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Arts and Entertainment / Re: circus tours
« Last post by Efrogwr on Today at 05:25:11 pm »We are now going to one of the Preview shows in Bristol
I hope you enjoy it.
There's a rumour that Revel Puck will be in Bristol in the autumn.
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I hope you enjoy it.
There's a rumour that Revel Puck will be in Bristol in the autumn.
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Ctrl-Alt-Del / Re: Today's SPAM
« Last post by SteveC on Today at 05:22:51 pm »Phone call spam yesterday. On the landline, which usually means a junk call anyway. I answered it with 'Hello', there was a slight pause, then a computerised voice just said 'goodbye' and rang off.
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Further and Faster / Re: New bike for Audax from Halfords.
« Last post by tonyh on Today at 05:20:37 pm »
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Further and Faster / Re: New bike for Audax from Halfords.
« Last post by grams on Today at 05:16:54 pm »By the way, I've always been disappointed by the difference between my effortful speeds on a "fast light bike with fast tyres" and the other sort. On the whole, less than 1mph. Is it me??
Mathematically speaking, bicycle speed is largely a function of power output vs wind resistance (mostly of your body) and on particularly hilly rides power vs weight (again, mostly of your body). While the style of bike can definitely influence those things, for the same rider on two vaguely similar bikes they're going to work out pretty close.
Rolling resistance, bicycle weight, gearing, even the weight of a bit of luggage has a much smaller influence than many
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Freewheeling / Re: Pilgrimage Symposium, 17/Apr/24, London
« Last post by Salvatore on Today at 05:06:32 pm »I wonder when that was taken, it's still quite low rise, but you might see more concrete these days.May 21st 2019 at 9:36 a.m.
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Online quizzes / Re: Wordle
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Arts and Entertainment / Re: circus tours
« Last post by Jaded on Today at 04:59:44 pm »We are now going to one of the Preview shows in Bristol 
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The Knowledge / Re: Secure Public Cycle Parks
« Last post by TimO on Today at 04:55:18 pm »Wimbledon Station has bike storage internal to the barriers, with CCTV. I'm fairly sure the access is restricted in some fashion, I have a memory of seeing a video or article outlining it, but I can't find that.
The National Rail website just says:
I walk through Wimbledon station quite often, although the bike storage is with the lifts down a passage off of the main area, and not obvious when you walk past, so I'm not sure what security there may be.
More useful if you're using the Trains/Tram/Tube, as Googling suggests that just entering and exiting the station will put a charge on an Oyster Card, potentially a maximum fare.
The National Rail website just says:
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Spaces : 108 spaces
Type of Storage : Stands & Racks
Sheltered : Yes
CCTV : Yes
I walk through Wimbledon station quite often, although the bike storage is with the lifts down a passage off of the main area, and not obvious when you walk past, so I'm not sure what security there may be.
More useful if you're using the Trains/Tram/Tube, as Googling suggests that just entering and exiting the station will put a charge on an Oyster Card, potentially a maximum fare.
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Gallery / Re: Members' bikes
« Last post by phantasmagoriana on Today at 04:44:05 pm »Dragging the tone down a bit from all these pretty shiny things upthread, here's my not-so-new hack bike, because it's been far too long since I had something I'd happily leave locked up in town, and I don't do any other cycling these days so thought I might try some gentle utility trips as a way back in.
It's a Raleigh Gemini 6 from the mid-1980s. The paintwork is in a much worse state than it looks (nail polish and reflective tape hide a multitude of sins) but it's 531 frame. I've just been installing racks (plural, because why not?). Gear fettling is an exercise to be left for another day.
It reminds me a bit of my late, lamented early '90s Raleigh Pioneer, though that was 501 and not a step-through frame (it was purple, however; sadly, I discovered that the bottom bracket threads had gone, and the bottom bracket had been riveted in; it eventually got donated to a bike recycling place in Glasgow. I do miss that bike, though - I liked the simplicity of it, and this is similar in many ways).
Edit: yes, that fork-mounted front light is at a stupid angle, and will be corrected.
It's a Raleigh Gemini 6 from the mid-1980s. The paintwork is in a much worse state than it looks (nail polish and reflective tape hide a multitude of sins) but it's 531 frame. I've just been installing racks (plural, because why not?). Gear fettling is an exercise to be left for another day.
It reminds me a bit of my late, lamented early '90s Raleigh Pioneer, though that was 501 and not a step-through frame (it was purple, however; sadly, I discovered that the bottom bracket threads had gone, and the bottom bracket had been riveted in; it eventually got donated to a bike recycling place in Glasgow. I do miss that bike, though - I liked the simplicity of it, and this is similar in many ways).
Edit: yes, that fork-mounted front light is at a stupid angle, and will be corrected.
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OT Knowledge / Re: Underfloor heating pros / cons
« Last post by rogerzilla on Today at 04:41:19 pm »Beware that UFH can KILL pianos!I bet Liberace had one in a bathroom.
I wasn’t going to post this while a bathroom was being discussed!