manxie49

Happy New year everyone .... Lets hope its a good one

He called some female public health professor “a bird”, he got slated by piers Morgan and others on social media .... couldn’t believe it, ffs it’s typical northern slang, no harm meant .... he’s a top man as far as I’m concerned

Well deserved! .... In spite of all the, shall we say, "easily offended individuals" who kicked off about his comment on ITV

Just been watching this documentary on you tube, brought back some memories....

More common, most of the complaints are complete crap though .... I do appreciate people complaining about the bikers who go off piste though, ripping up private land, it would piss me off if I was the land owner as well. Most off roaders I find are pretty good.

You're right, they never used to work here, the only one's that did were Garmin. Tomtom works fine now, I presume it was some sort of upgrade on the newer ones. I only ever use use it off island though. On island I use something called Satmap when of roading, helps keep me on the green lanes and prevents me going off piste and generating complaints.

Tomtom 420, had it quite some time now and can't fault it, my main gripe is how long it takes when doing map updates. Used it in all weathers though and have found it totally reliable, I don't intend getting rid until it goes belly up, will probably get another tomtom then.

Have a good one guys and gals, all the very best

Was that to bushy's beer tent

You can get your run fitness back quite quickly, you're definitely doing it the right way. Some people think they can just go out and run miles straight off the bat after years of doing nothing, they then wonder why they end up with lower back issues, shin splints and extremely sore legs. The ethos of dieting is quite simple, eat half as much and move twice as much. My brother has struggled with weight since lockdown, as I'm sure a lot of people have. You sound like you're heading in the right direction, well done

Cool to cock in 0.1 second .... brilliant

Christmas No: 1 maybe??

I'm the same as s-westerly, no sympathy for thieves whatsoever. The way I see it, if you steal someone else's property then you take your chances. You may steal from someone who says "F--k it" I'll just write it off and claim on my insurance, on the flip side however you may steal from someone who says "I will look for them, I will find them and I will kill them" . The best advice I would give is, if it doesn't belong to you then leave it the f--k alone.

I've got both, Yamaha OEM grips and my loving wife bought me a pair of Gerbing gloves for my birthday to stop me winging about freezing fingers in the winter .... The grips alone are good but they only keep your palms warm. Gerbing gloves are spot on, a bit on the thick side but they do provide enough warmth to keep my fingers a normal shade of pink

It's really scary how inattentive some drivers are, she was probably totally oblivious, wrapped up in her little tin box in her own little world ......

Always used engine braking, it was something I was taught, Bike, car and HGV. I assumed everyone did, which is why I thought manufacturers started putting slipper clutches on road oriented bikes and not just race bikes?

I had a go on an electric bike last year and have to admit that they are quick, the bike I was on had a boost mode and did about 15 - 20mph. I don't think some cyclists do themselves any favours judging by what I've seen over the years, I'm definitely not anti bike, I ride a mountain bike, albeit in the plantations and off road tracks, "where I can fall off in private" I stay away from the busy main roads. I do have something that, imho, I think should be a requirement by law for all cyclists though and that's 3rd party insurance.

Unusual ride out for a really good cause today .... over 25k, at last count, raised for Children's Hospice

Happy Birthday

You can tour on any bike, I went to verbier a few years ago on a fireblade, although I admit, it wasn’t the most comfortable of journeys! I’ve been test riding quite a few bikes recently looking for something I can tour on comfortably but something I can also use daily for the commute. I took a couple of bikes out more than once and kept one for a whole day, and, IMHO that’s what you need to do before making a decision. The bike that seemed to tick the boxes for me was the Tracer 900GT, it had some faults, nothing’s perfect, but you do get a lot for your money, it was also very comfortable

Nice one .... Macs are brilliant, top quality present

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