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Perhaps they stole all the spare frames, too.

Hardly worth going in on a Friday, then.

Start a new thread about it - tacked on to the end of this one it'll be buried and overlooked.

I'd read that as 'coal-tool' and had a certain image . I've no doubt more than the fair share of bikes out there are maintained by suchlike.

This is where Aldi and Lidl spanner sets and Allen keys really score - you can make a small toolkit to carry on the bike and if it gets nicked or lost, no big deal. I certainly don't carry my Snap-On or other decent spanners around with me.

Wasn't uncommon for naked rims to be used, which must have been... interesting.

I noticed the forum clock hadn't corrected, so spent ten minutes going back and forward, resetting things that didn't work and wonder wtf was going on. Suddenly, it worked and I wondered if the servers for this site must be on the other side of the world, so had caught up with the change as it...

Be a long time before the AA disappears, though. If cowboy outfits like ***fire were banned from the marketplace it would go a long way to reassure the buying public that the things were safe.

There's a huge installed base of devices using AA and AAA and more coming out every day - I don't see them disappearing any time soon. Allied to that, the steady onward progress of battery tech has seen the usability and lifespan of both sizes improve dramatically over the past decade.

Irish Customs. Things are open to a different interpretation and when I spoke to a Customs employee about it, she said that if I were registered disabled I could fill in the exemption form (and likely get it). I can't be assed looking it all up again (as it took a fair bit of digging around) but...

Good grief, you expect joined-up thinking from either the government or its minions?

Enough of Gens Ace Battery - I reserve judgement for the moment, but I'm not impressed by sloppy inaccurate spam. It remains to be seen whether their batteries are any good and if so, how much they are. Neither would they tolerate your crap-stirring posts. You'd be out on your ear, after a...

Oh yes; that too. Now that my old Canon 10D is worthless, it gets thrown into a pannier along with a couple of lenses and off for a wildlife or streetlife trip.

Pointless talking to the wall.

When I imported my Chinese wheel kit, I toyed with the idea of claiming exemption from VAT, but it was too much hassle. As time goes by and if I become more decrepit and properly registered as disabled, I'll do it for sure when I buy one. In other words, you can claim exemption (it's an EU reg)...

I've seen that done a few time over on EndlessSphere - not a difficult job, just fiddly.

Can bears paint?

I hope you all realise that, as a thirty-second cousin (four times removed) of the nearest descendant of Dunlop the Tyreman, you all owe ME a fortune. In fact, my Great-Uncle Derailleur would have something to say on the matter. Expect to hear from my solicitors in the morning. Good day to you.

I just tootle down the village and into the nearest town a couple of times a week; a round trip of 15 miles. The leccy bike makes it a doddle to nip down the village for milk or bread, etc but the village shops are ruinous for any larger purchases, so I must frequent the supermarket for them. I...

I'd say you could; but just be prepared for an increased likelihood of punctures. It's not like a high-speed blowout on the motorway, really.