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The Pub / Re: The Grumble Thread - No energy for a full on rant.

« Last post by perpetual dan on Today at 10:08:22 am »

It's not really a "sleeper" train if I have to wake up at 3am, and then spend an hour on a platform until 4:30. Is it?

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Racing / Re: RATN 2024.

« Last post by quixoticgeek on Today at 10:04:12 am »

see you tomorrow.

I don't know if I will recognise you.

I'm the fat dyke with the camera, wearing all black. I'll arrive on a Brompton.

J

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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association

« Last post by rogerzilla on Today at 09:38:27 am »

Lovely Daaaaaaaaaaaaay - Bill Withers

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The Pub / Re: Bought any cycling stuff today?

« Last post by Asterix, the former Gaul. on Today at 09:05:44 am »

A Raleigh bicycle frame, 501 steel, late 80s, looks in very good nick*, headset bearing and bottom bracket bearing all in place, nowt else, all for £20.  Oh and there is a wheel, the front one.  Arrives Monday.

The plan is to use it on the turbo trainer to free up my expedition tourer, so it doesn't need stuff like brakes, wheels or steering and most of the parts I need are sitting in the spares bin.

Found on a famous online auction site where most cheap bikes have their saddle pins welded in place it seems.  I like a challenge but not that one. 

 

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OT Gallery / Re: Readers' Instruments

« Last post by rogerzilla on Today at 08:58:03 am »

This arrived last week.  It's a "60s" Epiphone SG, the model that used to be called a '61 until they brought out the more expensive 1961 Les Paul SG (yes, that name is confusing).  Plays well out of the box.  The shorter Gibson scale length makes A-shape barre chords a bit harder if you have fat fingers, but it's a lot easier than on the really bad Epiphone Les Paul I once acquired for free - that one had everything wrong with it, like high action, massive frets and scratchy pots.

20240426_085445 by rogerzilla, on Flickr

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Online quizzes / Re: Wordle

« Last post by Hot Flatus on Today at 08:44:53 am »

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GPS / rwgps route search?

« Last post by andyoxon on Today at 08:41:12 am »

Seems a tad broken? (despite 'new' map panel results display).  Unless I'm doing something wrong.  Tried searching an audax ride with key words etc.  No cigar.  Google search with keywords seems much better for querying rwgps.

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Arts and Entertainment / Re: Great cover versions

« Last post by pcolbeck on Today at 08:36:40 am »

Raye covers Nina Simone:

https://youtu.be/wgrvrvtH59c?si=qUVr9zTRoExPxlsO

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Ctrl-Alt-Del / Re: BT hub and wifi extender - will this one work?

« Last post by robgul on Today at 08:35:17 am »

Does your Hub 3 have ethernet ports on it? If so get a mesh set-up.  I have Deco 3-puck (M5 I think). One by the router, one upstairs in a back window and a third 30m line-of-sight in the shed.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/mesh-wifi/s?k=mesh+wifi  though often available on the bay of theives.

Thanks - The hub does have an unused ethernet port BUT whilst the solution is interesting it's overkill for what I need - other than in one small area the WiFi strength is great, that's where the BT disc did the job.

Back to the original question - will the simple unit in the OP work?

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Further and Faster / Re: New bike for Audax from Halfords.

« Last post by DuncanM on Today at 08:23:29 am »

If you are planning on spending many many hours on the bike, fit is more important than brand or weight or whatever. In my opinion, you're better off going to a specialist bike fitter before buying a bike, and getting their advice on the bike/size/setup before spending money. The only counter to that is if you are looking at the inexpensive secondhand market and the bike fit would be a high percentage of the total cost.