Josephine

It's possible you've seen one worn down to the copper? 'Cos unlike Mikey said you can't chrome aluminium, what you can do is coat the alu in copper, which you can then chrome... Joe

I think almost everyone on here will say there upper back gets sore, in the same way most runners will complain that their legs ache a lot, it's just that you use it a lot, get some more protein down you and it'll soon adapt to the strain of riding. (Y) Joe

I'm gonna be sick, seriously... Ugliest shoes ever! Joe

Methinks you'd never volunteer in the Samaritans, eh? Joe

Tu es un gros idiot, Michelle! Mais je t'aime néanmoins :P Joe

You realise that's impossible right? 'Ply' is just a different word for layer, difficult to have fewer than one (Y) Joe

Doing it excessively could theoretically raise your blood pressure enough to damage your retinas, apparently, doubt that's it's ever happened ('cept possibly in Japan, they're weird like that) or ever will (Y) Joe

Wrap it in electrical tape so that it's fatter and the clamps grip it tighter? Joe

OK here's my saga; about two weeks ago I stripped the pedal thread out of my driveside muscleman crank. So, naturally I sought out another into Froogle looking for a crank and up comes this shop. £28 for one crank, "ouch, that's a bit steep" says I but lacking the money for a complete new set I thought this was my only option. To add insult to injury (I know I'm being overcharged by this point) I'm charged £3.50 for postage. Which would've been sort of understandable if it was going to arrive next day before 12. Oh no, I receive an email a couple of days later informing me it'll be here within 5-7 days, which pissed me off, I mean where had my £3.50 'postage' gone?! Which brings us to today 10 days (8 of them working days) from the time I received an email telling me it'd be here in 5-7 and I still haven't received my overpriced crank. If I ever see Mark Anthony in person I'll probably spit in his eye and insult his mother, as it is what I'm going to do is send it back and get a refund (assuming it ever arrives), 'cos I can hopefully get one second hand from here without lining the pocket of this idiot! Joe PS - I've heard that a number of other riders have suffered at the hands of this moron, got any more horror stories? PPS - Don't buy from this prat, you'll get shafted. UPDATE: Here we are three weeks down the line and still no crank, and no replies to emails either. Surely if the goods don't arrive as promised he's breached contract of sale unless he otherwise informs me (which he hasn't bothered to)? UPDATE #2: I sent this email: That was yesterday, and given a whole day he's still not replied. Harsh of me, perhaps? Well I've taken enough shit from this guy, his silence is damned infuriating... Joe UPDATE #3: WAHEY, CLOSURE! Phoned up and got an answer at last. They had my house number down wrong on their records, so we went to the house number they'd supposedly sent it to on my road and they'd not received it. Then rang again armed with this knowledge and asked for a refund which they finally agreed to. All that remains is for it to be paid back to me :) Joe

Close though, top marks for effort :) Joe

Yes everyone knows that you can run more than one processor, but you don't have a 5GHz processor, you have two 2.5GHz ones. THAT ISN'T THE SAME. Joe

Correction, it's spyware :) Don't get it matey :P Joe

Either you need your head looking at (likely) or I'm bordering on a religious Thrice fan (likelier). Joe And Sam, it's not out yet, it's officially released on the 18th.

Wicked vid, loving the pink bike :$ Bring it back! The music's awesome, who is that? Joe EDIT: Google reveals that is is 'Birth - The Faint'

Awww man that's her!!!!!!! I love you Phil! *fwapfwapfwapfwapfwap* Joe

I love you :bunny:

Ooooh Adam :bunny: Don't you have Mod powers on the Tartridge account? Could you move this please?

I say give it a go, but take a tape recorder so you can capture just how loud you scream :bunny: I tried to ride with bruised ribs once and it wasn't happening, good luck with a broken one! Joe

Most people won't get this, I appreciate, but I have only one word; VHEISSU Yes I do plan on buying it, but oh my dear lord it's facking marvellous... Joe Haha, can a mod move this to chitty-chat? In my excitement I appear to have posted in the wrong forum...

It didn't just die, you daft northerner you killed it! With the help of Mike and Tim :bunny: Joe

Two words: Friar's Balsam Just apply some of that to any blister's that open up on your hand, it'll cause you unimaginable pain for about 5 seconds then it's done, no need to worry about that blister for the rest of the year :bunny: I use Ritchey foam grips, though I've been daft enough to do so without bar ends and they've ripped quite badly as a result, I've also found that they seem to disintegrate under my thumbs for some reason. Can't beat them for feel though, and when they finally wear out I'll be getting some more :( Joe

Amen to bunnyhopping, I've managed to get my fat arse up 42" and I've never (intentionally :( ) done a front touch in my life :bunny: Joe

The minimum age for a debit card varies from bank to bank, your bank are therefore the people you wanna be talking to :sick: Joe

Get a jubilee clip and put it around the cup and tighten it up until it's cinched it back into something resembling a cup; poblem solved :rolleyes: One of those :S Joe

You should've turned it anti-clockwise mate, the threads on the lockring aren't normal (right-hand) ones. Otherwise the advice is sound. Tighten the lockring back on (anti-clockwise remember) and a bit of thread-lock to keep it there never goes amiss :) Joe