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I'm gonna do it this year a) if the weather is nice and b) if I can talk someone into giving me a lift home. No way I'm riding the coach again.

I remember being absolutely shattered when I got home on the Sunday afternoon (after 4hr coach journey), but then going to the pub and getting a takeaway curry, finally getting to bed at about midnight. I think I went into work on Monday, but I don't think I did much.

Not a bad idea at all, think I'll get one for next time.

I found hot water, fairy liquid and a 2mm allen key did the trick, really fiddly to get in all the nooks and crannies though.

Brompton survived the commute.

New big gear was fine even into this morning's headwind, and the slightly higher lower gear was a bit more useful than usual. I'm looking forward to this evening's tailwind commute home :)

Also, cleaning the mech and sticking a new chain and sprockets on have made everything run nice and quietly. I need to clean everything more often...

Tallinn was lovely for my mate's stag. It's a really nice place, small, friendly, cheap, really interesting guided bike tour. We hired an apartment for not much through AirBnB which slept all of us and was right in the centre.

I had a noise. I'd got the ti hinge bolts. They came with little Allen bolts to stop the bolts from undoing too far. I didn't fit them with loctite and they unscrewed themselves and rattles around in my frame. Especially noticeable over bumps.

Probably not that, but can't think of anything else.

In other Brompton news I've finally fitted my 58t ring, new sprocket and chain (104 links as per Scoble's instructions). Also, cleaned the mech, took ages. Very dirty.

Haven't had time or inclination to test ride it, so hopefully it'll be OK on tomorrow's commute...

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Jesus christ. I cannot believe she said that. How the fuck can she not see the irony in that?

I thought the coups were a pretty standard "the guy in charge is getting too big for his boots and starting to take the piss/move away from secularism/becoming a dictator" affair? Have such coups in Turkey previously been denounced by Europe?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TDL-Cheviot-CF300-Speakers-RTL-Rare-RRP-1400-Transmission-Line-not-PMC-IMF-/292057020027

These ones. They definitely look like TDLs.

Edit: Should've refreshed.

I'm probably fine with my RTL2s, but always tempted by fancy new speakers.

Righto, I'm not saying I'd definitely be up for it, but would potentially be interested.

In other tdl news, I spotted a pair of cheviots on ebay today. The BIN looks reasonable, but I don't know how they compare to the studio series.

Oh my... Studio 2s? How much are you after?

Not as far as I'm aware...

Just got my vrs back from the mechanic. Tearing a hole in the sump doesn't appear to have ruined the engine or turbo, although he warned me to keep an ear/eye out for weird noises or unusual smoke for the next week or so. He reckons if the turbo does die it'll be circa £800 to sort out, which I think would be the end of the road for the old skoda...

Fingers crossed I pulled over quickly enough and it'll be alright.

I don't know who that is. Does he have a babyface?

Also, how does one get the nickname toto, kingpin or raider?

I'm assuming babyface is one of those ironic nicknames.

Well it's not like there are any climbs in regent's park. Must be hell to spin that up every other minute after stopping for all the red lights though...

Yes. Especially the little side turnings with taxis and PHVs trying to edge their way out. Safe as houses.

Although I should note that although I used to really enjoy embankment the way it was before all this, I've recently started using the cycle path between blackfriars and Westminster and found it's pretty good. Most days it's a sea of green lights. I do find it unusual that there are a few deadly pinchpoints, and a couple of dangerous right turn bits for cyclists, but it's generally pretty quick.

The last wiggle order I made was delivered by yodel. Nowhere is safe!

Not sure where else to put this, I cringed when I saw it, especially the nicknames:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRqbyZOjNYl/

I bought Philips H4 Xtreme Vision bulbs and they were a big improvement over the standard bulbs.

Lusso are doing their Peloton Pro bibs for £65 instead of £95. They're very nice. I've already got a pair in large, but have now bought a pair in medium as I've slimmed down a tad.

Link: http://www.lusso.bike/product/peloton-pro-bib-shorts/

Yeah, it's shite. It's the slowest and most dangerous part of my journey. Arsehole cyclists doing bellend things, close proximity to arsehole pedestrians and slower than just riding along the road. No benefit whatsoever to me.

Hmm, DCR's original Elemnt review suggested you could make it fit into a Garmin mount with either a specific technique or a bit of filing.

I've got a nice CNC garmin/gopro mount on a couple of my bikes so would prefer to retain those and spin the plastic thing in them 90deg to make a Bolt fit, rather than use their mount and have to attach the gopro elsewhere.

Not too bothered about the aeros.

Yeah having read the dc rainmaker review thing I think the bolt would suit me better if I could get it for £150, although can you still use aftermarket garmin mounts with the little thing spun around, or do you need their special aero one?