Lets face it we all know that after a few beers the best hard hitting film is long gone from your mind, if you are anti drink-driving you won't do it, otherwise you'll just do it without thinking about it. How many of us have never done anything stupid while pissed that we wouldn't even consider sober? For me it's a long list...
But if you must use it make sure the first 5 metres is chain and the total cable scope is 3-4 times the depth allowing for the highest tide expected, Doh! Wrong forum...
If the tyre has a bulge you've damaged the belts inside, change it as it will pop when you least expect it, have a good look at the other one as well and check the rim carefully.
I came close to putting my old xt up for sale a few years back, it hadn't been out for 18 months and I had the idea that if I didn't ride it before I hit 40 I may as well accept being an ex-biker, got it mot'd and went for a blast and changed my mind there and then, can't beat it! I do accept being a fair weather biker now though , I live too close to work to fire a bike up and spend weekends either boating or too pissed to ride a bike (usually both, who says blokes can't multitask), don't own a car though
Good luck, [smug mode] if it's any help I have a 3-4 minute walk home from work on friday lunchtime, no sorry I didn't think that would help... [/smug mode]
Garmin has always had a good name for dealing with problems even out of warranty so them sending you one free doesn't mean it's a known fault, I've known people sending handheld gps units in for broken screens have them fixed for free when they expected to have to pay.
Cheers for the tip on degradation, just had a quote for a 2kw setup and that was the first question skyline offer a 90% efficiency guarantee for the first 10 years and 80% for the next 15 years and appear to use a better inverter than most, I quite fancy the idea with a thermal system as well, apparently there will be a feed in tariff for that after april but I have no idea how that works, must be something to do with carbon offsetting or something as I can't see the government accepting a bucket of hot water through the post... Never easy parting with £10k though is it. pvoutput.org is where to compare systems, you have to register but it's quite interesting as it gives system specs as well as output, roof direction, and weather conditions, it appears direct sunlight isn't that critical as long as it has daylight.
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And who errupted in to purring and was all oar me 
, I live too close to work to fire a bike up and spend weekends either boating or too pissed to ride a bike (usually both, who says blokes can't multitask), don't own a car though