Tempted by a Sonos soundbar as I already have quite a few Sonos speakers. Don’t really like watching TV much though, so probably a waste of money.

There and back, wow. Not envious!

Anyone doing this then – this Saturday?!

One thing I’m going to ensure I get with my next fan (next fan?!) is a remote. In the winter when it’s 2deg it’s too cold to start the fan when you start off, but after 5-10mins I need it, so a remote would be ideal. The gf is getting tired of me phoning her in the house and asking her to come to the garage and turn my fan on.

Matter of fact I could just buy a remote plug/socket thing so that would do it.

The badger is happy now, right?!

I use a Halo too for riding rollers in the garage, they really work – keeps sweat out of your eyes better than a buff (I have both) – I find the buff makes my head too hot.

Yeah I’ve got a couple of 350km+ rides coming up and I think it will be touch and go if the unit will last long enough. They quote 18 hrs but I reckon it will be pretty low by 12.

I don’t think a powermonkey will do it because I believe it will switch it to ‘charging’ mode when I connect. I will test this though.

EDIT – Actually there are some indications that it does work, my apologies. I will try tonight as I have a normal Powermonkey (not Garmin branded) in a drawer somewhere.

they charge without turning off from “dumb” usb from the wall adaptor

or at least the 205 , 200 and forerunner 305 do.

The 500 doesn’t :-( As soon as you connect it to a wall charger or a PC they switch off and charge. I believe you can hack a USB cable to prevent this but I don’t know about that. Wondered if there was something I could buy.

Just found this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gomadic-Portable-Battery-Pack-Garmin/dp/B0041L0NG0/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A3PSKEB89MZ5CS

But the comment (from today interestingly) suggests it doesn’t work. Damn. :-(

I could calmly shoot anyone in the face that is involved in a flash mob. The unbridled joy and enthusiasm makes me boil with rage like nothing else.

Nexus 4? Bought two now, great phone.

Simon Blackwell said: “When I tip up a crisp packet and ‘drink’ the last few crumbs, that’s probably when I feel the least like James Bond.”

Trainspotting or The Big Lebowski

Yeah, TNT tracking has been down all morning. Just managed to get a response and it said they attempted delivery but nobody home.

LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr………….

Thanks for the replies.

I have seen your comments about the gabba a lot crikey and am sure it’s excellent! I live and ride down south most of the time and it just doesn’t rain that much to be honest. If it’s raining when I leave and due to rain all day I think I would be looking to wear a jacket, for a cool day with possible showers I think a gilet and arm and leg warmers would be a more flexible set up. Can even be wearing the gilet over the jersey on early start summer rides and then stash it, so for me it’s probably a better buy.

Please may I have a copy, I have to do this.

By ordering at a shop, you’re basically using a very expensive mail order firm, one that is unreliable and unpredictable, and appears to hang on both the whim of the shop, and also of the distributor who supplies the shop. In the old days pre-chain reaction cycles, it was pretty common to have to order things from shops, and I never had something ordered in a shop come in on time, and rarely had a phone call that I was supposed to get from the shop telling me things had come in.

Shops are for buying things that you can walk into the shop and buy right away, or for fixing stuff you can’t fix yourself. Mail order suppliers are for mail ordering. Neither are any use for the other.

Nicely written. I agree wholeheartedly with your viewpoint, and really like the way your sentences progressively decreased in size throughout your post.

You’re welcome. If it’s any use, here is the same route in Garmin Connect. You should be able to save it as your own course and then edit the start and end points to suit:

http://connect.garmin.com/course/2415595

It’s a shame someone died but loads of other people died too.

I used to have the 1.6 turbo and it was OK once it was up to speed, very efficient fuel-wise but I now have the 2.0 turbo and prefer it.

I concur with strackbaz about the mpg values, I had similar. If you’re after pokey and are happy with ~40mpg get the 2.0, if you are happy to be slower but like 50+mpg get the 1.6

Think the 1.6 might be £0 VED as well?

This is the route I use when I bike up from down South to Cambridge way. It’s all pretty quiet roads, really enjoy it (no records on Strava mind!)

http://www.strava.com/activities/29134665

(Think you should be able to zoom right in as necessary?)

They just updated the route with GPS tracks.

The 200 miles a day for two days is now 222 miles a day, second day has nearly 13000ft of ascent! So 444 miles 20,000ft ascent in 2 days :-(

Bit annoyed really because adding on 22 miles per day adds on at least an hour pedalling, probably 1.5 hours, it might just make the difference between people not achieving it.

Just in case anyone else here is doing it anyway!

http://www.ratraceroadtrip.com/course.html

I rode Reigate to Lincoln on a Croix de Fer a year or so ago (176 miles) and it was fine, just put some 23mm tyres on it.

I smelt a fuel/oil odour today and assumed I was imagining it. I’m in Reigate (Surrey).

Starting sentences with “D’you know what?” in a kind of Simon Cowell, X-Factor way.

Also noticed a fashion for responding with “Really?” – kind of an American thing, hard to describe.

Annoying though…

Seemingly it wouldn’t drag it down to b speeds, but it would slow it down:

http://superuser.com/questions/430185/does-a-wireless-n-802-11n-network-have-poor-performance-when-in-b-g-mixed-mo

Those heatmiser ones work at 802.11b, that would drag your wifi network down to b speeds, right? Ouch…

Zinc:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_gluconate

(Zinc and the common cold)

Most come with a ‘air wash’ system which simply directs an airflow to pass down the front of the glass. It’s usually a vent at the top of the door or fire.

Mine has that (Stovax Riva 66) but it seems to make no difference, always get the brown tar like OP. I just use oven cleaner. Scared to use wire wool :oops:

Turns out you can buy them:

http://home.trainingpeaks.com/training-and-nutrition-plans/browse-type.aspx

Rumour is it won’t, will be replaced soon:

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/google-nexus-4-sequel-could-be-way-way-sooner-than-expected-50010156/

+1 – Interested to know too.

I’ve signed up for this, the 2 day version.

Bit nervous about it :-(

Similarly a spinning top weighs more than a non-spinning one. If anyone knows what a spinning top is any more…

Everyone picking these inspired, deep and meaningful songs designed to make attendees consider what an amazing person you were, just bear in mind 99% of the people in the room are bored and thinking about food / football / child benefit cuts so do the right thing and don’t bother. It’s needlessly self-indulgent, nobody is sitting there thinking this is a great song wow that guy had such great taste, stop fantasising about yourself.

You will die. When you do don’t take up any more of our time than necessary.

No I wasn’t! I have sensors like that on 3 bikes. Everyone must have been laughing at me :-(

The arm on the garmin needs to be lowered to sit against the chain stay. If you leave it sticking up like that it will get knocked about and eventually catch on something (usually the spokes) and be knocked off. Bit of a rubbish design really.

Wow. This is a revelation! Thanks.

Hello hello.

http://www.cyclesuk.com/product/Agree_GTC_Di2_2012_379400-60

Still have it in 60cm where I bought it from. Even more bargainous too…

Just to add, I didn’t get it cheap because it was a large size. It was £2000 on their site. When I phoned and asked if they had it in my size they said they would check what stock Cube had, said they had 7 in Germany and got it shipped over in 2 days. The reason I mention this is that if you give them a call they may be able to get more stock from Cube. Worth a go I guess.

Out of interest have you done the sums for the new repayment mortgage based on the larger figure you need to borrow? I think ultimately that’ll decide for you.

Yes, you’re right. Looking into it further there’s pretty much no option but to use the ‘investment vehicles’ we have built up with our interest-only mortgage to reduce the mortgage repayment otherwise the LTV would be too high as would the monthly repayments.

Who is everyone with for their offset mortgages?

Looking around there certainly seems to be fewer providers offering them…