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brooksby wrote:

Why would you need a bluetooth bike pump???

So that you can update it’s firmware from your phone, obvs.

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Or just buy one when you buy

Or just buy one when you buy the cassette – they’re dirt cheap.

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Ive certainly witnessed/experienced hatred direct towards me just as a cyclist, whilst there was utterly no possibility that the person could have been enraged, angry about anything, they reacted simply because I was riding a bike.

You’re assuming that the source of their anger or frustration would be immediately obvious to you. It could have been that something happened 10 minutes before you encountered them and they’re still wound up about it. Or it could just be that they’re generally wound up/angry. And coming across you just gives them a lightning rod to channel that anger/frustration into.

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I don’t believe that 99% of

I don’t believe that 99% of road rage is anything like as considered as most of this suggests. It’s largely an emotional outburst.

Driving is an activity that is often frustrating, without any obvious or immediately accessible cause of that frustration towards which it can be expressed. So some people vent it on whoever happens to be around them, and the more you stand out, the more likely you are to be a target for that venting.

Cyclists tend to stand out because there a fewer of them, and they’re doing something different to the subject, so they’re a ready target.

Everything else is just so much post hoc rationalisation.

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andrewkilbey wrote:

Albino peacock in full mating mode

 

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Generally no harm nudging the

Generally no harm nudging the intensity up or down a little if it feels off. FTP should only really be a baseline guide anyway – need to find what works for you, given your personal abilities, and taking into account your current health, restedness, the time of day, etc. That might mean nudging it up on certain types of session, and down on others. Some experimentation to learn what works is a good thing.

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I don’t think that’s a toad..

I don’t think that’s a toad…

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A buzzard, that apparently

A buzzard, that apparently thought I was trying to steal its roadkill.

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Determinism?

Determinism?

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You’ll need opinions you’re

You’ll need opinions you’re prepared to fight to the death over on the wearing of helmets, disc brakes, dropped seat stays, and how far from home you should be allowed to travel “in these pandemic times”. 

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When should I expect to

When should I expect to recieve payment?

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It depends what you mean by

It depends what you mean by ‘directions’. You can sync routes from Strava and follow the breadcrumb trail, but you won’t get turn-by-turn instructions. If you want those on the Bolt you’ll need to plot the route in Komoot, RideWithGPS, or its own companion app.

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Recoveryride wrote:

I was also charged VAT on the postage, which is incorrect

Well that depends. If it was a default postage fee that you had no option over, it counts as part of the supply of goods and attracts VAT at the same rate as the items you bought. If it’s an optional charge (e.g. for expedited shipping) then it’s counted as a separate service and not VATable.

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Depends on your perspective –

Depends on your perspective – the red has a c.67% weight advantage when it comes to ascending the Zoncolan.

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To be fair, they were just

To be fair, they were just trying to get to car park 9 3/4.

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