Hey, I like the looks of that Dri Buddi Indoor Clothes Dryer. Work are fairly reluctant to spend money on additional facilities it seems but that looks like a nice budget solution to buy for myself and store in my locker for when I need it. Finding a free socket could be an issue though.

That Croix de Feu Stainless is sooooo close….if only it had internal routing with Di2 option. They’ve even put the caliper on the chainstay which looks far better in my opinion. Oh wait a minute…no bolt through axles….shame

Now, after having read this thread, I am a fully subscribed member. Cheers!

Awesome vid. Awesome skillz. So good it didn’t need any crappy music over it. Cheers

Jaaaaaaaaz

Lezyne Alloy Drive and Lezyne Road Drive here…..oh, screw inner core tight (but not too tight) with pliers.

****ing ***ers. God these stories make me sad. Pure evilness.

Riding through Israel earlier this year. Must’ve been about one in the morning and I’d been cycling for 20 hours non stop and my eyes were almost closing as I desperately needed some sleep. Looking for a place to pitch up when a very large tarantula of some sort scuttled across the sandy path in front of me. Couldn’t make it out fully as it was just a silhouette. It was enough to make me ride on for another hour though!

My pay is due on the 15th so haven’t been paid yet…..I’ve just mulled it over and I’ll send an email tomorrow. I don’t think I could sleep with that on my mind. Cheers chaps.

wireless computers. Signal unreliable to the point that they were far far worse than a wired one.

No wireless shifting for me

So you’re not entrusting your car security and ease of access to a remotely operated alarm fob then? Well if you’re not millions are.

Yeah or even better…send it to me

Cheers Jamie thanks for your poem haha. Well it went ok. Her breath stank a bit though. So I took her to Said to get a strawberry sundae. Couldn’t find any hot chocolate as I think it’s off season. Don’t think I’ll be seeing her again though as I didn’t get that feeling in my ballbags oh, and the stinky breaaath. The search continues….

Edinburgh…..city sight seeing, Riding on the Pentlands, Glentress. Reckon that should entertain you for a week. So much to see in Edinburgh if you have a bike….but take a good lock!

She’s Italian. I know she likes chocolate drinks from our messaging. The venue’s my idea. I like coffee she likes choccie. She’s running late though. I got the sweat on a moment ago thinking she’d be ruthless and stand me up but she’s on her way…..I want to wee!

Cheers guys. I have POF to thank for this. I have two choices now neither were mentioned above. One’s posh and the other not so much. I’ll post a review later :-) Has anyone actually met up after using Tinder?

Oh no….you’re right matt. I’m exposing myself to all sorts of potential embarrassment. I’d just like to make it clear I’m not going to any one of those cafes in that Time Out list. None of them at all.

Cheers Andyl I’ve been looking at that list too. Wondering if anyone here had any first hand experience?

Haha no it’s not a euphemism.

Thanks I’ll try Whittard’s but was hoping for something a little less mainstream.

Yeah I’d definately suggest you take the Kona.

Oh really!!! That’s disgusting….urmm…when’s the video going to be released?

It’s a two minute job to pop the Hope freewheel off add some grease and pop it together again. No tools required.
The only problem is walkers and horse riders won’t know you’re behind them after you’ve done it.

This thread is bizarre

What a show off. I’m jealous.

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Shimano do have a patent on a jockey wheel based charger

Care to share link to said patent? I’m interested in this.

I second nas4free and ZFS is a very resilient file system too.

It’s not only cheaper and more satisfying making your own server but it’s more flexible. Also if there is a failure of any component it’ll be easier to replace than an out of the box NAS. I love the fact I can remotely turn it on with my phone which I guess you can with out of the box solutions but it can easily be taken for granted when the NAS is far out of reach, like in another country!

The HDDs are the most expensive part of any nas though. Got 6 x 4TBs plus one 120GB ssd for the OS which needs nothing like that capacity but I had the ssd lying around dormant. I did buy a dedicated case, psu, mobo and one extra sata card but you could decrease the cost by getting an old computer and chucking in some better value hdds. Obviously the largest capacity hdds will cost more but you may not need that much. Bear in mind you’ll need to consider redundancy in case of hdd failure so make sure your case can hold the number of hdds you need to install.

Zippykona that’s a snail without it’s shell isn’t it? Seen one of those before.

I’ve had one of those forks from XMI Play since Christmas now and it’s been fine

Nice of him to pose for the camera though.

How long’s a piece of string?

I’m doing the Holyland MTB Challenge[/url] in April. Booked my flight and am assembling the new bike at great expense. I’m also probably going to go to Jordan after I reach Eilat.

What about effective portable i.e reasonably light and small effective cable cutters? I’ve snapped a gear cable on a ride before, replaced it but been unable to snip it at the end. Which one’s would people recommend to carry in a saddle bag?

Just get a cardboard bike box from Halfords for free. That’s what I took my bike to the alps in and it was fine. It’s what I’ll be taking my bike in to Israel too. Apply common sense by protecting the vulnerable bits with bubble wrap and spacers where the axles go and it’ll be fine. You don’t need to spend loads of money on an EVOC bag. But if you want to then you will I suppose and that’s your choice. That is why life is great. Because we have choices!

I was just about to say I bought the red & white version of these http://www.starbike.com/en/sram-x.0-1-11-speed-rear-derailleur/ which was available yesterday for £81 inc p&p. Seems to have increased today though so sorry about that.

Mightn’t that KMC chain wear your cassette out quicker? Just wondering if there are any compatibility issues as in material strengths say for example the SRAM chain being made of slightly less durable materials in order to prolong the life of the cassette.

It’s a Shutter Precision Dynamo. The one I’ve sent back is the PV-8 but I am building a new bike with a black PD-8X which looks excellent.
I really want dynamo technology to develop and would love it if the current they output was increased. Charging my phone off the dynamo shows that it’s getting the usual USB output of around 450mA. The higher the current the quicker it’ll charge.
I didn’t protect my dynamo at all and cycled through floods which literally submerged the dynamo over a stretch of say 30 odd meters and a speed of around 8 mph. There’s increased water pressure at that speed which would force the water past the seals. Not a way to treat my bike but a really good test!

Wheels too small

yep sure will

I suspected that might be the case. The light would definately need to work whilst on charge. I’ll experiment with my moon rear light tomorrow and see if it works but it’ll probably need to go via a regulator first which wouldn’t be ideal as I’d need that for my phone.

you think you would spin out a lot with 34t front ring 11t rear?

Yeh, as I’ll be doing a fair bit of road riding between the gnar. Is it possible to add a 10T cog to a shimano cassette ie replace the 11T?