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  • Starling Cycles Mega Murmur review
  • jamiep
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    I had this problem with Rival22 that I’d switched to 11*1. Symptoms were like a sticky cable, despite all being new. The route out of the shifter was causing it. Their are two possible routes so I went with the route that caused the least bend out of the shifter, and was careful to minimise bends under the tape. And tinkered with the b-screw, but I am not too sure what I ended up doing, maybe it was dialling it out more than I might normally do

    jamiep
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    You don’t need a Named Range for pivots to pick up all data when new data is added. Just ‘Format As Table’ and then ensure all newly added data is part of the table

    jamiep
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    does he grow beetroot? Steal and eat some, and then wee in the fuel tank and he’ll never know it was you

    jamiep
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    I’m from Chesterfield but haven’t lived there since after Uni (Im 42 now). I wouldn’t rush back, but I guess a lot of that is because I live in Edinburgh centre, and why would I leave that? Chesterfield town centre has declined a lot in my lifetime (although admittedly not as poorly as many other places). If I was to got back to that area, it would be the West side. When I visit my folks, I always take either road, CX or MTB bike because there is plenty to go at being right on the edge of the Peaks.

    jamiep
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    I simply prefer Sram shift levers on the road so have only infrequently used Shim. I have Shim or BB7 cable disc brakes (stopping is wooden, adequate) and Sram Rival drivechain on my CX bike. I have Sram Rival drivechain and Hydro discs on my road bike – wowzers, they really are great at stopping. No rust

    jamiep
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    Easy Maltloaf. Uses cups as measurement

    1.5 bran flakes
    1 milk
    0.5 sugar
    0.5 sultanas
    pinch cinnamon
    1 or 2 (I forget without seeing my note) tsp baking powder
    Leave to soak for 30 mins

    1 SR flour

    Loaf tin, 170deg oven, 50 mins

    jamiep
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    Go on a trip to shoot guns. I have no affinity with such things but was buzzin’ shooting an AK47 (and Glock and Scorpion submachine gun and this massive cannon of a rifle). Totally unregulated and unsafe though. I can’t recall, think it was 50E. Kinda expensive but totally worth it as a one off experience

    jamiep
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    No recommendation (Ive a Planet X XLS, around 8.1kg with 1x and better, non-anchor wheels) but a lot in my Club have Ridley ‘cross bikes (the shop which we are associated with stocks Ridley). I have noticed they are very heavy (in all but the higher end frames)

    jamiep
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    The remaining NIMBY issue is a real shame. I volunteered for site clearances, which basically involved clearing year’s of overgrown brambles, broken glass, empty beer cans and used needles

    jamiep
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    my chainstay too has material buzzed from it and I have now stuck to 35c. The fork is roomier, and I sometimes go 40c

    jamiep
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    Merino sportwool for dry.

    It can be cold for the first minute before setting off, then gets a bit too hot five minutes in as you warm up, then a few minutes later seems to magically equalise and be just the right temperature as your temperature fluctuates

    jamiep
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    lots of threads on here already. Short sleeve can be bought on discount for around £80, which I think works well, versatile, with warmers. Base layer underneath else it feels claggy

    jamiep
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    monksie
    “they jump lights” while conveniently forgetting the ‘Red Light + 2’ gamble that is becoming so common by people driving cars etc.

    It seems to have slipped from the collective memory that Amber means Stop too. hrmphhh

    Anyway, no point in me getting frustrated about it. Zen

    jamiep
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    I did 2016 on my race ‘cross bike and would 100% use the same again. There are a couple of short sections where a HT would be better, but these add up to a minuscule percentage of the total course.

    A ‘cross bike speeds along the many gentle gravel paths and large amount of road sections (including a few rather nippy road climbs towards the end).

    I certainly didn’t collect anything even remotely like that ^ mud

    jamiep
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    that google map one is limited. Scotroutes made a map, which you can download and then convert to gpx format. See his website

    jamiep
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    chap rode a few times in my roadie club. Different riding position on road than mtb:
    – Cotton t-shirt riding up his back.
    – Shorts rather than bibs.
    – Baggies slipping down revealing the muffin-top and the beginnings of a hint of crack.
    The perfect storm for making me feel revolted and violated as I was forced to shove my face 1metre from his rear and hold his wheel as we rode 2-by-2

    jamiep
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    I have a Psychology degree and PhD, and worked in different University Psychology Departments as a Research Fellow or Lecturer.

    A-level Psychology is not an entrance requirement because few schools offer the subject. Biology or Maths would be more suitable. And the subject matter is so narrow and watered down at A-level to be very different to what is taught in the degree. Psychology is a wide field.

    True, very, very, very few graduates actually work as a Clinical Psychologist or similar.

    If the degree has a science rather than social science slant, graduates will learn a reasonable amount of statistics and research methods, which is my experience of what they will tend to use in graduate jobs. I left academia to work in analytical/statistical positions in NHS, public sector and now Government

    jamiep
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    Hong Fu FM166 is the most common one I know that might. Open mould that is re-badged by a few mainstream bike companies. It could be 3-4 year old design now (not that is necessarily a bad thing) so there might be alternatives. 30 might be a squeeze

    edit: ignore me, I reckon 30 would be too tight if one also accounted for a bit of tyre deformation, which is likely because assuming you may be running lower pressure

    jamiep
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    I use GPSies. Upload a .gpx and then edit it

    jamiep
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    Very similar to above, Michelin Pro 4 Service Course

    jamiep
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    Superstar. Holds fine on my CX bike, which doesn’t have a clutch mech, on stuff that is more rooty than one would ever come across on a ‘cross race. In red

    jamiep
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    On a double there is only one set of holes. I assume you don’t mean “inner or outer RING” but inner or outer position of the SPIDER

    Sram compact chainset here: new single ring bolted to inside for a better chainline in the big sprocket and easier to index

    jamiep
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    Milliput do something suitable. Ive bought some but haven’t yet made the time to use it

    jamiep
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    simple question, is the phone on/awake/unlocked? If not, you will get the behaviour you describe

    jamiep
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    Flame away – Spur rip-off, RockBros on ebay for £6

    jamiep
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    Same. I always remove chains (9, 10 AND 11 speeds) when bike cleaning, and swap old split links to new chains (so I have ‘free’ spare links). No issues. Use the BBB pliers

    jamiep
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    After a few days on the trot beasting myself on Watopia Hilly I went for a steady recovery ride around London Loop last night, which ended up being a 189bmp smash up Box Hill. Ace

    jamiep
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    Garmin 520 is ubiquitous at my Club

    jamiep
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    this is much more effective than a saddle-mounted guard

    jamiep
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    smacked my knee and hip crashing 6 months ago. Joints were moving around, snapping into place, crunching/popping. Xrays confirmed no dislocation. As above, torn the cartilage inside. I’m still not right, but slooooowly improving. Cycling is good because its low impact, but I’m still not able (or keen, given how I feel) to play footy

    jamiep
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    I have done zero to maintain mine in the 4,4 years I’ve had them fitted to my poorly cared for commuter (also a Charge) and they haven’t split

    jamiep
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    And finally, the plug has its seat-stay fixing vertically under the bridge rather than horizontally through it making the slidey mounting clip useless – going to have to drill a hole in guard.

    Bend the eyelet 90deg so the hole now points North, slide the bracket onto the guard with a washer and bolt in place – it is too tight to put them in place once the guard is in situ.
    Do up the bolt using needle nose pliers because it is too tight to get an allen key in there

    jamiep
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    My hydrolic and normal Sram Rival 11 are very adjustable for my Trump-hands

    jamiep
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    the boot of choice at our Club for winter CX duties is northwave celsius 2 gtx. I got mine for £90 in a recent CRC sale

    jamiep
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    I’ve had this twice recently, seemingly caused by a significant intolerance to even slightly sticky cables at the shifter end. Also, there are two cable routes out of the shifter. One route puts too much of a kink in the cable

    jamiep
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    Jasna, Slovakia.

    A brit, Paul, runs four chalets there – search ‘Propaganda’. Came back from there Sunday. Been 5 maybe 6 times now

    jamiep
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    TSO Host looks entirely suitable 8)

    jamiep
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    Thanks a lot, the email bit is very relevant too. A hosted email is necessary, to remove the ‘@gmail’ bit from her address. Is there an all in one sevice that includes hosted email AND hosted wordpress or similar?

    She just needs a basic site so that she has a web presence with a few stories on

    jamiep
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    there is an error in where Start Date in Number Form points to

    change the number format of that cell in each sheet and then have the other dates point to that as appropriate

    jamiep
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    there is no P there – it is because you are viewing it as Print Preview.

    Go to View tab and click Normal (top left) rather than Page Break Preview

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