Author Topic: what I have learned today.  (Read 847035 times)

fuzzy

Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1200 on: 05 July, 2016, 05:26:50 pm »
Made of titanium I believe.

Kim

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1201 on: 05 July, 2016, 05:44:38 pm »
I'm advised that if you reverse them, so that the conical bits point outwards, they're less likely to catch your heels.
If you want proper roll, a pair of eazy wheels is around £12.00 from £vans - given that their real cost is probably 25% of that, I don't know why they don't fit them as standard to, as you say, a thousand pound bike, and be done with it. Those default wheels do little other than let down an otherwise great (never thought I'd find myself saying that about a Brompton) bike.

They've done away with the crap default wheels on this year's models.

Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1202 on: 05 July, 2016, 06:52:30 pm »
I'm advised that if you reverse them, so that the conical bits point outwards, they're less likely to catch your heels.
If you want proper roll, a pair of eazy wheels is around £12.00 from £vans - given that their real cost is probably 25% of that, I don't know why they don't fit them as standard to, as you say, a thousand pound bike, and be done with it. Those default wheels do little other than let down an otherwise great (never thought I'd find myself saying that about a Brompton) bike.

They've done away with the crap default wheels on this year's models.
Someone, on Planet Brompton, has woken up.

Andrij

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1203 on: 05 July, 2016, 07:24:22 pm »
I'm advised that if you reverse them, so that the conical bits point outwards, they're less likely to catch your heels.

 :thumbsup:  Thank you!
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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1204 on: 06 July, 2016, 07:04:52 am »
I'm advised that if you reverse them, so that the conical bits point outwards, they're less likely to catch your heels.

 :thumbsup:  Thank you!
Is that on Sophie?

Andrij

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1205 on: 06 July, 2016, 07:48:16 am »
Yes. 
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ian

Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1206 on: 06 July, 2016, 07:57:22 am »
You know a girl with wheels? Holy Chorlton!

I think I shall have to try changing or inverting my crappy wheels. And yes, the shiny new Brompton had thinner, more practical wheels. Frankly, the entire thing was too shiny to contemplate riding. I have never seen a bike that clean.

Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1207 on: 07 July, 2016, 08:05:38 am »
That gears have been developed by evolution as well as by humanity.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/functioning-mechanical-gears-seen-in-nature-for-the-first-time

Cool.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

Mr Larrington

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1208 on: 07 July, 2016, 08:06:37 am »
That TV's Mark Kermode plays double bass in a skiffle band.
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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1209 on: 07 July, 2016, 08:34:59 am »
Ha! I found that out on Tuesday  :smug:
It is simpler than it looks.

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1210 on: 07 July, 2016, 11:33:14 am »
That TV's Mark Kermode plays double bass in a skiffle band.
Didn't he do that years ago? They were the house band on a chat show hosted by loveable cockney, Danny Baker.
The something Rattlers IIRC.

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Basil

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1211 on: 07 July, 2016, 12:16:35 pm »
That hanging heavy doors on your own is bloody awkward.   Not helped by having to wield a screwdriver in my right hand.  I am not at all dexterous.
Admission.  I'm actually not that fussed about cake.

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1212 on: 07 July, 2016, 12:20:43 pm »
There's always been something sinister about you, Basil.
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T42

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1213 on: 07 July, 2016, 01:08:03 pm »
Use two-part hinges with pintels instead of butt hinges, then you can screw both halves on separately and then lift the door on.  You get the barrel of the hinge sticking out a bit further than with butt hinges, but it's a hell of a lot easier and you can remove the door easily if you need to.  Our front door is solid oak and uses them, as do most European wooden doors that I've seen.
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fuzzy

Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1214 on: 07 July, 2016, 01:58:05 pm »
Use two-part hinges with pintels instead of butt hinges, then you can screw both halves on separately and then lift the door on.  You get the barrel of the hinge sticking out a bit further than with butt hinges, but it's a hell of a lot easier and you can remove the door easily if you need to.  Our front door is solid oak and uses them, as do most European wooden doors that I've seen.

That is probably why the vote was for Out.

Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1215 on: 07 July, 2016, 11:46:37 pm »
There's a German language Death in Paradise page on Facebook.

Kim

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1216 on: 08 July, 2016, 01:22:56 pm »
That putting a Garmin PE Watch Thingy through the washing machine is a great way to boost the day's step count.   :-[

Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1217 on: 10 July, 2016, 01:28:46 pm »
That you can freeze hummus, but you can't freeze taramasalata.
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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1218 on: 10 July, 2016, 02:52:28 pm »
That Martin Scorses used rotoscoping to removed a large blob of cocaine from Neil Young's nostril in The Last Waltz.
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T42

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1219 on: 10 July, 2016, 05:06:26 pm »
Use two-part hinges with pintels instead of butt hinges, then you can screw both halves on separately and then lift the door on.  You get the barrel of the hinge sticking out a bit further than with butt hinges, but it's a hell of a lot easier and you can remove the door easily if you need to.  Our front door is solid oak and uses them, as do most European wooden doors that I've seen.

That is probably why the vote was for Out.

Right enough, even UK windows open outwards. Must have had a referendum 'way back when.
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Torslanda

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Re: what I have learned today . . .
« Reply #1220 on: 10 July, 2016, 09:32:45 pm »
 . . . that the Yanks DO have a sense of humour.

In October 1965, to signify the dropping of the 6 millionth pound of ordnance on Vietnam a Douglas A-1 Skyraider carried a special one time addition. A toilet
VELOMANCER

Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

Mr Larrington

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1221 on: 13 July, 2016, 12:19:32 pm »
That Trio's Da Da Da has, worldwide, outsold Do They Know It's Christmas?, which I find immensely pleasing.
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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1222 on: 13 July, 2016, 01:58:44 pm »
That since 11th May, only one member of Trio is still alive.
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T42

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1223 on: 14 July, 2016, 09:34:03 am »
A set of guitar picks - generally about a dozen in assorted widths from 0.46 to 2 mm - makes a nifty set of feeler gauges for measuring the height of the action.
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Andrij

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Re: what I have learned today.
« Reply #1224 on: 14 July, 2016, 10:45:09 pm »
;D  Andrij.  I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT   :thumbsup: