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    @BTBS – not only do we have

    @BTBS – not only do we have the technology to stop motorists from going too fast, we also have so much traffic that we hardly even need that technology in cities.

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    You’ll definitely win in that

    You’ll definitely win in that case

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    Drinfinity – drilling is my

    Drinfinity – drilling is my least preferred option, especially as I only have access to handheld drills and I tend to be a bit heavy-handed.

    I have seen a MTB forum with the same issue and someone successfully used a chisel to get a better interface to the bolt, so I might try that if I can’t unscrew it from the clip end with some mole grips.

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    I use a chain tool checker

    I use a chain tool checker too, but they don’t actually measure chain wear correctly. I was convinced by this explanation (with pictures!): http://pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-004/000.html

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    StraelGuy wrote:
    Could you get needle nosed pliers around the central section of the pin and try undoing it that way?

    The pad carrier blocks easy access to the middle of it, but I’m going to try needle nose pliers on the clip end of it before drilling.

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    StraelGuy wrote:
    Just found this smiley.

    That’s a DT Swiss one, which I believe uses a different thread size to other makes.

    The Robert Axle Project is a good site to check the different sizes (and has a thread template to verify the pitch): https://robertaxleproject.com/

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    hawkinspeter

    For clarity I’ve found a

    For clarity I’ve found a picture of the pin

     

    hawkinspeter
    fukawitribe wrote:
    zero_trooper wrote:
    As a CSI officer once told me “You can’t enhance shit”.

    Partially true – but what you can do is take a whole bunch of quite crap views and bung them together to make a half-decent one – astronomers (amongst others) have been doing this for years because they often have basically no choice.

    I imagine that’d be tricky to do for a car as it’s moving so much. You’d probably have to process the images to transform the positions of the reg plate before you’d be able to compare the different shots.

    Shouting out the registration sounds like a very good idea to get it recorded.

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    hawkinspeter

    Challenge them to a wheelie

    Challenge them to a wheelie contest

    hawkinspeter
    Leviathan wrote:
    brooksby wrote:
    DoctorFish wrote:
    That thing you see in spy films where someone zooms in and in on a photo and then the screen goes from being all blury to being crystal clear showing every detail, that isn’t possible.  If the information hasn’t been captured by the pixels, then it just isn’t there.

     

    I blame CSI

    It was actually Bladerunner’s fault. “Enhance” “Enhance.” “Enhance.” Sorry to say that even that great movie is overrated, great but overrated, a bit dull, and Harrison Ford looks bored as hell, like most of his movies. Needed more angry pointing.

    To be fair, Blade Runner uses future technology (ESPer) and isn’t a normal 2d photo. I remember Deckard moving the point of view, so it must have been some kind of 3d reconstruction from the photo.

    Is Harrison Ford bored, or is he just portraying a replicant with faked emotions?

    hawkinspeter

    zero_trooper wrote:

    zero_trooper wrote:

    Reading the article, it is almost too good to be true. I was aware of AEB, but not how successful it has been. Presumably with improving technology effective pedestrian/cyclist/animal AEB could become a reality. Can’t believe that insurance companies, or DoT for that matter, aren’t pushing harder for it.


    It’s probably too early for the insurance companies to be convinced as they’d be betting a lot of money on the outcome and it’s still a new technology. Give them 5 years or so and someone might make a special machine assisted policy.

    hawkinspeter

    Sorry – looks like not enough

    Sorry – looks like not enough resolution to work with.

     

    in reply to: Sudden Steerer Tube Failure on Canyon Endurace #916935
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    Ad8741 wrote:
    hawkinspeter wrote:
    I can’t see the photo without signing up for a Live drive. Think I’ll skip that.

    Sorry about that. Try these instead:

    https://adraffe2.blob.core.windows.net/bike/IMG_1149.JPG

    https://adraffe2.blob.core.windows.net/bike/IMG_1153.JPG

    Thanks for that.

    I don’t see headset bearings causing that and I can only think it’s something to do with the top-cap/expansion bung not being correctly installed.

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    hawkinspeter

    I can’t see the photo without

    I can’t see the photo without signing up for a Live drive. Think I’ll skip that.

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    Dr Winston wrote:
    The first thing to do…and a point that is missed very often…is to think about where you ride and the terrain you ride on….

    I’m a returning cyclist so i will only give my experience from days of old. 

    Way back then then (80’s and 90’s) i rode a 24″ frame on the flat around West lancs….vast and wide open plains…

    If the weather said a windy week ahead i lowered the handlebars as far as possible to “ride under the wind” and the seat went down a tad and i rode flat(ish) and put the tri bars on….and if the weather said no wind then the handlebars/seat came back up and my bike set up was set to “comfort”…no need for anything else…

    I have no idea why so many cyclists these days fail to see that they can adjust their bike based on the day ahead…Pro’s do…or at least they used to do…

    I think the current reasoning is that you’re better off keeping your bike position relatively consistent so that your muscles are all working efficiently. It can take riders a couple of weeks to fully adjust to a new position, though good flexibility will speed that up dramatically.

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