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Going to be interesting to see how this pans out, as it's surely going to have an affect on people's decision to move

Isn't that the point of rate rises? To cool the economy down.

So, my bike gets to go on holiday to Italy, but not me?

It's the culture wars. Apple and SRAM - Shimano and Windows

I'm also after one of the tidy VO stems but sold out everywhere!

Fill out the report crime form on the Met Police website and they will visit you and make a statement, be as accurate and fair as you can, I wouldn't go into why you were in 'the middle of the road', you are fully entitled to be there and not be assaulted.

It's essential that you get camera footage from other passing drivers/cyclists/local shops/restaurants/pubs etc. If there's a bus lane then a passing bus might have captured it. You can also request traffic cam and local authority camera footage. But you have to be quick. Go back to the scene and look for cameras pointing in the direction. The police will not have time to do this for you.

If you get footage of him rear ending you then that's great. If not then the driver will still be summoned to a police station to give their own statement which won't result in anything but is a reminder to not be a dick, and still takes time out of their day.

MUST get witnesses at collisions like this. Absolutely essential, easier said than done when youve been hit of course, but otherwise its your word against theirs.

Heal up

We’ve just adopted our sweet Ragdoll. She’s super cute and seems to be settling ok after a tough 3 weeks.

One thing we’re struggling with is what to do about her access to the front door. The back door is super safe leading into a good size garden and allotments behind, so we’ve been letting her get out there and she doesn’t stray far.

But she is totally determined to get out the front door when we come in, which leads directly onto a busy road, it’s instant death there. But she is so keen she will shoot between your legs out the moment you open the front door. What can we do? She will get run over within 5 mins of being out the front.

Yeah the thing is service charges are expensive, but so is renting an extra few months if you back out/it falls through.

Sorry offering non requested comment - but I would deffo push for dynamo lights to begin with if you can afford it now. Dynamo lights are simply the best for commuting. You might be thinking about adding them in the winter, but even in the summer they will add an extra safety/visibility benefit, might be more expensive and faff overall to upgrade in the future. My 2p.

2 bed flat for £850k though

Was thinking that, and in 2019. If it wasn't falling down it would be £900k by now. It's not even that nice! Mad mad

Great trolling from Ukraine there.

On a more serious side, actually raiding Russia through the softer areas of front line would be a good way to put the Russians off balance and open up the South for liberation.

Yep, the value of nice rim brake bikes (that aren't vintage) has crashed. You'd be needing a specific old school Look enthusiast buyer for this bike, there's no market for regular people. If spending that kind of money these days, they want disks.

Yes please, DM'd

Anybody have any really good long drop rim brakes going spare? I need to replace the brakes on my Condor Fratello and it needs a long drop on the front.

Ideally Velo Orange Grand Cru etc, want something very good.

Thanks!

The Mayflower, hands down. Great historic pub on the river, food is decent.

Bumpity bump, £65

Do people really use padded boxers and cycle specific baggy shorts for commuting purposes? How far are you riding? I do a 30km round trip in civilian tshirt and shorts and its totally fine.

I have one of these, surely excellent bike box, no complaints after 5 years of use.

GLWS

I can't think of a single real significant reason why anyone would want to go hookless. It's a bag of compatibility hurt.

Changing the brake pads to something better will make the best bang for buck difference. Swisstop flashpro BXP are pretty much as good as it gets for aluminium rim wheels.

Otherwise upgrading the brakes themselves will do a lot, as mentioned above Tektro brakes do 'work', but I personally wouldn't use them and you easily feel the difference with quality brakes. Claris is fine, but any Shimano rim brakes will work, you can get them for a song these days so theres no point the effort of upgrading to getting cheap Claris, I'd look for a pair of second hand 105 rim brakes. Ask on the forum, someone will have a set for you.

Tubeless discussion >>>>> Tubeless thread

Our mortgage advisor was exactly the same. We went for 5 years in the end, but we had to ask specifically about it, and whether as it was historically low where it was a good idea to get a long one. She agreed after asking specifically, but didn’t suggest it.

It seems blindingly obvious in hindsight.

I'm not sure you'll get much interest asking for over £2,000.

If priced at about £50 it'll kill the £90 Conti 5K All Season if its a similar performance

Keep up with the ant power around the outbuilding, and go out, find out where they're coming from, find the ant nests and hit those as well. Need to keep up with it for a few weeks, it'll work eventually.

Why don't you want smart meters?

Usually because people have been under reading them for years on purpose, so would now be faced with honest readings and a massive bill to catch them up to reality, or that they're afraid of 'The Man' selling their data and using the 5Gs on them whilst they sleep.