Voodoo Bizango (Now With Dropper 18/7/15)

buddy_club

mike hunts alpine wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

buddy_club wrote:

The Decathlon store in Birmingham is very good though.

Shame about the rest of the city, lol...

I'll have you know that Birmingham is our cultural capital.... And best and easiest place to grab a cheeky kebab.

Kowalski675

mike hunts alpine wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

buddy_club wrote:

The Decathlon store in Birmingham is very good though.

Shame about the rest of the city, lol...

I'll have you know that Birmingham is our cultural capital.... And best and easiest place to grab a cheeky kebab.

I've spent enough time there to know that the only thing Birmingham is, is a monumental s**thole, lol.

Matt-r8

Kowalski675 has spoken. No point arguing or reasoning, because...... Well there just isn't.

mike hunts alpine

Kowalski675 wrote:

mike hunts alpine wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

buddy_club wrote:

The Decathlon store in Birmingham is very good though.

Shame about the rest of the city, lol...

I'll have you know that Birmingham is our cultural capital.... And best and easiest place to grab a cheeky kebab.

I've spent enough time there to know that the only thing Birmingham is, is a monumental s**thole, lol.

Don't be modest thats a very overly generous comment

Kowalski675

Matt-r8 wrote:

Kowalski675 has spoken. No point arguing or reasoning, because...... Well there just isn't.

Nobody who's ever had the misfortune to visit Birmingham would attempt to argue that it isn't a monumental s**thole. No sane person, anyway.

mike hunts alpine

Kowalski675 wrote:

Matt-r8 wrote:

Kowalski675 has spoken. No point arguing or reasoning, because...... Well there just isn't.

Nobody who's ever had the misfortune to visit Birmingham would attempt to argue that it isn't a monumental s**thole. No sane person, anyway.

Imagine being on a satnav journey to let's say somewhere nice like the lake district. Switched off into drive mode and next thing you see a sign post saying Birmingham, look at the sat nav and it says kebab district.
Pulling this face

buddy_club

mike hunts alpine wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Matt-r8 wrote:

Kowalski675 has spoken. No point arguing or reasoning, because...... Well there just isn't.

Nobody who's ever had the misfortune to visit Birmingham would attempt to argue that it isn't a monumental s**thole. No sane person, anyway.

Imagine being on a satnav journey to let's say somewhere nice like the lake district. Switched off into drive mode and next thing you see a sign post saying Birmingham, look at the sat nav and it says kebab district.
Pulling this face

:roll:

Kowalski675

Satnavs should have a large, LED backlit, "For The Love Of Christ, Don't Ever Take Me to Birmingham" button.

Matt-r8

I'd rather Birmingham than say Bradford or Dewsbury. At least Birmingham is gonna have a massive Christmas celebration with German Market. I can't wait. Doing Leeds as well.
Totally off topic sorry. Nice bike lol.

Kowalski675

Birmingham is just Bradford XL. At least Bradford's smaller, so takes less time to get out of, lol. Both should be carpet bombed then bulldozed flat, as should Dewsbury.

mike hunts alpine

Don't fucking get me started on bradford bleurgh. :roll:

buddy_club

Matt-r8 wrote:

Nice bike lol.

Thanks

Kowalski675

Camera's got room for improvement though...

buddy_club

Kowalski675 wrote:

Camera's got room for improvement though...

*iPhone camera's got room for improvement..

mike hunts alpine

buddy_club wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Camera's got room for improvement though...

*iPhone camera's got room for improvement..

IPhones got room for improvement ...

buddy_club

mike hunts alpine wrote:

buddy_club wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Camera's got room for improvement though...

*iPhone camera's got room for improvement..

IPhones got room for improvement ...

:roll:

Kowalski675

The lighting seems to have confused the bejeezus out of the metering, lol. Phones for taking snaps, cameras for taking photographs.

buddy_club

Kowalski675 wrote:

The lighting seems to have confused the bejeezus out of the metering, lol. Phones for taking snaps, cameras for taking photographs.

What do you mean by metering? :oops: I know nothing about photography, my dads quite into it though, so maybe I'll ask for a quick lesson or if he can take some decent pics. I was actually quite proud of it to be honest :roll:

Kowalski675

buddy_club wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

The lighting seems to have confused the bejeezus out of the metering, lol. Phones for taking snaps, cameras for taking photographs.

What do you mean by metering?

The camera's light metering system - it measures the light and adjusts the exposure to suit (via shutter speed and aperure if it's in full auto mode). Modern matrix metering systems are excellent, but can still be confused by some conditions (high contrast or snow, for example). I would assume that the metering systems in camera phones are very basic. Even a cheap compact camera far out-performs the best phone cameras, partly because the sensor size in camera phones is so small (ignore megapixel counts - they're marketing bulls**t, and on a small sensor a high megapixel count is actually a bad thing, as it increases noise).

buddy_club

Kowalski675 wrote:

buddy_club wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

The lighting seems to have confused the bejeezus out of the metering, lol. Phones for taking snaps, cameras for taking photographs.

What do you mean by metering?

The camera's light metering system - it measures the light and adjusts the exposure to suit (via shutter speed and aperure if it's in full auto mode). Modern matrix metering systems are excellent, but can still be confused by some conditions (high contrast or snow, for example). I would assume that the metering systems in camera phones are very basic. Even a cheap compact camera far out-performs the best phone cameras, partly because the sensor size in camera phones is so small (ignore megapixel counts - they're marketing bulls**t, and on a small sensor a high megapixel count is actually a bad thing, as it increases noise).

Ohh right Been thinking of getting my own camera, but I'm a total noob and know nothing, got £120 max (I'm 15 I haven't got a load of money :oops: ) so I don't know what's value and what's not

Kowalski675

buddy_club wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

buddy_club wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

The lighting seems to have confused the bejeezus out of the metering, lol. Phones for taking snaps, cameras for taking photographs.

What do you mean by metering?

The camera's light metering system - it measures the light and adjusts the exposure to suit (via shutter speed and aperure if it's in full auto mode). Modern matrix metering systems are excellent, but can still be confused by some conditions (high contrast or snow, for example). I would assume that the metering systems in camera phones are very basic. Even a cheap compact camera far out-performs the best phone cameras, partly because the sensor size in camera phones is so small (ignore megapixel counts - they're marketing bulls**t, and on a small sensor a high megapixel count is actually a bad thing, as it increases noise).

Ohh right Been thinking of getting my own camera, but I'm a total noob and know nothing, got £120 max (I'm 15 I haven't got a load of money :oops: ) so I don't know what's value and what's not

It's a long time since I was looking to buy a new camera, so I'm not up on current model ranges, but £120 will get you a good compact. Depends what you want to use it for really. The best camera is the one you have with you - you can't get a picture if your (or my) DSLR's sat at home 'cos you can't be bothered hefting it around, or don't want to risk breaking a £600 lens if you fall off your bike. But if you're actually going out to take pictures, you can't beat the control of an SLR.

buddy_club

Kowalski675 wrote:

It's a long time since I was looking to buy a new camera, so I'm not up on current model ranges, but £120 will get you a good compact. Depends what you want to use it for really. The best camera is the one you have with you - you can't get a picture if your (or my) DSLR's sat at home 'cos you can't be bothered hefting it around, or don't want to risk breaking a £600 lens if you fall off your bike. But if you're actually going out to take pictures, you can't beat the control of an SLR.

Okay, I don't tend to take that many pictures out on rides as I don't like stopping and looking like I'm tired out But I could easily get my dads camera out and take a few shots in the garden 8)

buddy_club

Went out for a really nice ride today, was just doing my normal XC route when i discovered that the Adventure Center in my village had allowed walkers/bikers on it again after being shut for a few years, having never been down there on my bike i was very pleasantly surprised to discover some amazing single track, it was a very short loop but having done it about 20 times now it still hasn't got boring , finished a good days riding with a nice night ride around the back of Newport 8) I didnt use my granny or my big ring today though, so I'm still considering going 1x9... :? Hmmmm decisions.......

sundaytrucker

buddy_club wrote:

I didnt use my granny or my big ring today though, so I'm still considering going 1x9... :? Hmmmm decisions.......

I am thinking about doing the same with my Bizango. I don't think I have left middle ring since picking my Voodoo up six weeks ago.

buddy_club

sundaytrucker wrote:

buddy_club wrote:

I didnt use my granny or my big ring today though, so I'm still considering going 1x9... :? Hmmmm decisions.......

I am thinking about doing the same with my Bizango. I don't think I have left middle ring since picking my Voodoo up six weeks ago.

:roll: I haven't left mine for about 6 months Been having a look at a slightly smaller ring though so I could still go up some hills....

buddy_club

Not much new on this, Santa left a bike computer and a mini pump under my tree, as well as £250 to spend on some bike stuff, the first of which will probably be some pedals and a bash-guard. I decided to stick with the granny gear as my discovery of some new trails locally brought with it some new hills to conquer, oh and an iPhone 4s so more dodgy iPhone pics as well .

Matt-r8

Can't go wrong with a HOPE bash guard. I've got a load of high end parts in excellent condition you might be interested in if you're looking to upgrade.

buddy_club

Matt-r8 wrote:

Can't go wrong with a HOPE bash guard. I've got a load of high end parts in excellent condition you might be interested in if you're looking to upgrade.

Pm, me with what you've got mate, will pick up if your local
Took her down to Cannock Chase for a little spin today, soaking wet of course but very good fun. Was all going well until disaster struck and a tussle between my bike and a rock left me with a f*cked up rear derailleur... Took the chain off and rolled the last mile and a bit. Was an interesting lesson in maintaining speed without pedaling though, and i didn't actually have to push it too much. Brought my mate out as well so think he's caught the mtbing bug a little bit! Looking at some new bits including a saddle, pedals and maybe a bashguard.

Matt-r8

I've got some DMR Vault pedals in as new condition. Got an E-thirteen bash you can have if you want. Nothing special, but it's free.

buddy_club

Matt-r8 wrote:

I've got some DMR Vault pedals in as new condition. Got an E-thirteen bash you can have if you want. Nothing special, but it's free.

What colour the vaults mate + will defo take you up on the offer of that bash, what size?