It’s pretty much the same on Windows, but the CPAN shell makes it much easier (dunno if that’s also available under UNIX).

From what I can tell from the Circos site it’s a case of running it first to find the missing modules (lots of them apparently), then installing them all via the CPAN shell. So, for TTF fonts it would be install font::TTF::font.

Only dabbled in Perl when installing something at work a while ago, but may be able to help. What are you installing on – Windows?

I’d put it down to cock up rather than malice.

Ordered some wheels during their 20% off promotion, which hadn’t turned up after ten days. Mailed for an update and received a reply apologizing, saying that they were having trouble keeping up with demand and that my wheels would be dispatched within 3-5 days. Between 3-5 days later, my wheels were dispatched. Didn’t get any fake dispatch emails, and the wheels are pretty decent. No complaints really, especially given the price.

An alternative to the Shan is the PP OKA – lighter, but still slack and designed around a shorter fork.

Coincidentally.. I will have one for sale soon.

Good stuff – my tall (nearly) 4 year old has pretty much outgrown her balance bike, and is about ready for her first ‘proper’ bike. One of the bikes I’m looking at is a Cnoc, so your blog was interesting from the off. Looking forward to reading some more posts.

Got mine from Tredz (I had a discount code), although just done a search and Rutland Cycles are cheaper. Seem to be plenty of other places stocking them too.

Yeah, my steel one is the same. I bought an SLX E-Thru axle which does the job fine.

I remember a article I read where one of the things Gee said was that the commencal was a very short bike. I think his current bike is a slighter larger large.

I read (same article?) that Gee ran super long chainstays on his Commencal – his mechanic said that most people wouldn’t be able to corner on it, it would just go straight on..

http://www.sportpursuit.com/catalog/product/view/id/660184

Renton, I often go on bicycle rides with the OP and we had already discussed several options.

Hope that helps.

Not me. Hope that helps.

Hmm, I’ve explored a lot of the paths in the area and not found anything worth going out of my way for.

There used to be a nice descent down to Duffield Bank near Makeney, but the techy rocky bit at the end got replaced with horrible backfilled wooden steps.

You could take that path, or go via the BW from Holbrook to the Holy Bush. From there, across to Milford and pick up the path past the sewage works, then back up to Chevin Road and over to Blackbrook. From there, you could head up through Handley Wood and pick up the top of Longwalls Lane.

From Milford though, I usually go along Chevin Road to Blackbrook, then Dalley Lane to Belper Lane End. It’s quiet, and the quickest and most direct route. It’s all good once you are up near Alderwasley as you probably know.

Also, the nice descent through quarry woods at Coxbench is off limits these days – the new landowner tolerated riders for a while, but has had enough of being told to eff off by people on bikes on his land :o(

Ugh – elemental diet? Yeah, not much fun at all. It should really help calm things down though, and put you in a position to look at keeping it under control long term.

IBS has been mentioned above, and while IBS is no fun at all it is far less severe than IBD (crohns or colitis).

I was first diagnosed with Crohns over 20 years ago, and while I was very very ill for the first few years, I’m in pretty decent shape now, with no major flare ups for several years.

Time is a major thing, as it’s the only way you will learn how food and activity affect it. It can also take a while to find the right drug treatment – taking immunosupressants was the big turning point for me. Day to day, avoiding high residue foods, cooking all my own food from fresh, and cutting out booze seems to keep me well. Also (and this may sound silly, but..) eating slowly and chewing food about a billion times helps a lot. Exercise makes a huge difference, although during any flare ups rest is what is required. At all times, sleep is a good thing. More so now that I have two young children :o/

The main problem now is the initial acute phases have left me with extensive scarring and strictures – only thing that will fix that is surgery. If the disease can be got under control early, then hopefully that can be avoided.

Keep your spirits up – while it is a nasty illness, it can be controlled and managed and there is no reason why your daughter will not be able to live a full and active life. There is plenty of support and help out there too, so you’re not alone.

For a stag do it has to be Coniston Hall – you’ll fit right in.

That sucks, I had my 12 year old Cove Hummer stolen at the weekend, it’s not good at all.

This site was recommended to me, and I’ve posted it with them : https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/%5B/url%5D

They’ve also got a useful aggregator from all the popular sites for second hand bikes (Gumtree, Ebay etc) which makes searching a bit easier.

http://findthatbike.co.uk/%5B/url%5D

Good luck, hope you get it back.

Thanks. I’m properly angry about both of them, but it’s the Hummer that I’m particularly upset about – had that bike for years and ridden it in so many different places, and have loads of great memories and now some **** has stolen it.

Evening bump.

Thanks to everyone who has shared / tweeted.

Thanks Al, a few other people are sharing it as well.

Thanks all (and hi Andy, been a while, hope you’re well).

Rockhopper – not many people knew, and no-one even remotely shady.

Pic of the OKA – it was partially built with Revelations and Easton bars when it got stolen.

I got a Torc anchor, would happily recommend it. High quality, and solid.

Fitting was a pain, but only because the concrete it was being fitted into was poor quality so the resin capsules failed. I got a shield bolt kit instead, and had no problems fitting it.

Customer service (from Pragmasis) was superb, which is another reason to recommend the Torc.

One of those shower baths with the bigger bit at one end.

I’d say give it a go – start with some of the demos and example projects, and play around with them.

All the variables that control things are exposed in the editor, so you can easily change things and quickly see what effect it has. Have a dig around in the code as well, mess about, change stuff. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand what most of it does, you can pick that up as you go along.

Our company uses it, and have just released our fourth game developed with it. Most of us have got 20+ years of game development experience though, so very different to your situation.

For learning I would say it’s pretty decent, very accessible, lots of online tutorials and massive community and asset store support. If you’re prepared to get stuck in and learn new stuff you could do a lot worse.

If 15mm axle is suitable, I’ve got some 2014 Pike RCT3’s available in excellent condition.

Yep, DT Swiss axle has different thread pitch to Maxle.

These look interesting :

http://www.myrocki.com/%5B/url%5D

You mock, but several years ago I went for a p1ss in the bushes whilst out on a night ride, and grazed my cornea on a hawthorn bush. It really really bloody hurt, and then got infected for good measure.

Had I been wearing goggles, it wouldn’t have happened. It also wouldn’t have happened if I had my head torch switched on.

The lesson here? Dunno. I don’t wear goggles in any case.

Linked from the PB comments – oof..

http://www.zapiks.fr/_world-cup-lourdes/%5B/url%5D

Looks good, but where are ninja and green yamo?

Take a look at Unity3d, very accessible, free, and massive community support.

First time you find it, it’s a revelation – so much further back than you expect.

When I ask to get something basic done they are like we can do that in 2 or 3 week.

Never been quoted times like that. They are usually pretty busy, and especially busy in the summer holidays / run up to Christmas but most small jobs they’ve done for me (brake bleeds etc) they’re usually done same day or next day.

Samways are decent, or try Big On Bikes at Little Eaton – heard good things about them.

http://www.bigonbikes.co.uk/%5B/url%5D

You mean this comment in the link?

“the only politician to tell the truth about the Islamist threat.”

Probably this one :

However, he criticised the overseas engagements and wars that the US and UK go into together and said he believes it is time for the two countries to reassess whether the actions have been successful. He blamed war for having “inflamed and stoked the fires of military Islamism”.

Loco lowered my 44 RC3Ti’s by 10mm by putting a spacer under the negative spring. Pretty sure you can do the same thing with 55’s.

We’ve had a Dyson DC05 since 1999, and in that time it’s been serviced once, and has needed a new dust collecty bit, a new wand thing and a couple of new filters, and that’s it. Still works really well, not bad going I think.

Spares were readily available and reasonably priced, although they’ve now stopped producing spares or servicing them which is a bit of a p1sser.

Based on how it’s done though, I’d probably buy another one.

Rope thing makes sense for non travel adjust forks and *long* alpine climbs. Seen plenty of guides use dog collars or bungee cords to do the same thing.

Post looks interesting – updates please!

‘Clarion’ is a word that works particularly well in a Yorkshire or Derbyshire accent.