I love my Spesch!

Advantages: Solid Sturdy Frame, great feel, great looks.
Disadvantages: Front Suspension isn't the greatest

...I've recently decided to get back into cycling. It took me a while to decide what sort of bike to go for, mountain bike, road bike, hybrid bike etc. I finally decided to go for a mountain bike as I plan to go off-road quite a bit as well as my commute to work and there are plenty of areas for me to try off-roading locally. My budget was quite small compared to what a lot of these bikes go for, I was only prepared to spend in the region of £300. I decided upon the Specialized Hardrock Sport and I have no complaints. Visually the bike looks great, when you have a closer look you can see that it is very well made, the frame and the welding look pretty sturdy to say the least. I know some of the components on the bike aren't the best and I was pre-warned about the front suspension being a bit suspect. The RST Gilla's aren...

daver79 18.04.2007 · Read review
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Good beginners mountain bike

Advantages: Well built, reasonable specification, good styling
Disadvantages: Gear shifters could be better.

...I have owned this mountain bike for several months now and apart from one of the covers falling of the front gear shifter ( easy to replace but it flew into a large hedge! ) it has been a pleasure to own. The discs are very good for cable operated ones and the bike is well constructed and feels very robust but not unduly heavy. It feels good over cross country but being a hardtail I would not recommend for serious downhill riding, it also rides well on the road and does not feel too cumbersome. For the price its a good soild introduction into the world of mountain biking and with a big brand like Specialized you will not go far wrong. I would recommend trying out for size at a local bike shop before buying to ensure correct sizing....

drewk1 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Special it is!!

Advantages: Healthy and tasty
Disadvantages: Expensive

...Background: We are always told these days breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so lately I had been making a conscious effort to start my day well. I think, as we all get older we become a bit more aware of our own mortality and start to think more healthily. So with that in mind I have started purchasing Special K, as I have seen the adverts and I would like to loose a little weight without having to seem like I?m on a diet. About Kellogg?s: I have known about the Kellogg Company since being a young boy. In those days you didn?t get shop?s own product like you do know you only got the original and genuine article. The company was founded in 1906 by Keith Kellogg with Corn Flakes being their first successful cereal that established the company. Since then the company had gone from strength to strength...

CPTDANIELS 16.09.2009 · Read review
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So Special.

Advantages: It's the Specials!
Disadvantages: One or two tracks not so good.

...Specials - The Specials It's 1979 I am 16 going on 17, left school and am a scooter skin, which basically meant I rode a scooter (Lambretta SX 200) and had a skinhead. I was into Ska in a big way, but old style skinhead Ska, The Pioneers, The Upsetters etc. Then something happened, we got British Ska, The Beat, Selector, Madness (early on) and the best of all, The Specials. I have two vinyl LP's left in my house, this one (very scratched) and one by a band called Back To The Planet. This LP rocked, it got played over and over from '79 to '81 (when The Jam took over for me). ~~~~~The Band~~~~~ The band themselves seemed to consist of hundreds of people, though in fact there were: Jerry Dammers - Keyboards Terry Hall - Vocals Neville Staple - Vocals and percussion Roddy radiation - Guitar (Sir) Horace Gentleman - Bass...

paulhanton 10.07.2008 · Read review
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Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel

Advantages: Only need a little bit, excellent product
Disadvantages: a bit pricey!

...I have been using Dermalogica products for around 6 months now - I was a Clarins addict before but I found that after a while it wasn't working as well as it used to. So Dermalogica was recommended to me by a family friend. I had always seen good press coverage of it but had never really seen it in the shops. I now know that you either need to buy it from an authorised retailer or on the internet. What I think really sells it for me is that it is formulated my actual dermatologists rather than cosmetic companies & the ingredients are all natural so you know what you are using, which I always find reassuring. Anyway to the product! Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel is very special to me. It is soap free which means it doesn't dry out your skin, it is a clear slightly runny gel and you only need a tiny amount for your face which...

shadia 16.06.2006 · Read review
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review: special cleansing gel >>pros and cons

Advantages: gentle yet effective in blemish removal and daily cleansing
Disadvantages: strong lavendar smell

...I was blessed with lovely skin throughout my teens only to be plagued by acne and sensitivity in my early 20's.. finally went to a salon and had my "skin mapped" by a dermalogica specialist and was given a prescription of products suitable for me: i finally bought special cleansing gel, antioxidant hydramist, active moist moisturiser, multivitamin thermofoliant, skin hydrating booster and will review each seperately. This review will be focusing on the special cleansing gel. I bought a 500ml bottle costing £35, while this seems steep it actually works out cheaper in the long run as the cleanser should last you 8 months at least (mine has lasted almost 9 months and both myself and my 60 year old mother been using it twice a day). The ingredients are very concentrated so you need literally a pea size amount each wash. The packaging is...

sarima 25.06.2009 (03.09.2009) · Read review
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SPECIAL KARIMKHA GUIDE TO BARS!

Advantages: No need for preparation, fast and great taste,
Disadvantages: Some odd after taste and a little sweet.

...can give you the feeling of satisfaction but in return, you have extra fat intake in only one meal, can have indigestion and maybe even BAD BREATH! So what is the solution? The solution should be to have a well balanced meal . . . but if you are in a hurry there are alternatives . . . something easy on the stomach and simple to prepare and trouble-free . . . in my opinion, Cereals are the best: preferably the ones with fibre and without sugar are the best and longest acting. I have tried many of these cereals and found them very appropriate and fitting for my life style, but every so often when I lose the track of time I grab a cereal bar as a replacement for the cereal! One of those pleasant and scrumptious cereal bars is Kellogg's Special K Bars. What are Special K bars? They are breakfast type bars that are...

karimkha 27.12.2008 (29.12.2008) · Read review
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Something special?

Advantages: calcium, can be served with fruit
Disadvantages: unhealthy, disgusting,

...When it comes to choosing yoghurts, there are a few flavours in particular which I am quite partial too; one of which is the usually delicious cherry option. Although I generally go for the more healthy yoghurt, I did fancy trying the Asda Extra Special Morello Cherry yoghurt. This yoghurt comes in a circular pot. The colour to the main background is white, though there are some splendidly juicy looking images of cherries on the front. This little bunch makes the yoghurt seem that little bit more appealing. However, there is no indication as to what the yoghurt itself looks like. When you peel back the shiny lid, which is a little tough, you will see that the yoghurt is quite a pale shade of salmon pink, but looks very appealing. Through it you will notice there are quite a few chunky pieces of cherry - this makes the yoghurt all...

Amy69 15.09.2008 · Read review
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NOT SO SPECIAL

Advantages: Um...err....
Disadvantages: It stinks

...Preferred tipple of the downtrodden...or, more accurately, the down-and-out, Carlsberg Special Brew has got a bit of a reputation. Nowadays, Buckie seems to be the choice of the young juice-head, and CSB is seen as more of an old dosser's drink. Is this fair? Probably. It's not a drink I would normally put anywhere near these ruby-reds, but while working down in Nottingham last week, some kind previous occupant of the flat I was staying in had kindly left a can or two in the fridge. Not one to look a gift fridge in the mouth (and having ran out of beer myself) , I nonchalantly popped open one of those cans. Was this such a good idea? Let's find out. Carlsberg was first launched in 1847 when Captain J.C.Jacobsen, plotted a course "to develop the art of making beer to the greatest possible degree of perfection". It was the first...

proxam 04.09.2006 · Read review
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Special Care for Special Babies!

Advantages: Amazing care, lovely nurses, great to see your baby progress
Disadvantages: Hard to leave your baby, feelings of guilt

...Today is the third Mother's day I have celebrated, as my son Harry was born just over a week before Mother's Day in 2006, which was lovely for me! However, I shall always remember it because of Harry being in the Special Care Baby Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, and wishing he could have been downstairs in the ward with me at my bedside like all the other babies and mums. But this made me think about the Special Care Unit so I thought I would share my experience of having Harry in the Special Care unit for the first 12 days of his little life! As I have written about in a previous review, Harry was born by Caesarean Section on March 17th 2006, at 3.18am. He wasn't a full-term baby though, I spontaneously went into labour at 33 weeks and 4 days pregnant, quite a scary experience for a pregnant woman. The doctors...

mummy2harry 02.03.2008 · Read review
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