are actually heavier than previous years due to the battery getting bigger, 625kwh has been on most bikes for some time and Norco just dropped a 900kwh which is 4.57kg on its own!

    I'm debating a hardtail, as it'll be more efficient should I want to put some longer miles down, but the only thing stopping me is the price tag.

  4. I've ridden them in the past, but today I commuted home on one, around 16miles, which took just over an hour, and had a great ride on the way home, took the scenic route and had a blast.
    I'm very much not into my climbing, years of smoking at university and a shit leg means that almost any hill I come across will result in legs feeling like they will explode so I'm 100% pro E bike.

    What about you chappies?

     

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  5. 12 hours ago, Joe Aston said:

    Those are great. I used to work for a designer brand who bought a lot of this sort of thing and this looks just as good as the stuff we were selling for £150+. 

    How did you finish the edges?

     

    Thanks mate, 

    The edges are sanded down with 240 - 2000 grit then a bit of wax and leather finish, then I creep up to 10,000 grit as well as a burnish stick (slippy wood) by comparison to some other guys my edges fall way short the guy I've linked to below is beautiful

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSLlEZUhq-T/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

  6. Mrs had a out of the blue seizure, spent 7 hours on A&E and wasnt allowed in with her. so had to stand outside for the entire time, disgraceful. 
    Got a call yesterday from our storage company, can i please come check my unit..

    Go down there and notice the ceiling has come in and flooded the storage unit that has all of our stuff in it whilst we house hunt. so its all f**ked.
    now i have to do the insurance dance.

    not a great two days.

  7. guy at work had covid, had to shut down for ten days, nobody else has tested positive on both lat flow and PCR. now I have 8 days of doing f**king nothing. 

    plus it's a sunny Saturday and id love a beer, but can't go to the shop. boo.

  8. On 08/07/2021 at 0:32 PM, Danny said:

    Ive got my 2nd Pfizer on the 17th.  Surprised at how many of you have had your seconds already, you must be a lot older than i thought haha.

    Covid's hitting the local schools pretty hard (Leeds) so it feels like its only a matter of time before we all get it.

    The whole football thing just feels like a piss take really.  All the videos on social media of pubs rammed full of people cheering and hugging yet you're limited to 6 people at home.

    i heard they were doing the whole rock up and get a jab thing in a village near mine, so i jumped right on that as I have a holiday planned a few days before my second jab was due, which would have been shit

  9. On 28/06/2021 at 11:55 AM, Adam@TartyBikes said:

    Hot tub works :D

    Took 3.5 hours to heat, then we spent 3 hours in it last night. Eyes, nose and skin don't get battered like normal which is a bonus. The water coming out of the heater coil was boiling (!) so that should kill any nasties. It even maintained 36 degrees for over an hour after we'd stopped feeding the fire!

    Next upgrade: a better, more insulated lid, in two halves so we can keep it partly covered for winter use.

    20210627_203257.thumb.jpg.8149f102034c98c99130a9e33dcc421a.jpg

     

    i need to a see a full shot that

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