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Roundabouts with traffic lights every 3 metres…if you want traffic lights build a crossroads, it costs less, drains water better, easier to design and maintain, less prone to jams because some muppet can’t see the yellow box, aaaargh!

Mini roundabouts…universally ignored except by those that haven’t a clue and just stop and look at everyone else. Who also stop because someone is on their right, aaaaaargh!

Stop signs at junctions. Pointless, giving way is quite adequate, thanks
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…and the garage

There’s nothing wrong with 243, which has a breakaway torque of 26Nm, but some fixings might only torque to 4Nm.
You’re trying to prevent loosening typically caused by vibration and general use, too high a breakaway torque might damage smaller threads and softer materials on dismantling

Get some advice at a local engineering shop

950g – 738g round figures 212g -22%. Quite significant…
Rider weight 89kg (me – very round figure :-) ) + frame = 89.95kg – 89.738kg round figures 212g -0.24%
(think that’s right, it’s 5am)

“He said, we’re not doing that , use it repeatedly”
Ask him to put that in writing…

I’ve learnt over many years experience that laughing is seldom the correct response

Older tech where fuel is injected into the pre-combustion chamber (indirect injection) can be quieter than direct injection (the Di in TDi) where the fuel goes into the main combustion chamber

Hydraulic pressure activated injectors tend to be noisier

Smaller engine, smaller surface area, less noise

My wife was sacked by a school for being cross-eyed. She couldn’t control her pupils

Photo ^^ shows the paint(?) that I referred to, looking at the photo, is it threadlock?

1) Consider cleaning the threads as suggested above. Put the old ones in and out a couple of times

2) Have a look at the bearing threads. My Ultegras have a distinct line around the circumference where now you can see paint(?) and now you can’t
The paint is nearer the outboard side. A spanner works for me at this point

I think that you’ve got all of the puns before me, strike while the iron’s hot

(mixed metaphor I know)

-2C yesterday, bottom half: bib shorts, Aldi base layer longs (from their skiing special buy on Thursday), Aldi windproof cycling trousers, Aldi trekking socks, Northwave Celsius Arctic GTX boots

I’d stick with square taper if you can

Saint BB is currently £15, buy a few if you can afford it. You can regrease ^^ but (my Ultegra experience now) you can’t easily get at both seals on the same bearing so cleaning thoroughly and regreasing is a faff

The Gusset is a bit dearer, and then factor in the cost of replacement bearings

Weigh up the cost of the three options

Depends who you believe here, 1C or 0.6C with a light breeze, damp roads, road tyres, and no I won’t be

I’m not so bothered about the falling off, it’s the being run over immediately afterwards that I don’t need

I’ll happily cycle in -10C if it’s dry

Underground, overground, ca-a-able free (to the tune of the Wombles)

Do they supply the immaculately laundered and ironed rag as well?

This publicity[/url]

“Is this likely to develop weak spots?”
Sorry to say, but who knows? This one is 1.3mm thick at the ends, and 0.8mm in the middle
It’s likely to be difficult to repair too, a weld could damage the heat treatment for example
:(

Flexacryl isn’t recommended for internal tanking Tech Data

Tanking can make condensation problems worse, which is why lime plaster is sometimes the way to go

Speak to your local engineering supplies shop, they’ll know

“Less haste, more speed” my mum (aged 80 1/2)
Translates as don’t rush, you’ll mess it up and it’ll take longer to put right (applies to my bike mending)

“I was sat there like piffy on a rock cake”
You talked to your mates all night, I didn’t understand the in-jokes and couldn’t get into the conversation

I had a few weeks where the DVLA medical branch got worked up over my LGV/PCV licence renewal (medical every 5 years when you hit 45)

Ultimately it’s for a good reason (although I didn’t see it like that) My licence was eventually renewed as usual

Get the treatment that you need and get expert opinion if you need to

Best wishes

These are real…
T.Watts Skip Hire, sadly they updated their logo. I can’t post a link to a photo cause the link has a rude word.jpg
Beaver Bus
Estate Agent Board[/url] This one needs a bit more imagination, what is his full first name?

Are you a member of British Cycling or the CTC? Use their legal service

Try this MSE

Move it out into a room where no-one works and network it
You can send documents to it, walk for miles to collect them and then discover that the paper has run out, or that someone is already printing a 50000 page document, or that it just isn’t working.
And you walk back, cancel that job, send it to another, walk miles…

My wife’s family all do it to prevent leg cramps

Don’t start the discussion. You cannot win

Not cycling specific, but fits on a bike…Etrex 30 (20 is apparently good for this too)

Well it would be if I’d spent sixty quid (that’s for two PCs)…

I’ve used it for years and get a discount for that to a max 60%. I also got six months free for buying the second one, and if everyone who tries it uses a personalised link (that I haven’t provided), then I get another free month for each trial

You get a dual AV engine (the other is BitDefender), etc, etc

…and you can try it for free

Busted, Tim Vine Jokes

In our house we have…

Emsisoft Anti-malware (no firewall) <£27
Emsisoft Internet Security (with firewall) <£34
Both 30 day free trial

Avast (no firewall) Free

Where do I hide this?[/url]

I once visited the RSPCA HQ, you can’t swing a cat in there

As above, it’s a good feeling. Paid mine off except for £1, nice cheap deeds storage for the next 10 years, I’ll bet they don’t let me re-mortgage though :)

We were given a wodge of old paperwork that they didn’t need including some hand-written from the 1930s, framed some of it (out of sunlight)

This, as a starter for ten?

GP 4-seasons on my bike
Comparative test here if you like numbers (c. 2011) Test
Only available in 23, 25 and 28mm
Tread compound is good in low temperatures and the wet
My 2p-worth

I think that a degree of faff will be involved, putting the route into something like BikeHike seeing which bits to chop and then editing with XML Notepad
You can edit completely in BikeHike, but it may lose your times, cadence, etc when saved after editing…
…or you could write “GPS” on a bit of masking tape on your handlebar stem :wink:

Change your route, especially if this happens in the dark…it’s bad enough having the mad axe-man behind every tree without a mad dog there too

This website explains most of what you want to know, the register went live in June 2014 so it’s up to date, check to see if your mortgage company is aware of it Registered Competent Person[/url]

Part P is part of the Building Regs and must be complied with and, where appropriate, certificated (some work doesn’t need to be notified) Part P

Standard advice is to fit the newest tyres to the rear. For pretty much the same reasons it is advised against fitting winters to the front, but most notably when aquaplaning – as I understand it.

I always thought that aquaplaning is more likely at the front tyres than the rear, or am I at cross-purposes here? Ride Drive
Have a look at FAQ 10 here too Dunlop