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don simon wrote:

Fair enough, there’s no danger there then, as you were.

I’m not sure that there’s no danger; high levels are associated with “sick building syndrome” and “building related illness”.

.https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/volatile-organic-compounds-impact-indoor-air-quality

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don simon wrote:

Anyone done a report on VOCs and the cost to health?

I can’t find anything. As far as I know, we don’t routinely measure VOCs so there’s no historical data.

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To go along with a bit of

To go along with a bit of pollution hate, here’s an article from the Grauniad about dirty diesels: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/06/impossible-to-cheat-emissions-tests-show-almost-all-new-diesels-still-dirty

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@iandusd – full points for

@iandusd – full points for ingenuity, but I prefer carrying one of these: https://www.topeak.com/global/en/products/torq-tools/840-nano-torqbit-5nm

 

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DoctorFish wrote:

nniff wrote:

I know it’s a Garmin, but a Garmin Edge Touring or Touring plus doesn’t need a phone.  All depends if you want loads of data or a record of where you’ve been, route guidnace, maps and basic data, or the full monty of power and all that.  Mine’s  done me well for years, but has the occasional melt down, which it gets over in due course

No, not this, I woun’t wish a Touring plus on anyone.  Best cycling based decision I ever made was to trade the piece of crashing worthless trash in for a Wahoo.  I would suggest a Wahoo but setting it up with a smartphone is a doddle, but I have no experience of trying to set it up without a smartphone.

I think a smartphone is essential for setting up a Wahoo. I’d recommend getting a Wahoo and find a friend with a smartphone to set it up and download maps etc.

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Duncann wrote:

Going off on a slight tangent, is it carbon fibre that makes a torque wrench so important?

I’ve never owned a CF bike or a TW – but my allened-and-spannered bits haven’t been obviously too tight nor fallen off in 25 years of riding.

Carbon fibre makes a torque wrench pretty much essential unless you’re a gentle fettler. Torque wrenches should be used with metal bikes as well, but the tolerances tend to be a lot higher, so you’re far less likely to damage a metal bike and if you over-tighten a seat bolt, it probably won’t trash the frame.

It’s far too easy to over-tighten bolts on carbon fibre bikes and thus crack/damage the frame, so always use a torque wrench unless you want an excuse to buy a new bike. (Alternatively, tighten until you hear a crack and then stop just before then).

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I’m split between

I’m split between appreciating your apology or hoping that you feature on a “close pass of the day” video (just for the laughs, not out of any particular malice).

Everybody makes mistakes, but the important part is whether you choose to learn from them or not.

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Something like a Wahoo Elemnt

Something like a Wahoo Elemnt needs a smartphone to set it up and alter settings, but doesn’t need a phone once it’s setup.

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ktache wrote:

So all of those close passes I suffer makes me the arsehole?

Yes, yes it does.

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Kristina29 wrote:

what’s this?)

Some would say that it is the exhiliration of cycling put into words.

Some would say that it is the rantings of a mad man.

I say it’s both.

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So much wrongness in just one

So much wrongness in just one bloke’s message.

There’s a dedicated cycle lane on that road but the pricks still want to ride on the road. With at least 1000 trucks up and down that road day and night, it’s a dangerous situation for sure.

If there’s a dedicated cycle lane and cyclists aren’t using it, I can think of two scenarios. Either the cyclists are all stupid or the cycle lane is not suitable for its stated purpose (e.g. covered in glass fragments).

They sit in front of your truck at the lights so you can’t see them. Then the lights go green and you nearly hit them.

Sounds like a bad design of the truck cab if they can’t see something/someone that’s right in front of them. Presumably they also run over lots of slow pedestrians who can’t cross in time or is just that cyclists turn invisible?

On rural roads, they’re even worse, usually riding two or three abreast and leaving no room for trucks to overtake meaning we have to slow a 44,000kg-55,000kg truck from 90km/h to 20km/h in time. When they’re around a blind corner it’s near impossible to stop in time.

I thought that vehicle speed was supposed to be related to how far you can see the road ahead to be clear. I reckon they’re going too fast for the blind corners and their ineffective brakes. I’m guessing they also plough into the back of parked vehicles on rural roads as well.

Red light running is a big one, they think the road rules don’t apply to them.

Must be terrifying for him in his fragile metal box.

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Canyon48 wrote:

How are people getting so angry over a wheel size 

If you don’t want it, don’t buy/ride it.

If you want it, great! buy it and ride it.

More options can only be a good thing surely? I only own 700c bikes…

I’m waiting for road bikes to shift to a smaller wheel size for the improved aerodynamics. That’ll get them moaning for sure.

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joules1975 wrote:

And man never stepped foot on the moon, there was a second sniper when JFK got shot .. you carry on believing your conspiracies, whatever floats your boat. 

To be absolutely fair, it’s well known that NASA got Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landing (watch Room 237 for more info), but as Stanley Kubrick was such a stickler for details, he insisted on shooting on location.

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With EBay, it’ll be the

With EBay, it’ll be the seller’s responsibility to pay for return postage for an item not as described (i.e. bent frame). Usually the seller can send a pre-paid postage label direct from EBay (this is a cheap and easy option for both buyer and seller), but otherwise, the buyer can send the item back and then get a refund for the postage from the seller. If the seller doesn’t want to go down the pre-paid label option, then threaten to use a more expensive service to send it back and point out the EBay policy:

https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/returns-refunds/returns-missing-items-refunds-buyers?id=4008

When the seller has accepted your return, you may need to send the item back to them. Who pays the shipping costs depends on why you’re returning it. If the item was damaged or faulty, they’re responsible for the return shipping costs – if you changed your mind, who covers the cost will depend on the seller’s return policy.

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Definitely go for a complete

Definitely go for a complete refund.

The seller should have arranged safe delivery and hopefully insurance (if not, then it’s their loss), so there’s no incentive on you taking the risk to repair the frame and possibly discover issues long after the refund period is over.

Also, that’s a dramatic amount of bending – I’d guess that the frame would need more than just bending back to shape.

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