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That was really impressive to watch. And Joe managed to get my first ever hook on film too - what are the chances

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1307359,00.html What was he wearing, a box of matches?

I like my bike to have a bit of weight too. I find you can keep the momentum going a little. I think it can make the riding look smoother too as it naturally speeds up and slows down in a more normal manner, rather than jumping around all over the place. When I used to jump on Dave's KOT, with his super thin tyres and latex inner tubes, I couldn't get on with it at all But hey, I weigh nearly a third more than him - so it's all relative.

I'm using the Echo 2008 fixed hub, and instead of the sprocket screwing on, it has a lock ring which you tighten with a spanner. Much nicer solution

It's my birthday Sunday, so I'd quite to go riding then

Tempting...

I'm going to file for adoption.

ROFL

I wonder if you could stick some spacers on it and then mount the disc on there too

What usually happens is you pull the intercostal muscles, so it just hurts to breath. Bruising and cracking ribs have the same treatment - rest. Bruising is apparantly more painful, strangely. Unless you are getting realllly sharp pains, take some pain killers and wait for your cold to go. If it's not subsided within a few weeks, I'd head down to your GP. Hell, you could probably go to A&E and claim it happened on the day and blag an x-ray

Well at least you're running Vees instead of Maguras I'm not a big fan of BB7's on the rear as they don't have enough modulation, but the hope trials feel great. I just think hate is a really strong word, and puts other people off running a rear disc, for the sole reason that you don't like the way it feels. I don't like foam grips, yet a lot of people do - you don't see me declaring my hatred for them in my signature Yeah, maybe he should upgrade to an adult bike

I imagine the colour variation is on a per batch basis - rather than per frame

Any idea of Date? Assuming we have our new Van kitted out by then, and we don't have a booking on the day, I'm sure we could get involved.

Maybe you'd like to write a 500 word article on exactly why you "hate" rear discs so much. Then maybe I could take anything you say seriously

Yeah, you're right there. But the non web accessible shizzle is the important bit.

I'll just rename my EXE file as an MP4 then shall I

Personally, I consider a wheel swap to be a static move, where your front wheel is on the object and you are lunging to back wheel.

Indeed. Makes coding a lot easier, as the design and code are entirely separate. So no <BR> tags and the like

Nah. Switch means with your wrong foot forward!

Have a Google for designing layouts in CSS. You essentially create "blocks" and give them sizes and positions. A lot more flexible than using tables, and a lot more consistent in rendering.

Round here we called that a smoke, as it's a damn sight quicker than saying "front to back". At first, you'll end up almost swinging the back round, so the back wheel lands about 4ft from where your front wheel originally touched. At this stage in learning, it's pretty much a sidehop, as you'll find you take off quite sideways. Eventually, you'll be able to take off more straight on and be more accurate with it. The longer you wait on the front wheel, the more momentum you lose - so try and get the switch as fast as possible, and then it makes the straight on smoke a little easier. There is a big risk of hitting the down tube, so practice on pallets to minimise bike damage.

Why are you using tables for layout? Why are you using font tags isntead of just adding into your stylesheet at the top of the document?

Losing weight is pretty simple really. Be Happy, Eat Well, Exercise. The trick is doing them Ash - why do you want to gain weight? You're nice and lightweight!

Are you riding Mod or Stock? The decision is very different depending on which. I'm riding 18/16 atm, and Dave is riding 18/18.

Pimped Daddy-o.