We had this and it did rapidly improve with some anti inflammatory meds. Very scary when it first happened though and the emergency vet we went to took longer than we’d have liked, but it did go back to normal by the next day.

Fingers crossed that it stays OK. If she’s not showing discomfort then that’s a good sign I think.

Ooh sounds promising. Though they’ve only got the Ehline in the light and supple casing for 27.5. I think I’d be better with a slightly grippier front. Hmm.

I know the answer will be “it depends” but how hideous are Terravails (in general) to get on and off rims? Thinking about swapping the WTB vigilante (2.5) and trailboss (2.4) combo I’ve had on for ages which are an absolute pig to break the bead off the rims. If I ever had to do it trailside due to a tubeless failure I don’t think my thumbs would ever be strong enough.

The Phoenix Project is good. Quite IT focussed though but generally applicable elsewhere.

Cracking effort @ajantom. I did it over two days from Wellington (skipped Exeter itself mind) last year during that blisteringly hot September week. It’s a beautiful route with loads of good riding. If I did it again I’d actually go for two nights and have a slightly shorter final day as the eastern half the “right” way round was particularly brutal.

That was great. So much drama for a stage that didn’t alter the gc at all.

I think the Tour of Britain needs a gravel stage.

I remain disappointed that this place has not one singlet rack, let alone a whole world of them!

@stingmered

Yes! Never had issues plunging, but one time at work I was brewing inverted and someone knocked it over whilst I was waiting. I can’t comprehend how far the liquid and grounds went. It was spectacular. Not least because it was cubby hole at the side of an open plan office rather than a proper kitchen!

Fun fact: most modern forecasts from individual centres are combinations of numerous forecasts with slightly different start conditions (perturbations) which are called ensembles.

No one model is correct everywhere at every lead time. ECMWF is very strong 5-10 days, MO is better 3-5. But it depends on how you measure it and where in the world you measure it.

Talking about ocean temperatures a lot of the global models are now coupled with corresponding ocean models so you get a more complete modelling of the physics impacting both (somewhat artificially separated) systems.

The documentation here is a pretty good started talking about how forecasts are made and explaining some of the variability.

Good luck in your new job Amanda! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading about all your adventures and the geese.

Ooh it’s (the privacy tab thingy) on the bottom right now (Chrome, Windows). Much less prominent!

We’ve done it a couple of time taking the dogs. Pet check was very quiet and takes 5 mins at the counter. All they do is look at a specific page on the paperwork and scan the microchip. Went through about 08/0900 both times. Coming back is even quieter and we did that about midday both times.

I do exactly this with my v1 Secan. 650b wheels with 42c gravel tyres and 700c wheels with 32mm road tyres. Got identical cassettes and discs on them. Both are from Hunt and swapping them over is quick and painless.

Definitely an early contender for Thread of the Week!

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Chico time!

@sboardman did you know that you can adjust the back length on it?

I did not! But a quick google and I’ve transformed it into midget mode. I now no longer need to worry when I am going to grow into the bag…

Smashing, thanks for that info. It probably feels big on me because I am not very tall! :D

I bought the last one from CRC/Wiggle a few weeks ago for carry-on ready for a work trip. It is pretty cavernous! Glad that someone has actually managed to take it in the cabin as it is quite the chonk compared to my other backpacks.

I did the East Devon Trail last September when we had that obscenely hot few days. I’d highly recommend it. Great views, nice tracks, and copious cream tea/ice cream/fish and chip stop opportunities.

Eep I’ve still got one order without a dispatch note. I’ve just emailed the customer service address and it hasn’t immediately bounced…

I did this morning, then went to the forum thread directly this evening having totally forgotten what the canonical one contained…

M – Magazine, there’s a?

I have the granite ones and they do the job. I think I’ve used them in anger, or at least mild frustration, out in the wild too.

I’ve got one of these which aren’t light but not that heavy. I do a lot of solo road riding so this actually gives me a bit of confidence if I have to leave it out of sight or even making a trip to the toilet less anxious.

Been fancying a frame to build up for bikepacking and this has gone to the top of my list (once it inevitably goes on discount in a few months time…).

I’ve used Simple Workout Log for ages now. Literally does reps/weight/sets and not much more but I’ve actually stuck with using it. I also track on my Garmin instinct solar watch which does the same and tries to guess what exercise I’m doing. That links up with strava which is quite nice. I prefer Simple Workout Log for actual insights and progress monitoring though.

If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

What’s the worst bit about bike/kit testing?

Sheppy’s Cider for some cider (duh!) or Rumwell for a fancy but reasonably priced donut. Both have excellent cafes and playparks for little ones; just off junction 26..

I believe ElShalimo means they will get observation data and verify it. Comparing what your models predicted with observations of what happened is a key part of forecasting and continual model development.

There’s plenty of documentation for the National Severe Weather Warning Service. Here’s a description of what NSWWS is meant to achieve and here’s a page describing the impact tables used when warnings are created. Finally here is another page describing how to access the warnings in various levels of detail.

I’ve embedded the nice warnings matrix below showing the relationship between likelihood and impact that denotes what level a warning is produced at. You’ll note that yellow warnings are made primarily for higher impact low likelihood OR low impact higher likelihood events so it is not that surprising that they are quite common, especially over winter when there is more difficult weather about. If you match this matrix up with the different levels of impact for different warning types in the impact tables linked above there’s quite a range of conditions that could be problematic or even dangerous for a whole range of individuals or businesses throughout the UK hence the prevalence of yellow warnings in particular.

Astronomical winter starts on the solstice; meteorological winter started on December 1st. Sauce

*Whispers* megasack

Missed a trick not calling it the Zest-E surely?

Second the Griffon. We’re up to seven between us in our household. 

In the spirit of every profession being present on STW I did was supervised by Prof Davison during my Masters thesis in evolutionary biology  a year or so before the first media storm around Jeremy the snail. There’s a good book by Chris McManus called Right Hand, Left Hand which discusses handedness primarily in humans but also apes and other species too.

Best of luck bumming about Charlie. Was a pleasure to chat with you a few years ago at Kendal Mountain Festival. May your merch be forever speedily dispatched.

Success, Cheers @Mark 👍

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