http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006th1n

How much water should we drink?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jan/08/uknews4.mainsection

http://www.darvill.clara.net/enforcemot/springs.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006th1n

How much water should we drink?

http://www.schwalbe.co.uk/pdf/techinfo.pdf

page 15

"Why do Pros ride narrow tires if wide
tires roll better?
Wide tires only roll better at the same inflation pressure,
but narrow tires can be inflated to higher pressures than
wide tires. However, they then obviously give a less
comfortable ride.
In addition to this, narrow tires have an advantage over
wide ones at higher speeds, as they provide less air
resistance.
Above all, a bicycle with narrow tires is much easier to
accelerate because the rotating mass of the wheels is
lower and the bicycle is much more agile.
At constant speeds of around 20 km/h, the ride is better
with wider tires. In practice, the energy saving is even
greater than in theory as the elasticity of the tires
absorbs road shocks, which would otherwise be transferred
to the rider and so saves energy."

Kirkpatrick Macmillan
http://www.squidoo.com/kirkpatrickmacmillan

I nearly forgot
St Mary's Loch! The Grey Mare's Tail and Loch Skeen!
The Glen Cafe at St Mary's Loch is unassuming but good.
The walk / climb up the path to Loch Skeen is not for people that do not like hieghts though.
If you do drive to the Eskdalemuir / Samye Ling make sure you have enough petrol / diesel to get there and back it is very remote. A genuine Tibetan Monastory, but in Scotland, very colourful only there because it was cheap and all they could afford when they came to the UK.

http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/bumblebees_id.htm

You can ask HMRC they are unbiased and the experts plus confidencial.
Or put another way do you believe anything you read on the internet, or the pish that folk slever here.
Also on the jobs front have a look on jobsite
http://www.jobsite.co.uk/
use the keyword box for location or any other keyword and leave the location box empty to search, surprising what does come up.

Jim Clark Room Duns:
http://www.duns.bordernet.co.uk/local/clark.html

28 – 30 MAY 2010
http://www.jimclarkrally.com/

David Coulthard F1
http://www.dcmuseum.co.uk/

Highest village in … er… UK? maybe
http://www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk/home.shtml

Founder of the US Navy born in Scotland
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/j/johnpauljones.html

Camera Obscura… whats one of them? unusual though.
http://www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk/dumfmuse.html

spitfire pilot who was first to shoot down a German plane in WW2:
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/First-of-the-Few-is.6296828.jp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmWziLAlBU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMDit9Irbz4&feature=related

To allow the belt to be fitted (to steel frames at least) Shand have some info:

CarbonDrive beltdrives

Drumlanrig one of the Duke of Buccleuch's hooses

http://www.drumlanrig.com/

http://www.samyeling.org/
"Samye Ling is situated in Eskdalemuir in South West Scotland, 15 miles from Lockerbie." middle of nowhere

Caerlaverock castle is worth a visit.

5%, thats less than inflation.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/savings/article7129687.ece

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/ecclefechan/ecclefechan/index.html

When they say "Ecclefechan is a quiet village…." they are not joking… OK the M74 goes right past it but its dead.

http://www.visitscotland.com/guide/see-and-do/

They have to call them farms to get the subsidies…. or something like that….. or maybe I imagined that.

"Are Roadies Odd?"

If you read :
The Flying Scotsman: The Graeme Obree Story
Allan Peiper's book A Peiper's Tale
In Search of Robert Millar by Richard Moore

then you will not need to ask the question.

Scotia Seeds do some bee / bumblebee friendly seeds to sow.
http://news.scotsman.com/scitech/Einstein-was-wrong-Demise-of.5247636.jp
"They are very important to the quality of the environment, to the quality of human food and to the diversity generally in food and the wider world.

Fill them up until all air gone out of the system. Syringe needed, formula use two.

http://www.formula-brake.it/en/support/downloads/bianco

A book: The Perfect CV by Tom Jackson is useful.

There is a Shimano vid (or 2) on youtube.

J E Gordon wrote book called The New Science of Strong Materials: or Why Your feet Don't Fall Through the Floor.
It gives an explanation of, why some people might have fantastic expectations of carbon fibre (CFRP)and, why CFRP has some severe limitations.

http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/nl/index/tech_support/tech__videos.html

Natural rubber does give good grip but also perishes easily.
Sometimes ozone is blamed for rubber perishing.

Fracture toughness is more important than strength.

Rouge Mechanic has a vid on youtube for stripping / maintenance of Mavic hubs.

Looks like there might be a bit missing… maybe.

Tracking can sometimes just mean messing about with the front wheels toein and toe out.
Alignment can be all four wheels are checked, adjusted.

http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/conticycle/technical_safety.shtml

"Tyre Maintenance
Take some simple steps to ensure you get the best possible life out of your Continental tyres.

Sunlight – Tyres do not respond well to prolonged sunlight (ultra violet) exposure. The tyre rubber will become weak and will eventually crack and break up. Store your cycle away from direct sunlight when possible.

Damp – Damp storage conditions will also shorten your tyres life. If you’ve been out in the rain, make sure your bike is left in a dry atmosphere immediately following your ride.

Not using the bike for a while? Store the bike upside down, or hang it up to prevent tyre deformation.

Inspection – Inspect your tyres before every ride. Check for cuts and wear & brush off any road debris attached to the tread.

Most importantly – Tyre pressure. Inflate your tyres to the recommended pressure in this guide. Carrying a heavy load? If so, then increase the pressure up to and including the maximum shown in this guide. "

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rpvkh

http://www.lantra.co.uk/skillsforournation/press-coverage/

Breaking News
Man breaks plastic pipe.

http://www.mne.psu.edu/simpson/courses/me240/me240.bike3.ppt#278,11,Cannondale Factory Tour – Sanding

Bonesetter
perhaps its just your name that makes me wonder, it is just comfy shorts/ comfy seat pad and not impact shorts that you are looking for?

What / where is the bolt?
Drill it out
hacksaw a slot in the head of the bolt and use a screwdriver.
Use a screw extractor
etc

Before Cannodale effectively went bust in 2003 (chapter 11) they did sand the welds, with an airdriven beltsander.
http://www.headshok.com/bikes/03/cusa/model-3RS6Y.html

"Hand-Finished Welds. The beautiful welds on every Cannondale frame are hand-sanded to eliminate stress risers. The elimination of stress risers allows us to use lighter, thinner tubes without compromising the strength of our frames."

What they do now is a mystery, possibly even to Cannondale.

British cycle thread for freewheel (not freehub cassette)Inch and three eigths (1 3/8"x 24tpi) by 24threads per inch.

PSA = Prostrate Specific Antigen

http://www.weldtite.co.uk/
http://www.cyclus-tools.eu/tretlagergehaeuse.html?&L=3
http://www.vartools.com/catalogue_var.pdf
http://tacx2009.ilink2.nl/producten/fietsgereedschappen/Fietsgereedschappen/index.dot

OP a year ago.

"Always suprises me the amount of poor info given here"
yes it is most drivel