Tony Harrison

Probably my first Ashton, when it had the 2.5" Azonic bars on it. That was the nicest riding trials bike I had, and it was at a time when I was most enthusiastic about trials. The black Ashton I replaced it with just wasn't as fun (and in fact that's the only frame I think I sold - I still have all the others that I rode).

I guess it depends which frame you take to be the "mk2" - I was talking about the second batch of silver ones which had - as I recall - slightly thicker tubing than the first ones. I guess Mikee you're talking about the later red/black ones, which measured about what you said. If you do mean the silver frame then I think the bb rise was zero.

I seem to remember it was advertised as 1035mm with the standard forks, but mine measured about 1020mm. 385mm chainstays I think, 73 deg head angle.

Indeed, overweight baggage charges are ridiculous.

Some airlines will include bikes as part of the baggage allowance - I've done this before with BA and Emirates on Europe-Asia routes. As other people have done, I've generally used a cardboard box and stuffed clothes and other things around the bike. When you actually think about it there's not that much stuff you should need to take with you anyway.

I would rather buy an older higher-end model instead of a newer mid-range one. In 2011 I bought a D7000 and sent it back in preference of an older D300s - I wanted a solid body (less plastic) and a pro-orientated set of controls. Likewise my first full-frame body was a D3, rather than buying a D600 or D750 which I could've done new. I bought a low shutter count D800 as a backup (probably equivalent to the 5d mk3) and it's amazing - again there are full frame options I could've bought new for the same money. It does depend a bit on what you want to do with it. All my kit is used outside in damp, dusty and/or cold environments. It gets knocked about, dragged about on the floor and generally abused, and so good construction and decent weather-sealing is important. I'm all about buying good secondhand stuff from people who've used it and looked after it well (bird watchers, studio photographers etc) - I think that usually represents good value for money, and I'm yet to have any problems.

You could always advertise several different lines of work under different trading names, see which work out best.

That page isn't conclusive on an answer though.

I think that the human mind likes to try to simplify things, and sees girl + boy the same as boy + girl. If you imagine that having the two children are separate events (which they are) then that should show how the two are distinct. Whilst it may seem like the same outcome ("the couple have a boy and a girl") in mathematical and logic terms they're still different scenarios. Let's look at it this way - here are the combinations of those two events: Parents have a boy, then subsequently have a girl Parents have a boy, then another boy Parents have a girl, then another girl Parents have a girl, then have a boy This means there are four different scenarios, with a 25% each of occurring. Since to us two of those scenarios are practically the same, we can sum those probabilities, e.g. there's a 50% chance that the parents end up with a girl and boy born in unspecified order. This doesn't answer the original question - I'm just trying to show how those two seemingly identical scenarios shouldn't be seen as the same thing. The plane definitely takes off.

Mercedes probably...

Agreed. I had an unexpected ride in a Tesla S (Uber Black!) and the acceleration was off the hook (naturally we egged him on*). The big screen in the middle of the dash was nuts, and it was funny having wifi in a car. Also the driver gave us each a bottle of water but I don't think that's specific to Tesla (I didn't drink mine incase it was drugged*). *I mean what kind of weirdo drives Uber in a Tesla?

They may be the same in that there is one girl and one boy, but they represent two different scenarios as far as calculating the probability is concerned.

Interesting question. You could say 50% as they are independent events, but then if you combine the probabilities you get 25% that they're both boys right? e.g. there are four combinations: Boy + Boy Boy + Girl Girl + Boy Girl + Girl So there is a 1 in 4 chance that both are boys. EDIT: But we know that one of them is a boy, so maybe it's 1 in 2?

Yellow brakes though?

I fill with rage every time I see someone use that tag...

I feel less bad about the fact that most of my stuff gets run into the ground such that I never even contemplate selling it. A lot of the time I think yes I could do an eBay sale, but is it worth the inevitable trouble. Needless to say I have (literally) crates of camera and bike wreckage (including a D300s actually, but no battery grip cos I don't roll like that ; )

Interesting how when the title race takes a turn for the worse for Hamilton he starts acting like a petulant kid. If I had any respect left for him then it's gone now. I just don't see him as being of the same stature as the great drivers of history. I thought by now he might've grown up and stopped acting like a spoilt brat. And this is just embarassing - I feel sorry for Mercedes: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/10/06/lewis-hamilton-snapchats-throughout-boring-formula-one-press-con/

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2016/10/one-thing-wish-knew-20s/ (PS check out his book Choose Yourself, it's really good) I was only thinking this morning about the things I thought were important in my mid-20s, and how different it all is now. University is ok but it's not the ticket to ride it was 15-20+ years ago. It's all very well going there but ultimately you may just be putting off for 3 years the need to make some serious decisions, whilst at the same time accruing a debt. There are going to be more and more young people coming out of university for less and less jobs, and so they'll sign on or do jobs they could be doing without a degree. I left uni and had no idea what to do next. These days I often work with people 10 years younger than me that skipped university and make as much money as I do despite being much younger. I can't remember the last time anybody cared or checked about whether or not I have a degree. With some confidence and belief and a few ideas you can really carve your own path out. And actually JD is probably a good example - he had some ideas, set up a company and ran with that. I think we're reaching times where just having a degree won't be enough - employers will want to see some ingenuity, something more than a piece of paper.

You should've played along for a bit!

There was a time with the older rolling stock when taking a bike was never a problem. Then these snazzy new trains came in and it became a royal nightmare...

The new DJI one (Mavic Pro) looks insane. UK prices seem way more than the USD estimates would work out at, but it looks like a tidy piece of kit. Would be easy to take with you too. The controller looks crazy and it apparently has a 4 mile range!

That summarises it pretty nicely.

Sounds to me like you're going to try this second go because of routine or habit or something. The reasons you've put there for the relationship going downhill are valid ones, seems like it's become compromised and isn't entirely fulfilling, in which case being with her is blocking you from finding someone who's a much better match. 'Settling' for something that's far from ideal will only lead to more misery, and then at some point you'll end up breaking up for good and wishing you'd done it sooner.

There's more at that dock... Wall-ride section: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3914999,-2.988058,3a,75y,65.92h,62.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sShxoOc1MNnLEYmb-ig1XNw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Stepped 'ups' and drops, can't really see but behind that black barrier down to the left (and also another little wedge/flatbank to the right of that area): https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3906097,-2.9875584,3a,75y,29.61h,58.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGQDwbYb_cWkFxFOCXhj04w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Round the corner there's more: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/53°23'25.6"N+2°59'12.7"W/@53.3919932,-2.9877773,3a,75y,18.86h,74.63t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1srW3yj_vGrbifTkMm3b3OyQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DrW3yj_vGrbifTkMm3b3OyQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D60.928638%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d53.3904443!4d-2.9868566 And the hidden 'street spine': https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.3899158,-2.9827388,3a,75y,205.48h,54.4t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjQXw7WjjQQozSb30GX0RZA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

The 2-2.5" Azonics were amazing, loved those bars.