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I couldn’t read it all, it
I couldn’t read it all, it just seemed like a ridiculous screed attempting to justify his inadequacies as a driver while still believing himself to be a driving god and being able to act as a spokesperson for all other driving gods.
I am also suspicious of anyone who has to big up the fact they have a phd.
Nice. Speaking of helmet
Nice. Speaking of helmet debates, we’ve not heard from the newly reserected BtBS for a few days. He didn’t push it a bit far again did he?
I have used an Abus wall
I have used an Abus wall anchor and a big Oxford ground anchor, with D lock and big chain respectively, at different rented houses but only for the single best bike. It’s your impressive stable that makes things more complex, which is a reason why I suggested considering the doors first. I know the various garages I have used have had awful door locks. In my parents garage I locked my precious single bike to my father’s Super 7 lathe, using a hole I had drilled into its base.
And conveinience too, especially when you start involving children.
As an aside I have been wondering how many garages, built much more than 20 years ago, must be far too narrow to ever fit one of todays massive motor vehicles in them.
I’d perhaps start with
I’d perhaps start with thinking about how to properly secure the garage door(s).
I had the original chain on
I had the original chain on my 92 marin palasades break quite quickly, probably shimano and me changing under load. Went to Sachs Sedis and never had a chain break, did have a 9 speed quick link go a few years back, good bike so had probably been removed too many times for cleaning the rest of the drivetrain.
When I could no longer get quality Sram 8 speed chains for my commuter I gave KMC chains a go, they still make a large range for variety of systems. I decided to follow their advice and not use my chain scrubber and solvent degreaser. It has not seemed to have had a noticable decrease or increase in chain life. What it did do was make my life a great deal simpler. I still give it a really good wipe before lubing, several times a week when needed, with a very good wipe and flossing at the weekend, thick Finish Line cross country lube too. Then rather than using the scrubber every few weeks, you know when you give the chain a quick twist and it sound grindy, just a lube, and because the chain is not stripped no need for the double application. Quick wipe later and off.
The KMC doesn’t seem to do the grindy when twised thing either, maybe the good original lube really does stay where it is meant to. They could be right and stripping it does allow dirt in with the fresh lube.
And much less desire to do the strip down drivetrain clean every so often because the chain is not sparkly clean now. You know on a grubby cassette and jockeys.
Still scrubbing the 9 speed Sram on the good bike, and they have cut the top end 9 speed chains from their range, with regular strip downs, XTR and all that. Never stays clean anyway, nature of off road riding.
The single speed KMC on the new Rohloff build stays one hell of a lot cleaner, and so much easier to clean, single sprocket at the back. Lumps of mud can actually stick to the outside, no jockeys to grind it in. All further from the filth too.
In other shock news, after
In other shock news, after the conviction of Britian’s worst serial rapist, Manchester Police tell all men going out for a drink to wear male chastity belts to protect them just in case they are drug raped.
Surely, just common sense.
You know, from the thread on the live blog, just like locking up your bike isn’t it.
I cannot praise the Hope
I cannot praise the Hope District+ enough, only rear light I’ve used for the past 6 years. The cable dies a bit, even with careful handleing, but Hope didn’t charge me in the first 5 years. Incredible bracket, alloy work of art, and I noticed they do a rubber band thing too.
Exposure do a saddle mount as well as various seat post brackets. Excellent lights too.
I’m going to get a Moon Nebula for the seat stay, and that is meant to come with many mounting options.
The law and vigilantism
The law and vigilantism differ though.
What if a few motorists felt they should “enforce” their idiot belief that cyclists HAVE to use cycle lanes/paths.
I didn’t want to appear to
I didn’t want to appear to insult your intelligence by suggesting it was probably the chainring because you had said it wasn’t. In a seperate post and everthing.
If a new chain is skipping you change the cassette, if it continues to skip then new chainring, then considering changing my chains sooner after taking the financial hit.
I cannot say if I have ever seen my chain skipping, it seems to only do it under heavy load, never on the workstand, usually pulling away at traffic lights or going up nasty little hills, more of a very disconcerting shocking feeling.
Though I have managed to change a several single sprockets to keep the rest of a few shockingly expensive cassettes going, knowing that it probably hasn’t got long left. A bit like putting a bit of lube into a freehub and building it back in to give you enough riding time to find a new one, and really kill the old one.
My KMC X1 EPTs seem to be at less than 0% when new using my chain checker. So little side deflection too, tuff little chains.
The entire blame rests with
The entire blame rests with the idiot motorist who is clearly driving a vehicle that is far too much for them.
The driver was chairman of the Subaru International Drivers’ Club.
According to the police the driver was 7 miles above the 60mph limit and the unfortunate motorcyclist was riding at 40mph.
Serious injury through dangerous driving, admitted, 16 months prison, but only a 3 year ban.
If your frame can take larger
If your frame can take larger tyres, and you could be thinking of eventually getting fatter rubber, go for the larger size. If the only possibility is for going thinner or staying the same, get the narrower ones.
The smaller tubes probably are slightly lighter, don’t know how important that is to you.
The Elite Deboyo stainless
The Elite Deboyo stainless steel double walled insulted bottle is one of the best ever cycling objects I have ever brought. It keeps my tea hot for a couple of hours and warm for very many more. I managed to get a Coca Cola branded one, but my bottle cages had worn away all of the logos.
I use the flat screw on top, it’s insulated and I do not use the valve cap, chances of scalding the mouth and also that’s it’s just plain wrong drinking good tea through a valve. The metal rim is excellent to drink from. Yes you do have to stop to drink, but this is not water I’m gulping, this is fine tea I’m savouring.
It’s so good that after washing the mud off it I use it as my at work cup, allows me to keep a cuppa going for several hours if needed.
https://www.elite-it.com/en/products/water-bottles/thermal/deboyo
It would appear that there is a new valve cap, it might have been improved.
I like the avatar change form
I like the avatar change form squirrel pool to lego squirrel.
Motorists will kill 5 people
Motorists will kill 5 people today and every day.
Speeding motorists kill more children than paedophiles do.
85% of motorists, given the oppertunity, will speed in a 20mph zone.
Make it a proper arguement.
You only really need to
You only really need to change the chainrings if they are very sharp and pointy.