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sling power - bollocks. most people call it flex and expend loads of effort trying to reduce it.

i refer you to my magic balloon explanation

i like the "it's like a magic balloon way" of explaining it best I shall explain imagine a magic balloon where your standard 3 dimensions are compressed into the 2 dimensional surface of the balloon, when you inflate the balloon it gets bigger but there's no edges to the 2 dimensional surface - if there's no edges it must be infinite(ish) but it can still expand. get it? if not you're thick

not really anyway, the answer is - the other edge

have you considered buying one or even using the free one you get with windows?

no it isn't, it's anodised (assuming it's a t-pro)

I've found with brakeless riding you tend to think a lot further ahead (like quarter of a mile) so it's very rare you need to stop suddenly

did you try speaking to him in italian ?

The black plastic springy hose that attaches the noisy end of a hoover to the sucky end does my head in.

sweet Roguish,quick-witted, and incredibly lucky, Jack Sparrow is a pirate who sometimes ends up being a hero, against his better judgement. Captain Jack looks out for #1, but he can be counted on (usually) to do the right thing. He has an incredibly persuasive tongue, a mind that borders on genius or insanity, and an incredible talent for getting into trouble and getting out of it. Maybe its brains, maybe its genius, or maybe its just plain luck. Or maybe a mixture of all three

that's settled then. I'll join you when I get up. wing and julien, bring your phones out so I can find you

it reminds me those bmxs with the plastic fairings all the cool kids had in the 80s. as long as they're keeping product design students in work I'm all for it

make yer minds up - I have to book time off with the missus

fair points - to which I have answers Friends - interweb, phone, airplanes etc. (I'll grant, if you're skint none of that works) I was in Greece for the best part of 2 years and when I got back it was like I'd never been away Uni - leaving education to move is an idiot idea, I'm sure JT isn't an idiot Job - meh, if you got one before you can get another one (living in foreign parts makes you interesting in interviews too) Posessions - leave em at your mum's house, it's surprising how little you miss. Bike - fair enough, if you cant work over there you won't be able to get a new one. if you can work, you just buy a new one. You could ship it over easy enough anyway. Money - easy come, easy go. House - renting, go at the end of the contract. if you own it, rent it out while you're gone. The most important thing to remember is that you can always just go running back to mum if it all goes pear shaped.

What's he giving up ? If he doesn't like it over there he can come back, if he does like it he's done the right thing.

is this inspired by those mucky webcam pictures I showed you ?

nobody takes me seriously any more

There's nowt wrong with moving to a different country for a bird Joe - it worked for me (granted, I got sick of living there and re-imported her but still... ). You might as well go for as long the temporary visa lasts JT, they'll probably let you renew it a few times on account of being english rather than arab or french

I'm not entirely convinced that £275 one has a full cromo frame - if not it's a ripoff and they shoudl be ashamed

agreed, although the only real qualification a thread needs for stickying is that I started it. those colours are growing on me samdoman and I'm glad you went the cheap route- its the way these things should be done

hmmm Without wanting to look like a filthy bigot he does have a point. Bangladeshi/Indian/whatever call centres are a nightmare - the staff are often very difficult to communicate with and very rarely know anything about the product so they're in no position to help you out when you have a problem. Decent customer service is the deciding factor for me when choosing any subscription service and that's precisely why I've spent 8 or 9 years on orange

I lasted 6 months on 3 - every single minute of it was painful. Orange ***

i'm only half-joking

sod it, I'll come out, mince around on the bmx, drink some beer and bitch about having a sore ankle then

you can do it - you just have to fanny about a bit. as to why - too lazy to cut the steerer and want lower bars?