Lol, brilliant reply from the council there.
It sounds like:
“We are aware of the problem and every year we do something which doesn’t actually help.”

You work out where you want your hands/grips to be.
Then you get the right combination of bar/stem/spacers that put them there, on your bike.

You could phone or email Schwalbe and see what they say:
https://www.schwalbe.com/en/contact-uk.html

Their review of the Super DH says, in the protection section, “The lighter feel of this helmet is a little bit disconcerting”. Despite admitting that it passes all the same certifications.

I don’t think I’ll be taking much notice of any of their other reviews.

It probably(?) applies more to a MTB point of view than road, but I fail to see how any kind of stats can include accidents which didn’t end up reported/hospitalised.

If you fall off on a trail and can walk/stagger/ride away, no-one else will ever know.

What proportion of those unreported, hit on the head but walked away, falls involved wearing a helmet?

And don’t get me started on the rubbishness of plastic pedals….

The rest of your post sounded very well informed, so I’d like to hear more about the plastic pedals.

Surely if an aero frame made enough difference, then your mate would go out and buy one too. Then you’d be back to where you started, but skint.

Raceface Chester?
Had mine over a year – done nothing to them and no noticeable difference from when they were new.
Haven’t tried any others.

On a vaguely related note, would swapping lowers on a 26″ fork from QR to 20mm make a noticeable difference?

Being a complete wuss when it comes to jumps, I bought myself a Sender 200 ramp to practice on and get some confidence. It’s working :)

If or when I get the next size up, the 200 will still work as a down ramp so it’s not wasted. It also folds up and comes with straps so you can carry it like a rucksack while on the bike. Not exactly comfy but it works.

If you can build your own, that’s great. But I’d highly recommend the Sender ramps.

The SM Sport is only around £60 and is the same shape as the SM Pro but different padding.
I’d still be gutted to pay that much and it not be comfy so havn’t hit buy yet.

I could be wrong but the general consensus appears to be ‘start wearing pads after you get injured’.

No mention of the actual weight?
Given that it seems to be it’s main selling point, it’s an odd thing to miss out.

I did my first ever tubeless tyre install this week.
I used gorilla tape, after checking it was the right width, as that’s what I had.
Admittedly it was then a real pain to get the tyre beads up on to the raised part of the rim enough that at least some air would stay inside. Eventually managed that and it inflated with just my track pump.

The down side is that it deflates fairly quickly. However, in my case it turns out there is a hole in the sidewall of the tyre (Grrr). I can feel the air coming out with my hand over it and can see sealant coming out too. I’m hoping it seals itself up.

It’s absolutely vital the tape seals the spoke and valve holes. Air pressure does not hold it down. It needs to be stuck so that the air can’t get past. Really carefully check every hole to make sure there are no gaps or bubbles. Make sure the wheel rim is clean, dry and grease free before trying to stick tape to it.

The yellow tape in your last pic doesn’t appear to be stuck to the rim. It even seems to have a ‘dent’ in it. I can’t see that holding air in at all.
The blue one looks better, but it still looks like it might have gaps. It’s hard to tell from the pic.

If it’s leaking out around the valve, after making sure the tape is properly sealed, cut as small a hole as possible to get the valve through. Then make sure it is tightly screwed in.

The theory is simple. Every part must be air tight. The tape seals the valve and spoke holes in the wheel. The sealant fills in any (small enough) holes in the tyre.
In practice it can be fiddly, but it really does work.

A packet of cookies/biscuits and a tin of custard.

Just scoop the custard out with a cookie.Yum!

Entitlement.

I’m entitled to ride wherever I want, whoever the land belongs to.
No-one else is entitled to ride ‘my’ trails. (or just my local friends)

And people wonder why we get a bad reputation?

Really this is nothing to do with Strava or biking specifically.
It’s about knowing what information you are giving away, who to and what they can potentially do with it.