@bigyellowmarin – The Cat 5 thing is real – all cables have a set of LRC characteristics; so we can use this to calculate the losses over a run of cable; for Cat 5 plugged into a normal port; it’s somewhere around 100m – and as your guy points out; 10% at that range makes a big difference. And that’s the thing about digital signalling; it works perfectly fine as the distance increases / the cable is poorer – until it suddenly stops. You might get a cable that just about works after error correction on the fringe; but chop a metre off and it works fine – add a metre on and it stops altogether.

But we’re talking cables that are two orders of magnitude longer here; and probably providing data at 1Gbps rather than 2-300kbps; again orders of magnitude.

For those that don’t already know; have a read about eye diagrams. https://incompliancemag.com/eye-diagram-part1/

If I was going for alloy rims at that price; I’d also be looking at Mavic Ksyrium S or as a left field suggestion; £510ish gets you handbuilt Hope RS4 / Kinlin’s from SPA cycles…

https://spacycles.co.uk/m10b17s178p5260/SPA-CYCLES-Handbuilt-Wheelset-Hope-RS4-130-or-135mm-OLN-Choice-of-Rims-with-Sapim-CX-Ray-Spokes

This is how they get you !

What’s your original cable ? Is there a chance that your comparison cable is so terrible that it’s introducing enough noise to cause error connection (but not enough to cause total signal loss) because that’s the only way this could happen.. or the new cable looks better, so your brain is tricking you.

Your only choice is to spend £50 on a mid level cable to see which way the truth lies (obvious joke, I hope)

Still got my cooltool, the Allen keys are long lost but it’s my regular chain splitter !

IIRC you should have a 2.5mm spacer on the drive side for a 73mm shell

@greyspoke – I just meant a chain wax that was more “wax+ additives” that dries clean to the touch rather than putoline which always left a sticky coating for me.

I use GLF Wax (half the price of Silca) and a beauty wax melter which has digital temp controls on it. The only time I’m not completely happy with using wax is during the depths of commuting; where rain and road salt can cause rust problems on the outside of the chain. I did experiment with putoline and while it worked; I find the more “just wax” variants much cleaner to work with !

As a former PRST (1 and 4) owner who didn’t hate it – if this was a L or XL I’d be buying it in a heartbeat !

I used Motorway to sell my van a few months ago, they knocked a few hundred off the online valuation due to the service history being partial (it was new but pre-registered when I bought it, so I considered the service schedule as starting then, it only had 9 miles on the clock)

Other than that, I got offered the price I was quoted, just took a couple of days for the dealer to collect it, and they paid with no quibbles.

I’ve got a Transit Custom Dual cab going if you don’t need a full tourneo.. 16k miles, FSH 69 plate. I have mounts to put 4 bikes in the back, pm me if interested…

Phone for everything, I frequently now misplace my wallet for weeks at a time !

I regularly breach the £100 limit that keeps being mentioned on Google Wallet, it definitely isn’t a Google restriction..

I was responding to the poster who said he didn’t like MTB because he wasn’t confident with jumps and stuff.

That was me, and if that’s what you took from that then … Wow. I bloody love mountain biking, but I ain’t a drops and jumps type. To be honest, you seem so focused on the white knuckle type of “fun” that you can’t see other types of fun exist. I love doing a 100km Sunday ride, especially on a warm sunny day. Good chat in the group, opportunity to take a turn on the front and get some power down. Sausage and black pudding butties at the half way cafe, and a nice cruise home, all shared with people I enjoy spending time with. Not once do I think “ooh this would be so much better if the corners were nadgery” or like I’m missing out on sessioning a 200m bit of downhill 20 times!

I meant fun as in laughing / smiling, which I quasi never see roadies do.

I mean; I don’t quite get how your supposed to judge the mood of a bunch of people riding at 25-30kph unless you are riding alongside them; and I guess you weren’t ?

I ride with a road club; I also mountain bike. I’ve met great people on both sides; and the notion that roadies are all miserable barstewards is just totally wrong.

I think what is most baffling is the people who don’t like the idea of road riding seem adamant that it *can’t* be fun; rather than accepting that maybe it’s not for them.

It’d be like me whinging about people doing massive drops and jumps and how it can’t possibly be fun because it’s terrifying and makes me feel faint. I just ain’t built for that !

Attractiveness is questionable; but I quite liked the look of this when I spotted it in Sainsburys last week…

To be fair, road bikes don’t suffer nearly the same level of mechanicals as mountain bikes as their riders don’t tend to throw them down rocky paths and cover them in grinding paste.

Whilst that’s true … I see the same pattern in my cycling club. Maintenance is just about making things sparkly clean for a lot of members – repairing punctures on the roadside is seen as some sort of art form. As someone who’s always done their own maintenance (I guess growing up and having to make do with 2nd hand / hand me down fixer uppers was a blessing in disguise) I find it … weird !

“regular” (aka old fashioned ;) ) QR wheels/dropouts never had this inner shoulder; it’s purely there to make it easier to align the wheel before you insert the axle. I wouldn’t sweat it in any way at all; the axle clamps the forks against the hub; it’s the clamping that provides the support really

Oko Magic milk here; seems to work fine on both MTB and Road tubeless. Also cheap; I think I paid £10 for a litre last time.

@b33k34 – a Wahoo Tickr (or similar) on the forearm / upper arm works pretty much as well as a chest strap but without the issues of strap interference …

This is the one my wife uses – https://uk.wahoofitness.com/devices/heart-rate-monitors/tickr-fit-optical-heart-rate-monitor

Hey Steve ! From my (albeit limited and very much in the past) experience, neutral is good – especially if there is scope for taking breaks/ having quiet time. I’m aware of how children with autism can have need to take time processing these kind of things, make sure he’s comfortable!

Also, you need to make sure you come out to the lakes this year for some beers …

Other Steve

Have a watch of Trace Velo on Youtube; he’s done lots of videos on the different chinese groupsets

This might be what I need to upgrade my now 5-year old FlareMax. I wonder if it’s worth changing the whole bike; or just swapping most of the bits over … Also, @cy – I assume you *also* do good tea ? I’m not a coffee fan (I know, shame on me!) 

As jeffl says; Chrome/Edge and “print to file” will do all you need, no need for anything fancy ! 

Awesome; that sounds much more like it !

If you are new to ERG mode; it can be confusing to work out “how to do it properly” – you should aim for a comfortable cadence – the trainer will adjust the resistance to match and allow you to output the correct watts.

I’ve seen other people new to ERG’s/trainers do the same thing – you spin to try and “make the power” – and the trainer keeps the resistance low. You need to give it time to adjust to your cadence not force the issue …

I reuse Shimano + Sram + YBN quicklinks; replace them when they stop re-engaging in a positive way. I’ve a vague recollection that it’s all about patents and being able to call them reusable or not rather than any mechanical reason.

Just have one spare in case it goes pop on a ride; I’d carry one regardless for any chain issue tbh !

You could use a floorboard saw to manually make that first cut through; or a multi-tool cutter or something. But I’d probably try and use your circular saw as a plunge cutter, just take it real slow and be careful* :D

* – I am not an expert.

Edit – floorboard saw: https://www.toolstation.com/irwin-floorboard-saw/p53087

300psi I think – CC recommend your weight in lbs – 20 as the starting pressure when determining sag – so 220psi for you. They also accept volume reducers, doesn’t change the max pressure but does make them firmer for a given pressure…

15 Tabs ? Those are rookie numbers ! 41 here :D

I had EB when I was younger; It wiped me out for a month; was 6 months plus before I felt “normal” and I’m reliably informed by my family that it was 3 years or so before I was actually what they though was “ok” – so I can totally sympathise ! Take it easy; it can be a slow journey

We have two dogs; between us there’s always one of us at home on a given day; although I’m sure they would be happy to have a day home alone; neither of them struggle with separation anxiety.

We kennelled them for the first time a few weeks ago for a family event (that meant our usual dog-sitter was unavailable); they were both fine. I’m not a fan, but you can’t totally give your life over to them :)

Holidays for us are almost always UK based in dog friendly accommodation; but I don’t think that feels limiting – I’ve never been one for going and baking on a beach somewhere hot – I’d far prefer to take the dog for a run / walk and head to a pub for some food.

I generally look after the dog exercising – our youngest likes to go for a run; our older dog is quite happy to walk to the end of the road and come back (I don’t force her; she’s lazy :)) – but we’ve also got the benefit of a large garden they can roam around in all day; and that takes a lot of their energy out especially in summer when the weather is good.

House training is hard work; even though I’ve done it a few times now it never feels like it gets easier !

Err…you appear to have a bear on your settee!

I can raise you a bear on a chair ?

Welcome Chewie !

Just in case people don’t know; you can access the web version of the app (as long as you can remember your password of course)

https://www.nhsapp.service.nhs.uk/login

And because it uses “proper” biometric login; you can reset your password even if you’ve forgotten it and it won’t break your phone fingerprint login.

Matfer Bourgeat, either non stick or carbon steel and seasoned whichever you fancy. As used in many commercial kitchens, I first tried them after reading Hugh Fearnley W’s Meat book where he recommends them.

*Edit* – oh and either are ovenproof too

I would ask… what did you replace the carbs with ? You still need the energy source, so more fats/oils e.g. Cheese, Nuts, Avocados are needed…

Indeed – a friend of mine is still running some wheels from 2010 ish that I ghetto’d with gorilla tape; It’s not just reliable it’s incredibly long lasting !

The “original” Dalby Red definitely predates 2007, but it was a totally different route, with lots more fireroad than the current route. I’ve got a picture I took of the old boardwalk section at the far end from about 2008 after it had been abandoned. That bit was always really slippy and basically unrideable if wet !

They do the work they are built for when they are not moving

To be fair; you are absolutely right about that and I hadn’t thought of it. Low milage / little cabin wear doesn’t mean the engine hasn’t seen a lot of use. My van has a 150W 240v socket in it; it would kill the battery in no time at all if I used it with the engine off.

Does your dog never disappear into the undergrowth and then re-appear somewhere unexpected?

Mine doesn’t; no. He’s also calm around bikes and would give one a 5m berth; but he’s also not the dog under question :D I don’t know the path; but if there were good sightlines I’m not sure I’d necessarily have him on the lead. As I said; if he was clumsy enough to get in someones way and cause a fall; then I’d be looking to be courteous and helpful and make amends. If I then got home; discovered he was in pain; took him to the vets and then discovered someone was claiming a few hundred ££ when I was expecting £50 or so; then I might have a bit of a different opinion. That’s all I’m saying (I guess; trying to put myself in the shoes of a non-cycling dog owner)

It’s not an easy one, but I don’t think a dog off the lead on a shared use path should automatically qualify as “out of control” whether the letter of the law agrees is a different matter. I do think that the owner deserves a bit more empathy; this was an accident it’s not like he or the dog went out of their way to do this.

@munrobiker

> I realise I’ve not mentioned the state of the dog. It seemed fine, but very scared. From the photos he’s sent me, it has lost a thin line of hair on its right flank and nothing more.

I just want to be clear here; I’m not arguing for one second that because the dog is injured that invalidates any claim you might want to make; or that the dog shouldn’t have been on a lead. But I do think it changes the perception of the dog owner and how they see the incident. Can you imagine how painful it would be lose a thin line of hair from either friction or heat from a disc rotor ? Dogs aren’t humans; but they are intelligent animals with feelings and the human/pet bond is pretty strong. I think the dog owner is coming from a position of “my dog got really hurt/scared by this; I need to pay money to make it better and now the person who crashed into it wants me to pay for some stuff he damaged as well !” rather than “bloody cyclist”

Honestly; I’m torn on this one (as both a cyclist and a dog owner) – My initial reaction is that it is just an accident (they do happen) – and I’m not a fan of pointing a finger of blame. If this was my dog; I’d have been apologetic and offered to replace the damage items as a goodwill gesture. However; if the dog was genuinely injured seriously enough to need any kind of medical treatment then honestly I’d be wondering just how quickly you were going – especially if it happened out of my sight. There are no winners here; but if your injury isn’t really bad enough to warrant a solicitors claim (I don’t know if it is) then that feels like you are finding an excuse to punish this guy for not being willing to pony up.