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  1. M

    And today I did......

    Sorted out a budget for work and minced about on here........
  2. M

    Glasgow bash and 40 bumps for velo

    Had a couple of beers and a game of pool with Velo for his 40th when I was up a couple of weeks ago. Please ensure he is suitably mashed and suitably bumped..... Remember 40 is a large number and if you loose count start again from 1.... Cheers M.
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    Steve Peat

    Time to get voting then........ Assuming he makes the cur / gets nominated etc .....
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    MacRetro chat and rides thread

    @Velo - I'm still planning to be up on the 20th.... might even drive and bring the 'dale if flight prices don't drop. Sat 21st or Sun 22nd - Which date is better for a wee cycle? [NB Crazy Al's 40th on the Sat nite so may be a wee bit off colour Sunday]. If I do fly which bike would you...
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    Computer upgrading

    +1 for going to the Crucial website and running their memory selctor You may have to "ditch" the ram in the PC already to fit a matched 2x 2Gb set to get best performance. (maybe offer the spare up as karma + postage on here) My PC even @ 32 bit does recognise the full 4Gb depends on the...
  6. M

    Manitou three elastomere set

    Have a look at this previous topic: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... highlight= which points to: http://suspensionforkparts.net/eshop/index.php Not used them myself - BUT did manage to get a copy of the manual for my mach 5 sx forks for free of their site ;-) $45 for a...
  7. M

    Despite Retrobike's best efforts...

    Well done Well done on passing!!! Thanks Velo!! M. ACMA
  8. M

    Gonna be a dad to a wee girl!

    Congrats.... My number one son is learning to say big brother........ [No reference to sad reality TV btw!] And likes his bicycle, even though he's still a wee bit small for it ;-) Cheers M.
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    Hard drive recovery

    Edit: Just saw the bit about Mac, Not sure if they do a Mac version. Have a look at: http://www.pcinspector.de/Sites/file_re ... language=1 Used a few times & they do a version for flash cards, in case you over write a camera card or a memory stick.... Fairly good IMO but can take a...
  10. M

    Quill Steerer not going into steerer....

    Cheers! There's no stuck wedge in the steerer - I took the forks off the bike and tried cleaning the inside to remove the caked on mud etc, but there still seems to be a fair bit of debri / rust in the lower couple of inches. Didn't realise the steerer could be tapered - will measure the...
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    Quill Steerer not going into steerer....

    Trying to fit a 1" quill stem into my fork steerer tube. The new stem is shorter, but the quill is significantly longer than the old one. It slides in but is still too high / much left not in. There's enough fork steerer length to accomodate the quill, but it stops a couple of inches from...
  12. M

    Vista Toshiba laptop Big problem HELP Please

    I've used the free tools on this site to recover both HD & flash drives, (for when you pen drive fails ;-) ) http://www.pcinspector.de/Sites/file_re ... language=1 There's seperate tools for HD & flash drives - managed to find a load of files even after a format & rebuild of a laptop XP...
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    Vista Toshiba laptop Big problem HELP Please

    I've used the free tools on this site to recover both HD & flash drives, (for when you pen drive fails ;-) http://www.pcinspector.de/Sites/file_re ... language=1 There's seperate tools for HD & flash drives - managed to find a load of files even after a format & rebuild of a laptop XP...
  14. M

    PC operating system question

    Taking the HDD out and reusing it in a new PC is leagal as long as you only have one live PC with that code etc. I've just got a new XP disk of MS for £17 as the HDD in a laptop had died and I was going to get a new HD for it and re-load. The vendor, (tiny), had gone bust a couple of years...
  15. M

    ID help on these Air Cartridges..

    Might be interested in manitou Mach 5 SX ones Cheers M.
  16. M

    Strangest - Weirdest Xmas Presents !!

    If only to be a counter-point to your weirdness Velo......
  17. M

    Strangest - Weirdest Xmas Presents !!

    I have two. Either for two bananas or for when one is in the dishwasher....... No bananas were hurt in the typing of this post ;-)
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    hardrive question

    ATA is sometimes also known as PATA or pararel ATA which is IDE To check what you have got have a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Attachment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA The ultraDMA relates to the cabling and further points...
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    europe in a caravan

    Got a caravan - but not done Europe in it yet. Get a good one with lots of space in case it rains / pisses on you. Check if it comes with an awning etc - older canvas ones are f***ing massive when packed - ours fills the car roof box. A newer tent fabric one with lite weight legs will be...
  20. M

    Work stands

    Got an edinburgh Bike Coop one for Xmas, (note to self to actually do some work on my bike & to build up my sons). It appears to be very sturdy and it's was on sale for £50 down from £80, but looking at the website it's back @ £78 M. http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 372c012369
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