taking my dad the docs to get his in grown toe nail removed then im doing a bit of work then bout 4 ish where going to pick up my dads new c-max. £10300 for a brand new 2.0 ghia not bad is it

 

You gonna go full suspension of hardtail?

 

Blimey that IS cheap. Mate of mines got a diesel c-max (like you, got kids and a dog so needs a family car) and got to say I was well impressed with it.

 

your wife nowhere near the computer then si if she saw that post you'd be nursing a sore head

 

hardtail, makes life harder full suspension. especially up hills on a road

 

We haven't got any goldfish

 

real good car especially in the diesel. i'll report back

 

neither have we

 

Yeah unless youre gonna do some serious off-road riding there isnt any point in paying the premium for a full-suss bike. Ive got the same Cannondale hardtail I bought in 1996, just added front suspension forks to it about 5 years ago. Great bike, definately worth the outlay for the use Ive had out of it.

 

mine only cost 150 bout 4 years ago so ive had my moneys worth

 

Sounds like a good time to upgrade, plus it gives you something to do tomorrow.

 

Hmmm. Wish I still had my GT LTS from a few years back. Hydraulic discs front and back. You could also adjust the damping and rebound on the rear shock to give it a kind of lock out effect.

Wish I hadn't sold it now!

 

might go take some for test drives hahahaha

 

is it true the pads cost a small fortune?

 

i had a quick look the other day at one with discs, couldnt believe it had a fluid reservoir, i was a bit taken aback from the state of my bike

 

Disc brakes are great if you do alot of riding in mud and other crap or if youre into downhill riding where you need good performance, otherwise in my experience a good set of v-brakes are perfectly adequate and cheaper to buy and maintain.

 

Ah well back to the grind for me tomorrow, best get off to bed 'cos I've got an early start in the morning. Night all.

 

IIRC it uses the reservoir to allow for expansion when the brake fluid gets hot. On mine, you could also move an adjuster on top of the reservoir to force the fluid further into the pipe to firm up or soften the lever feel.

Not sure on the price of pads nowadays. It's 8 or 9 years since I had a bike with discs. I'm sure technology is way in front of what it used to be so I reckon they'll be cheap in comparison.

 

couple of things to take into consideration though isnt it.

 

I agree that Vbrakes can work better on the road but 99% of the time I was throwing myself down muddy cliffs and needed discs to stop myself before hitting the trees at the bottom.

With Vbrakes, you have to clear the crud off the rim before you even start to slow (horrible grinding noises! ), and could also lead to rims being ground down prematurely too. Not a problem with discs, unless your riding axle deep in gloop!

Depends what riding you do, in the end.

 

right im off myself anyway, have a nice night people speak tomorrow

 

I'm off too, as it happens.

Adios amigos.

 

 

 

hey Justin, that hotel your getting wed in looks the dogs boll0cks

 

My Pc is being gay

I was just wooping everyone on CallOfDuty and it just crashed and the screen went black Never happened before

Feckin **** and p1ss

 

Not seen Donna on here for a good few days
Wonder what shes been upto

 

 

With any luck i should finish the main bedroom 2moro (apart from the carpets)
Lookin forward to glossing everything

 

Justin u poo fiend where art tho