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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Currently I am at the Secretary of State office, getting renewed health certificate for driving.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Historic local pub dating back to the 1660s and popular cyclists' stop off severely damaged by fire 
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
That's a right PITA, especially as you seemed to be getting called at all hours.
There's lots of work for family and friends but not enough for the others.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Oh, that sort of employer. Then I hope you find a better one as soon as possible.
"I press my thumbs for you", as the Germans rather curiously say when they mean "Good luck"
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Well, after MOT passes every year (2002 car), my car failed. 
Why, the 4 year old tyres had sidewall cracks. 3 of the 4 failed. I've never had such new tyres crack like this. There wasn't any ageing cracks, but on the front, there was two splits 2-3 inches long, and obviously deep enough to fail - I'd not noticed despite regualrly checking my tyres. Both rear's had cracks on the inside (and still had 6mm tread). It passed on everything else, so the car is booked for new tyres tomorrow, and I've just got to pop back to the garage with the car with new boots so they can issue a new MOT.
Why, the 4 year old tyres had sidewall cracks. 3 of the 4 failed. I've never had such new tyres crack like this. There wasn't any ageing cracks, but on the front, there was two splits 2-3 inches long, and obviously deep enough to fail - I'd not noticed despite regualrly checking my tyres. Both rear's had cracks on the inside (and still had 6mm tread). It passed on everything else, so the car is booked for new tyres tomorrow, and I've just got to pop back to the garage with the car with new boots so they can issue a new MOT.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
I need a haircut, but can't decide whether to spend £10 on a proper cut, or to get the clippers out for a free all over grade 4.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Clippers - I can't stand the waiting around in the barbers.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
I'll probably go this route & use a cycling cap as an insulation substitite for hair if we do get a cold snap.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Which tyres, out of interest?Well, after MOT passes every year (2002 car), my car failed.
Why, the 4 year old tyres had sidewall cracks. 3 of the 4 failed. I've never had such new tyres crack like this. There wasn't any ageing cracks, but on the front, there was two splits 2-3 inches long, and obviously deep enough to fail - I'd not noticed despite regualrly checking my tyres. Both rear's had cracks on the inside (and still had 6mm tread). It passed on everything else, so the car is booked for new tyres tomorrow, and I've just got to pop back to the garage with the car with new boots so they can issue a new MOT.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Maxxis Victra MA Z3 (the makers of those rather good Minion DHF/DHRII that I have on my MTB). They are cheaper tyres, but had performed well in the dry and wet, but not this. There are splits that follow the circumference of the wheel, and are bang in the middle of the side wall. To have 3 fail at once would point to poor manufacture/dodgy batch. They have done around 30,000 miles in 4 years. Fronts have around 4mm, rears 6mm.
TBH, some of the bigger makes are known for cracking.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yes, I travelled down to Alresford today to visit Paul Warwick's grave, as it is his birthday. He would've been 51...
I let the train and bus take the strain (Ely to Kings X, a short hop on the tube, Waterloo to Alton, then bus from Alton to Alresford), and cadged a couple of lifts at this end, as I'm still too unfit to do the round trip to Ely station on the bike. Just got back an hour ago, now chilling out with a pot of tea and some marmalade on toast.
It's a 10 hour round trip. Ah well, sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do...
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yep a splodge of Colemans was involvedbut brown sauce with Onion Gravy
Brown sauce is
on everything, never mind onion gravy...