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Parking. Gotta have parking. So many new builds and estates seem to completely ignore the fact that most couples will have two cars (some more) and then if you think about kids then you potentially need 4 spaces to grow in to! We were lucky to find a place that we can fit 7 or 8 cars on at a push (plus a garage for bikes and motorbikes etc. but we'd be screwed if we only had on street parking or one designated bay or whatever.

Orange f**knugget is out. That makes me happy.

Cheers for the replies chaps. I'll give the programme a try using the thermostat but might drop the daytime temperature down so that the boiler is unlikely to fire while we're out at work etc.. Out of interest does anyone get their boiler serviced? We never did with our old one but the new Gloworm has a 10 year warranty but only if you get it serviced annually (£100 a time is about the cost of a boiler after 10 years). From what I've heard servicing doesn't cover much more than taking the cover off and hoovering out the spiders...

Is the alternative a tandem?! Any luck with the Canyon or Polygon?

I know, exciting stuff! So since we bought our house we had an old school combi boiler that just had a timer on the front and wasn't hooked into a thermostat so I just set it to come on for an hour in the morning, a couple of hours in the evening etc. over Winter and could manually stick it on if things got chilly. When we had our extension built our boiler died and it made sense to upgrade so now we have one that obviously can still be programmed but also has a remote thermostat/controller so the question is how do you responsible homeowners set your heating? Do you have it on at certain times of the day only or do you set a certain temperature to keep the house at all the time or what? Interested too hear what people do as I'm sad like that!

Sounds good to me!

Hopefully of use: https://www.tartybikes.co.uk/headset_spares/tartybikes_star_nut/c57p10541.html?pos=1278.4000244140625&search_params=YTo3OntzOjEyOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9pZHMiO2E6MTp7aTowO3M6MjoiNTciO31zOjE2OiJjYXRlZ29yeV9yZWN1cnNlIjtiOjE7czo4OiJrZXl3b3JkcyI7czowOiIiO3M6OToiYnJhbmRfaWRzIjtOO3M6NDoibW9kZSI7czozOiJhbGwiO3M6NDoic29ydCI7czo5OiJwcmljZV9hc2MiO3M6MTA6ImNvdW50cnlfaWQiO3M6MToiMSI7fQ%3D%3D

The boys done good/got lucky rolling the dice!

And you can hardly tell they're wearing anything at all. Not sure if serious...

Someone on PB was saying it might be a different wheel just with a 'dead gear' as he changes wheels for that one shot then switches back to the i9 for the next shot.

Wow, that's a brave choice for them! I can't imagine they do much of a roaring trade if that's all they actually sell!!! Good luck!

I looked at the Stitched 720 when I was looking for a dirt jump bike but was put off by the singlespeedness. I like the ability to change gear both to make it useful for riding to places but also for gearing at spots (3rd for the pump track, 4th for bigger jumps etc.) so I ended up getting a Polygon Trid ZZ. The full build (not what I got mind you) is bloody good value for what is effectively a cheaper Trek Ticket S and may actually be reasonable for you to get hold of as they're based in Indonesia... I'm sure a Canyon would be a wicked little machine but single speed just didn't make sense to me. Edit: Trid https://www.polygonbikes.com/eur/shop/bikes-eur/mountain-eur/trid-zz-2/

Yeah no creasing etc. so should be absolutely fine for a long time to come (at the dent site, anyway!).

New project!

Cable issue? Check it's not dragging on anything or kinked anywhere. Failing that check that where the outer has been cut it's not been chewed and digging into the inner causing unwanted drag.

Some seriously awesome drone shots.

I blame @manuel.

'Kin 'ell like!! You need to write a book or pitch a 'my name is earl' kinda thing to Netflix!! Seriously though, the reason I ask is that not far up the road is M-Sport in Cockermouth who always have loads of projects on the go and I don't think are shy of giving people a chance even if they have no experience in motorsport provided you're willing to graft. Last time I was there they were also really good about sorting out short term accommodation etc. until you get set up if you do get a job/apprenticeship or whatever. Although Malcolm Wilson is always flying round in private helicopters or driving his GT40 (or whatever he's in now) I get the feeling he's all about giving back to the community and giving people a chance when he can...

What's your background/skillset in terms of jobs?

Another vote for 1 here, just because.

Style for miles!