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[memevector]

Had problems with the buggy brake - it won't go on properly. It's always been a bit temperamental. Had a look at it. I think I know how to fix it now

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[puzzle_]

Completely unrelated did you get my mail from a few weeks ago about how workshops had went?

[memevector]

Yes I did thanks!

and the thank-you card from the team as well, which I liked a lot and which has been commented on along the lines of "oooh wasn't it thoughtful of them to send that".

[puzzle_]

Well yourself and many others did help a lot, so thanks again :)

[bi_dancer13]

Good luck with fixing it, is it the quinny you've still got? We were going to get that one ourselves and probably still will if i ever get pregnant again so i'm taking note to make sure superdus doesn't ever try to 'adjust' it cos she would do the same or worse knowing her lol.

[memevector]

Thanks for the luck!

Yes it is the Quinny. It's really good in many ways, and I've not seen one I'd swop it for - the brake mechanism lets it down a bit though.

Its other main disadvantage was "no basket underneath", but you can get those as an add-on now, and I did, and it was well worth it.

[kimble]

The uk.rec.cars.maintenance word-of-the-year springs[0] to mind: pingfuckit

That they have a word for the class of small, vital, spring-loaded retaining clips, which are either practiclly impossible to get back on or delight in flying off and landing in drains/long grass/gravel driveways/boxes of junk, should provide some reassurance that you're far from alone...

Hopefully the Big Clamp will do the trick. I hate these annoying mechanincal problems where you can see exactly what needs to be done, but lack the required superhuman strength / tools that can phase through solid matter. Grr.

[0] pun intended :)

[memevector]

::giggling::

That is indeed a most expressive and appropriate word :-)

I think this one would have had to be more of a "spoinkfuckit" or suchlike, it was a bit too substantial and not-going-anywhere to be a "ping".