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Cube Reaction Performance Allroad - around 2350€ here in France

They do vary a lot in price for sure. My Cube is towards the lower end, but it's a pretty good bike.

Nice one @Skippy, what you need now is a nice ebike!

Thanks for the good wishes all. I'm currently in my room, having showered after having the world fall out of my bottom! The nurse walked into the room right in the midst of Mandy helping me insert the jollop! I had very little dignity before, I have absolutely none now! Op is scheduled for 13:30 tomorrow, but nil by mouth from midnight tonight, so I'll be gnawing the legs of the bed by tomorrow afternoon! They keep going on about having showers.........who do they think I am? Anyway, I'll let those who are interested know when I'm out the other side.

Hopefully only a couple of days.

Cheers Clive.

Cheers Pete. Had my Covid-19 test today, which came back negative, so all systems go!

Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists. Blaise Pascal

North Cape and the Atlantic Highway in Norway. Definitely on my bucket list.

Yeah, I vaguely remember it. Just as classy as Wimpy bars too! it's all greasy spoons and kebab shops in Dartford now!

It's in Calais now!

Is she now seeking asylum?

It flies by, mate! My eldest is 33 this year! Even the youngest is 27!

I tend to use Waze on the bike and in the car. Its routes are sometimes a little questionable, but the live updates of problems etc seems to be pretty good. I've used it for about 5-6 years, possibly longer, and it was pretty useful when I was doing a lot of driving for work. I may have to look into a QuadLock, but the limiting factor for me is that my main phone is a cheap Chinese smartphone, where there's not much choice in the way of cases for it, and my other phone is a Samsung S8, which obviously dates it!

I pay tax and social charges here in France at the moment. Interestingly, I have a medical travel card issued by the health service here which I need for medical assistance in the UK if I need any treatment there whilst on holiday or visiting there!

Not until I officially retire, Pete. At the moment I'm paying tax and social charges on my income in France. Once I start drawing my state pension from the UK I will need to get an S1 form from the DWP in Newcastle and then the UK will start paying my medical charges here.