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[skinnykid]

Yeah it's not a perfect fit but it still does the job.

[Byron]

(your bike is coming): http://25.media.tumblr.com/0aec9bf8a...xfcgo1_500.jpg

[jakejakejake]

What suit is that? I like the subtly less cut in the back.

[Byron]

It's the new Chinese line NOO - Not Obviously Observed
(could turn out to be a bum design in the speedo market however)

[Torchwatch]

I suspect that is quite an old photo, at least 10 years, the bike looks of a previous design. The inverted horseshoes attached to the cabled rim brakes haven't been around for years, I can't even remember what they are called.

It is a mountainbike, probably Cro Mo so wouldn't be suitable for a serious triathlon. Though the size of the forks suggest that it doesn't have suspension, the straight bar ends have now evolved into curved bar ends.

In conclusion what ever suit he is wearing I would suggest is quite old and may be well worn.

PS if I have sent you an email with a link in the last 24 hours do not open the link and delete the message.
If you have opened the link change your email password immediately.

[Byron]

Thank you for the lecture Tw - I could see that it was not a triathlon bike but might I point out that, as this was to be a joke, I could not forever search for a
pic with that guy carrying the totally correct piece of equipment for the occasion.
Yes, it was a mountain bike and the word for horseshoe brakes you probably want is caliper.

NOW you tell me ! - yes, something odd but "very important" arrived.
I guess your ID has been hacked (I thought I was the incompetent one).

Btw, you probably haven't yet seen the NOO brand because it's new

[Torchwatch]

The inverted horse shoes were added to centre pull cantilever brakes to add stiffness and strength to the system. The one I bought never did much for me and I took it off again. They disappeared from sale after a couple of years as gadgets are prone to. They were not called callipers.

The hackers got me, they sneak emails in on a friends account then access your address list. The messages appear urgent and credible and hit us on the emotional level. Beware.
Changing your email password stops them.

[Byron]

Yes, changed - exactly what address list of mine would this as...le have access to and what use would he make of it?

(Magura rim brake: http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/w...a/IMG_0462.jpg)

[Torchwatch]

The hack is automated, it reads the email contact list attached to an email address then sends everyone in that list a personalised email with a link attached. Continuing ad infinitum.
Best to run an antivirus check as well.

There is another nasty about, I am told, claiming to come from the Met Police and fining people £100 for viewing illegal porn. It seizes your computer up until you have paid.

As you can see in the cycle photo the inverted horseshoe is an add on and not required for the functioning of the brakes. It is supposed to give more power from the components.

[Byron]

OK - is there any clue in the listing of an incoming Email from a known friend that it is not genuine and should therefore be immediately deleted ?
(my cousin has recently told me to ignore anything I see from him so the hackers are busy it seems).

Btw it is apparently possible to eradicate the fining trojan from "Cheshire Police" - the advice is on Google but very complicated. As the power exerted over one's computer is absolute it is a serious invasion - no need to pay but then a useless computer sits on your desk thereafter.