abr

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• Dumb phones

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 week

  

  Tried the 'Minimal Phone' approach and changed my iPhone to monochrome. Don't know how much of a difference it made on its own, but combined with logging out of lfgss and having whatsapp as a browser tab on my work computer, my screen time is now less than an hour a day average on my phone. Last week it was about 40 mins daily.

  Probably will relapse at some point, but feels like I've broken that habit of reaching for my phone after being bored for more than 5 seconds or needing to know something instantly. I like to think making my phone look as boring as possible has helped.

• Free Cardboard Boxes for Bikes/Frames/Wheels - Consolidated Thread

  in Components and clothing • 2 weeks

  

  Yes - https://www.freecycle.org/posts/97770908
  Would love to get rid of it. I'm in Beckenham.

• Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 month

  

  kiiind of like it in a very weird way.

• Sort-of memes that are cracking you up at the moment

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month

  

  #rep

• LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

  in Forums • 1 month

  

  threaten fines of at least £18m for sites that fail to comply with the laws

  cor, that's punchy

• LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced)

  in Forums • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Still kind of in denial about this, terrible news.
  Even as mainly a lurker, this forum has brought me daily happiness for so many years.
  Thanks so much @Velocio.

• MAJs gay bikes [she’s in her fitness era]

  in Current Projects • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Shocking and so sad. Like many others, I read through this thread in chunks and always found it interesting and inspiring.

• FS: Cannondale Optimo cross bike 54cm, complete but needs finishing (or split F&F £40)

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  Drop
  Frame, fork, headset, cantis, seatpost, seat: £50 > £40

• FS: Cannondale Optimo cross bike 54cm, complete but needs finishing (or split F&F £40)

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• Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

  in COVID-19 • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  Same with me. I can't really smell flowers now. Oh well.

  Luckily it hasn't noticeably impacted my sense of taste.