The distances are for fire protection so as long as it is 30 min fire protected then it’s still compliant. This can be by using fire board or a fireproof tank.

As long as you have 30cm around the tank to the fire protection then it’s still compliant. If you get it installed by an OFTEC company they sign it off as compliant so no issues for you and your insurance as any issues around non compliance would fall to them.

I have a set of the 1000xm3’s I have been very impressed. I am fortunate enough to to have a very expensive pair of IEM’s for work so have become a bit picky, but the Sony’s we’re a genuine surprise.

As always there is an element of personal preference so try both if you can, but the Sony’s definitely get my vote.

It’s part of the £5bn travel money announced earlier in the year, think it’s over 5 years so not new money, just a reannouncement.

Yes I have built it up this week, the bottom bracket area is compatible with BB86 bottom brackets, so for Campagnolo you just need to press in the BB86 cups into the replaceable metal inserts that are part of the threadfit system.

Or you can get T45 bottom brackets which replace the screw in inserts with the BB cups, but they are expensive.

Finally built up, needs a bit of finishing of after a few test rides,but looks amazing in the flesh.

To be honest she is used to me by now and compared to accidentally buying a Fireblade this isn’t to bad.

It was the Gran Fondo special edition so blue and white stripes, not my first choice but still looks good I think. I have mechanical 11 speed record/super record groupset to transfer over from my current bike so hopefully will be built this week.

Well thank you very much!

Having lusted after Colnago’s since I was a kid, after reading this thread whilst enjoying a couple of drinks I started searching eBay to see what c60’s cost now.

Long story short i was the only bidder on a NOS c60 and am now in trouble with my wife as I desperately try and convince her it was a bargain, I can sell my existing frame and work will definitely pick up so nothing to worry about.

Around 70% of our work is at festivals and events, so have just seen the diary empty till around July over the last two days, mentally we are preparing for the whole summer to go.

We will tighten our belts and will survive ok, but the whole industry is going to be decimated, there have been lost of very depressing calls to friends across the whole sector. There will just not be the companies and more importantly the people available to put on events and everything that goes into them once this is over, as people will have to find other work.

Kerosene with 2% two stroke oil is a good replacement for diesel when needed.

So having expected a gain I have lost 4 pounds, I guess coughing burns more calories than I thought!

After a good couple of weeks I have come down with a chest infection, have eaten everything in the house and done no exercise for a week, slightly dreading tomorrow (and if I am honest the next few weeks).

Wow! well it’s definitely been an interesting weekend so far! I didn’t see the Vikings win coming

Having always used arai I got a shark pro carbon last year and have been very impressed with it, much quieter and the visor seems better quality too.

Sounds very like tinnitus, there can be lots of different causes and can be either ear, nerve or brain based. Apart from loud noise high blood pressure, medication, and illness can all trigger it.

Another one for the Galibiers, unless it’s below freezing I find them too warm.

Had 8 weeks in plaster after breaking ankle and surgery to fix August bank holiday. Just getting back on turbo, hopefully get outside soon.

The boredom and inability to do any proper exercise was far far worse then the injury!

Hopefully you can start doing stuff soon!

Where about in the country are you?

15 years from a Single skin plastic is good going, keep an eye out for cracks.

You can tie plastic pipe to a stick so it will go all the way to the bottom then siphon out the water from the bottom. That will receive the water but sludge is a proper pump out job

Those Colombia boots are £70 delivered on Amazon at the moment.

Have ordered a pair, not sure if I will use them on the bike, but look like a comfortable warm boot.

What split did you go for?

Salomon Sickstick Split, I had the original sickstick and loved it, it comes with skins so actually not too bad price wise (relatively).

Well badly broken ankle has thrown everything up in the air for me, so I have done the only sensible thing a brought a full new splitboard set up as an incentive to get better!

I hope everyone has a great winter and will be following this thread with much jealousy.

I would put money on a turban providing more protection than the lowest quality, barely legal, open face helmet. So just think of it as a cloth helmet.

Is it blue?

A mates comment was she looks like she is auditioning for Frozen

Dennis sat on the front on a bright red BMC! I wonder why he got a difficult reputation? At least his TT bike was blacked out

As a long time lurker TJ has always come across as an opinionated, arrogant, paranoid with a chip on his shoulder. However having watched this evenings farce, I have to fully agree with him. I am stunned that I would ever see a display like that from a British PM.

I fear that there will be dire consequences from the PM’s approach to anyone who dares question him, no matter what he does, which I am sure he will just shrug off Alexander Johnson is just a psychopath!

They don’t need to save the Queen…. “God saves our gracious Queen”

Just not on a surfboard!

The Jesus surf classic has been running for decades and is one of the biggest and longest established UK competitions.

Regardless of any religious connections it’s always going to dominate any beach.

The fact that the conviction was contested by him is irrelevant, he was found guilty then lost his appeal, he is a convicted domestic abuser.

Made that mistake once, i am a wheezer and get a couple most winters, I thought I was better and didn’t want to miss a big ride.

Took three months to get over it, rest sucks but there is no way round it.

Self employed and have managed to break my ankle, so just sat at home writing reports, may well just give in to it and go mad.

On the plus side just been sent a massive box of chocolate biscuits by a subby/mate, so a big weight gain is on the horizon!

In England there is no universal requirement for domestic oil tanks to be bundled (either double skin tanks or bund pit) in all cases. In many cases it is still allowable under the building regs to install a singe skin tank.

Also copper pipe (preferably plastic coated) will be required in all installations.

Back when I was an Environmental health officer we had a major Legionnaires Disease outbreak, I spent quite a lot of time talking to the UK’s leading experts in it and they all considered hot tubs to be the highest risk environments.

You won’t get the big multiple patient outbreaks from them, but they are rarely cleaned properly and you sit with your face just above the water breathing in the droplets… I haven’t been in one since!

And a high end double glazed optiphon unit will outperform the best triple glazed unit in the regency glazing specs.

https://www.pilkington.com/en/global/products/product-categories/noise-control/pilkington-optiphon#brochures

And what is the spec of your amazing sound reducing triple glazing?

because if its what 99% of it is, then it will be 4/4/4 and therefore will be far inferior to even a basic acoustic glazing. You can spec glazing to do almost anything, you can have glazed units that out perform even a brick/block wall, but that is a very specialist solution.

If you go to a window firm and ask for triple glazing you will get 4/4/4 that will not be as good as acoustic glazing.

And as per my original post, acoustic laminated glazing will our perform both by a significant margin.

Well if you want to go read BS 12354, calculate some composite SRi values and come back to me… (specialist situations it will make a difference, generally domestic premises however no).

Noise Control

one quick google search, take the top link and we have manufacturers data. The figure you want is the Rw Ctr (tr for traffic)

Ok well apart from the fact that there is no such thing as a standard dB and when someone states dB it could literally mean anything, it doesn’t even have to refer to sound with no other information it could be referring to the number of pigs in a field. This means there is no way of comparing a simple statement of this will reduce by 38dB with anything else unless there is more details (weighting, metric etcs).

One glazing specification will give you 3 different levels Rw, Rw C and Rw Ctr. They are all dB reductions and can legitimately be given for the sound reduction of the window, and that is why we get paid to specify façade mitigation rather than the developers or architects simply reading a dB number on a web page.

The data is all from the same testing methodology, but the BS doesn’t cover all possible glazing specifications, frame specs etc make no noticeable difference to the sound reduction of the glazing system.

Edukator, Those figures are from a mix of British Standards and acoustic reference books (I am an acoustic consultant) I would guess the difference in the figures is based on the way different countries assess the sound reduction of façade elements.

In the UK we look at the frequencies most likely to cause disturbance from traffic noise, (the lower frequencies) and then assess the reduction across the whole frequency range rather than the total reduction, as this will be far greater towards the higher frequencies so will mask the fact that the frequencies that cause a problem wont be stopped anywhere near as well.