loose crank bolts perhaps ?

wont be too bad at 4am !

M42 will be busy but there isn’t really another way
I would also use the M6 Toll as it will be empty

Shimano Deore are similarly priced at Merlin

I haven’t used Magura before but Deore brakes are very good value for money

Community wireless is probably the best option for rural customers
Have a look if their is a company operating in your area

Another option is if you have a friendly neighbour within a few km with good broadband speeds
you might be able to install a point to point link allowing you to share their broadband

Viewranger does all of the above as well

Some newer author’s I like :-

Patrick Lee – The Breach trilogy
Warren Fahy – Fragment/Pandemonium
John Scalzi – Old man’s war
Alex Scarrow – Last light and Afterlight
Simon Toyne – Sanctus trilogy

+1 for Viewranger , frst started using it on a Nokia N95 and I have been able to transfer my original
maps over to the half a dozen phones I have owned since

Viewranger ticks all the boxes

Route planning can be done either online using a PC or on the app itself

I’ve been using Viewranger for years and their customer service is really good , started on a Nokia N95 phone
and I’ve been able to port my maps over the the half a dozen phones I have had since for free

LG G3 – only played with one for a short while last week but it looks like a great phone
4K video recording is amazing

The netgear switch can do port mirroring , should have mentioned that!

You want one of these :-

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/5-port-netgear-gs105e-100uks-prosafe-gigabit-unmanaged-plus-switch

I use teva links shoes and shimano saint flats
Good combination for me

Merlin have extended their showroom recently so it might be worth visiting
Ribble cycles is only a couple of miles away but their shop only has a few bikes on show

For lunch this place is ok and is about 3 miles from Merlin

http://www.yewtreeinnanglezarke.co.uk/

I would try some alternative cloning software

I use DD running from a ubuntu live cd

This command creates an exact copy of the drive so the new drive
needs to be bigger than the old drive

sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdd bs=8M

Warning ! if you get the drives the wrong way around you will wipe your data

use disk utility to identify your hdd and ssd id’s as they may be different than above, the hdd id replaces sda and the ssd id replaces sdd

If in doubt ask someone to check before pressing go

If someone nearby you know has fibre get a 5GHz point to point link
Ubiquity make some excellent kit , it will easily do a few Km

I like the idea of parking in lancashire and riding over on a bridleway

Does anyone have any good route ideas ?

Don’t worry about parking at Wembley , it’s right next to the tube station and I always park on the station
It’s actually cheaper than the Premier Inn and right across the road.

if you can’t get in the premier inn their is an ibis up the road which also has parking

Avoid quality inn at all costs though it’s a dump.

I went to Merlin earlier and the new showroom is great , much better for browsing , didnt come out with a new bike though unfortunately

thanks for all the tips , will keep me busy next week when I am off

ring the bus company
pay £10 , think its called subject access request and they will have to
show you the CCTV , well the bits with you in it anyway

Opt back in to the European working time directive
You have of course opted out in the first place and it’s all signed and documented ?

@wittonweavers , so instead of going straight on at the car park I should turn left for lead mines clough ?

Thanks for the directions Junkyard , some parts were a bit boggy but generally its drying out nicely

Enjoyed the descent from Great Hill down to White Coppice

As you said you cant go wrong , I will have to try lead mines next week

I tried to find my way from Belmont road to Great Hill / White Coppice last week but could’nt find the route , ended up back at Rivington

So if anyone has a route going the other way from Rivington to Great Hill please post it.

Ignore every mail you are carbon copied on

Chrome remote desktop is the best option providing you can use chrome at work

If you must use RDP and don’t want to bother with dynamic dns services
install Dropbox on your home PC

Then from the dropbox website at work in Accounts – Security you can find your home external IP address and simply copy this into RDP and connect

136Kg ! it will dangerous downhill

The bus will have CCTV so there should be a record of the original incident

I would get a proper e-reader if you mainly want it for books
the Kindle Fire has limited apps , it’s not full android and plenty of apps aren’t available

malham cove , great day out not sure where to eat though as I haven’t been for a while

Premier inn’s have a wide ranging good night guarantee
One colleague got a refund because the TV picture was a bit poor

A Raspberry Pi is a good starting point
There are loads of tutorials available for python and bash

Wembley is a good shout , couple of quid parking and tube/overland trains , it’s also fairly easy to get onto the M4 which you will probably take to Swansea.
Further afield Luton Parkway is another option , pay to park at the premier inn and get train into Kings Cross

I have a 19.5″ Trek elite 8.5
I am 5″9″ and have about 0.5″ clearance when I am stood on the floor

Chrome remote desktop

Works flawlessly between mac’s , pc’s etc

Only problem is the remote mac would need to be signed into your google account which isn’t ideal
if you share bookmarks , browser history etc

love my saints , bashed a big rock the other day and expected
to see some damage but their isn’t a mark on them

Pins are too short by default though , removing the washer makes them stick out more

Don’t get a Kindle

They don’t have access to google play only their own Kindle app store which is very limited
loads of apps missing like Flipboard , Gumtree , Sky apps etc

I have the entry level one which cost £500
I haven’t felt the need to add extra ram so far
For your usage I would get the base model and extra ram later if required

I would probably take the opportunity to perform a clean install

Buy a USB caddy for £10 and put the old drive in there

You can then clean install onto the new HDD and load the files you need from the USB HDD

The best way down is known as the ice cream run , plenty of videos on youtube.
On the road just above the pidgeon tower keep going and bear left at the end of the road

Even though I live locally and have been up loads of times I still don’t know where the chinese gardens are !