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I think it’s clear that the squirrel in that image is craving attention the most.
Well, with that hairstyle, can you blame it?
I think we’re better off just
I think we’re better off just ignoring them as they crave the attention.
According to the Bristol Post
According to the Bristol Post, they’re suspending these changes for 12 months after overwhelming opposition (84% of 880 respondents): https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/controversial-a4174-bristol-ring-road-6150944
I’m wondering if part of the
I’m wondering if part of the problem is Stan’s sealant – never used it myself, but I’ve heard more than one person on here complaining about it.
CaffeLatex for the win!
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Yeah sorry, conflated squirrels and sparrows ?
I don’t know if CO2 leaks
I don’t know if CO2 leaks through tyres quicker than air, but one issue can be that very cold CO2 can cause polymerisation of the sealant which could then affect your tyre’s permeability. If you ensure that the valve is at the top of the wheel when using CO2 then it should warm a bit before hitting the sealant pooled at the bottom.
Just found this bit on the bike pump Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_pump):
Carbon dioxide leaks out of a rubber inner tube more rapidly than air – despite its larger molecule size, the CO2 molecule is significantly more soluble than Oxygen and Nitrogen in rubber and as such can cause a tire to deflate far quicker than if filled with air.That’s mentioning an inner tube, so it’s possible that there’s a similar mechanism with leaking through tubeless tyres, although they’re not just rubber.
It’s our car-centric culture
It’s our car-centric culture – heaven forbid that cars may be stopped/slowed when there’s lots of people wanting to cross the road (which isn’t safe to do because of those same cars). I think we should just get rid of the minimum pedestrian wait entirely.
One of the big issues with
One of the big issues with shared-spaces is that blind people don’t feel safe as they can’t determine where they are supposed to be walking.
Reversing priority at pedestrian crossings has a problem with how drivers are supposed to press the button. An alternative is to change the ‘beg’ button for pedestrians so that it allows them to cross quickly rather than waiting a minute or two.
Well, just went for a little
Well, just went for a little ride and I think I can cope with the gearing – it doesn’t seem to make any difference if you always get off and push as soon as there’s an uphill gradient.
Annoyingly, I’ve still got some noises from my drivetrain, so the next step is to replace the chain and cassette which was on my agenda (possibly change the bottom bracket bearing too).
As you can get the tyre to
As you can get the tyre to seat, it must be just a slow leak probably due to the rim tape or valve. When you make the hole for the valve, you should be careful to use something round and pointy rather than a knife as otherwise the tape can split a bit when you put the valve in rather than just stretching around the valve.
If you’ve got any bubbles in the rim tape, that can cause a slow leak, but if you top up the sealant and give it a good slosh around than eventually it should seal properly. Also, over tightening the valve lock ring onto the rim can cause a leak – it should only be finger tight.
Lovely day for a dip in the
Lovely day for a dip in the water
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/live-film-hgv-plunges-harbour-6091353
Unfortunately these ones can
Unfortunately these ones can only be removed by Allen key. They’ve got a nut, but that removes the body from the spindle (with the spindle still attached to the crank). It has occurred to me that I might have been inadvertently tightening rather than loosening the pedals, but I’m all in on new pedals now anyway.
53/39 – they make ’em tough in Bristol.Looks like I will be checking my cranks regularly from now on !
certainly I’d only be using a 53/39 if I lived somewhere much flatter than Bristol
Me waiting for my new pedals so I can see if I’ve made a mistake with my gearing
Your comment obviously has a vital couple of watts saving over mine.It’s not always a race!
Protip: it’s always a race (unless you get overtaken in which case you’re on a recovery ride, you’ve got blisters, tyres are running flat and you’re worried your crank will snap if you give it some welly)
How are you going to work out which pedals are slower?Obviously, I’ll fit the left from one set and the right from the other set and after a few pedal rotations, I can measure how much one crank has caught up with the other.