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Maybe we go full tilt laaitie and join tiktok? ????????????????

I understand your position. Thank you for taking the time to reply.

Dear @Matt and @Nick As a compromise on the NCR thread shedding, I would like to request and suggest that you bring back just the coronavirus thread. It was a place where we could connect with one another in deeply troubled times, and share experiences and knowledge of the pandemic. As such, It was also a source of great comfort, and it served the community well, at a time where we and our families are under existential threat. People like @River Rat and @DJR (to name but 2) shared expert and invaluable knowledge. Yes, there was a bit of bitchery too, but nothing too serious. please would you consider reinstating the thread. ???? Thank you for receiving and reading this in the good spirit in which it is posted. all those who agree, please would you hit the like button. Edit: i should also mention @Dale , who generously gave of his professional skills and compassion to give us hope, strength and comfort.

Just be grateful they have not taken your ftp down.

I have temporarily re-activated my dstv just for the tour and for Wimbledon. With all the works stress, and the covid surge doom and gloom, i really need a pick me up, and I cant wait. I hope to watch as much of it as I can on the trainer.

50mg Ivermectin. Anally.

Religion, yes. I agree there. but, Politics was no more polarising than the days of 26er v 29er. Nobody wanted to lose the trump or global politics thread. And though pretty feisty at times, I think all protagonists on both sides in those threads learnt a lot from the other. And I don’t believe those threads gave birth to any sworn enemies. So, imho the discussion served the community well; shutting them is unfortunate.

I must say, Tapatalk was a big loss.

What a ball ache. i was always a tapatalk baby. I’m finding this site so much more of clunky.

Agreed. But, not all ANT + dongles are equal. I think the most reliable one is the Garmin.

I think its by design, to actively discourage OT chat by shoving it in the background. So to speak.

Any update on the tapatalk reactivation?

Thanks Bennie! We got bike apartheid in this house. Mountain bikes in the garage, road bikes molly coddled inside.[emoji3]

So seeing as the OP’s issue is resolved, I was wondering if I could hijack the thread for a sec with a question. My mountain bike sleeps vertically on a wall hook. When i take it down the brake levers are all mush, and go right down to the handlbar. Takes a few pumps and then all is good, no issues at all. Except the other day just after porting up a very steep little hill, I had the same. No brakes, pump pump, and all good again. Does this mean that my brakes need to be bled?

Good choice. Only comment. I hope your’e doing the lay bye with a large reputable bike shop with financial muscle, like a cycle lab.

Yes, your understanding is correct. But, what goes down in a shop is regulated by the CPA (check out section 23), which does not apply to a private seller. Anyway, Old Man 1 v Hub 0 [emoji3] @op, the ad you responded was not an offer open for an acceptance. It was just an invitation to make an offer, so your notion of a “legally binding” contract is something of a misperception I think.

You got this! When do you have time to ride?

Get the Kikr climb. That should make things interesting!

No, this is sif, particularly as far as the bibs are concerned. Even If i just ride around the block, everything gets put into the machine immediately.

Mr Speaker. Please would you take another look at the people actually in Parliament and re-evaluate your position on this. I feel we would do a better job. In fact, I nominate ICM as Minister for Ice Cream. I would like to tender to supply. Its just that I don’t want those poor Cuban engineers to go home without a decent supply King Cone. Kit Kat flavour. (I will get finance at 75% from Ajay). This latter disclosure keeps this post on topic, I guess.

Look, I ain’t gonna dig too deep,just to win an esoteric argument on the internet. But to answer your question, I actually have never bought a used bike, but I have a Trek 3700 entry level hardtail, (which is heavy as lead) and a cheap Fuji Royale Forza hybrid, both of which I bought and enjoyed for about a year or 2, when I first got into cycling, when my resting hr was about 300. I did my first 94.7 on the Fuji, and it was the funnest and hardest and most fulfilling race of all the ones i have done since. You cant put a price on that. I still have both these bikes, which hang dutifully in my garage, happily collecting the finest Gauteng dust one could wish for. It gives me oodles of joy every time i gaze upon them and cogitate over all the finance charges I never paid on them.

True. A bike is an investment in your health and yourself. If, as you say, its used regularly. But a used cheap bike Is as much an investment in your health as a brand new fancy one. So you can “put a price on that”. A much cheaper price, sans finance charges. So, Your argument is a faux one. Actually, its more of a subjective justification for making a poor financial decision.

I am sure I saw @notsobigben post somewhere that his son fixes ebikes. Bennie, plug it here man!

Well, I guess you could run an ant+ only chest strap, and run zwift on ble only enabled device, which would do trick. But, why?