New to the forum...embarrassing myself already!

coombsfh

Only prob is that carbon will break if I prang it where as Alu just dents... Also the photos are '09 and it is now '11. Plenty of wear on it in 2 years i bet...

Anonymous

both aluminium and carbon can break if pranged. Carbon is not as fragile as many people think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lsDXEEUlRE

Ask for some updated pics...

crumbschief

Ha beat me to it spider,good first post though it tickled me.

coombsfh

NapoleonD,

A deathmetal moth is bloody brilliant...though I don't agree.

Even considering volunteering in the manchester museum next (academic) year so I can learn to set, catch and properly identify moths.

Back to bikes, my car ran out of MOT today so tomorrow may well deplete my car fund VERY significantly (wince)...

Almost not interested in driving any more but really could do with a car for work next year. I can do without one but limits jobs I can accept (and cliam extra petrol for) if I am carless. Worst thing is that I only drive a little ford fiesta 1.25 zetec and even that (tax, petrol, insurance, repairs etc) is too spicy to run on a student/just graduated budget!!

Anonymous

Any car is a pain in the ar5e to run on any normal working budget!

unixnerd

Get a cannondale btw.

+1

You're right aluminium will just dent, want to risk riding on a frame with a big dent in it?

coombsfh

Easier to ride a frame home with a dent in than one that has completely snapped. Wouldn't ever knowingly ride a ruined bike but worst case scenario at least an alu can be limped home after a big off (i think) where as carbon I believe is shot after one crash.

PS call me a naive newbie if that is what I am being

unixnerd

Easier to ride a frame home with a dent in than one that has completely snapped. Wouldn't ever knowingly ride a ruined bike but worst case scenario at least an alu can be limped home after a big off (i think) where as carbon I believe is shot after one crash.

It depends how bad the dent is and how far home is. To be honest it's only ever going to be ridden once like that and I'd not let it be a deciding factor in bike choice.

mattshrops

there must be easier ways to get girls to look at your knob? and by the way your mum does not count. reminds me of that old advert with maureen lipman as the jewish mother??" Oedipus Smeidipus who cares as long as he loves his mother?"

have to agree on the moth issue- nasty things headbutting light bulbs, if they had hands theyd be making bulls horns signs.shudder

deptfordmarmoset

Pizzarepairman wrote:

Ticks will come off if you turn them anti-clockwise.
Honest.

Are you sure you're not thinking of taps?

One Man And His Bike

coombsfh wrote:

after a big off (

After one of those I ride home via the hospital using an ambulance, not my bike or what is left of it. XD

coombsfh

Thanks for a good first day in the forum. I like bike and cake now.

Fred

blueheeler

Hey Fred ...in case you have the tick problem again all you have to do is to put some mozzie repellant on it , wait 5 mins then use tweezers to pull it off.The tick I mean.....

The repellant makes the tick let go otherwise you could remove the body but not the nasty biting bit. Ordinary cattle tick?

Please stay away from leeches.....

coombsfh

Never come across any leeches (apart from impending car costs)...

As for pulling it off woth tweezers that's exactly what we did...with the tick. Amazing how hard the little barstewards cling on. Not at all painful, just deeply worrying.

explosifpete

personaly I don't like that cannondale. but i do like these

http://www.cubebikeshop.co.uk/epages/es ... 2011-50%22

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=57245

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/75/17789 ... 3df936.jpg

coombsfh

explosifpete wrote:

personaly I don't like that cannondale. but i do like these

http://www.cubebikeshop.co.uk/epages/es ... 2011-50%22

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=57245

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/75/17789 ... 3df936.jpg

Cube attempt is [a]tempting, the CRC link is snotty and crc is refusing to load in any permutation at uni.

What model is the one from CRC you suggested?

Furthermore is it worth saving and gettign a "low end" CAAD 10?

All of this fantasising may be indone next week when the dreaded MOTing of the car hits (wince)...

Blacktemplar

NapoleonD wrote:

Get a Cannondale

+1

I love my CAAD9 (well, mostly not in an unnatural way, though that downtube......ahem), and you could probably pick up a 105-equipped CAAD8 or Alu Synapse for a grand.

Cube Attempt is pretty good too, Cycle Porn Plus rated it in their Bike of the Year feature recently.

MattC59

Hi Fred,
that takes some stones for your first post in here !!! Welcome along !!

If you have a look at Aggies other posts, you'll notice he's more interested in birds than insects, especially the Parus Genus.

Quite proud of that one

Oh yeah, and watch out for DD........... she'll be along in a minute

DIESELDOG

MattC59 wrote:

Hi Fred,
that takes some stones for your first post in here !!! Welcome along !!

If you have a look at Aggies other posts, you'll notice he's more interested in birds than insects, especially the Parus Genus.

Quite proud of that one

Oh yeah, and watch out for DD........... she'll be along in a minute

You called? I'm only about an hour late. I was other wise engaged :oops:

Love n hugs

DD

MattC59

DIESELDOG wrote:

MattC59 wrote:

Hi Fred,
that takes some stones for your first post in here !!! Welcome along !!

If you have a look at Aggies other posts, you'll notice he's more interested in birds than insects, especially the Parus Genus.

Quite proud of that one

Oh yeah, and watch out for DD........... she'll be along in a minute

You called? I'm only about an hour late. I was other wise engaged :oops:

Love n hugs

DD

See... just like a genie...... rub and she............... eeeerm.......... I'll leave it there