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What about Bouhani's little stunt? Bye bye Bouhani!

Sprint 2
1 Feng
2 Jones
3 De Gendt

I know his address & so do the local press as they had a crime reporter parked at the end of his street just to make sure he is caught on camera if he thinks about getting behind a wheel again.
This judge seems to thing that road deaths are unfortunate but a person's right to drive is paramount.
Given the opportunity, I'd have all drivers charged with careless or dangerous driving banned immediately ie while awaiting trail.
I'd have a driving ban for all drivers caught driving carelessly or recklessly, just as we do for those caught drink driving (& not just if they have caused an accident).
I'd also have an automatic lifetime ban for those who kill or maim other road users. That would make drivers concentrate a bit more on safety than speed if they knew they would lose their licence.

Thanks a lot guys.

@oddbydefault: You summed it up, it's simplicity I'm after and that's a good shout on the 12-30. Oh and thanks for the advice on the dead shift.

I've got the long cage version of the rear mech, so it might actually turn out to be cheaper than I thought!

Jim

Really?

I thought it was a chest infection. Career ending?

I think Sky have pretty good mentor types if there are any head issues.

I will I will, raced the Pro4 Service Comps last weekend, and there were two sections of gravel 1.2km and 700m over a 145km course... they came through sweet as, no cuts, no punctures and feel very fast,
Also use the GP4000s for training great tyre.
Have used the ZX's also really good tyre but as mentioned do cut up a bit.
Haven't had the chance to try the Vittoria CX, but will be next on the list after the Pro 4's.

Thanks Martyn - I wasn't familiar with those systems. Makerbot has a typical tolerance of about 0.25mm, so probably fine for snapfits.

My MSc was focused around the popular rapid prototyping methods of the time (vacuum forming of titanium, used for parts of the Typhoon, was developed by my uni department), but even 4 years ago the cost of a 4 inch cubed volume was quite prohibitive using stereolithography - UV cured polymer resins. They have fantastic tolerances compared to the additive process used to make this item; you can't see the layers as they're typically only a micron or two thick depending on the machine you're using. You can also have a nice range of transparent and semi opaque base products to use - DuPont do loads of them.

My current employment is concerned with 3D design and immersive virtual environments, but it's nice to be able to make something you can hold in your hand.

Thanks for the smart arsed reply, by the way - my intent was to point out how good it is that someone can produce a useful product in a unit that fits on a kitchen counter...but I'm sure you already knew that.

De Gendt better go and win today, taking EVERY bonus along the way, he's got a lot of making up to do for my purist team

Yes, you'd need to know both - the longer cage allows a bigger range of gears without losing chain tension

I believe in this context the capacity of a rear derailleur is how large a sprocket it will accept. This is limited by the proximity of the top jockey wheel to the teeth, not the length of the cage.