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  • in reply to: Workouts – Garmin – Zwift – HOW??? #1020873
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    I guess then the cost of

    I guess then the cost of avoiding that sub is manually copying/recreating the workout steps provided by Zwift and populating the calendar. Is the reason you want to transfer to Garmin to be able to do them outside? Otherwise I think I’d just do the plan indoors directly in Zwift. 

    I’ve only ever used a Garmin Connect training plan once, for a knee injury recovery, and I simply added in some power & time interval steps that the physio gave me. 

    in reply to: Workouts – Garmin – Zwift – HOW??? #1020869
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    So if you have the workouts

    So if you have the workouts files converted to FIT, instead of adding them directly to the Garmin device, could you import them into Garmin Connect, then create a new training plan in the GC calendar using the workouts, adding day by day? 

    in reply to: Workouts – Garmin – Zwift – HOW??? #1020865
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    mark1a

    I wonder if the team handing

    I wonder if the team handing out the cameras realise that their colleagues processing the submissions will be doing sod all about them?

    in reply to: Drivers and their problems #1003535
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    mark1a

    Crane do make nice bells, I

    Crane do make nice bells, I’ve put the E-NE Revolver on the commuter/shopper, loud enough and sounds like an old school bicycle bell. 

    in reply to: 2024 Etape #1020675
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    Unfortunately, the logistics

    Unfortunately, the logistics of this event (assuming you mean l’Ètape du Tour rather than Caledonia or Dales) are always going to be difficult due to the distance between the start & finish.

    I’m going to wait until there’s another edition that starts & finishes at the same place. I was booked to do the 2020 edition which would have been Nice-Nice. I had that on a fairly low cost budget, DIY rather than a tour operator. I had Eurotunnel return crossings booked, and a cheap campsite just 8km away at Cagnes-sur-Mer, so only travel cost to add to that would have been fuel & tolls. Of course it was postponed in 2020 to 2021, and then cancelled altogether. Thankfully fully refunded tunnel, camping and event entry  

    I can’t see a non-circular route being easy to arrange logistically, without trusting your bike to the bike transfer service or booking via a tour operator. 

    in reply to: GPS computer accuracy #1020665
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    Look for a GPS computer that

    Look for a GPS computer that has multiband, for example the Garmin Edge x40 series (1040, 840, 540). They can track more than one frequency from each individual satellite, improving accuracy. This combined with the option to use more than one system simultaneously (e.g. GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO) will give the best chance of getting a fix from the overhead satellites, although nothing will be totally infallible as ultimately, you are receiving a weak signal from over 12500 miles away, it’s weak enough for wet leaves to block this. 

    https://support.garmin.com/en-GB/?faq=9NWiPDU4gM0JWMfdWFol7A
     

    in reply to: Bent cantilever post #1020623
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    mark1a

    I guess they’re not removable

    I guess they’re not removable posts? Before writing off, I’d consider taking it to a local frame builder and see what they say. If they’re not keen on bending it, maybe cut the old post down, and then either drill & tap a new one in, or even braze one on. I’ve got Sven Cycles local to me, and he did something similar for a colleague with a seatstay light mount. 

    Personally I wouldn’t be keen on bending it myself if it’s aluminium. 

    in reply to: Sites for selling gear. #1020537
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    The Cycling UK forum has a

    The Cycling UK forum has a for sale section, I’ve not used it myself, although I’m going to give it a go, as I have some bits to move on and it’s probably going to be a better seller experience than eBay has turned into. 

    in reply to: Dickhead riders! #1020265
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    mark1a

    Club Admin Droid wrote:

    Club Admin Droid wrote:

    I have soul access to the club email and I have been on holiday this week. 

     

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    in reply to: Identifying one day race from France spring 2023 #1020417
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    Would it be Italy instead of

    Would it be Italy instead of France and 22 not 23? Strade Bianche features a climb like that at the end, is not a main classic (yet), and was very windy causing a huge crash.

    in reply to: Close Passing – Horsee Styleee #1020391
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    mark1a

    I always treat horsists and

    I always treat horsists and their mounts with respect whether on two wheels or four. It makes sense, 750kg, 1 horsepower, no steering, no brakes and capable of uncommanded movement. Wide berth. 

    in reply to: Articles on the tax incentives for buying pick up trucks? #1020075
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    Bigtwin wrote:
    Just make it so that if it’s owned/leased by a company, it’s a company car.  That way people can have estate cars instead of enviornment wrecking trucks, which they have because if you don’t have a 1 tonne plus LCV you lose money.  More government stupidity in action.

    How would you propose the difference in BIK tax between company cars and commercial vehicles?

    in reply to: Articles on the tax incentives for buying pick up trucks? #1020065
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    bikes wrote:
    Can anyone make an argument in favour of the policy? Did the government ever reveal the  reasoning behind it? Would a petition questioning the policy likely get enough traction for 10,000 signatures?

    The government “policy” as such is just a way of defining commercial vehicles for tax purposes, which is the correct thing to do, otherwise it would be free-for-all on VAT reclaim on ordinary cars. The issue with crew-cab pick-ups being used instead of company cars is what’s known as a “loophole”. Over the years, the government has sought to discourage this by raising the BIK, it’s currently nearly £4k, back in the mid 2000s when the manufacturers started putting more comfortable interiors in them, the BIK was only £500. 

    in reply to: Sirius Exposure Garmin mount #1019925
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    Should be OK then, although

    Should be OK then, although there’s been a few versions of the out-front mount – the crucial part for the adapter to fit is the two lugs underneath (one shown in arrow of picture).

     

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