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At Spa’s prices, yes, Ti is
At Spa’s prices, yes, Ti is worth it. The bike is very clear with me on the type of riding it wants to do. It’s my winter bike.
I also built up a 725 Spa Wayfarer, my attempt at riding the gravel craze. I think I’d go the Shimano GRX route if I had my time again there. I find passing through the countryside and village more interesting than gravel which tends to be forest tracks.
There’s a thrill of the chase of selecting components, which I also enjoy. There’s a distinct order in which to build, particularly when you’re not sure what is actually going to work with what, e.g. rim brake drops, mudguards (if using) and wheels. Copper Grease, a torque wrench and presumably carbon assembly compound are also your friends.
Mercedes car smashes into
Mercedes car smashes into wall outside St John Fisher Catholic Church in Rochester
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/mercedes-smashes-into-church-wall-311926/
Tubthumper1907 wrote:
26/08/2024 22:31
It was being taken in for a service
Stratford Tony crash: Driver
Stratford Tony crash: Driver ploughs into pink house near Salisbury
We need a group to blame for
We need a group to blame for crashing all our cars (another variation):
You can’t build a cafe
You can’t build a cafe because cars
Traffic fears over plans for cafe next to Sandown Castle Community Garden in Deal
Livid Lee slams Alton Towers
Livid Lee slams Alton Towers as car park thief leaves van looking like this
The Alton Towers super-fan (father of nine) pays £1,832-a-year for platinum passes – now he’s £600 out of pocket
“There appear to be blind spots where the cameras don’t cover – but I paid a fee to park there. I’m not having it. I’m not happy spending that kind of money – we spent around £180 inside Alton Towers that day as well as £1,832 on annual platinum passes – so I’m lining their pockets and I intend to take this the whole way.
“The vehicle is classed as a dangerous vehicle now because there’s a big hole in the front of it. I don’t want to claim on my insurance because they’ll have my trousers down and I can’t afford it.
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/livid-lee-slams-alton-towers-9494365
I built a Spa Audax Ti up a
I built a Spa Audax Ti up a few years ago, and several 531 frames in various ways. I was impressed at how well thought through the Ti was in terms of enough clearance for up to 28s, mudguards and short reach rim brakes. I’m pleased with my RSP carbon saddle and Brand X cardon bars.
stonojnr wrote:
I do think some of them are needlessly complicated. I remember the first one I used it took me longer to setup with all the authentication, you had to use the voice automated system as a 1st time user to verify details & then bank checks to confirm payment, then I actually needed to park. Versus just stuffing a quid, or tapping a card on a machine to get a ticket. I’m not convinced it’s good progress.Dont get me wrong, some parking apps are a complete PITA, particularly when you set up for the first time. But there’s a difference between that and claiming to be unable to use them at all.
stonojnr wrote:
They get very uppity in parts of Norfolk when they’re told they have to pay to park. Even when the charges are a mere fraction of the cost of running the car to park in the first placeMy favourites are those drivers who claim to be completely flummoxed by cashless payments via apps but won’t entertain any question of their fitness, in the light of this, to drive.
I don’t think that is right“We have always been at war with Dereham”
But we-we-we are at war with Fakenham – that’s it, for as long as I can remember, we’ve been at war with Fakenham.
“outside schools and
“outside schools and hospitals is fine” for 20 mph, etc, drivers tell us:
Motorists still ignoring controversial new School Streets scheme in Medway with residents split over expansion of traffic-free zones
Woman arrested after Astwood
Woman arrested after Astwood Road in Worcester crash
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24523914.woman-arrested-astwood-road-worcester-crash/
Crash in Astwood Road, Worcester, causing traffic – live
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24523354.crash-astwood-road-worcester-causing-traffic—live/
Follow-up stories:
Phillipa Lake charged after Astwood Road car crash (paywall, I found)
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24532993.phillipa-lake-charged-astwood-road-car-crash/
Astwood Road labelled dangerous after multiple crashes
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24532172.astwood-road-labelled-dangerous-multiple-crashes/
New leadership self-help book
New leadership self-help book out from the Evil Cycling Lobby
BMW crashes into wall at
BMW crashes into wall at Great Malvern Cemetery
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24530796.bmw-crashes-wall-great-malvern-cemetery/
Drivers and their problems
Drivers and their problems
New charges in Herne car park see visitor numbers slump but revenue for Canterbury City Council almost double
Herne and Broomfield Parish Council chairman Carol Davis says the new fees are “ridiculous” and causing huge issues and inconvenience for villagers.
“What the city council doesn’t seem to get is that ours is a community car park and can’t be put in the same bracket as ones in Canterbury, other town centres and on the coast,” she said.
“I am really not surprised the number of people using School Lane has dropped so dramatically because people simply cannot afford it.
“It is having a huge effect on village life and causing great difficulties for so many people.
Same story as with Norfolk, Carol, if you think this is a priority for your area, you have the powers available to you to step in and price it any way you wish:
Banjobum wrote: