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I have an Edge 510 and am quite happy with it. Like VFtT, I only have a few items displayed: cadence, speed, distance, heart rate and climbing......on most rides it really would not be that safe to look at the Garmin as I do a lot more group rides now. The Garmin helped enormously to start with but now most of my rides are based on feel as opposed to cadence, heart rate, etc. Its good for bragging rights (or lack of) after a good ride though. Winner - I use Zwift at the moment. It's OK but I think I'll probably use it more for a training regime than the circuits as I ahve found myself pretty bored the 2 times I have done the London ride. Any recommendations/tips on how to make it more interesting?

Actually, yes I do know a fair bit about this as I do a lot of work with the US Government. And I can 100% tell you - if anyone else had done this they would be in jail. Period. There have been Navy personnel jailed for taking a picture of themselves in a nuclear sub and everyone (and I mean everyone) I come into contact with at the US Government says the same thing. Those emails should never have been on a private server. But that was likely just one of many reasons she lost the election - the lower turnout from Democrats and the black community being the main reason. Buctootim - are you seriously as thick as you come across? Turning this into one of your 'boo hoo poor me, Brexit, blah, blah, blah'. Just for your benefit you thick t**t, I am saying that a lot of the people demonstrating against Trump are people that likely did not bother voting. I don't understand some of you - democracy means people have a say through their vote. Yet for too many it seems that if the vote goes against them it is all wrong, can't be right and needs to be reversed. And do not take that as I supported Trump - I did not.

Oh, and last thought for the day...... Don't know if it is being covered in the UK but there are demonstrations against Trump in many cities. Very much (I believe) like the UK a large proportion of these demonstrators are the 'me, me, me' Millennials.....the very same Millennials that did not get off their butts and vote but then want to complain about the outcome. Some reports say the turnout was around 16% for Millennials

What a shock that election was. I can honestly tell you that no-one here could ever see that result coming - and I mean no-one: including Trumps campaign. Now the shock has passed it kind of starts to make a bit of sense and I think VFtT hit the nail on the head. I live in Northern Virginia which is a bubble and unlike the rest of the country. Whether East Coast (Virginia up) or West Coast, the big cities are quite liberal and outward thinking. The Mid West and rural communites are the absolute opposite. There are a lot of disenfranchised people out there - and they made the shock possible. Clinton was almost universally despised and if she had been a regular Joe she would have been jailed for the emal scandal - without question. Add in the news that folks on Obamacare (those people not covered by big company plans) were about to see their health premiums rise upwards of 22%, talk of illegal immigrants being granted amnesty, etc. and you had a perfect storm for Trump to capitalize on. To be honest I don't think anyone the Democrats put up (except maybe Biden) would have won - people are fed up with career politicians and the fact the status quo never changes no matter who is in power. Some of Trumps views actually make some sense. Try to work with Putin against the common enemy, others in NATO paying their way, pulling back from TPP, not granting amnesty to illegals, investing in infrastructure and reducing the size of the Government. Will be fascinating to see how this plays out as Republicans think they have it all now but Trump has already shown he is his own man and I think the purists in the Republicans could end up unhappy. This could also work well for the UK as Trump has said more than once that he holds the UK in high regard and Europe less so.

Ouch WSS - doesn't sound good. I always get my bikes from a LBS that is not part of a chain out here (A1 Cycling). They are excellent and they provide a lifetime tuneup service at no charge if you buy a bike from them. That way I get the bike tuned up SPring and Fall (Autumn) and am all set to go. We have some great LBS's here - the Green Lizard is another great one where we can get beer and cake after a ride as well as buy new toys.

Based on your thoughts Winner, ordered the Kikr Snap today. Got a great deal from REI - kit was $600 but got 20% off as a member. Really tough ride today - about 83 miles all in with a couple of buddies. Wind was brutal and really did not feel strong much of the way around. Stunning ride though and really pleased we can still get out this time of year. VfTT - good luck on the recovery and don't rush it! WSS - hows the new bike?

I thought the players who did not start against Milan were, on the whole, our worst ones....... Davis, Fonte, Bertrand were all awful and thought Clasie and Tadic were poor too. Trouble with Austin is, he's just not clinical enough. Seems to need too many chances to score from open play and after that where on earth are the goals coming from? Right now I would start McQueen ahead of Bertrand, have Boufal in place of Tadic, JWP in place of Davis and Pierre instead of Clasie. We really, really do need a proper striker in the January window. We're far too lightweight and poor up front and Long, before his injury, appeared to have reverted back to his pre-Saints form. Still, reasonable season so far. Could, and should, have been better in the League and if we had a proper striker we would have won in Milan and pretty much already qualified for the knock out stages.

Worst display for a very long time - Davis, Bertrand, Tadic have all been beyond woeful with many others not far behind. As ever, we seem to have zero cutting edge and are far from clinical in front of goal. Clasie bottling a shot summed it up for me.

Definitely think that JWP and Hojberg are a far, far better pairing than bloody Davis and Clasie. Never really understood the love fest for Davis

I have to say that, based on the last 2 outings from Bertrand, that McQueen is a better option for us right now. bertrand has been terrible

This is a shocking display from Saints......absolutely no desire or pace in attack. We should be out of sight..... Tadic and Davis have been very poor. Tadic with his constant stepovers when he has the chance to deliver a shot or cross. We dearly need the likes of JWP and Boufal on now......... And as I type - we go down 2-1. Utter ****e!

Looks good Winner - be really interested in your thoughts on it once you have tried it.

The beauty of living in the States. I have a lovely finished basement so can connect everything up to a big TV and be nice and warm too! Thanks for the headsup - I have my eye on the Kickr....

Fantastic response 2nd half but Cedric cannot come back quick enough! Yoshi did a great job again, JWP was immense and Redmond is going to be some player. How did not win that by 5 or 6 who the hell knows. We should have had 4 or 5 penalties alone! Good news is if we beat Halpoel we are basically through........we should have won at Inter too but we are in with a good shout of qualifying.

I see VFTT is back on a bike - hopefully good news? Weather still unseasonably warm here (24 degrees celsius on Saturday although we started the ride at about 3 degrees celsius) and lovely ride through the back roads including Trump National golf course (really wanted to take a dump in one of the bunkers - that guy is a nasty, vindictive piece of work) and then some nice hills around Great Falls. This year has been great meeting so many people and now I very rarely have to ride on my own as I have built up a pretty good network of riders this summer. Much more fun riding with folks than having to go solo! What indoor trainers do folks have and can you recommend a smart trainer (I have a pretty basic, non-smart trainer right now)? The added benefit is the dry weather - sounds like it has started to get wet and drizzly back in the old country!

Davis has been very, very poor again

Mr X - you do know that they have only played City away and Spurs at home of any note and that a lot of the natives up there are getting restless due to the style of play he is insisting on? Our 5 away fixtures have been leicester (1st last year), Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd and West Ham. All teams that did well last year.

100% agree VFTT. Wasn't keen on him at first with some of the other options but, as ever, the club really did its homework. Some of the play right now is beautiful to watch and, on the whole, way better than under RK. We are well drilled, everyone knows their role and CP is not afraid to mix it up and blood the youngsters which will, in turn, make them hungrier as they know they will get a chance if they show potential. Hopefully the style of play will continue and we will get more clinical in front of goal: that is the one thing that is missing and if that clicks we will be as good as anyone in the League.

Taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather over here. Yesterday was around 27 Celsius so got out for a 53 miler up on Skyline Drive with a couple of friends. Normally this time of year it is spectacular with the Fall colors but not this year. 6,000 feet of climbing in 54 miles and a great ride followed by nachos and beer in Front Royal. What more can you ask for? Never having seen the benfits of indoor trainers until this last winter I am now on a mission to have a full winter of indoors training. I did the same ride in March solo with the same kind of times - coming off 2-3 months off intensive indoor training. Certainly highlighted the need, for me, to not just go out and try to bomb it on group rides in the summer and to supplement this with a more structured plan too. VFTT - fantastic news that you are able to get back on a bike. Keep us posted on progress!

Victor who? We do not miss him in the slightest with Romeu's rise to prominence. Some of his skills were a joy to watch and I just hope we get him tied down to an extended contract soon or the vultures will start circling again. Hats off to Puel - the style of play is beautiful and so much better than the last couple of years. If only our finishing were better........ Much harder tests to come but we seem to be a real team with much fluidity - who knows wahtwe could achieve this year?

The new site is terrible - half the time it doesn't work and my browser simply loads an image with the text behind the image so you can't read it. Doesn't work at all with Chrome. Sure its just teething problems and I'm sure the multimedia content is good - if you can ever get to it!

Amazing isn't it that we have so many resident 'experts' on here who say how ****e Redmond is. yet you read the journo reports or listen to ex-players and they have a completely different view and are glowing in their priase of him. So who is right? Got to say, talking to the wife while watching todays game we were both commenting on how enjoyable it is to watch the Saints style of play now. Might not be a 100mph 'up and at em' approach but is really enjoyable to watch and some of the 1 touch play today was fantastic. Hopefully we will soon make our superior play count by scoring the goals our play deserves. Hats off to Claude - I was skeptical about his appointment but have a feeling Les has pulled off (yet) another masterstroke!

I actually think Redmond has been good in the very few touches he has had so far and he tracks back well. Some of his touches have been sublime and over time I am confident he will flourish under Puel. 2 mistakes at the back apart we have looked really comfortable and by far the better team. Don't think either Bertrand or Davis have had their best games but overall a solid display by Saints and you can see the team now understands Puel's way of playing and the good news is that it does not expand copious amounts of energy running round like headless chickens.

Agree Old Nick - you look at the dreadful displays against Mijtlland last year. Chalk and cheese. 1 win against Inter (home or away) and we have 1 foot in the next round.

Great interview and his passion comes across really clarly even in the written interview. As a club, we are so, so lucky to have the ownership and leadership that we do.