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    Jeremy Clarkson Suspended

    in many ways what i found most objectionable was the degree to which it was carefully crafted - the image of "three lads" appealing to the lowest common denominator in viewers (in terms of "humour" as much as anything else)
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    Jeremy Clarkson Suspended

    as an odd aside, i found James May's reaction most dissapointing (trying to justify what Clarkson did), i really liked May and his documentaries
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    What conversion to choose???

    in fact for a proper, professional estimate we usually require all vital statistics, in mm...
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    What conversion to choose???

    must say at least half second that, would take olympic levels of commitment (sorry bad pun) for me to trek around on hundred mile pilgrimages behind some fitness fanatic
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    What conversion to choose???

    perhaps oxydrive will do you a deal on two batteries, i'm happy with the kit (it does serious hills very OK with me and sometimes 20 or 30 kg's of stuff - once i went over about 110kg all up weight and it began to struggle significantly - and on the level easilly cruises at 26mph in a 700c...
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    What conversion to choose???

    i have the oxydrive cst 13 Ah kit on a light racer (all up weight with kit less than 20kgs) and i'm light (around 60kg) and get 30 miles on mixed but mostly maximum assist in a very hilly area. Unless your boyfriend is a fanatic triathlete who does regular 50 mile rides, that may be enough?
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    Workplace pensions,would you be in?

    Too true,but I suspect these vested interests have bought enough MP's to maintain the status quo
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    Workplace pensions,would you be in?

    i know a year ago or so budapest was touted as an ideal place to buy to let on the www with promised 10% returns. this neck of the woods i really do know and know the inside story which was a bunch of irish investors that got burnt during the 2008 crisis and then buy corrupt estate agents and...
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    Workplace pensions,would you be in?

    true and made me think about europe with teh weak euro
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    sugestions for suspention seatpost and comfy gel saddle

    i'm light and unadjusted it felt vry hard at first - then i adjuted it to its softest (it involves unscrewing in the bottom of the seatpost), i kept the shroud because i was hoping it would make it less attractive, it is very very good, probably you wont need agood saddle with it
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    Workplace pensions,would you be in?

    ive no idea how difficult it was twenty years ago to purchase property, but i think it's very difficult now - unless one has wealthy parents the 50k or so required as deposit to buy a property in greater london is no mean feat to put together. and one has to wonder with some apprehension how big...
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    sugestions for suspention seatpost and comfy gel saddle

    Very second suntour ncx, great, close to actual rear suspension, I deliberately use a fat, ugly,cheap plastic saddle,but its to deter vandalism/theft
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    Soldering irons

    Whatever you do don't buy the bargain basement maplin types,not enough heat for even delicate work and doesn't survive
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    Choices, Choices!!

    Thanks,very helpful, often wonder why brompton fold that seems so simple hasn't been copied (much as copyright infringement is wrong)
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    Choices, Choices!!

    Apologies if i'm missing something,but to me that looked like both much more than 2 secs,and quite a major karfufle compared to a Brompton?
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    Soldering irons

    I thought I was technically inept (and in a capable of soldering) until I got a Weller wsd81,its very expensive (you can get the sp80n for twenty quid from toolshed,but it won't do delicate work) but makes difficult work ridiculously easy
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    Radkutsche Cargo Bikes

    Many thanks a,as a business solution that may be cheap (with a weak euro),but from a consumer perspective it does make electrifying a cargo trike oneself seem attractive
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    Radkutsche Cargo Bikes

    looks great, specially the musketier, except that i'd worry about loosing the ability of a bicycle toweave through traffic, narrow tracks, park anywhere - i couldnt find the prices - including on the radkutche website - do you know what it costs?
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    Jeremy Clarkson Suspended

    Lovely, a life in which money and closet racism is what dreams are made off
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    work bike/cargo bike

    i'dgofor a bakfiets, if you live somewhere conmpletely level it's fine to toddle along with a heavy trailer very slowly, but any hills (i tried this a whi9le back with a 100kg capacity canadian trailer)and it becomes a health and safetyissue as teh bikes brakes cant stop you and teh back wheel...