While we’re doing road junctions. Folk that don’t come to the very mouth of the junction when pulling out of side roads but sit back about a car length.

Kin dangerous!

Saw a bloke last night on the right waiting to turn onto the fast and busy road I was on. There are hedges both sides of the junction and I see him there craning his neck forward to look up the road.

He cannot possibly see what’s coming properly from there!

Why? Really, really dangerous.

Nice. You’d have to have pretty square alcoves for that I guess.

Just started watching Gangs of London on iPlayer last night.

Blummin eck, it’s a bit on the violent side. A fight scene with a dude with a meat cleaver in the first episode properly made me squeamish.

Seems like it might be good though, albeit quite disturbing.

I quite enjoy cartoon violence, but this is all a bit plausible…

The main thing with gaps is not so much to not have them, but to make them look intentional.

Make your gaps consistent, and they tend to look intentional.

I quite like Chickenman’s idea with the aluminium L-section.

You could cut a nice thin groove in the timber edge to accept the profile and perhaps paint the colour of the wall so it disappears a bit.

Make the gap a decent size but consistent all round.

Depends what you plan to store on the shelves for how much meat to leave but unless it’s for your extensive collection of lead weights, then I’d be fairly happy with say a 20mm batten. I would site the batten off centre towards the bottom face to give you more meat on top.

The question of width comes into it. If it’s quite a wide alcove then you may need to consider things differently.

Having a batten at the back routed in will help support things. With that thickness of Oak, it’s the weight of the shelf you need to consider along with what’s going on it.

If it’s not obvious, do a stopped groove in the shelf so you don’t see the batten from the front.

There isn’t inherently anything wrong with how you plan to do it but, you are perhaps unlikely to get a nice, super-tight fit. Reason being that there isn’t an alcove in existence that’s square!

If your alcove is wider at the front than the back for example, you’ll get a gap as you push it in.

There are simple ways of templating the exact shape, but if you have the scenario above, then you physically won’t be able to slide it in.

If you’re going for a more chunky, rustic look then perhaps a gap here and there won’t bother you.

Usually the best thing you can do is try to put two Allen keys in of different sizes so they sort of lock and wedge together in place.

Does it have an inner Allen key position?

It looks as if there is a hex deeper into the bolt. Have you inserted the key shallow and just mangled the outer cover cap?

It’s possible you’ll have to put in the longer section of the Allen key with the short end sticking out, and use a ring spanner or something over the end to give you some more leverage.

Brassic if you’ve not seen it. Just bombed the lot. Quite funny but goes a bit OTT in the end like Derry Girls did a bit

British Superbikes

This is mental

Was really hoping for an ‘Are you bored enough to watch me attempt a double backflip onto an airbag’ video.

Excellent recreation. If I knew it, I’d have got it. (hand clap emoji)

I’m glad that some blokes wear long socks pulled up as it’s an easy way of identifying and avoiding serial killers.

I think the best way to score it would be like Strictly.

The judges give a score which gives you an indication of what the professionals think of it, but it doesn’t sway the outcome.

That is decided by the voting public who cast their votes during the event.

(Points could be awarded for the sparkliest costume too.)

I suppose though that way would make it difficult for it not to just become a case of who’s got the most mates…

what do I need to buy?

A big coat? (In before someone else)

*Disclaimer – I’ve got an ebike too. ;-)

He wasn’t a judge as far as I know. He was a commentator embedded in the judging enclosure

Geoff Gulevich. More than a little handy on a bicycle himself.

I do agree that Brendog’s line was great and deserved to be scored much higher, but at the same time I think riding that line would be well within the skill set of Semenuk

No doubt. I still think Brens crew were easily the most creative though but I suppose they don’t reward that.

Interestingly, it was Semanuks dig team who won the dig team award too I believe.

They moved a lot of dirt for sure but again, I feel like the sheer creativity of Bren, Deaks and Ollie should have been recognised there.

As others have said on Brens Insta, a lot of people don’t remember who won it last year, but they sure remember Brens insane and creative line on the Battleship.

Expanding foam.

Gutted for Bren and Godziak. I think Godzy should have won it for sure.

Bren was obviously never going to attract high scores but the creativity and exposure of his run and the resultant score felt like a bit of a kick in the teeth.

Definitely the people’s choice. :-)

It’s not too hard really. I’ve done a motorcycle jacket.

Clean rag and rubbed it in really well. I did a panel at a time to keep track of it being careful to do the seams really well.

Next step I used a hairdryer to get some heat into it and help the wax to soften and meld with the fabric.

You should be able to see what you’ve applied ‘wet out’ with the heat as it settles into the fabric.

I think some people do it and then put it inside something and tumble dry it.

I’d much rather see their reaction to Sultans of Ping tbh. :-)

HOW THE F*** DO YOU LEARN THAT IN CORNWALL?!!!….  has got to be the quote of the year from Ollie Wilkins in Deaks latest video here, said about Tom Isted testing a run.

:-)

I’m loving these videos of Bren slowly ticking off his lines. Just incredible. What a legend :-)

I’ll stop trying to explain what I mean. Clearly it’s difficult to convey and seemingly the wrong end of the stick is being gotten.

Also, never said I was for or against it. Just said it surprised me.

I see you words, but I don’t get it

No. That’s fine.

Let’s leave it at that :-)

just reframing the argument

I don’t think so. You’re introducing an irrelevant, invented scenario and asking for a scale of acceptability on how much humans should be able to ‘leave their mark’ on the landscape ;-)

Anyway, I’m not arguing any point for or against. I’m glued to the coverage and I really enjoy it. All I’m saying is that it surprises me that a global drinks company sanctions this kind of ‘alteration’ at any level to the landscape for a competition.

No doubt it’s incredible human endeavour though.

That’s the thing though. Of course that actual hill and the digging they are doing is a drop in an ocean but I think it’s a symbolic thing.

If you look at what they are doing and you only see what THEY are doing in isolation, directly there in that spot, but you don’t consider the potentially wider implications, the message it sends out, then I don’t think you would ever see what the issue could be

You have to see the wider picture and what things like this put out symbolically to us as humans.

All sounds a bit serious I agree, but I suppose it’s just noticeably at odds with the growing trend of perhaps trying not to look like you’re destroying the planet.

Just surprises me that it’s sanctioned and in front of such a huge audience these days I guess.

Try standing on your phone and see if it moves you.

Fascinating stuff. I love that you actually filled a jam jar with dirt and tested it! :-)

I’ve always wondered how they are actually allowed to alter the landscape like they do.

I mean, I suppose in the UK we don’t have a sense of the pure scale of the place and that in that vast landscape you might consider the odd mountain as ‘spare’. But yeah, how they are allowed to break up boulders and send big rocks cascading down the hill sits uncomfortably with me I must say. I don’t like it at all.

It’s not something you’d expect these days but then I suppose America generally sings from a different hymn sheet to the rest of us!

Great stuff. Really interesting. Weirdly I always enjoy the build up, the vlogs, the articles and the testing so much more than the event itself, with their standing desk and Britney headsets…

So how much of the site are you allowed to wander around Hannah? You mentioned a press exclusion zone I think? Do they stop you from going right up to the top lines during building?

 

I would say Cirencester is going to give you the best range of things to do/go without being too big

Miles away from Rollright stones.

I always do that. Got Shimano on 4 bikes.

I don’t have the wheel in but pump the pistons out a little, bleed them and then ease them in just enough to take the disc.

Rock solid/near instant grab every time.

Robin was a bit sweary up there. :-)

Amazing runs. Great to watch.

I agree. I’m not a fan of Broadway in civilian mode. It’s very touristy. The riding surrounding it is good though and that’s why I pass by a lot.

It’s fairly different from the other villages and that. Quite formal in some ways. A big wide main street with shops and galleries and pubs etc.

I think it could work as a base for a group of non riders though as it’s big enough without being too big, very beautiful surroundings and near to a lot of other cool places for a flying visit.

Nice walk up to the tower which has a good cafe and I believe you can also hire eebs which actually might be a nice thing for non cyclists to get involved in.

Because of this thread I keep trying to read all usernames backwards.

Luckily mine is a palindrome…. nearly.

What does it taste like?

He’s not riding I don’t think.

Hopefully catch up later. Looking forward to it :-)

Agree. Beautiful cover composition.

Warwickshire

Whatever you do, don’t go to the hell on earth that is Bourton on the water. Tourist hell.

The Slaughters are nice nearby and a smidge less mobbed.

Are you doing any riding?

Broadway would probably work. A few pubs and places to eat. Good walks up to the tower and beyond. Snowshill a short way away which has some good riding surrounding it.

Winchcombe and Cleeve hill not too far away. Chipping Campden not far away which is nice.

I ride in the area a lot so know some good spots but it doesn’t sound like riding is what you’re after.

The Rollright stones is nice enough for a bit. Lovely views surrounding it and good walks. You can posh it up down the road at Daylesford organic and buy a bunch of carrots for like £15 or something.

Not far from Rollright is Hook Norton, which has a really cool and interesting brewery which does tours, and you can drink obviously.

Birkenstocks and wooly socks

Reported.

Basically, trying to start conspiracy theories and make them stick has become something of a sport for people. The more outlandish the better. Points for believers.

See, Birds aren’t Real.

Wow. It really does sound like something to behold in the flesh. What an amazing experience.

Really liking the write ups and the peek it gives us into the reality of it all. Really cool to see the women’s event unfolding.

Sounds way too blummin hot though! :-0