AdamR28

Always interested to learn... can you share some info or know where it can be found? Thanks in advance!

I'm in the same boat as Ali. If I don't know about something, I find and ask someone who does. The best placed person I know is a school friend who has a (related subject) 1st from Oxford and has worked in the pharmaceutical industry since leaving uni. He isn't going to be taking up the offer of any of the Covid vaccines at present, which spoke volumes to me.

Volvo V70 / V50 Estate?

Personally... Definitely the latter. Even older if I could. But definitely petrol non turbo if I wanted reliability. I have a 2000 MR2 with 133k on it, faultless, and a 2001 Micra with 25k (!) on it, also faultless. Both been on track days and driven back home. The 2009 VW Tarty van is currently on 130k and in for a turbo and manifold... the cost of that job will be more than double what I paid for both of the above cars combined

I think a vast majority are being identified as Delta, maybe 90%. I would say hospitalisation through Covid means you've got it pretty bad. https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinical-areas/immunology-and-vaccines/gps-and-data-indicate-continued-rise-in-double-vaccinated-covid-cases/ "A weekly update from the ZOE study at King’s College London, said there were currently 15,537 new daily symptomatic cases in partly or fully vaccinated people, an increase of 40% from 11,084 new cases last week. By contrast in unvaccinated people in the UK there are currently an average of 17,581 new daily PCR-confirmed symptomatic cases of Covid, according to the ZOE figures, a drop of 22% from the week before. It suggests the number of new cases in the vaccinated population is set to overtake the unvaccinated in the coming days, the team noted." Of course, if 100% of people are vaccinated and there is 1 case then that means vaccinated people make up 100% of those with the disease, and gradually more people are having the vaccine - but with unvaccinated cases dropping and vaccinated cases increasing so quickly (faster than the speed of vaccine rollout), it seems to indicate that naturally acquired immunity is doing a better job than the vaccine. We are also seeing reduced deaths as a proportion of cases in this wave, but we are gaining natural immunity over time, its summer, and a proportion of those most susceptible to Covid have now passed on. Could be down to the Delta variant being more easily spread and less damaging, that is true.

Not completely, but certainly not the 90% or whatever is claimed...

I stand corrected, thanks Mark!

Don't worry, it won't happen until parliament are back from summer recess in September. Which - coincidental timing with 'freedom day' - starts tomorrow...

No wonder with how ineffective the vaccines appear to actually be: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/04/peter-doshi-pfizer-and-modernas-95-effective-vaccines-we-need-more-details-and-the-raw-data/ TL:DR: 19-29% according to that article. If over 60% of hospital admissions have been double jabbed (I am quite sure that guy gave the correct stat, then was told to issue a 'correction', the sort of U turn becoming common for this bunch of idiots in charge), this is almost exactly the same percentage of UK adults who have been double jabbed... Yes, we are seeing reduced deaths as a proportion of cases in this wave, but we are gaining natural immunity over time, its summer, and a proportion of those most susceptible to Covid have now passed on. Yet they will claim to have done a brilliant job introducing the vaccine and its been amazingly successful, blah blah. Strong opinion alert: Prediction: Over the next year, our freedoms will be reduced and requirement for vaccine passports increased. Then Covid jabs will become a paid service with booster jabs required every few months to maintain valid vaccine passport status. We'll effectively have a nation of drug addicts. This will bolster the NHS balance sheet ready for sale (anyone remember "Save The NHS" and those working in hospitals commenting on how quiet it was?), and those with shares / fingers in pharmaceutical pies will make huge wedges of cash. (Edit to add: I know I have been skeptical throughout this thread, but I am not anti vax in any way. However, when I am being told to do something (2 letters and 7 text messages now, and counting) by someone / something it makes me wonder why. So I start to research things for myself, and form what I hope to be an unbiased and rounded opinion, no matter which side of the fence that falls, and always be open to changing that with further information and research).

An interesting video, which I agree with entirely based upon my experience: I feel the sweetspot is late 90s/early 2000s.

Thanks for the vids - I hear it, perfectly normal. The freewheels use open bearings as you can get twice as many balls in as a sealed bearing (thus better load capacity), but with no seal you can then hear everything that's going on inside. There is always a very slight variation in chain tension with a tight chain and horizontal dropouts, hence the 'on-off' noise as the bearings load and unload. It can be quietened by filling with grease, but then you risk gumming up the freewheel mechanism. Any skipping or stuff like that isn't good, but all safe to use as is

I think Vauxhall might do something too? Older Volvo, BMW? Edit: quite a lot of choice! https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?postcode=PR69BB&include-delivery-option=on&body-type=Estate&transmission=Manual&fuel-type=Petrol&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.6&maximum-badge-engine-size=3.0&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

Generally sounds normal and nothing to worry about, but a video clip would be helpful if possible.

Sure, pop us an email and we can set that up for you.

Don't know much about those specifically but it looks nice! As long as the history is good I don't think you can go far wrong. I'm also going to be heading to Fulwood on Monday afternoon if that helps at all..

Glad to be of help, David, and thanks for your order!

Best I've got...

I really like that, nice job! Often wondered how oldskool style using modern parts would work... extremely well it seems. Its basically the bike we all wish we had around 20 years ago

Hot tub works Took 3.5 hours to heat, then we spent 3 hours in it last night. Eyes, nose and skin don't get battered like normal which is a bonus. The water coming out of the heater coil was boiling (!) so that should kill any nasties. It even maintained 36 degrees for over an hour after we'd stopped feeding the fire! Next upgrade: a better, more insulated lid, in two halves so we can keep it partly covered for winter use.

Beltin' to hear that you've completed, Mark! Keen to hear more next time I see you

The slaves have been the same since the late 80s (or something like that)!

The RB lever was 13mm bore, Magura HS33 levers have always been 14mm. So yes, the RB lever moves the pistons less, but has more power.

Trialtech.

Nice. Seems like bar ends and toe clips are back, baby!

https://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/topic/144003-1998-wide-body-1800/