Any question answered...

Just because they said they would send an email, doesn't mean they will.

Calm the fuck down and read the small print before you buy stuff on line.

heh, wiggle/CRC en future

What forks would you choose for XC for around £200?

My low mileage 2004 Fox Talas R?

Fox Talas R? Tell me more...

Which London bike shop has the earliest opening time on a Sunday?

I stupidly decided to redo my brake cable so as to avoid my Vision 1 tonight, and it turns out said cable inner is too short for what I want to do and quite badly frayed at both ends so needs replacing ASAP.

Won't be able to go for a proper ride tomorrow till I get this sorted. fuuuuuuu...

Fox usually 10am. But PM me and I have spares.

Recommend a good pub for Sunday lunch with folks. Central.

Will Raekwon's family and friends actually allow him to be buried in a velour tracksuit?

Fox usually 10am. But PM me and I have spares.

Don't worry, sorted. Thanks though R.

Is it better to purchase:

A) a succession of £1-£2 ikea frying pans and dispose of them when the non-stick wear out.

B) buy a £15-£20 "quality" frying pan with a lifetime non-stick warranty.

get the more expensive one they cheap ikea ones are horrid, the metal is too thin, the handles flex and no one likes flecks of teflon in their food.

Is it better to purchase:

A) a succession of £1-£2 ikea frying pans and dispose of them when the non-stick wear out.

B) buy a £15-£20 "quality" frying pan with a lifetime non-stick warranty.

Depends if you are bit special like my older daughter or not (she'd just casually fry a bit of bacon using a fork).
An expensive proper Tefal frying pan will last forever, as long as you take care of it.
Use a soft plastic or wooden utensils.
Cheap pans are not worth the money. Shit will stick to them.

Shit sticks to most things in my experience.

An expensive proper Tefal frying pan will last forever, as long as you take care of it

+1

I'd like to know Ed's views on this matter.

Cheap pans are not worth the money. Shit will stick to them.

Shit sticks to most things in my experience.

Spot the dads. :)

Buy the more expensive one. I hate the cheap ones, stuff sticks to them so quickly.

You won't get a quality pan for £20, unless perhaps it's in a 1/2 price sale.

I only ever buy stuff in sales.

Buy a cast iron pan, use it.

Do not wash it with detergent.

Immortal non-stick.

I only ever buy stuff in sales.

I wonder if we are related? I'm from one of those families where pots and pans of quality and antiquity are abundant. It clearly pays dividends in spades to buy once and buy well with this kind of stuff.

Buy a cast iron pan, use it.

It only really works with a range cooker and an open fire.

But you're right. I used to work in My Old Dutch. We'd wipe the pans with a paper towel. That's all.

An expensive proper Tefal frying pan will last forever, as long as you take care of it.
Use a soft plastic or wooden utensils.
Cheap pans are not worth the money. Shit will stick to them.

+1. Maybe not actually forever, but...

There's also the environmental cost of buying a pan every year.

And £1-2 pans may be cheap to you but they generally come at a price for someone/somewhere else in the world.

Is anywhere doing any big pre christmas sales/clearances? Specifically regarding mountain bike wheels. I want some dirt jump wheels. a pair. on the cheap. anyone?

Buy a cast iron pan, use it.

Do not wash it with detergent.

Immortal non-stick.

Or the right track

Regarding pans it should be properly seasoned properly.

I'm a big fan of cast iron pans, only thing I found is that as you don't wash them so thoroughly they can some times pick up flavour, when you fry fish in them for example. A trick I learned from my dad is to rub plenty of salt into the pan when your done with it, soaks up all the unwanted flavour left by what ever you last cooked in it.

Edit: Just remembered the last time I cooked pancakes, the first one tasted slightly of fish, not nice at all. Wont forget to salt the pan again