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I’m sceptical about huge
I’m sceptical about huge differences between frame materials. Ultimately, flexing is going to absorb energy which is good for road bumps, but bad for transmitting forces from the pedals to the back wheel. I can see maybe better comfort for the rider if the frame is more compliant, but unless your tyres are super hard, then they’ll be providing the majority of the shock absorption.
What makes me really sceptical is the lack of numbers. How much frame compliance provides the maximum benefit? If the frame is really flexy, then it becomes unrideable, so somewhere between unrideable and super stiff is the supposed sweet spot of compliance, but I’m not aware of frame builders showing figures except for a vertical compliance.
Also, considering that the power gets transmitted from the foot to the pedal, through the cranks, chainwheel, chain and ultimately back wheel, then which part do you want the compliance and in which direction?
Triggered. I’m not a pensioner, but I am old enough to remember when cheques were a thing in shops (and when shops were a thing). I remember debit cards becoming a thing (credit cards already were, but M&S and John Lewis didn’t accept them for a long time.)It must be a blast in the quaint shops of Cirencester. My blood pressure is better these days:
“that’s £74.99” Rummage for cheque book, rummage for pen, items moved to create writing space, “how much again?” “£74.99” “what’s the date today? / Do you have stamp/who’s it to?” “Bloggs ltd”. Rummage for cheque card, assistant hand-writes the number on the back. In Halfords, the till had a slot on it which imprinted more info on the back. “can I change it if it’s not right?”
I remember the original credit card machines that used carbon paper to imprint the details onto paper that you then had to sign
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[quote=hirsute]Seasonal one. Not a good ad for armoured personnel carriers though ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-64082342%5B/quote%5D
I hope that “wedged in a hedge” takes over from elf on a shelf
Only King Wenceslas would see someone walking with a Christmas tree and think “peasant”!Surely the most efficient solution is simply to plant one where you want one at some point? Although being a techie presumably having it grow from the root down makes this a little more tricky.
That reminds me, I’ve got pizza for dinner tonight. Deep and crisp and even
I’m now slightly annoyed that
I’m now slightly annoyed that I walked our Xmas tree home like some kind of peasant.
Bristol bus smashes into
Bristol bus smashes into house after being hit by car: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-bus-smashes-house-after-7937671
I don’t know why, but the car driver fled the scene on foot after the car collided with the double-decker.
What I find more puzzling is that there was a bus in Bristol that could be hit – I thought they’d gone extinct.
My top tube bag might be empty…
Is that a euphemism?
If you’re cold, then they’re
If you’re cold, then they’re cold – bring them in!
However, if you insist on treating them with cruelty, then cold shouldn’t affect much. I’d be inclined to check that brakes are still working fine before setting off as you never know if you got a bit of ice trapped somewhere and maybe the gears too.
Sadly, the guards probably are telling truth. A long time ago, the first thing we taught them was to not lay a hand on a shop lifter. In the store, the goods are not stolen yet (even if hidden in a bag or stuffed up a jumper). Outside the store, they are not insured and may find themselves on an assault charge.Erm… So what are they being paid for, exactly?
As a deterrence and to occasionally eject unwanted customers. I’ve seen some cardboard cutouts of police used in lieu of security guards at some bargain/pound shops.
Would diabetes count?Maybe if you telll them you urgently need to buy some jelly babies as you’re feeling hypo.
I read the headline for this and honestly thought you were on about a crossing for sparrows (like hedgehogs, toads, et al) <face/palm>Maybe they’ve got tired wings?
Aren’t there studies that show how much traders overestimate how many of their customers came by car and parked right outside / near their premises…No it’s well known that pedestrianised areas rapidly turn into ghost towns and all the shops go out of business.
I guess the beauty of modern cycling is that you can be a techno-fiend… some folks love the latest gadgets, equally others prefer it being an ‘analogue’ pursuit. My worry is that the manufacturers are pushing us down a digital route (looking at you Shimano), along with a move to disc-brake only wheel upgrades.I personally cannot see what problem electronic shifting actually addresses over properly set-up and maintained cable shifters, without introducing different issues.
I can see the advantage of discs, but not enough to upgrade my perfectly good and much-loved frameset.
Tubeless seems to introduce a whole host of other issues… sealing the rim to the tyre, topping up sealant etc. Even if I was running tubeless I’d go out with a tube and levers in case the sealant failed so I really don’t see the advantage. I run tubes at quite low pressures anyway.
Personally, I’m a fan of new tech and love to try out new stuff (as long as it’s not too pricey). The biggest innovation on road bikes is the combination of disk brakes and carbon wheels. Carbon allows wheel designers to craft specific shapes and disk brakes allows superb braking performance without compromising the design of the wheel so you can get decent whooshing sounds when they pick up speed.
Tubeless does provide excellent ride quality and the lack of the P word is obviously good, but I can see why people might prefer tubes. Electronic shifting is only a slight improvement on cable gears and also brings some downsides.
First suggested by HawkinsPeter, they should string cycle helmets along the wall opposite the mouth of Park Wynd. I have it on good authority from Linda from Facebook that every little helps.If it saves one life…
And so it begins
And so it begins
