Mech Eng – 26.

What’s infinity times zero then?

Just check though, paypal says ‘you’ve received £10’ and then in your account balance it shows a gross £10, if you delve into more detail you can see it isn’t net. Your balance is the easiest way to tell, if your balance is up £10 then you’re fine.

If you log in, click on ‘view all transactions’, then ‘all transactions with balance’, then it shows you gross, fees, net, and balance figures.

I put a 203mm Ashima on the front when i went up from 160mm to increase power. At first it was ruddy awful, sent massive vibrations up through the fork under braking. Checked the installation and everything was fine. It has reduced over time but is still present under particularly heavy braking. Personally I wouldn’t buy them again, I’d get something else, although I’ve only had the Avids prior to this so can’t recommend anything else.

Thanks again BB!

I normally stick a bit of card or something in, I just wanted an excuse to make some custom stuff with the shiny new RP machines. Anybody want anything making, or can think of anything cool to make that’s bike related? I’m tempted to make a stem mounted phone holder, and little bits like that.

For future reference (in case anyone else reads this thread) the left hand (white) fork is ‘Post mount’. The right hand (black) fork is IS mount. I remember which is which because Post mount goes into the post of the fork. crappy remembering method but it works.

wtf! (w stands for wow).

I tried a fat bike at SSUK and loved it, not sure how a FS fattie would feel but that looks excellent.

Loving your projects al, keep em coming!

freemind as others have said, or XMind. both free. :-)

not sure about the pressure – fairly hard, 35 psi normally

For me my asthma feels as though my bronchi are massively constricted, and lung capacity drops to very little. Never had any local or general chest pains from it.

another one who had a go on the on one proto, just instantly put a grin on my face. can’t quite explain why, but it was just brill. rolled over twigs and little ruts like they weren’t there, and as said before, didn’t feel that heavy to steer. Must be all that lightweight air in those tyres.

Just putting some Reba’s back together, the question is, rigid or boingy this weekend?

I’ve sent you a message, it’s piqued my curiosity.

Would like to jump in on this one too. Looking forward to putting faces to all these online personas!

My forks alone may be worth more than my car! Fiat punto with more journeys recently with breakdowns than without.

Still love it though.

Used tie wraps to form a make shift alternator belt on my car. Lasted 200 miles or so, so did the job.

Sorry, you’re correct sir, when I said clove I meant bulb.

I definitely don’t need a poo, although i’m worried that the gas could act as a propellant. Combined with a champagne cork and I suspect the effects would be devastating.

Part 2 will be this afternoon, whether part 1 has finished by then us another matter. I’ve brought leftovers in for lunch, may have been an error. Does holding it in count as core training?

Thanks, although now my bike is going to be whiter than a white thing in snow :-)

Camped near dolgellau saturday night, rode the beast at coed y brenin for the first time on a hardtail, having only been to cannock before (my those rocks were a shock to the system!).

Then climbed snowdon today, got back and had fish and chips.

Brill.

This turns out really well for me:
http://maninas.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/punjabi-green-lentil-dhal-incredibly-easy-and-incredibly-tasty/
I’ve had requests to make it again repeatedly by my housemates so can’t be that bad!

Would like an invite please if anybody has one, thanks.
Ruckimeng at gmail

Apparently there are some in IKEA for a couple of quid, and they are super sharp and only take a thin slice. Buy a few next time you’re in and treat them like razor blades, disposable after a while.

This one?

I did orienteering at school and it was alright, but only because I could read a map and so beat the faster kids (I was a bit lardy then).

Did a TQ last year at wellesbourne, my teammate (pairs) failed to turn up, so I did it on my lonesome. The first control point was a nightmare, I was exactly at the point on the map, searched for 15 mins, couldn’t find it, rode off. 2 mins later down the hill, I remembered along with a map, I had a cluecard as well, which stated the exact location, hidden so that a randomer wouldn’t find and disturb it.

After that infuriating first point, I had a great time navigating round, seeing some interesting views and places I hadn’t been, nice bridleways and villages. Pushed myself so that I was miles away from the finish nearing the end, so I had to pegg it back for 35 mins at full speed, the hardest sustained ride I have ever done. I definitely want to do more, I have moved back to London for uni, although coming back up to the midlands this summer. Will definitely do more TQs in the future, and have all the MTQs in my google calendar, so if I’m free I’ll be heading to the local village hall and signing up.

I have never liked normal tea and doubt i ever will. Was missing out on tea breaks at work last year so tried green tea.

Would agree with twinings being quite weak, and clipper being a favourite of mine, just through supermarket experimenting. I quite like the fruit teas, but you do have to leave the bag in permanently to get any taste out of them, the tea boy is correct about them being weak.

Thanks all, I may pop over to you Charlie when I’m next in Bournemouth.

Fine

They’re supposed to be like pancakes? Not sure what’s wrong with yours, if anything. Perhaps mine were wrong.

Mine were made from a very liquidy batter, like pancake mix (home made, not that bottle crap). Pour into the pan, and then fry each side. Texture was quite floury, and dense. Like a tortilla wrap, but stiffer, and broke/cracked more easily. If you want it more like a nan/chapatti, then I guess you need to thicken the batter to make it hold together better. Adding an egg will help it all bind together, and reduce the amount of water.

Looking at it from a thermodynamic viewpoint, lewis transferred kinetic energy through rubbing wheels into jensons car, which helped him win. Kind of.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!!!! My voice hurts after that.

I’ve got one with 100mm rebas on the front. It’s my harder hitting bike, compared with a rigid Genesis IO. No problem with me being 85-90 kgs, and I have a fairly clattery riding style, i hit things with speed and a lack of talent, and hold on tight. Feels great to me, although I don’t have masses of experience. Would definitely recommend them, just don’t have anything to compare with and so can’t recommend over anything else, if you see what I mean. In summary, I like it, quite a lot, not looking to sell unless my hand is forced (finance situation + 2 bikes in a studio flat).

Kobayashi is in a stellar position. Rubbish race so far, but if Kamui is any good in the wet the 2nd half will be exciting.

I use the RMaps app with an atlas creator. Need to create the maps using atlas creator on your PC and the move to the phone (SD card), but there are a myriad of formats available for use, including a ‘cycle map’, although OS type and satellite and road maps are the ones i tend to use. No navigation though.

Railcards – check the value of them first. My gf was going to buy one for this year, but then the rate of them wasn’t actually any cheaper for buying for 12 months over 1 month, so she buys them monthly, which means she can escape paying for not using it over xmas etc. Although if the company is paying for it I guess it doesn’t matter for you?

Again, not seen before, and made me giggle. Especially the police car at the end.

16/14 SWG I think. Pretty certain it will be increase from the glass, because it can no longer move by lozenging. This is how a variety of structures in vehicles (automotive space frames, aviation etc) get some of their torsional rigidity.

Like when you assemble a chest of drawers/wardrobe from ikea, you make the general box shape, and its all wibbly, then add the mdf sheet backing and nail it all the way round, and hey presto its rigid.

Not that it really will make a difference to how the car feels. Too small an area and not close enough to the load inputs such as suspension mounts.

I don’t feel ‘responsible’, but i do feel I could have done more to reduce the risk of this happening. It was a bit of a chance occurance, couple of lads were seen walking around houses/cars down our street earlier in the evening.

Rivets are stainless, and there is some sealant, ok a LOT of sealant :lol:

I quite like the look of it, tempted to do the other side. Makes my dad giggle looking at it, as it is a bit ridiculous. Made no difference to visibility, road noise on the motorway was reduced, and the stiffness of that area will be increased from the glass window. Tempted to do the other side to match, but does it count as a modification on the insurance?

Just watched Lewis’ interview. Cannot believe he pulled the racism card, even though there was a hint of sarcasm. I’m a big fan, but he was a knob twice today, Massa did not intentionally turn in on him. I find myself supporting him less and less, seems to be just throwing grand statements around a lot.

Another thing about tyres is around 50% of the suspension travel is in the tyres, which is why tyre pressures are so critical.