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I’m now wondering if I should have bought a 105 in replacement
Well, it’s not a wrong choice to favour performance over durability and as you say, you’ll know what to look out for now.
Good idea for reflective
Good idea for reflective placement!
Perhaps Shimano have gone a step too far in the quest for lightness with epoxy bonding a crankset.
Blimey, that could have been
Blimey, that could have been very nasty. Seems to becoming a common problem with these cranks, well explained in this video https://youtu.be/FkEkQV-zK0s?t=181.
What are those black dot stickers near the pedal end? Did you get cracking there?
For a long descent, it’s
For a long descent, it’s worth doing some finger grip strength exercises with something like this.
We think about braking technique (not dragging the brakes & alternating front/rear to allow rims/rotors to cool), but not often about training hand muscles to prevent cramp, which can be a problem on a very long descent.
Also, I’d have a practise somewhere safe at the emergency braking technique of putting your heel on the back wheel.
Damn I’m jealous!
In the DM too – and to be
In the DM too – and to be fair to them (can’t believe I wrote that), they’ve embedded the whole youtube clip, no editing like the BBC…
As you say, they’re estimates
As you say, they’re estimates based on an algorithm. But they can help if you are trying to lose weight by calorie counting, as on days when you’ve done a big ride, you will be able to eat more and still be in deficit! I have managed to lose weight a few times doing this, though it’s a pain logging all your food intake! I’ve used both Fitbit and Apple Watch successfully to track calories – they seem to be ball-park accurate enough for this purpose. (I found this interesting article about it online)
One key thing to make sure is your weight is set accurately in the Strava app and also in the Apple Health app. This can have big effect on accuracy. Also, the use of a heart rate monitor (or power) will improve accuracy (obvs. the apple watch has HR built in). Did you use a bluetooth HR monitor to link to the Strava app?
I saw an apple promotional video a while back (can’t find it online), where they explained the research they’d put into developing the calories burned algorithm. It did seem quite extensive and the Apple watch usually does quite well in reviews when compared to other similar devices.
that’s a good tip – got some
that’s a good tip – got some in the garage (somewhere!)
Good news that has sorted it.
Good news that has sorted it.
I reckon the thing that causes my valve cores to work loose is the head on my track pump. It’s a clamp on type and just the process of attaching and removing this is enough to work the core loose after a while.
As Podc above has suggested, the problem may be insufficiently tight valve cores. This was also something that we thought of yesterday evening, so we retightened them (using latex gloves gives better purchase than using bare hands, and they are pretty tight now) and we’ll see what happens.Conti tubes have flats on the valve core so you can get an adjustable spanner or plier on them. They only need to be nipped up, not really tight, but I suspect finger tight might work loose or not quite seal.
I got caught out by this the other day, ended up taking the wheel off and hunting for a puncture that wasn’t there. Wasn’t a new tube either – been on years!
Nah – that’s just messing
Nah – that’s just messing around, the only way to do EMP properly is the nuclear option…
Trouble is, you need a big
Trouble is, you need a big coil winding to generate an EMP – and they tend to be heavy.
Perhaps a party-popper type device containing metallic chaff that could confuse a radar based emergency braking system into slamming on the anchors. Would have to be biodegradeable though…
I did once, many years ago,
I did once, many years ago, not press charges in a road rage incident – depsite the police being very keen for me to do so!
Perpetrator was a proper nutter and as no physical harm had been done, I decided ‘security through obscurity’ was a better choice, as I’d had enough mental anguish.
It depends on your personal circumstances at the time. If the same were to happen to me nowadays, I’d probably take it all the way through the courts. I have also reported a few more minor incidents, one that did result in a fine and points. I’ve not had any comeback from it (nor would I expect any, it’s not exactly a major deal getting a few hundred quid fine and 5 points).
Allocate more time than you
Allocate more time than you think! I thought, about an hour – 2 maybe. Took nearer 5
(I’m a slow worker nowadays though!).I’ll be quicker next time, as I’ll know what I’m doing. No pausing to watch youtube tutorials and hopefully less swearing!
Well this thread prompted me
Well this thread prompted me to descale, dismantle and degrease the espresso machine. I can confirm that a years worth of gunk takes a substantial amount time to remove – all afternoon!
It’s all reassembled and lubed up now though, looks like new and pumping out a fine brew. I will not leave it so long next time.
Got some kilrock liquid descaler and some of these dr beckmann coffee cleaning tablets from the local hardware store. Seemed to do the job ok.
With Thames Valley, you need
With Thames Valley, you need to have had 3 warning letters within 3 months. That seems to me a flippin’ high rate of offending that they’re willing to tolerate before taking further action.
