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pinno

Bender, hello?!

Me thinks he's stuck in a muddy field in Wales. Must have occurred sometime on Sunday. If you're in Wales, can you have a look over fences and hedges whilst cycling around please? His wife told me she and the kids are missing him (and his wallet).

bendertherobot

Kids might be. I'm away with the wife

pinno

bendertherobot wrote:

Kids might be. I'm away with the wife

You're alive. Yay.

Garry H

Pinno wrote:

Bender, hello?!

Me thinks he's stuck in a muddy field in Wales. Must have occurred sometime on Sunday. If you're in Wales, can you have a look over fences and hedges whilst cycling around please? His wife told me she and the kids are missing him (and his wallet).

I was in Wales last week, but didn't see him.

pinno

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Bender, hello?!

Me thinks he's stuck in a muddy field in Wales. Must have occurred sometime on Sunday. If you're in Wales, can you have a look over fences and hedges whilst cycling around please? His wife told me she and the kids are missing him (and his wallet).

I was in Wales last week, but didn't see him.

You get about a bit!

He said he was away with his wife. That doesn't mean he isn't in a muddy field though.

bendertherobot

Sandy beach. No fields. Back now. It's raining.

the_cyclist_of_catan

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee

pinno

^ brakes failed going down a hill?!

the_cyclist_of_catan

Lord I hope not. Crashed on a hill last summer, and was in ICU for ten days and off the bike for ten months

pinno

The Cyclist of Catan wrote:

Lord I hope not. Crashed on a hill last summer, and was in ICU for ten days and off the bike for ten months

Ouch. That's a proper crash - no mucking around there. Glad you're still pedalling(?) and have you now moved to Lincolnshire?

FatTed

The Cyclist of Catan wrote:

Lord I hope not. Crashed on a hill last summer, and was in ICU for ten days and off the bike for ten months

Did the tinnitus start after the crash?

daniel_b

My Lumos helmet has still not arrived, and after e-mailing their support e-mail, I had an automated reply that said I should have received an e-mail with a tracking number.

The e-mail I had before that asked me to check my details, which I did back in November, and then said that my order number should be shipping with a batch on December 8th.

So I have a sneaking suspicion that it has been missed somehow, hence the no tracking number, and I doubt I will have it in time for Christmas - shame as it was meant to be the present from my daughter to her mum :-(

Has anyone on here ordered one that has an order number higher than 4500, and either already has theirs or at least has a tracking number?

Lets see how long it takes them to reply to my e-mail, and what they come back with.

bendertherobot

That's irritating and, from some of the comments on the web, sending them out in a particular order isn't going to plan. I'll see if I can chase.

bendertherobot

I've emailed to chase!

bendertherobot

https://roubaixcycling.cc/2016/12/20/lu ... el-jacket/

arthur_scrimshaw

Noticed that the Rivelo stuff on SP was at full RRP yesterday, not sure if it was a mistake?

bendertherobot

I don't think so, it all is. I think they may have to do that now and again to justify the sale price and, of course, if you want it now before Xmas you have to pay the full rrp. It'll no doubt be down again soon.

bendertherobot

Dan, UK bulk pallet landed yesterday so should be on way.

daniel_b

bendertherobot wrote:

Dan, UK bulk pallet landed yesterday so should be on way.

Thankyou very much Btr, didn't expect you to go to that trouble, I was just posting as an update and to see if anyone else had theirs.
Much appreciated though

4 delivery days left, still no tracking number, lets see if it arrives and if they try and charge me duty.
I need to print out that link you posted (a few pages back iirc?) about safety equipment being exempt. I just know if I don't have it, I will need it. Law of sod and all.

pinno

Dear Bender

I ordered a Porsche online straight from the dealer and it never arrived. Has anyone else ever had this sort of trouble from Porsche UK? They sent me an email confirming my order and I have been waiting for days for it to arrive. Boy I was so looking forward to it and I had saved up all year. I have never been so disappointed. Seems everything has gone wrong at the wrong time of year for things to go wrong.

daniel_b

The power of BTR?

Guess what was delivered about an hour ago?
Nope, not a drug dealer special hideous Cayenne, but my gf's Lumos helmet :-)

Bonza.

bendertherobot

I'm that good...

daniel_b

bendertherobot wrote:

I'm that good...

Evidently so, for a minute I did wonder if it was you even making the delivery

pinno

bendertherobot wrote:

I'm that good...

Really?! I haven't got my Porsche yet.

bendertherobot

It's not Christmas yet. Patience....

step83

Every time I hear Porsche I keep thinking of this for some reason now

kingstonian

bendertherobot wrote:

https://roubaixcycling.cc/2016/12/20/lusso-aqua-extreme-repel-jacket/

Good review.

Question on my mind is do I go for this or the Mossa 2?

bendertherobot

They're pretty similar. I'd say the Mossa2 is slightly warmer, has a slightly better waistband. But the Repel is cheaper and, frankly, easier to get. And easier to send back if you're not happy. Merlin have them at £125.

bendertherobot

https://roubaixcycling.cc/2016/12/27/sc ... -cx-tyres/

Schwalbe's new X-One bite cyclocross tyres.

meanredspider

bendertherobot wrote:

https://roubaixcycling.cc/2016/12/27/schwalbe-x-one-bite-cx-tyres/

Schwalbe's new X-One bite cyclocross tyres.

Interestingly cheap. The directional bit looks obvious to me in the pics: the middle row of "studs" look angled and the "sipes" on the outer two rows are clearly directional.

Those pics look like typical 'Puffer conditions (except that it's daylight...)