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Agree with kill0ran,
Agree with kil0ran, Panaracer Gravelking SK are great for mixed road and hardpack trails, but not so much on mud.
Have been using them tubeless on the gravel bike for a couple of years now, in 38mm, with Stans, and can confirm that I have had no air or sealant leaks with tan walls.
If you’re unsure of making
If you’re unsure of making the investment without committing to a monthly sub for another service. then any trainer that has ANT+ FE-C protocol (most of them made after 2015) will be able to be controlled for workouts and simulated routes from any GPS head unit supporting ANT+ FE-C protocol (again, most of them post 2015).
For example, with a Garmin Edge, you can go into the Garmin Connect online service, generate a workout (e.g. warm-up 10 mins, 240w 5 mins, 120w 5mins, 260w, 5 mins, warm-down), send it to the device and when paired with the trainer, can reproduce the. workout. Likewise you can convert a course or activity, and “ride” it again using the head unit. Yes you need a compatible head unit, but no ongoing subscription needed.
I use Zwift on a Tacx Neo Bike Smart and find the “gamification” aspect quite good, and makes an incentive to get on it. Have also tried a couple of other services, such as Tacx Training and Bkool, but always end up coming back to Zwift.
OP is using a specific was
OP is using a specific wax based lube from Squirt, it should be degreased and dried before application according to their instructions.
I’m fairly sure although I’ll
I’m fairly sure although I’ll accept being wrong if otherwise.
I think the reason for the repeater signs is so that a “top lawyer” couldn’t exploit a loophole whereby a road could be interpreted as NSL if no lighting or repeater signs. So therefore under the letter of the law, anything outside of TSRGD could technically be unenforceable
Just had a dig around, and 8.3.2 of the Traffic Signs Manual chapter 3 says:
8.3.2. Where a 30 mph speed limit is imposed on an unlit road, it is necessary to make an order. In this case it is recommended that 30 mph repeater signs are provided (see 8.3.1).
(see 8.3.4). Where a road subject to a 30 mph limit is lit for only part of its length, it is recommended that a repeater sign for the unlit section when leaving the lit section should be placed at a distance of not more than 100 m from the last street lamp. Where two consecutive street lamps on a lit road are more than 183 m apart (185 m in Scotland and Northern Ireland)
a speed limit order is required as it is not a “restricted road” with repeater signs provided where considered to be appropriate. Where the two lamps are less than 200 m apart it is unlikely that a repeater sign will be necessary.
Possibly overthinking yes…
Possibly overthinking yes… So, after a degrease and hose down, I would usually give the chain a really good run through with a dry rag, and then either leave it a few hours or douse it with something like disc brake cleaner, which will dispel water and then evaporate leaving no residue.
Oldfatgit wrote:
Isn’t the default speed limit in urban areas 30mph, even if unsigned. Think there’s something about streetlight spacing too.It’s the street lamps that decide – if there are street lamps spaced 183m (200yd) or less, and no speed limit repeater signs, then the limit is 30mph*. If there are no street lamps and no repeater signs, it’s NSL. Anything else, then repeater signs must be in place showing the speed limit regardless of street lamps.
* generally in 30mph areas with street lamps, repeater signs are not permitted, however an exception is made in some areas at the discretion of the local authority, early 2000s when the camera partnerships started and a high volume drivers were being nicked, then a sign on a blue background showing a camera symbol and a “30” in a red circle to remind people that a camera is ahead and the limit is 30.
millhouse wrote:
La Vie Claire Hinault 753! Reading that put shivers up my back….Here it is, started the component collecton in 2018, Argos stripped & repainted it, bike finally finished in first lockdown 2020. It’s a nice looking and feeling bike but with lowest gear as 42-24, it’s not exactly fun on the legs here in Dorset.
Ready for the next Eroica Britannia, but it keeps getting cancelled…
Great place, they did the
Great place, they did the paint on my La Vie Claire Hinault 753R. Took a while to get booked in as you say, but end result was flawless.
Repair or replacement from
Repair or replacement from Sven Cycles?
And now the GOPro mount with
And now the GoPro mount with Garmin adapter:
Just to illustrate the “under
Just to illustrate the “under mount” mounting:
Using the Varia mount:
I’ve got one, it arrived day
I’ve got one, it arrived day before yesterday. Previously I’ve been running a Fabric Lumaray v2 and before that a v1 as I like the top & bottom quarter turn mounts. Now the Fabric is discontinued, the Ravemen FR160 looks like a perfect replacement now the Fabric battery is deteriorating.
Rather then fit the light between the head unit and mount, I use Garmin mounts which have either the old Varia style mount underneath, or the dual computer/GoPro mount with a GoPro -> Garmin male adapter.
Haven’t used it yet, will be going with it out later though. On first reflection, it seems decently made, charges quickly on USB-C and remembers which mode it was in last time when you switch it back on.
I will probably only use it as a daytime running light as it’s very dark in these parts (south Dorset) once you leave town, country lanes with no street lighting so tend to use a Garmin UT800 after dark. However it certainly looks bright enough to be seen with, as well as the bright, brighter, brightest solid settings it had two speeds on steady blink, and a sort disruptor mode where it’s solid on, with a bright strobe flash.
Is there a reason cars don’t have front reflectors? New bikes have come with them since my days in Halfords in the 1980s.In the UK, number plates must be made of a reflective material, so in a way, there is a largish white rectangle reflector.
Are you not tempted to silhouette the tools on the peg board?I was at first as it happened, I remember as a kid visiting RNAS Portland/HMS Osprey back in the 80s when my dad was in the RN and all of the workshops had this, presumably to avoid leaving tools inside parts of aircraft where there shouldn’t be. However I then went on a Cytech home mechanic course and all of the workbays had this Perfolock system and I decided that was the way to go.
My reason not to silhouette these is that the hangers & clips are very easy to move around as I decide, for example on the RH side, are the most commonly used tools, batteries, lubes, etc, and on the LH side, the less frequently used stuff.
Sorry to hijack the ultrasonic cleaner thread, but here’s the rest of it.
Thanks – board & accessories
Thanks – board & accessories are all Bott Workplace Perfolock, so everything clicks in on a standard hole pitch. It becomes a slippery slope once you step into the Perfo catalogue, I found this out when my wife opened the garage door and wanted to know why I’d turned it into a bike shop.
Ref the cleaner size, they don’t seem to get that much more expensive in proportion to size, so probably best to go as large as you potentially need, you’re not saving that much by going smaller.