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I think everyone have thier bike covered from the house insurance. Its best to pay the little extra and get cover at / away from home.

I had the bike cover added to our policy for nothing :) Covered upto £1000 if stolen at or away from the house. £1000 is alright to cover a Dawes Oxide. When I get a new one, I will be getting it increased. I think an excess fee would be needed though.
 
Bennah said:
This is what happened when the chain decided to let go, snapping one side off a link off and twisting the whole thing... nearly sending me over the bars...

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Could have been worse. When I totalled my XT rm a couple of months ago a trip to the closest bike shop for repairs ended up with my pal buying a new new bike!

Go figure. :rolleyes: lol
 
weescott said:
Could have been worse. When I totalled my XT rm a couple of months ago a trip to the closest bike shop for repairs ended up with my pal buying a new new bike!

Go figure. :rolleyes: lol
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Haha, Im not that bad.

New cassette should be here soon then hopefully everything will be working again :)
 
MeddlE said:
To be fair the KHE is a kevlar bead and therefor a lot lighter. The kevlar FAF is £33.

I only payed £36 for the pair when I got mine! :eek:
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meh.. i dont really care about saving weight... :) dont see a point tbh.. im not 8 years old to see a difference between 13kg and 13.1kg ;) but seriously whats up with the prices.. :/ i mean they are up like 5quid+ :/
 
grudas said:
meh.. i dont really care about saving weight... :) dont see a point tbh.. im not 8 years old to see a difference between 13kg and 13.1kg ;) but seriously whats up with the prices.. :/ i mean they are up like 5quid+ :/
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I meant in comparison to the wire bead, rotating mass is very noticeable. Kevlar bead FAF and KHE are very similar in weight and price.

Prices are crazy, I hope I don't need a replacement any time soon. :eek:
 
Bennah said:
Is that another WTB seat, same as the one on the Marin above? I had one very similar to it when I got my bike. Its not very comfortable at all. Changed it to a Charge Spoon. Its much much better.
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My 2006 Avalanche still has the WTB saddle, albeit very worn and cracked, but will be replaced soon with a white Charge Spoon.
 
Could anyone recommend some shoes & pedals for a mixture of on & off road use? Don't really like the idea of clip in ones at all...
 
MeddlE said:
I meant in comparison to the wire bead, rotating mass is very noticeable. Kevlar bead FAF and KHE are very similar in weight and price.

Prices are crazy, I hope I don't need a replacement any time soon. :eek:
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ahh.. :) heh.. i think ill stay with the one i got for now.. and save up for something better :)
 
Lots of traffic in London in last few days, lots of stop and starting clipping in and out :mad: some days wish I didn't have SPD-SLs :p

At least its not raining though and lots of sunshine, arriving in the office dripping in sweat.

I had a lady from a courier company pop into the office the other day in the morning, we had a 30 minute meeting , I was wearing shorts + tshirt dripping with sweat and with no shoes on :o need to make sure I make a note of people coming around in the calendar so I'm prepared!
 
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