N.Wood Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Where about are you?Sorry, late to the party, but I was in Irvine, North Ayrshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegTinkov Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Sorry, late to the party, but I was in Irvine, North Ayrshire. Ah well then ... I kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Is it known to be bad? Or is that a Scottish joke? I'm not sure... Anyway, I was there for work. Seemed sorta ok but couldn't work out if it was a shithole or just normal for scotland. Some quite nice views on the drive up though. Edited October 16, 2015 by N.Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegTinkov Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) I'm not particularly informed on the area being from the Highlands, so by no means the best judge of it more just a bit of banter. Historically Ayrshire and Renfrewshire were pretty big mining areas so there's never been a huge deal of wealth. I think house prices there are fairly low compared to other parts of Scotland and recently saw a report claiming Ayrshire is a hotspot for poverty. Personally find that area SW of Glasgow to be pretty grim. Just like any other country there's the nice parts and the not so pleasant, even down to the local regions. I'm sure many people from around there think the Highlands is a shitty place to be living, but definitely couldn't generalize Scotland. Edited October 16, 2015 by OlegTinkov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I was born in Irvine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegTinkov Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Umm... hahah. How does Dorset compare to it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 To be honest I moved away when I was 6 months old and neither mum or dad were from there (dad was an air traffic controller and mum was at the met office at Prestwick) so I have no idea what Ayrshire or Irvine is actually like! Brought up north of Aberdeen which was a bit driech(sp?) but good for trials and now in sunny Dorset which isn't bad at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegTinkov Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I see, if I'm not mistaken there's some really scenic parts of Ayrshire but other than I know very little about it. Wouldn't mind living in the south of England just to get away from the bleak winters we get here in the Highlands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Work cocked up my pay for the 3rd month in a row, now currently owed just over £2k.Best come soon or Christmas is gonna be disappointing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 That'll be a nice bonus when it comes in. Is that accumulated overtime or cocking up post upgrade/promotion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 I'm on a secondment in a higher grade job which should have finished in August but has been extended till next year but when the official end date came around they dropped my pay back and still haven't sorted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 It seems incredible that HR can be universally useless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Pants management went tits up, my last clean pair is soooo tight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 When selling second hand goods - the people who offer you wayyyy under what you're asking with the defense of "I could get a new one/top model for that"... So go and buy a top/new one? As though telling me how much they cost in the shops is going to make me change my mind and let it go for nothing?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Well it is pretty annoying when looked and used stuff and people have literally higher prices than what it is new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 It is, though I probably should have highlighted that my stuff is considerably cheaper than brand new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 So I stacked it at Afan yesterday, loosened a few spokes and broke something in my fork.I just called TF Tuned and they said I'd be better off replacing the fork - fair enough, it's only £130 odd for a new set.Tredz have asked me to send them back for warranty inspection - I'm hopeful that they'll honour the warranty, it's just annoying that my bike and car are both out of action as I was using that bike to get to work in the absence of a car.Heading to Forest of Dean next Saturday, I've gotta take the fully rigid DMR instead - single speed and no suspension will be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Whats up with the fork? What fork is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 It's a RockShox XC30, so only a budget fork. I'm not sure what the problem is, but when you return to the static position they make a loud banging noise. If you're going over slightly bumpy terrain it makes a racket.TF Tuned said they weren't sure it was serviceable as it's a cheap fork and the cost of shipping and inspection would cost almost as much as a new set. Which is fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) If they're that cheap and you're going to replace them, you might as well whip them apart and have a look. Forks aren't as scary as they seem before you do it the first time.Service manual link Edited October 26, 2015 by JD™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I'm fine with doing that, but I don't want to invalidate my warranty so I'll let Tredz look first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Ah yea, I'd forgotten you were sending them back there in the space of two replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippY Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 because of the uni I had to create FacebookThe chat part is quite decent, as people tend to be there 24/7, but this whole " be connected with everyone all the time" is a bit too much for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 You could always just not use it constantly?You're only connected all the time, if you, well, connect all the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike_dummie Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Not angry but not happy. 9,000,000 scovile capsaicin extract 4 hours later taking a dump... Damn I'm not sure I have an asshole anymore! I'm physically sweating!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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