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Quiet a few muppets standing on the roads with there back to the flow of riders instead of trying to find somewhere less dodgy to stand.

Keep coming across this generally.

Acton heading east.

Spotted a rider on Uxbridge Road this morning who looked like they were kitted out for this (frame bags, aero bars etc) . Anyone on here?

Stationary bus on Uxbridge road decided he didn't want to wait for me to overtake and pulled away across my path giving me a clear view of the Stay Wider of the Rider poster on the back.

Hi, Yes wheel still available. pm me.

Thomas will probably collapse in the last week (used too much energy going for stages)

But his stage wins weren't long range attacks.

You don't think he has a chance in the Pyrenees stages?

Sport news on R4 Today programme this morning. Endless chat about someone or other's golf swing. Then brief mention at the end that Geraint Thomas just won on Alp D'Huez and is leading the TDF.

I suspect Thomas will be allowed to cover moves and attack other GC riders to protect his position rather than attack Froome directly.

Government looking to significantly increase road building despite the fact that evidence shows people are moving away from cars.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44849381

Noticeably cleaner air last night around Chiswick with people watching the football instead of driving around.

Predictions for today's stage? I'd like to see some one day specialists/ punchy climbers animate things.

I guess my budget is around £300 but could be persuaded to go up to £500 if worth it. Must admit the idea of something slim, all metal with good build quality appeals, even though that's just superficial.

Maybe I'll make the switch after all, probably won't spend much time thinking about it once done anyway. Problem is my laptop is playing up (the other day decided not to boot into my desktop - i sorted that but also other stuff seems to be not working - Start menu, taskbar functions etc) so am not wanting to wait too long. I see there are already some models that offer access to Play store apps so presumably one of those should future proof me.

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Thanks. Doing a bit more research it seems Windows budget laptops may now rival Chromebooks while giving more options on software etc? Still find the idea of something fairly simple quite appealing though...

Thinking of replacing my old laptop with a Chromebook. Possibly also get a NAS to take care of storage of general stuff (but also to form part of a hi fi system). I don't think I do anything very complex on the laptop and can't think what MS tools I need (seem to get by with excel/word online).

Have a nagging feeling I will suddenly find I can't do stuff though. Has anyone else recently made the switch and was there stuff you found you couldn't do?

General feeling that anyone could be about to do some dodgy/unpredictable moves on the roads this morning (more than usual anyway).

I have around £20k to put into savings. I need to have access to it just in case of life events etc so don't want to go for fixed bonds. I know people say ISAs are irrelevant now because of the higher threshold for getting taxed on interest. But there doesn't seem to be that much difference between Easy Access savings and Cash ISAs and at least you can always access ISAs. Also, perhaps in a few years if I max out the ISA allowance it will pay off having tax free interest? Would it make sense to go with an ISA, or would I still be better off with some other product?

Also, there's a vicious cycle effect during commuting - everyone seems to be trying to get (perceived) prime position over others and before you know it suddenly everyone's going full gas wasting loads of energy and stress. Whereas if they chilled out we'd all get where we're going in about the same time anyway.

Assuming that cyclists in London do ride faster than other cities e.g. Amsterdam etc. the question should be why do they feel the need to?

I think the answer is largely that it is a natural response to a hostile road environment. Let's address that.

London Cycling Campaign is promoting this 10mph thing?

Thanks, will give this a try.

Superstar have a 25% discount code on everything (for this BH)

Saw the aftermath of two nasty looking crashes today. One in the Surrey Hills (bottom of Combe Lane descent on a sharp bend) the other in Richmond Park. Hope everyone's OK.