revtothelimit - motorbike forum

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:36 pm

weeksy wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:32 pm Samsung Galaxy S22 phone.

I still don’t like the iPhone and my work iPhone will go back when job is over, so the boy can have mine

Isn't the 22 like four years old?

I'm looking at a Pixel 9, with a discount code you can get the base 9 for £370 (from currys), which undercuts the budget version of the same phone the 9A by £30.

I just need my almost four year old 6a to die first.

Google destroyed my 4a with the infamous battery update. It changed a perfectly serviceable phone into one with a 20 minute battery life. I did replace it with an 8a and that's been as good as gold.

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:36 pm I just need my almost four year old 6a to die first.

Don't hold your breath, the wife is still using my old Pixel 2 XL

Felix wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 8:18 pm I presume you have a garage to roll it out from. This was my mistake as i only have a shed round the back of the house and humphing that around was a chore so it ended up living in the back of the van. My mate is a kerbside mechanic and wanted a low profile one what was handy so the swap was done

I must have 20 years on you and Lb but I sure has hell can still pick up a 3 tonne jack and carry it through the house to the driveway. Maybe drink soem more iron Bru!

Taipan wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:14 pm

I must have 20 years on you and Lb but I sure has hell can still pick up a 3 tonne jack and carry it through the house to the driveway. Maybe drink soem more iron Bru!

Oh i can still pick one up its just an unnecessary weight. Ill try and find the model if i remember who i got it from and get the weight. What age are you ya auld fart? I am 63 this year. 83 and still not dribbling your tea down your front is quite impressive

Felix wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:19 pm

Taipan wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:14 pm

I must have 20 years on you and Lb but I sure has hell can still pick up a 3 tonne jack and carry it through the house to the driveway. Maybe drink soem more iron Bru!

Ill try and find the model if i remember who i got it from and get the weight.

42.6kg for the wide foot low profile SGS. Apparently you can get them now at around 30kg

Felix wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:19 pm

Taipan wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:14 pm

I must have 20 years on you and Lb but I sure has hell can still pick up a 3 tonne jack and carry it through the house to the driveway. Maybe drink soem more iron Bru!

Oh i can still pick one up its just an unnecessary weight. Ill try and find the model if i remember who i got it from and get the weight. What age are you ya auld fart? I am 63 this year. 83 and still not dribbling your tea down your front is quite impressive

Nah, same age then as i'm 63 this year too. TBF it even says 2 man lifting on the box, but i took it of the two lads at Halfords and carried it out to my car on my own. Havent got up of the sofa for 2 days since then mind...

Felix wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:46 pm

weeksy wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:32 pm Samsung Galaxy S22 phone.

I still don’t like the iPhone and my work iPhone will go back when job is over, so the boy can have mine

Did you just get this? I went for the S23 Ultra as at the time there was not a lot in it in price but... Check the camera as some have the Super slow mo video recording. I seen it used with a guy i know taking a golf T off shot and the detail was very impressive indeed. Might come in handy with your Hobby/Sport.

I don’t get to do many videos now and if I do, we have multiple iPhones for that purpose. I just needed a decent android at a reasonable price

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:36 pm

weeksy wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:32 pm Samsung Galaxy S22 phone.

I still don’t like the iPhone and my work iPhone will go back when job is over, so the boy can have mine

Isn't the 22 like four years old?

I'm looking at a Pixel 9, with a discount code you can get the base 9 for £370 (from currys), which undercuts the budget version of the same phone the 9A by £30.

I just need my almost four year old 6a to die first.

£370 is double what I paid for the S22

weeksy wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:32 pm Samsung Galaxy S22 phone.

I still don’t like the iPhone and my work iPhone will go back when job is over, so the boy can have mine

I bought one of those about a year ago, it's been fine. I don't need the latest tech and this does what I need perfectly well. My wife has an iPhone and I can't get on with it, but then I don't really like any Apple stuff.

Well I've bought the Pixel 9 from Curry's. Couldn't miss it at £369, especially when it's now cheaper than the 9a.

A new pair of walking about boots

I swapped my purchase to a later S23 instead

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:29 pm A new pair of walking about boots

People will definitely see you coming in those

Sunny wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 1:55 pm

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:29 pm A new pair of walking about boots

People will definitely see you coming in those

I don't think he's trying hard enough...

My new running sneaks
They have silver sides to the soles as well.

KungFooBob wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 5:29 pm Well I've bought the Pixel 9 from Curry's. Couldn't miss it at £369, especially when it's now cheaper than the 9a.

Insanity! My Motorola Android cost me about $50 from WallyWorld & my cell service costs $39 every 90 days. It does everything I require of a phone.

The good:
Following a discussion on FB among expats, I bought a 4 pack of Soreen Malt Loaves on Amazon.

The questionable:
Shrinkflation, the damn things are barely bigger than a Mars bar.

Last time I had malt loaf (after some years ..) I didn't like it at all. I feel like they changed the recipe, for the worse. And yes, definitely smaller.

Sports watch. An amazfit active2 no less. I tried a few (a couple of garmins, but didn't get on with them). Then I started on a long quest for something with big enough text for me to read without my glasses - no luck there, it would have had to be massive.
Eventually settled on the amazfit, simple enough to use without being annoying, and it turns out most watches will happily speak to you so the vision issue isn't an issue.

I use it almost exclusively for running.

DefTrap wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 5:17 pm Last time I had malt loaf (after some years ..) I didn't like it at all. I feel like they changed the recipe, for the worse. And yes, definitely smaller.

Yeah. I got one at Xmas. Tried to enjoy it but not as good as I remember

My mum used to pack up a whole loaf, ready sliced and buttered and we all got a couple of big slices.

Oooh, listen to us old folk moaning

DefTrap wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 5:17 pm Last time I had malt loaf (after some years ..) I didn't like it at all. I feel like they changed the recipe, for the worse. And yes, definitely smaller.

The women at work love these and bring in the mini ones that are stawberry and banana flavoured. I can rememer my mate Dad eating the original mlt loaf with a slab of butter as thick as the slicev of loaf he cut on top!