eggsovereasywithteandtoast

That Bottecchia is lovely. Ha Ha Kieran, I like the "in-the-flesh" shot. Any chance of seeing that on a set of wheels

Great thread. (more wine) (more laughs)

Think I'll try to quit smoking in 2011

Mavericks in CT is excellent (sigh)

dunno.

Then get a bank balance for them and a set of pads

Is that Brooke Shields?

(gaap)

Are those hanging or standing on her chest

Dude, you worry me. (I've never clicked on manage ignored users before , and I'm not about to start) (well done) (the last of the pre mod agers)

beauty !

Excuse the question: were you sitting when you went over the 'rumble strips'? If so, I'm sorry to hear about that. and check your saddle and your seat post.

Option1: Have the frame re-welded and repaired. If it is aesthetically perfect and not noticeable at all,... and she has never known of the defect,....then keep the code of silence and hope for the best. You may evade liability eventually if you play it well. Option2: Have the frame re-welded and repaired. At this point she has however been updated with the history of the frame. She however accepts to use the frame and liability is assumed to be transferred to the "repair contractor". You assume to have evaded liability and included rationale about her informed and voluntary use of the frame. This seems a logical deduction; but we all know that thou shalt be responsible and you will silently suffer (for a lifetime) in the vent of failure Option3: Do nothing to the frame BUT do inform her of the "small" crack. Leave her (as a consenting adult) to decide whether she will use the bike. Not a good option. Scratch this one. Couples biking is unlikely to get off the ground. Ever. With this wife anyway. Option4: Do nothing with the frame. Stay mum. and hope for the best. Did I just type that? Its just that she may never pursue the sport after a ride or two and the frame may be retired without unnecessary expenditure under consideration now. Option5: Get a spare strip of aluminium about 2mm thick, 2cm wide and 30cm long. Color doesn't matter. Fold the strip of aluminium so that it is u shaped. Now fit it around the seat tube so that the two ends run equally along the top tube. Test for shape and fit. Use some silicone or genkem to attach. For extra strength: rivet each end to the top tube with two nice 5mm rivets. When the weld does eventually break this will keep the frame more-or -less "frame shaped" until the bike is brought to a complete stop. Remember to issue the brace command. Option6: The new frame. It seems to be worth it.

(popcorn time?)

Sho bru, fully !

met eish, ja, met eish

@big H : I hate the fact that you don't know how to spell campagnolo

silently agreed that sa cricket is as good as wayne was at tennis.

silently agreed that we are useless at soccer as a nation

found a used band aid in your pizza topping

when 10 guys get deployed to do a job and its normal that only one actually works at a time.

when someone gets paid to put petrol in cars at the station. And even goes on strike once a year for more pay to put petrol in cars

cleat position. Bender had a note about this a while ago

Thanks Tim, for some honest feedback. This is not a whine; but rather good constructive criticism. Please post the photo (or two) of the mentionable bike washer

Do you think there'll be a queue at the expo? Damn, had to edit again: another slip up with the question mark.