By the way for kids, unless they’re under 11 and free, they’ll need either an oyster or buy a travel card.

We were in London in the summer and stayed in the Premier Inn Blackfriars – though it’s not close to Euston they have free bag storage.

Also it’s two stops from the Tower (or 30 mins walk) and two minutes from Blackfriars station, which is on the Circle and District line, which connects you to most places.

I’ve had Apex for about 5 years, as steve_b77 said I’d bleed your brakes. Also sometimes I find the levers need adjusting.

In Sharing and Permissions (click on the 3 dots next to your calendar) you can change the access individuals have to your calendar.

They’ll then get an email stating that you’ve changed their access.

The other option is make the items you don’t want people to see private.

I’ve been commuting on a camino for the last 6 years and they’re brilliant.

I ride a mixture of bridleway, track and road – it’s very versatile, as quick or slow as you want it to be. Just put some G-ones or similar on and it happily copes with everything and doesn’t drag on smooth surfaces.

I’ve now got the new model and my old one is a permanent commuter setup with mudguards etc.

I cut mine up, put in a tuberware and put a piece of greaseproof paper between layers (like you said).

Then wrap in a piece of foil to take on a ride. works a treat… you could use waxed food wraps if you wanted something reusable.

I’d highly recommend the Decathlon Boards, we’ve got two that take a  regular battering in the North Sea.

As https://singletrackworld.com/user/andy_sweet/ said pay a bit more for a better paddle and it’s well worth investing in the dual chamber pump.

I’m a fellow Camino Commute (with G-ones and a 42T front ring), personally I think it’s a great year rounder and takes all the punishment of hopping kerbs, gravel tracks etc. I think the key for a quick commute is keep as much at the office as possible and on the days I’m loaded up with stuff I really notice the difference.

I’m lucky enough to have showers and lockers at work, so I use a bar bag and rucksack for my laptop, lunch and tshirt for the day – I then keep my lock, shoes, trousers, wash stuff and a towel at work. It’s then just a case of remembering to take in clean towels and clothes as required.

If I’m in the office two days in a row I just leave my laptop and rucksack at work and just use the bar bag, laughing all the way home.

All my family tents have ended up being Vangos, mainly due to the size options, price and quality.

We’ve currently got an older version of this tent – it gives a good inside space and shelter for cooking during the unpredictable british summers.

https://www.vango.co.uk/gb/camping-equipment/3037-harris-500.html

Our previous vango survived around 5 years of summer camping in france and weekends away in the north, before it started leaking a bit on the seams.

For bargins also have a look at the vango outlet. https://www.campingrecycled.co.uk/111-4-5-man-tents

I went through this trauma as well, with being able to split between working from home and the office, plus a move to laptops my usual commuting setup didn’t work. I even bought a rack, but just didn’t get on with it.

I leave lock, shoes, towel and jeans at work. Then all I need to carry is laptop, clothes and food for the day.

In the end I opted for an Alpkit Gourdon-25 Waterproof Backpack with a £5 neoprene laptop case from Amazon. In hindsight I could have got away with a Gourdon 25 and had the side pockets.

Gourdon 20L

I can’t praise it high enough, it was loads cheaper than other options and takes everything I need.

I got a SRAM chainring from BikeInn a month or so ago, but not sure if it’s changed.

I’ve had my camino for three years and before was definitely anti drop bars.

However the bars on the camino are very flared, so they’re somewhere in between and I have to say I’m sold. It’s a joy to ride and well worth a test ride.

As well as trails etc before COVID etc I commuted 3-4 days a week mixing 16k of trails and road each way.

The lizard skins tape is great. I’ve currently got some SRAM cork tape on, which is really comfortable and grippy, only £10 too.

From a quick search by adjusting the b-screw you should get enough clearance. have a look at this thread on Riding Gravel

https://www.ridinggravel.com/forum/?p=post%2Fsram-rival-1-derailleur-on-a-1146t-cassette-10097985

I run a 11-42 and the range suits me. I’ve heard of people using 11-46, you’ll just need to alter the vertical alignment of the derailleur.

They’re not cheap, but I got 6000km out of my first cassette.