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pinno

Kittens next...

Garry H

Pinno wrote:

Kittens next...

Veterinary intervention...

pinno

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Kittens next...

Veterinary intervention...

Booo. The kids would love them. Hours of fun and 10x better than TV.

step83

Daniel B wrote:

Holy mutha :shock:

That brings back scary memories of nights out with my old work in Chatham.

Garry H

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Kittens next...

Veterinary intervention...

Booo. The kids would love them. Hours of fun and 10x better than TV.

Could go old school on them; pillowcase, string, brick and the nearest loch :twisted:

keef66

Youngest son had some Adidas footy boots that smelled like cat pee without ever going near a cat. Some strange interaction with his foot microbes or the plastic was degrading and releasing something horrible.

Wash them thoroughly, dry them completely (airing cupboard for 2 days), bag them, stick them in the freezer for a week, then sprinkle liberally with bicarb.

The shoes, not the kittens...

bendertherobot

https://roubaixcycling.cc/2017/01/11/garmin-fenix-3/

the really rather excellent, and surprising, Fenix 3

pinno

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Kittens next...

Veterinary intervention...

Booo. The kids would love them. Hours of fun and 10x better than TV.

Could go old school on them; pillowcase, string, brick and the nearest loch :twisted:

You could but then I would have to kill you.

Garry H

keef66 wrote:

Youngest son had some Adidas footy boots that smelled like cat pee without ever going near a cat. Some strange interaction with his foot microbes or the plastic was degrading and releasing something horrible.

Wash them thoroughly, dry them completely (airing cupboard for 2 days), bag them, stick them in the freezer for a week, then sprinkle liberally with bicarb.

The shoes, not the kittens...

I did think the same, because I had the same issue as your son with, funnily enough, Adidas trainers. However, it only affects one shoe.

Garry H

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Kittens next...

Veterinary intervention...

Booo. The kids would love them. Hours of fun and 10x better than TV.

Could go old school on them; pillowcase, string, brick and the nearest loch :twisted:

You could but then I would have to kill you.

And you know where I live, ish.

pinno

Garry H wrote:

keef66 wrote:

Youngest...kittens...

However, it only affects one shoe.

Well, that's a relief.

Thick Mike

keef66 wrote:

Youngest son had some Adidas footy boots that smelled like cat pee without ever going near a cat. Some strange interaction with his foot microbes or the plastic was degrading and releasing something horrible.

Wash them thoroughly, dry them completely (airing cupboard for 2 days), bag them, stick them in the freezer for a week, then sprinkle liberally with bicarb.

The shoes, not the kittens...

I changed the formulation of a paint we were supplying to a bumper manufacturer in Swindon. It reacted with microbes in their water treatment and made most of Swindon smell of cat wee for a couple of weeks. The bugs metabolised the solvent and made felinine (which is what gives cat wee its smell).

daniel_b

I thought Swindon smelled of cat wee anyway?

pinno

Daniel B wrote:

I thought Swindon smelled of cat wee anyway?

My thoughts precisely.

bendertherobot

https://roubaixcycling.cc/2017/01/13/dh ... ght-gilet/

(Did do a mini review last year but more comprehensive)

rollemynot

Rusty Nail wrote:

FatTed wrote:

Rusty Nail wrote:

Has anyone tried the Hoy Vulpine Fortress jersey? £70 in the sale seems a good price for waterproof jersey and arm warmers, providing it's any good of course!

I have one, good fit, but not sure when to wear it!

Is it light enough to wear on a wet summers ride or more a late autumn/early spring piece? Have you been able to test the wind and waterproofness?

Now £59 less 10% if you sign up for their news letter.... great review on road.cc - worth a punt, I will report back when delivered as I am sure the Scottish spring will be wet as usual

http://road.cc/content/review/215403-ho ... rm-warmers

daniel_b

I like the style of them, but not the colours.
Good thing really, as I don't need one.

FatTed

Rollemynot wrote:

Rusty Nail wrote:

FatTed wrote:

Rusty Nail wrote:

Has anyone tried the Hoy Vulpine Fortress jersey? £70 in the sale seems a good price for waterproof jersey and arm warmers, providing it's any good of course!

I have one, good fit, but not sure when to wear it!

Is it light enough to wear on a wet summers ride or more a late autumn/early spring piece? Have you been able to test the wind and waterproofness?

Now £59 less 10% if you sign up for their news letter.... great review on road.cc - worth a punt, I will report back when delivered as I am sure the Scottish spring will be wet as usual

http://road.cc/content/review/215403-ho ... rm-warmers

Not yet its summer over here!

rollemynot

FatTed wrote:

Rollemynot wrote:

Rusty Nail wrote:

FatTed wrote:

Rusty Nail wrote:

Has anyone tried the Hoy Vulpine Fortress jersey? £70 in the sale seems a good price for waterproof jersey and arm warmers, providing it's any good of course!

I have one, good fit, but not sure when to wear it!

Is it light enough to wear on a wet summers ride or more a late autumn/early spring piece? Have you been able to test the wind and waterproofness?

Now £59 less 10% if you sign up for their news letter.... great review on road.cc - worth a punt, I will report back when delivered as I am sure the Scottish spring will be wet as usual

http://road.cc/content/review/215403-ho ... rm-warmers

Not yet its summer over here!

Edit it's actually £49 less 10%

bendertherobot

Biggest day ever on Friday, almost 1k visitors. No idea why, just one of those days where everyone was bored I guess

Loads of stuff coming in from Craft, Ale, Funkier, Gore, Parentini, Cycliq, dhb etc.

pinno

Slight crossover from the other thread.

Any reviews/feedback on the seemless base layer from Vulpine? Seems to be well priced at the moment.

http://www.vulpine.cc/uk/seamless-therm ... -baselayer

bendertherobot

Never had you down as a turtle neck kind of guy!

pinno

bendertherobot wrote:

Never had you down as a turtle neck kind of guy!

It gets windy up here.

bendertherobot

Pinno wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Never had you down as a turtle neck kind of guy!

It gets windy up here.

Geographically or physiologically?

tenohfive

Now seems like the right time of year to be shopping for some summer mitts (I say summer, I was using my current cheapies this time last week.) £15-30 at a stretch. I seem to get some numbness in my fingers when riding after awhile, so I'm thinking some decent padding might be a start?
Head swimming. Sportful Bodyfit/Grupetto Pro (same glove?) Galibier La Marmotte? Bontrager Race Gel? Vulpine Sportive? Or at the lightly padded end, Rapha Pro Team? Something else?

bendertherobot

tenohfive wrote:

Now seems like the right time of year to be shopping for some summer mitts (I say summer, I was using my current cheapies this time last week.) £15-30 at a stretch. I seem to get some numbness in my fingers when riding after awhile, so I'm thinking some decent padding might be a start?
Head swimming. Sportful Bodyfit/Grupetto Pro (same glove?) Galibier La Marmotte? Bontrager Race Gel? Vulpine Sportive? Or at the lightly padded end, Rapha Pro Team? Something else?

I'm not a bit mitt fan but used these last year and they were very nice.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-aeron-short-finger-glove/

pblakeney

tenohfive wrote:

Now seems like the right time of year to be shopping for some summer mitts (I say summer, I was using my current cheapies this time last week.) £15-30 at a stretch. I seem to get some numbness in my fingers when riding after awhile, so I'm thinking some decent padding might be a start?
Head swimming. Sportful Bodyfit/Grupetto Pro (same glove?) Galibier La Marmotte? Bontrager Race Gel? Vulpine Sportive? Or at the lightly padded end, Rapha Pro Team? Something else?

Rapha Classics (not GT) would be a better choice than the Pros. More expensive though.

pinno

tenohfive wrote:

Now seems like the right time of year to be shopping for some summer mitts (I say summer, I was using my current cheapies this time last week.) £15-30 at a stretch. I seem to get some numbness in my fingers when riding after awhile, so I'm thinking some decent padding might be a start?
Head swimming. Sportful Bodyfit/Grupetto Pro (same glove?) Galibier La Marmotte? Bontrager Race Gel? Vulpine Sportive? Or at the lightly padded end, Rapha Pro Team? Something else?

Castelli Arenberg Gel (£22.50 @ Sigma sport) and couple it with some Cinelli Gel Cork Handlebar tape. Very cheap at Halfrauds at the moment:

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-pa ... 0wodZTMN4w

If your putting too much weight on the handlebars, it might be a set up issue.

apreading

Or try some gel pads/bar phat under the bar tape for even more padding:

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/compon ... 01965.html

daniel_b

Pinno wrote:

tenohfive wrote:

Now seems like the right time of year to be shopping for some summer mitts (I say summer, I was using my current cheapies this time last week.) £15-30 at a stretch. I seem to get some numbness in my fingers when riding after awhile, so I'm thinking some decent padding might be a start?
Head swimming. Sportful Bodyfit/Grupetto Pro (same glove?) Galibier La Marmotte? Bontrager Race Gel? Vulpine Sportive? Or at the lightly padded end, Rapha Pro Team? Something else?

Castelli Arenberg Gel (£22.50 @ Sigma sport) and couple it with some Cinelli Gel Cork Handlebar tape. Very cheap at Halfrauds at the moment:

£15 notes at Merlin:
https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-arenberg-gel-cycling-gloves-89228.html

But not available in the best colour sadly