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I think this forum demonstrates that we can all take a hit that is aimed above the belt- witness the Hippy/Murtle/Object/Shinscar "Cunt" diatribes.

It's all taken in the spirit that it is intended, i.e. jokingly.

Your post, intentioned or not was seen as being below the belt, taking aim at something very private to a forum member that he had chosen to share.

In short- have some respect.

If your post was not, as you assure us, aimed at this target then my apologies.

That my impression is that you were attempting to take the piss out of the plight of one of our friends who - perhaps inadvisedly - earlier posted details of his medical situation. If I'm mistaken, my (lukewarm) apologies.
I suspect that they are unmerited...

My point exactly

what does that mean?

From the subject and timing of your post you would seem to be taking the piss out of a forum member in a way that (if this is what you are doing) is not appreciated.

To make myself clear- if this is intended as a parody of DFP then you are a cock.

From Fenella:

"Reply to stevo that one of my friends had a root canal successfully done by a student at guys"

Go with what is going to make you feel comfortable, they are your teeth after all, but you could have some of the "easier" stuff done by the students to lower the overall cost if you don't feel like trusting them with the lot?

More Fenella:

"And also that the proper dentist I now have couldn’t find the filling my student did until I pointed it out, and he still had troubling seeing it."

Just to point out- information in my post above came from me Julie.
Credit where credit is due etc.

Seriously- the students do a very good job. I know it sounds scary as hell having "a trainee" poke about with a hot drill, but they are under close supervision from Ninja grade dentists who can step in and tell them what to do.

And it will save you £2,000.

Thats 2/3rds of a decent bike!

[B]Dental services[/B]

The Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust Dental Hospital is part of the Dental Institute which brings together Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Kings College London.
Its aim is to provide undergraduate and postgraduate training for dental students and to train professions complimentary to dentisty, such as dental nurses and hygienists. It also provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services.
The Institute is the largest dental teaching hospital in Europe and continues to be a world leader in many areas of dental research.
**[B]Referrals **[/B]

[B]How to access general dental care by undergraduate dental students[/B]
The hospital offers the opportunity for general dental care by dental students. This is accessed via booking and attending an assessment clinic appointment. After the initial appointment, you will be informed whether treatment will be available at the Dental Hospital. All student care is under close supervision from senior dental staff.
In order to qualify for this you cannot be undergoing dental treatment elsewhere or be registered with a general dental practioner in the community.
To make an initial appointment please call 020 7188 9282
[B]Referral mechanisms[/B]
There are two referral offices within the Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust Dental Hospital Dental Institute, one on each site.
Both referral offices accept referrals, using the referral form (Word 70Kb), by email, fax and regular post (details can be found on the referral form). Please note that the inclusion of patient details in an email does require consent from the patient in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

This might take a while, but the quality of the work is very good- and it's free.

My brother is moving back to Winchester to the parental home due to his inability to find a job at the current time.
He has asked me to assist in moving heavy stuff and then driving it too Winchester.
I think a Transit size van will be the only vehicle big enough for this.
Before I hire one does anyone have a van, and like to lend it too me for a decent consideration?

I am willing to pay in bike parts, beer, or cold hard cash.

too weak, easily cutted through with a simple decent cutter from B&Q.

when I got my bike locked up with that and a Evolution Mini - this one got cutted, but Evo Mini didn't despite showing sign of attempt.

I have two of these- one that someone with a more "variable" set of ethics than myself has attempted to cut through. They failed.

Anything- absolutely anything, including welding your bike to the street stand will fail in the end. Sadly you just need to make your bike more of a pain in the arse to nick than the next bike along, or make it too inconvenient to steal in the time available.

The General Electric 7.62mm Mini-Gun with T1000 Sentinel Unit is the only choice if you want to know that your bike will be there when you come back.

Did it with Corima, which sells casette bodies seperately. By the way Roberto has Carbones for sale.

Would you happen to know (roughly) how much he is after, and if they are Shimano or Campag?

Whilst I appreciate the build quality, materials used etc of Campag I just do not get on with the downshift lever location.
My girlfriends bike has a full Chorus Carbon group, and it is a pleasure to work on etc, but when riding it (which looks fairly comical- it's a 47cm and I'm 6'2") whenever I downshift it reminds me, strongly, of my first roadbike with Shimano Tiagra.
Plus, quite frankly, Dura-Ace is cheap- £99 for 7800 STI levers from wheel and sprocket etc.

Thinking of buying a pair of Mavic Cosmic Carbone wheels- only slight fly in the ointment is that they are Campag.

I have heard that a Mavic cassette may be used to convert this to a shimano spacing- has anyone tried this?

Equally I believe that you can swap freehub bodies- has anyone tried this/can confirm that this can be done with this wheelset?

Cheers.

It's pretty big and heavy- and much easier to deploy of it's slung round my neck/shoulder.
Inconveniently big to stick into the bag really.

I usually sling mine round my neck/right shoulder, on top of my messenger bag strap if you see what I mean.
I take it that the consensus is that this would snap my neck if I fell off?

Shall we pick a pub with a good view and make a day of it?

Can you not claim on your household insurance if you lose it/it gets nicked?

Wonder if it would be practical for the FGSS membership to club together for a complete set of decent tools- mind you where on earth would we keep them/control access etc.

Meh- pipedream, ignore me!

the pro one is lovely to use, a very good investment if you have the money

Do you have one?

Fantastic- many thanks, I have PM'd you.

Thinking about this a little more- does anyone on here work for a big company that would have an X-ray machine in the post room for scanning incoming post for bombs/dead squirells etc?

If so, and you get on with the facilities staff please let them know that a round of drinks awaits a quick "borrow" of their scanner.

Superglue! And have you tried doing them up harder?

Have you welded your BB in now, or does it keep unscrewing?

You could go to a vets and get it done. I think someone in my family had something like that done it was about a ton. With the new technology that is purely digital it may be cheaper. Phone up and ask a few vets.

That could be a good avenue to follow- the housemate is a sales rep for Vetinary Pharma stuff, it's her job to get on with Vets.

If only there were a radiologist fakenger on the forum!

Nope, they said "keep it" apparently. According to the current owner at least, an element of Caveat Emptor always exists it is true.

I'm thinking of picking up a Carbon Fibre frame that has been replaced under warrentee by Cannondale.

The reason it was replaced is that there is a crack in the lacquer, and it was impossible to tell if the crack went into the Carbon, or was merely cosmetic.

It's a very expensive frame that is going for a song- but before I ride it I would need to know that it was not going to kill me.

So- does anyone have access to an X-Ray machine, or other device that could reveal what is going on under the paint?

Patient eBaying is your friend- my road bike had less than 20 miles on it, and I paid 43 percent of it's cost when new.

It helps if you are a bit shorter or taller than average mind you.

Personally I'd always choose frame over group.
My roadbike came with Ultegra which is slowly changing into DA.
It's tricky to upgrade a frame bit by bit!