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Can’t park there mate!
Can’t park there mate!
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/crashed-car-parks-bmw-idyllic-8638180?int_source=nba
Drivers hit by ‘price penalty’ to meet Ulez rules“While the overall used car market is in good health nationally, drivers are having to pay a price penalty to follow the rules in London.” ?
Transport for London estimates that more than 200,000 drivers of non-compliant vehicles will be affected.”
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/national/23685346.drivers-hit-price-penalty-meet-ulez-rules/
I’d rather consider that there’s now a cost to going around polluting and ruining people’s air and health.
¿cuál?Nudiustertian
I knew there was a way, I’d forgotten how to do it. Diolch!Well, I’ve just learnt a new word
Me, in 2009.This is why I got booted off the set for Jurassic Park
you messing with HTML tags?Yes. Basic procedure is to put the text format dropdown in “Plain text” mode, add/edit the <img… tag, then put it back in “Filtered HTML” mode before saving. If you add the <img… tag while in “Filtered HTML” mode, it replaces the <> symbols with < and > .
Just use square brackets around the IMG and /IMG instead.
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I’m surprised they managed to link to a picture in the main post as in the forum, most have to post a reply to be able to link. I suspect they encoded it directly into the text.If the image is hosted elsewhere then you can just put the URL between IMG tags.
I wouldn’t be too bothered
I wouldn’t be too bothered about wear on the drivetrain as they’re mainly consumables, though you could probably drive down the price if you can show that they need replacing straight away. It’s worth checking that the gears work smoothly without any sign of chain rubbing too.
As well as checking for “play” in the cranks, see if the wheels have any lateral movement as that would indicate worn bearings. Similarly, the front fork/handlebars shouldn’t have any play in them (worn headset bearings) and be able to turn smoothly and easily.
Most important is to check the frame and handlebars for signs of falling damage. If there’s significant scuffing on one side of the handlebar/shifters then it could well have more damage elsewhere. Check the frame for any cracks and possibly tap around the frame to help identify structural damage which would make the purchase unwise. It’s tricky as you can get superficial damage to a frame/paintwork which is not a problem.
Woman who’s had three cars crash into her home this year calls for council to interveneThe council, she says, have told her nothing can be done because there haven’t been any fatal injury collisions and the damage done so far has been to property.
Essex Highways said they are taking the incidents “seriously” and have started working to make the area safer.
Why don’t they just close the road to cars until they can make it safe?
The scene of the crime (2 years ago)I can’t get the arrows to work
Mr “It’s not in anyone’s way” here is a new one on me, but this is a chance to revisit several “I’m prepared to go to court (prison in one case) over this” stories, many of which we’ve had on here. What cars do to people.I get that it’s a crappy operating model, but drivers and their constant bullshit, try-ons and whingeing have brought this on themselves.
How is that not blocking the pavement when there’s not even enough space for him and his dog?
Here’s a question. My race bike has thru-axles. The rear in particular feels like it is seizing against the frame (carbon). Use a dab of carbon grease (not gripper paste) where the head of the thru-axle contacts the frame?I wouldn’t bother. It could well be the paint/finish slightly sticking, but the torque used on a thru-axle should easily persuade the two to part and I doubt that it would lead to any noticeable damage. Also, thru-axles are typically undone relatively frequently to change tyres or give the wheels a good clean so there’s less chance of the CF seizing like with a seatpost. I can’t see a dab of grease there causing any harm, though.
I always thought copaslip was for high temperature applications. Ordinary grease, perhaps lithium based for water resistance in UK, should be fine.If it’s meant to move, then use grease. If it’s not meant to move, then use copaslip. (If it’s carbon fibre then use assembly paste – I’ve heard it can absorb grease and swell which is not great for seatposts).
True as that is, it doesn’t alter the fact that transport links are and always have been vastly different in rural and suburban areas compared to London and bigger cities/towns. Not saying this is you, but it has been clear here that many have a London centric view and no appreciation that it is not the same even in towns bordering London.That’s a good point – I was brought up in London and now live in Bristol, so my view is naturally biased towards cities. However, Bristol doesn’t have good public transport at all, but interestingly, that gap can be quite successfully filled by e-scooters (e.g. VOI) for a lot of journeys.