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The internet is a marvel no?

All that stuff, memes, videos, funny cats

I mean, WOW!

And for those of you that really care (for their boots) I'd recommend:

Huberds Shoe Grease/oil

or

Pecards "Never Leak"

partly because I like the water off a ducks back logo but also because, amongst my quiet pleasures, shoe care rides high. Or that maybe the fumes.

Have more fun with Baker Shoes

http://www.buildaboot.com/

Whites' Boots handmade in Orgeon. Never actually purchased but the possibilities are endless. As might be the wait on delivery. But if it fails, you return the boot to White's for free repair (in Oregon). Think about the p&p

Les Senteurs in Belgravia is a fantastic shop for rarer scents, nice people too

Weirdly the same seems to have happened with Trickers - either there's a scarcity of leather or they play to a certain crowd.

Redwing boots have escalated in price way beyond inflation/their worth. I love them and have a few pairs but £200+ is either a sign of the times or the fact that their marketing operation has got into high gear. Same happened with Carharrt stuff, US workwear in general. Nice boots but only even three years ago those Beckmans/Gentleman traveller were nearer 140. £290 would get you a pair of Whites Smoke Jumper or Semi Dress. and they are considerably better by my reckoning. You might even get stung for duty but even so, 290 for redwing is way out.

Ha ha - yes, ErgoBrain - that's right.

I can just about imagine a corny 1990's era Eurosport advert endorsed by Cipollini

.......be fast, be a winner......ERGOBRAIN

Possibly......but nice to be sure you haven't finally reduced yourself to the 11 cog with miles still to go

Actually, It's pretty good. Have used for 8 years or so and it's not screwed up. Bit of a faff to fit perhaps but I kind of like the feature telling you which gear you're in etc. I presume it's pretty much superceded by a Garmin type computer though these days no?

Yep, on the Principia road bike, Ultegra.

Yep, it's a flightdeck control - flicking between set-ups/resets/screen views, that kind of thing

It's a waste of time. Obvious what a seller should do, maybe doesn't want to sell what are a couple of mid-range old steel frames. Put a price, check pm's, or don't bother.

christ, what a thread.

Lovely AA special - I have one and it's great. Decent price too

One thing though Sash, clicking on the pictures sends me to an incredibly annoying German pic hosting site that keeps wanting me to download a pop-up video plug-in even though I keep closing the option and saying nein, nein, nein....... it actually stopped me looking closer, um Gottes willen!

Could be just my rather dated Macbook, mind

Skip

Lobster, washed down with Armagnac on the climbs, ice cream on the descent.

Or, if commuting, gravalax on rye

Cheap wool - even when wet it stays pretty warm. Plus dries quick on your hands. Think of sheep - they rarely shiver.

That's the boys - and that's a v good price too

They won't disappoint

I go with those woolie boolie merino socks ( I swear by them actually) and gortex oversock if it's wet. Squeezed in to the dominators. Not cold and pretty happy in SE London

http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pages/eat-less.aspx

I've an unused spare pair of the Endura ones on a sales thread - size large for a tenner if anyone wants them

Don't know about Dammits frothing feet but in my experience, Endura make good stuff - they fit over Sidi Dominators too

Hmmm.

Did anyone ever try Olestra?

Quoting from wikipedia"

"Olestra (also known by its brand name Olean) is a fat substitute that adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to products."

Sounds great.

Only a Canadian friend of mine warned that the packaging used to carry the FDA enforced comment:

'Warning. May cause anal leakage"

There was a great doc on ITV last night - The Fight of their Lives covering the tragic Nigel Benn v Mclellan fight. It was really expertly put together and very moving - I was close to tears when I saw the re-union 12 years after the fight that left McLellan almost a paraplegic at a fundraiser Benn had organised to help with his living costs.

It was also a deeply honest film - contrasting the lunacy of McLellan's corner with the reflective modern day Nigel Benn and expert opinion of commentators, boxers and trainers. And at the same time it managed to be thrilling - the fight was a raw, brutal affair, never again shown on TV, both men unwilling to lose and an outcome no one would have predicted. In short it was all that is good about boxing and all that is bad.

Redemptive, frightening and deeply moving, I'd recommend it to anyone with or without an interest and also as a documentary free from sensationalism that really get's to the core of the sport.

The young surgeon that treated McLellan immediately after the fight at the Royal London is also notable for his quiet, criticism of boxing. When asked how Mclellan is he replies:

"His brain was quite swollen, how we would expect it to look after it's been punched for ten rounds"

A really worthwhile film, on the itv iplayer at the mo

Neoprene, size large, unused £10 collected from SE22

http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=CEND00

also a SWRVE Charcoal 100% merino wool cap, unworn, one size, £10 collected SE22

Thanks

Skipper

...out of sight

Stockman coats look out of place in the country and the town. By about 150 years and usually worn by functioning drunks on the taste bypass - M5, junction 6 just south of Reading - propping up the bar at Hope Springs Eternal and telling tales.

Never brown in town.

Nice Barbour mind.