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“Did I leave the landing light on?”
I hope so
Did you manage to catch the squirrel story HP?Nope – I didnt’ see that. Thanks for the heads up.
I’m surprised that it’s illegal to release grey squirrels in Bristol at least – there’s loads in the parks around me.
I did come across glowing squirrels the other day: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/flying-squirrels-fluorescent-secretly-glow-pink/
If you have to ask the
If you have to ask the question, then you don’t have enough confidence in the brand. The main problem with cheap carbon is poor quality control, so you’d have to be confident that you could judge the quality yourself before trusting it with your dental work.
Why won’t barriers take some
Why won’t barriers take some responsibility for their own safety and wear some hi-viz?
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/a38-crash-mercedes-class-smashes-4707652
Oh, so now it’s “mean-spirited cyclists want to bump up fuel duty and turn roads into a skate park” is it?Maybe not as catchy as “war on motorists”. To be fair, some of the potholes on the roads are becoming like halfpipes.
“…so what we need to do is actualy conduct a ‘war’ on law-breaking motorists.”or “war on motorists” as the Daily Mail will no doubt have it, with a cast of traffic police “only in it for the fines revenue.”
To be honest, I’m okay with drastically increasing taxes on fuel which would hit all motorists, though I’m not sure if that counts as war. Also, I’m in favour of redistributing road space to pedestrians and active travellers (is that what you call cyclists and skaters?) which could be considered a takeover of territory.
Although I don’t driver, I
Although I don’t drive, I don’t agree with limiting the top speeds of vehicles. The danger on the road is not so much with drivers going at 90mph, but far more with drivers not paying attention or performing risky maneouvres at “legal” speeds.
The way I see it is that the problem is not with the way that vehicles are built, marketed or sold, but the lack of enforcement on the public roads. If people thought that they’d regularly get caught for speeding or using phones whilst driving, then most people would soon change their behaviour.
Cameras are cheap and it’s getting pretty easy to throw together automated number plate readers, so what we need to do is actualy conduct a ‘war’ on law-breaking motorists. If we were to use some of the fines collected to fund the traffic police, then we’d soon make the roads a safer place.
Distracting? I’ve seen a lot
Distracting? I’ve seen a lot of advertising billboards next to roads, yet for some reason, they’re never described as distracting.
An out of true wheel isn’t as
An out of true wheel isn’t as noticeable with disc brakes, so it’s worth checking every so often to spot potential issues. I’d go for just eyeballing the rim (not the tyre) whilst spinning the wheel and if there’s an obvious deflection then it’s worth fixing it if only to prevent issues with spokes breaking or rims pretzeling etc.
No worries. I seem to have
No worries. I seem to have made lots of mistakes with tubeless, so I have experience with the problems.
This morning I cycled to work for the first time in a month or so (I’ve been avoiding the rain, so haven’t cycled at all) and soon spotted bits of sealant flying off my front tyre. It was slowly leaking sealant for a good while, but the pressure didn’t seem to be dropping, so I just carried on cycling and it must have eventually sealed completely (or run out of sealant). Hooray for tubeless!
I agree with henrymorcs –
I agree with henrymorcs – sealant should solve small issues, though re-taping the wheel is worthwhile if it’s a bigger leak.
Most likely the tubeless tape
Most likely the tubeless tape has got a bit damaged where the valve goes through – always use a pointy thing rather than a knife to make a small hole so that it doesn’t tear when you push the valve through it. I’ve also had issues with overtightening the valve nut and with a damaged o-ring – it’s better for it to be just finger tight and it may be worth swapping the o-ring if it’s not sealing well.
So, I’d be looking at re-taping the wheel and maybe replacing the valve nut o-ring if it’s damaged/cracked.
Sounds to me like it’s the ‘B
Sounds to me like it’s the ‘B’ derailleur screw that adjusts the space between cogs and the jockey wheels. If the top jockey wheel is too close to the cassette then there’s not enough space for the chain to go smoothly from around the cog to the top jockey wheel. That and maybe the chain needs to be slightly longer (put in an extra quick-link to easily test that).
Glad you’re ok.
Glad you’re ok.
I don’t buy what the Trek
I don’t buy what the Trek store manager is saying. I don’t see how painting the wheels would invalidate the warranty and besides which the goods have to be fit for purpose, so an invalidated warranty doesn’t mean much – consumer rights would still be in play.
I think you should call his bluff and say that the bike supplied is not what you ordered, so either they make it right or give you a complete refund. Once you start demanding a complete refund, you’ll soon get a different reaction from the store manager.