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Well,,,, Im currently at Uni in Loughborough and use a Charge Plug 2010 as a daily driver, but on the weekend and few weekdays I have to go to london

Come down on the train with your bike. It is quick and easy.

Driving London-Loughborough once took us around 12 hours. Though that was December 18th, in the middle of the epic snow, it is still fair to say that the drive is not worth it unless you have to carry a bunch of stuff. But if you're down for a weekend or so, just come on the train with your bike.

Now there's no need to buy a new bike so you can spend that £250 on beer. Win.

To and fro Stratford to Greenwich.

Last night Rotherhithe Tunnel home; today foot tunnel followed by Blackwall Tunnel approach road. Neither was fun, to be honest.

Yeah, I know, right?

No, I'm angling more towards the decisions being made by/ agendas being promoted by informed, intelligent people. The MP in the original post should know about manufacturing, or talk to a party member who does.

Surprised this hasn't had m uch discussion on here yet, but I suppose there is not much helpful or worthwhile to say.

5th largest quake ever (by magnitude). What was the mercalli intensity of the quake?

It's been on my mind all day. Seriously sad. Thoughts and prayers to anyone in Japan and anyone on the pacific coast.

went blackfriar just after 6, saw three bikes locked up but no cyclists, stood about looking confused for a minute, fucked off home.

productive evening.

I went to Greenwich to get my beer on with 'others' [non-cyclists] this week. Sorry chic, great to catch up with you earlier though.

They are to show the public what can be done. Then you can show an MP who knows nothing about manufacturing and then they invest in the UK manufacturing industry.

That is fucked up. :-(

Don't want to live in a world where stuff is funded according to the whims of ignorant people.

Also, if you don’t have welds or joints you don’t have stress conentrations which are almost always the point of failure. So once the tech gets a lot better, you may well be able to print a whole frame without any joints. Also given the fact that it could be made from a number of materials (maybe even a mixture of metals and plastics) you could tailor the frame to have properties you want. Such as, stiff front end and a more compliant rear. The options are enormous.

I think you're essentially right, but I feel it's worth pointing out that that welds/ joints are not the only cause of stress concentrations, so what you're saying is incorrect. Also, it is already possible to have a stiff front end and compliant rear. Geometry can vary the stiffness of the component and create stress risers all of its own.

Laner and Hatbeard. In Prufock this very lunchtime. Clearly the Hatbeard_x_Brave mashup of last night just didn't take.

http://www.hasbean.co.uk/products/The-New-Espresso-Starter-Pack.html

It's 53mm which is standard for some domestic machines, but there are these little tab things inside the portafilter that means (or so I assumed) that regular baskets wouldn't fit in. Your mileage may vary, of course.

Make sure you warm it up before use: have it turned on for 20 mins or so and pull a few shots of water through before you make your coffee.

And, Hasbean will grind coffee for you and post it, so you've no worries about finding good coffee even though you're in Cov.

I don't really respect Inhabitat. I felt like when they launched that blog, they got a lot of recognition because the founder is married to the founder of Engadget and some other tech blogs. The journalistic quality seems low and they just reek of greenwashing rather than actual substance. I haven't read it in a while though, so they may have got better. And no, I don't feel like churning through the last few years worth of their posts to find evidence; I'm just sayin'.

There's no aftermarket baskets to fit the machine- not that I know of and I spent a while looking.

Just unscrew the thing on the bottom and remove the pressure valve from the baskets you have!

Have a search back a while in this thread. I have one of those machines and I managed to find a tamper to fit the basket (you can remove the pressurised bit). As for coffee, go to somewhere like monmouth and buy a small amount and have them grind it for you, then store it in an airtight container. Not ideal but that's as good as it gets I think.

Yeah I'm down - if it's the right time. I can do 1pm and only 1pm :-/

Want flexitime...

Along in a mo', chaps.

I've been asked a couple of times if I work in the industry. I don't, but maybe I look the type? Who knows. But it suggests to me that fewer people are going into these third-wave coffee houses and taking a keen interest/ asking nerdy questions than one might have expected.

Paging bombcup.

Anyone know a secure bike locking spot on/ near the Strand?

Just completed 60km of getting lost/ exploring south London. Nice to see 6pt and spybot, I owe you a beer! This was my first significant ride since mid-december (and about 7th ride since then counting all outings, the other 6-ish being commutes). Feels great to be back on the bike :-)

I'll come along for one!

Also, what is the cheapest place to get a CycleOps Fluid2 trainer- I think Amazon is winning with £183 delivered so far?

Wasn't someone on here selling on of those or something similar? Nihmbus I think.

My experience with GP referrals to physio was smooth and easy, sorry you've not had the same luck.

You could try walk-in to get a referral. Who knows how long you'll wait for the NHS physio though.

My memory suggests that no, you can't, but I don't own any carbon components. Yet.

Was a no-show from me because I've got a friend visiting, so we went out for a meal and I had pigeon. Pretty tasty.