spinnnout

Most recent activity

• Turbo Trainer Advice

  in Bikes & Bits • 10 hours, 43 minutes

  

  For the VacMaster, code trainerroad10 should get you 10% off.

• Cycling Fitness / Training Advice

  in General • 1 day, 7 hours

  

  I wouldn't translate outdoor, unstructured hours, into TR hours.
  I'd start with MV or even LV and add outdoor/indoor rides if it feels too easy after 3-4 weeks.

  If you go MV, you can always skip the Wed workouts.

• US Politics

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 day, 11 hours

  

  For me, it depends on who is using them and how. Take Obama;

  “Justice requires that the president accelerate the rate of clemencies
  he is granting. In the 80s and 90s, hundreds of thousands of people
  were handed decades-long or even life sentences behind bars for
  nonviolent drug offenses – but the laws have changed. These men and
  women would be given a shorter, more equitable, sentence if they were
  to be tried for the same crime today,” Jackson Sloan added
  Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016­/dec/19/barack-obama-commutes-sentences-­presidential-pardons

  Also worth a look.
  https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20­20/11/24/so-far-trump-has-granted-clemen­cy-less-frequently-than-any-president-in­-modern-history/

  I'm sure the intent of the policy is good but you can't control how one person is going to use it.

• Bsa 30 external removal tool

  in Wanted Adverts • 2 days, 5 hours

  

  Pretty sure I have one of the rotor ones, this.. https://velotechservices.co.uk/shop/vclo­se2.asp?prd=234649&cat=499

  Located in KT6

• Rotor 3D track bottom bracket compatibility

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 2 days, 13 hours

  

  Suspect you need the matching rotor track bb, you certainly do with the more recent Aldhu/Vegast track cranks.

• The Vegan Thread

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 5 days, 7 hours

  

  I like the protein works vegan blend. Never pay full price though, there’s almost always an offer available for around 50% off.
  They also do a vegan wonder shake that seems to be very well reviewed but I’ve not tried it as it’s pretty expensive.

  Finally finished my batch from Bulk Powders and placed an order with Protein Works. First impressions (of the vegan extreme blend) are very good and certainly much nicer than Bulk Powders. I thought I was doomed to just dealing with the horrid taste.

• Essential winter clothing?

  in Bikes & Bits • 5 days, 12 hours

  

  Is there a particular glove that everyone raves about?

  Specialized Element 2.0 keep my hands warm (around or a bit below freezing), they are a semi-lobster style design. Great if cold and dry, awful if very wet.

• What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

  in Photography • 5 days, 12 hours

  

  Are any of the sensor cleaning kits worth trying?

  I've only done it once, many years ago, using eclipse fluid and sensor swabs. I read (maybe fake news) that different sensors require different fluid. Actually, here is the answer for your camera https://www.cameraclean.co.uk/Sensor_Swa­b_Specs.php?make=Sony&model=A6000

  If not already, I would start with a Giottos AA1900 rocket air blower.

• What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

  in Photography • 5 days, 12 hours

  

  Best way to clean a sensor?

  a) ignore the issue & don't shoot above f/11
  b) use a shop, jessops have prices here https://www.jessops.com/c/offers/service­s/sensor-cleaning

• What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

  in Photography • 5 days, 13 hours

  

  It is likely the sensor if it appears as dots at those sorts of f.
  This site has examples of lens vs sensor dust.
  https://photographylife.com/how-to-spot-­dust-on-your-dslr-sensor#dustdirt-on-the­-lens