I had a glorious week with Freeride Spain, http://www.freeridespain.com.

If I’m able to go again next year I definitely will.


#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(void) {
...char buf[16];
...static char lastbuf[16];
...while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stdin)) {
......if (!buf[0])
.........continue;
......if (strcmp(buf,lastbuf) != 0) {
.........if (lastbuf[0])
............printf("3\n");
.........printf("1\n");
.........strcpy(lastbuf, buf);
......} else {
.........printf("2\n");
......}
...}
...printf("3\n");
...return 0;
}

You have consistently ignored hard data on renewables

Today’s Register reports a study by the John Muir trust that shows that wind power delivers nothing like the amount of power that is claimed for it.

A lot of renewable energy sources seem to be more about wishing for a pony than actually providing people with enough energy to meet their demands. Energy demand reduction has its place, but we need actual real generating capacity.

Do the groups of numbers overlap?

i.e. do you ever expect to get input that looks like:

1 1 2 3 2 1

If it’s always just “1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4” then this might work:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;

my $last;
while (<>) {
my $n = $_;
chomp $n;
if ($n != $last) {
if (defined $last) {
print “3\n”;
}
print “1\n”;
$last = $n;
} else {
print “2\n”;
}
}
print “3\n”;

EDIT: good interview question :-)
EDIT: how do you put hard spaces or tabs into this forum?

You can happily put Deore HTII (Hollowtech II) cranks onto an XT HTII bottom bracket. Are you talking HTII, square taper or Octalink here?

Obviously you can’t fit differing crank types – e.g. HTII cranks onto an ISIS bottom bracket!

If it’s an internal BB (ISIS, Octalink, Square taper) then you need to worry about shell width, spindle width and taper type. Sheldon Brown (may he rest in peace) is your friend.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bbsize.html

You will also find that you probably can’t fit road cranks to an MTB as there won’t be enough clearance for the chainrings (at least I did :-)

Could we capture hot air from internet forums?

I knew there was something wrong with my previous post. World’s.

The bridleway alongside the Worlds Longest White Elephant Cambridge Guided Busway is flooded quite a lot of the year just near to Swavesey.

Something to do with being lower than the surrounding lakes possibly.

I love my rigid 29er. Ridden it round GT red without any issues.

But I rode around Follow Your Dad and the Monkey Trail at Cannock a couple of weeks ago and those braking bumps really stopped being funny after a while.

There was full employment up until the early 60s.

I wonder what proportion of women worked at that time?

Just gone back to gears now that Winter is over. Was SS all last year, but this year I just can’t cope with being dropped by small children at the first sign of a long flat fireroad. Getting older I guess. Or wiser.

+1 for DMR.

Lets celebrate for one day we may reach 40 and then we’re in the doodoo as you become old fat and slow overnight as the middle age spread fairy waves its magic wand over you.

‘Tis true :-(

but the idea of riding a fixed wheel terrifies me

.

On-road it’s a lot like riding a bike, except without the noise, or the ability to keep up with anyone with gears. I like it.

<insert usual spiritual nonsense about single speeding/fixie/whatever>

Dunno what it’s like off-road, but one day I’m going to find out.

I tried 36:21 on a 29er, i.e. about 49 gear inches. That was too high for me and hurt a lot.

Do yourself a favour and get some gears.

What crank length are you using?

Not the zoo. But after a bit, I think I’d slip my chains, pack my bags and say goodbye to the circus.

:-)

Sigh. Why can’t they just get along?

You will be slower without gears. As I found out the other day.

Afan black run.

The Beast, at Thetford.

Birchall, just near Chesterfield.

http://www.xcracer.com/RRP-Midlands-XC-Series-2011.html

Really nice course last year. Lots of steep earthy foresty bits.

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Loved it!

First time for me at the Midlands XC, I think on reflection the bike I brought along could have done with a few more gears. It’s definitely hillier than Thetford.

But great fun course, surpassed only by the pleasure of sitting on the grass with a jacket potato watching the afternoon racers flying past.

I didn’t come last, but was pretty close :-)

I bought a Shimano outer, a new cable and a crimp for £5 from my LBS for my rear mech. Maybe find a different LBS?

I’m 5’8 and a medium Swift is just perfect. You could do worse than to email Singular and ask them, as they would actually know, and Sam is very helpful. Plus Swifts are fantastic bikes to ride.

All 29ers are rubbish. Don’t get one. Slow and lumbering.