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I have an AXS MTB shifter that is no longer working after 8000km on the rack on the back of my car. I removed the circuit board, and it seems to work very intermittently but I can't diagnose where the damaged connection is. If anyone is good with tiny electronics and wants the board for the cost of postage I'd be happy to send it.

The chain is definitely too short, the other issues are hard to tell until the chain length is right. Your shift cable also looks short, those derailleurs prefer a nice big loop of cable so it goes straight in the derailleur. Look at how much the ferrule is bending, that will increase your shifting force noticeably.

In the UK, you are not allowed to carry certain blades in public without good reason. These include anything over 10cm, locking or able to be opened with one hand. Perfectly legal to own one and use it at home or on private property, just not wise to EDC.

I can also recommend Simon Winchester's book Exactly. As a young engineer it was an enlightening read. As a middle-aged engineer I should read it again.

Deathtrap because of the Miche seatpost?

Countersunk screw length normally includes the head. 9mm is not a standard length so I would go with these.

Naniwa also sell a flattening stone for this purpose.

Perfect, thanks all!

Our neighbour is a dairy farmer so it would be cow flavour. It would be whatever comes out of the big shit pit under the barn so I guess a mix of waste and straw. Maybe the best is to make piles where summer veg comes out and a decent distance from the winter veg staying in?
Maybe whatever mix he sprays over his fields is adequately rotted if there's rules against run-off.

What is the standard process for fresh manure? Dump it on the compost pile for the winter to mature? Dig it straight in to the soil? I was told it's too acidic to go straight on as a mulch, so I would be wary of mixing it in to any active beds or am I being too cautious?

That's the one I don't like, yep. Two more reasons I don't like it: It's heavy, so if you accidently hit it against a headtube, you're more likely to damage the paint. It's a different size to most other bearing presses so if you need to find an adapter for a 1 1/2" cup for example, you can't easily find adapters from other brands. However, the faces are already so big, they should cover most current standard cups.

I would vote for something with a quick release nut, but not the Park HHP-2, that thing is way overkill and manages to pinch my skin everytime I use it. I like the modularity of the Wheels Manufacturing press, and their bearing removal kit is nice too.

Could be for 'high beam' if it's an ebike light.

I checked three torque wrenches at work recently. The VAR analog one was over 10% out, the 2 Topeak digital ones were spot on. This was using the ‘clamp the head in a vise and add mass’ method. I have no idea how old or well used they are.

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Flight Attendant only works as a system, so you need the powermeter crank to send data to the fork. I think in theory you can buy the FA cartridge and put it in a regular SID though.

I've used the Joe's no flats sealant remover on some sealant that had leaked onto my frame. It's kind of like paint stripper that you gloop it on, leave it for a bit, then wipe off. It definitely worked a lot better than brake cleaner or IPA. HAven't tried it on a tire because I've always just peeled that off by hand.

She also has a Phd in breakdancing.

You don't need an extra charging port, just a way to get a cable from the Powerpack bracket to the original battery bracket. See unnecessary yellow circle.

Bosch make a Y-cable so both batteries charge from the same charge port. So, you can either charge both batteries separately off the bike or both batteries simultaneously on the bike.

'There's no better feeling than a refill change day!' That's worse than all the bike marketing BS in the world combined.

There are some promising technologies now for recycling CF. See V-carbon and Lineat but they are still in the industrialisation phase and I don't think are accepting post-consumer waste yet.

Eurosport YT channel has winning runs /highlights of a lot of events.

Climbing is a funny sport where each route is actually not that difficult. Most of the climbers would easily be able to complete the routes if they were allowed longer than 5 minutes. Considering that some of the hardest routes in the world take people months to complete, you can imagine how much easier these routes must be.
The competition is as much about problem solving than raw strength or talent.

The same could be said for disc brakes, but we don't get annoyed about brands not adding a brake bridge so that we can still run rim brakes. The main advantage of the new derailleur is the way it mounts, it also allows them to get 13 cogs on the cassette but I would say that's more of a by-product. If you don't have a frame that allows you to take advantage of that mounting style, then buying the new derailleur would be pointless anyway.

We did the same, no bindweed but mares tail galore. Even through the double layer of weed membrane and 15cm of gravel I built the shed on...