Bell Vela White Flowers Helmet

Helmet Hair Alert!

Advantages: Good ventilation
Disadvantages: No warning siren for when I leave it on the train

I needed a new bicycle helmet and here is the foolish reason why. I commute to work by train and bike and put my bike in the onboard cycle store so I can ride it at both ends of my journey. I reach my destination on a cold Monday morning and go to collect the bike from the store. I notice my head is cold but that's because I had a mad half hour on Sunday and shaved all my hair off........nope, I've left my helmet on the train and its now pulling out of the station. What makes this worse is that it's not the first time I've done this (lost the lemet, not shaved the hair)! So, off I go in search of a new helmet and I find the reasonably priced Bell Avanti. This is a unisex cycle helmet that is grey all over with a few varying shades to make it look nice. There is a black detachable sun visor which comes in very handy, especially ...

jonescraiga 14.01.2009 · Read full review
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Lost Treasure: Rosie Vela's 'Zazu'

Advantages: Attractive melodies, odd rhythms, novel lyrics in sophisticated blend of jazz, pop, rock and funk.
Disadvantages: Very restricted availability of out-of-print album on vinyl and CD.

Chalk up another treasure lost to the vagaries of the recording industry: Rosie Vela's outstanding 1986 debut album, 'Zazu', recorded on the A&M label, would not be met with a follow-up release. Thanks to Polydor's purchase of A&M, her erstwhile future sophomore release would remain buried in limbo. (Guitarist Rick Derringer, who played on both 'Zazu' and the tentative second album, thinks the latter even outshone 'Zazu'). In a turn of mystifying weirdness, a Polydor producer thought he had the next most brilliant idea in the world and told Ms Vela she should adopt an androgynous persona and create a heavy metal (!) sound. (Geez, shades of Tori Amos' own strange fate before she chucked her own label's equally moronic advice to work instead on that stunner, 'Little Earthquakes' (1991)!) So today we're left with just one ...

zerbine28 04.06.2006 · Read full review
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Amazing White Knight

Advantages: Cheap ,Easy to use ,Can be put on timer.
Disadvantages: Small door opening

Wow what a great product.It's so quiet, easy to use, and can be put on a timer! I never thought I would say this about a White Knight as when I've seen them they look cheap and low rent, and look like they wont last for 5 minutes . But wow, appearences can be deceptive.We bought ours a 3 years ago and have not had any problems since. Specifications: The specifications it has/features are ; *2 heat settings, *Reverse tumble, *Can be used it on a timer, *An energy rating of C *Final cool tumble, *Rear venting(and it's supplied with a hose), *An option to stack it, *A maximum of of 140 minutes drying time, *A load limit of 6 KG, *The door can be reversed, *And the filter is convieniently located beetween the door and the machine Dimensions Height:85 cm Width:59cm Diameter:53cm The door opening is only 25cm in ...

Botzarb 04.02.2008 (27.05.2009) · Read full review
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