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traditional barn owl for me, if that what I keep seeing in Norfolk at dawn.

• off-white chap, bit like a ghost flying around silently? Looking like this: http://www.redbubble.com/groups/birds-birds-birds/forums/13405/topics/233084-barn-owl-tyto-alba
  

That's a REALLY hard question. Got loads of love for the barn owl, cos they're proper stop-and-stare beautiful and seeing one in the wild got me into owls. But for your more exotic owl interest, the Blakiston's fish owl is a big round bastard of weird owly charm: http://www.owlpages.com/image.php?image=species-Bubo-blakistoni-2

Also love the spectacled owl and his lovely fluffy trousers: http://www.screechowlsanctuary.co.uk/owl-directory/american-owls/spectacled-owl/aztec/

Ha, yep, you got me. Just found the LFGSS owl thread as well. Afternoon's work >>>>>>>
If only I wasn't a) cycling in Glos this weekend and b) a man. If I did come, I would wear my bigfaceowl tshirt... http://www.firebox.com/product/5889/Big-Face-Owl-T-Shirt

Enjoy EagleHeights, it's excellent. Been once. For your next trip, I thoroughly recommend http://www.birdsofpreycentre.co.uk/ - about 40 miles norf.

Some really beautiful bikes have been suggested, both here and via PM - thanks everyone who's sent one. I'm still hoping someone might have a slightly newer steed that needs re-homing - anyone got anything they'd like to throw into the mix? My bro isn't a classic bike geek in any sense and likes newer tech in general...

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This is a little bit too classic for me I'm afraid... definitely want integrated shifters etc, he's not into retro bikes particularly.... cheers tho!

This Alan in perfect condition, 56 cm ctt, not steel, classic aluminium

Vince - that's a beautiful machine! would love to see more recent pics if possible, as well as an idea of spec, size and price you're looking for?

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Too classic?
If not, I will take more pictures as I have changed the wheelset, chain and saddle since this picture:

Hello - looking for a bike for my bro's birthday and wondered if anyone's got anything in really good condition that they're looking to move on? Flex in price for the right bike but definitely want value. Would like something classic and ideally steel (genesis/Jamis/Surly) with decent parts but happy to consider alu or other materials for the right bike...

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Just seen this on facebook, may be useful to some: Attention all those who have had their bike stolen in Hackney in recent times.

The Leabridge Safer Neighbourhood team have today recovered over 250 bikes and bike parts, along with arresting 2 people. Tomorrow they will be releasing dates of an Open Day for identification of the stolen bikes. It will be publicised on their Twitter account @MPSHackney we will also try to post it here. Lets hope some local residents can be reunited with their stolen bikes, pedal or wheels!

Well done to our local Safer Neighbourhood Team.

We're riding this in 4/5 days (depending on progress) in memory of a close friend and to raise money for a charity started by her fiance (http://www.justgiving.com/Edinburgh-to-London-Cycling) and looking to do something along the lines of - Edinburgh - Dunbar - Hexham - Ripon - Sheffield - Peterborough - Cambridge - London. Going to use the reverse of the route here http://www.ratraceroadtrip.com/course.html for some inspiration but really just wondering if anyone had any roads/sections of road/routes that they would particularly advise trying to hit or trying to avoid before I get intimate with a route planner and google maps satellite view...? We've got Cambridge to London sorted, so really only the earlier stages.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

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undibs re logistics of meeting, so if anyone else wants and can take the bar probably best it goes...

Thanks, that's really helpful - I'm going to buy a pull buoy and try exclusively with that to get swimming fitness/technique better (I'm starting from a pretty low base here!) and then try to work out how to swim without it!

Legs add a maximum of 8% of the overall forward propulsion.

Swimming is everything you do all put together. But it starts from the core.
Power comes from the core, hip rotation. piercing the water and causing the least amount if drag.

The leg kick is more of a flutter with floppy ankles. The kick starts from the hip Flexors. Again an awesome core stabilty aid.

Try swimming fc with no legs. But try and keep the hips high.
Practise floating front and back working on keeping your entire body long and as close to the surface as possible.
Body position is key.

Legs are mainly for balance, your keel if you like. :)

Before Christmas I did some arms-only drills with a float held (oh so glamourously between my legs), and found that I didn't run out of breath then.

This led me to the possibly false conclusion that it is powering my legs that is costing me more oxygen than I have on board- therefore I need to simply swim more and become more efficient.

Also, all my other training (well, running and cycling) does not involve holding my breath, so my body simply isn't used to having to deal with things as-is for three strokes.

I have this exact problem - just wondered if you'd got anywhere with it, Dammit, or if anyone else had any advice? Essentially, can swim crawl relatively ok with a float between my legs, but when I have to kick I get out of breath and panicky within a length, pretty much. Am a capable swimming generally and can happily swim 2k of reasonably bs, but something is going badly with the crawl...

dibs on chrome bars pending clamp sizing.... PM'd

That would make sleeping in the truck much trickier! Definitely want to get to Cardiff if possible...

Heading to the game tomorrow in Cardiff, anyone got any recommendations re pubs for lunch/the early game and/or anywhere to park that avoids the inevitable traffic carnage? We're heading over early so shouldn't be too bad. Planning to sleep in the cab of my mate's truck...

Dibs (possibly 2nd dibs depending on which pair ghostface wants...) used air max 90 if sized either 10.5 or 11...

Jinx

What size are the shoes?

Dibs continental hawk cycling cap if still available? Loves me the birds of prey...

Looking for a single speed for a mate who's 6"6 - anyone got anything interesting? Not huge budget, £200, don't have the time to build anything for him just now so complete bikes preferred if at all possible?

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How tall are you? I'm just about 6 foot and would worry that it would be slightly too big for me as well... but, it is beautiful and exactly what I'm looking for...

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Whereabouts are you for delivery/collection? I'll take the bullhorns if easy to arrange...

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Dibs on the bullhorns if still available..

cheers, i actually want some to use on the oversize portion of the bar near the clamp... no worries.

will any of your levers fit a 31.8 oversiza bar? cheers