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dicki

Member since Mar 2007 • Last active Dec 2024

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    there was a pirate themed alley cat i remember where you could avoid a checkpoint if you got an anchor tattoo somewhere down the bethnal green road.
    i'm sure quite a few got one to avoid going down into shadwell.... well you would wouldn't you

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    i presume american express offer some incredible kickbacks or benefits

    700%+ interest .... fuck that

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    liverpool paid £80mn for darwin nunez and his ability to do that. southampton have got themselves a bargain at £15mn imho

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    watch out for their no. 32 paul onuachu he was great in our league visit to the dell until he had to come off injured, and then again on weds night when he came on he looked unstoppable. like peter crouch but with a bit more presence and strength. skillful on the ball and on numerous occasions got himself our of the liverpool press to then drive on and find a great pass.

    good player him.

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    i dislike the internal rechargable battery that can't be removed. i'd much prefer a pair or 4 rechargable AA batteries that you can remove and replace at will. if you forget to charge up your light and are just getting ready to leave for a ride the light is pretty much redundant. if you had exchangeable batteries just switch 'em out and off you go. likewise out on the road, a long night ride and the battery was only half charged when you leave, you end up with a useless light attached to your bike.
    you can either carry a spare light or a spare set of batteries. one option is far cheaper than the other given the costs of lights these days.
    in an emergency a spare set of batteries can easily be purchased out on the road a new light less so.

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    the colour is lovely isn't it. a proper popping cherry red almost chromovelato in finish.

    i honestly can't remember the gear ratio, it's been in my lock up for about 2 years now and haven't used it in quite a while. 2025 it gets back on the road / forest trails. i'll get back to you on that.

    i think the sloping top tube means there's a lot of seatpost showing for the taller rider. i thought for a good while i had bought too long a fork because in side on photos the top tube slope looks ridiculous like the camera was wonky or the bike was parked on a slope. the front end does feel quite high but it rides just right.

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    love the wanga. i've had one of those for about 13 years now ( picked it up here on the forum ) and set it up single speed for london canal path cruising and flatter gravel rides. it's been a great bike, the steel frame with some exotic carbon forks make it a really nice comfy ride. doesn't leave you bashed up after a long day in the saddle.
    planning on upgrading mine to a 2x10 this year. have the xt and xtr bits to go on it. it's a bit more hilly where i am now so looking to use it for longer hillier more off roady type rides where you need a mountain bike but not with great fat knobbly tyres.

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    the little filter things are a mess but i'm sure vapes are worse for landfill / the environment

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    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/16/more-than-a-million-vapes-a-day-in-uk-thrown-away-says-research

    365,000,000 disposable vapes per year thrown away. each with a battery and electronic gubbins.

    bring back tobacco

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    a friend recommends this website for viewing films

    here is 28 days later

    https://freemoviesfull.cc/movie/watch-28-days-later-full-18681

    and 28 weeks later

    https://freemoviesfull.cc/movie/watch-28-weeks-later-full-18881

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