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@mr_lunch and @fizzy.bleach has the 52T/130BCD chainring featured in the last photo been taken or is it still available?

I am from France but wanted to congratulate England for the team built by both Lancaster and Jones.
Front row was good, Vunipola is a very interesting ball carrier, Coles is very limited/classic in the rugby approach but you have to have this type of player in the front row. Shame that George does not have the chance to be starting instead of Hartley, but Jones seems to like the tough dimension that Hartley could bring and I think he is very reliable for line-outs throws.
More and more impressed by Itoje that seems to play completely effortlessly at any position (second or back row) and with any type of play (defense or attack). Launchburry is not quite demonstrative but does the dirty/obscure work quite well and is pretty solid.
Was looking forward to see the back row in action as for me Lawes is more a second row but Jones does seem to have him accommodate good in the back row. Precious for line-outs as he is tall but "light" and good defender but in my opinion he does not offer much in attack.
I was pretty impressed by Simmonds performance both in defence and attack. Commentors of the match said he did not have much of a number 8 profile, but I am glad that he offers an alternative to "common" profiles as in my opinion there should be no such thing as a typical profile for a position (I am talking about profile rather than role if it makes sense). I read that Jones said he was not sure Simmonds could be big enough to play international 8 (which is understandable) but with what I saw yesterday he could very be international level by compensating his "lack" of size by a style of play mixed between speed, explosiveness and game intelligence. He might be smaller than others but he seems to have a good defensive spirit. Glad to see that you don't have to be hulk to perform at international level.
Quite liked the performance from Robshaw which is the type of player that does the important hard work in the shadows for the team, same as Launchbury.
Another player that I did not know was the sub Underhill, seems like he his a strong defensive force but does not seem to bring any difference in attack.

The association between Youngs and Ford was great, shame that Youngs got ruled out. What is the other option for scrum half after Care?

Very impressed also by Farell that I used to hate but found that his game and mostly his attitude have evolved strongly towards a reliable force for England. He is a ferocious defender, and seems to play effortlessly (like Itoje) in different style of play (kicking, passing, etc.).
Not much convinced by Te'o, but set pieces were very well executed (despite poor italian defense) and I found that both May and Watson injected the touch of speed required at the right moments. However, very poor defense from May on one italian try, he seems to be a little lost sometimes (which is not the case for Watson apparently).
Does England have any other option than Brown at fullback (except Watson)? He is surely reliable but does not quite seem to offer much in attack.

Quite impressed by a winger from Wales (number 11 I think? can't remember the name), performed different styles with speed, collisions, etc. but also by Scott Williams which seems very good. Nice performance of the forwards also with a dynamic style of play pleasant to watch. Richie Gray brother is definitely a huge player for Scotland, impressing family. Quite liked the hooker also and Watson. Russel did not seem to have his usual sparkle.

Can anyone tell me if Aki is any good for Ireland? I am very astonished that Ireland did need to make a foreign player play for them (same for Stander). I thought there was enough forces in Ireland but I admit that Stander can produce outstanding games, but don't know Aki at all.
Ballsy Sexton with the crosskick before the dropgoal.

Quite desesperate with France at the moment but we need a revolution for the whole system from the education of young players to the national Top 14. We are so late compared to other nations that it is scary and so obvious that it seems everyone is seeing it but us

My question sounded really stupid when I read it again and was certainly badly built but I was quite convinced of the answer that you gave even before posting it anyway

Thank you and @swedeee !

Hey fellow mac heads,

Got a 13" Macbook Pro (if I remember correctly it is from June 2012) for which I replaced hard drive maybe 3 years ago (last one was broken), and doubled RAM memory (not sure if it was 4 to 8 Gb or 8 to 16 Gb but almost sure it was 4 to 8 Gb).

The computer is performing well for what I do (mostly internet searches, films, etc.) ; however, I am wondering if switching to a SSD would drastically change the computer behavior (and if it is really worth it).

Moreover, it is without a doubt a stupid question but I assume that improving the computer (with a SSD for example) will not have any impact on internet speed (I mean for example interactions on chrome or other applications internet-related)?

@sergioflorez any idea about what handlebar reference is?

Does anyone own Mavic Open Sup rims and would be able to tell me the rim tape width necessary?
If not, how does one pick the rim tape width?
I understood that measuring rim width (13 mm if I'm correct for these) give information regarding tire width range possible, but I'm quite new regarding the rim tape width question.

thanks for the feedback!

Cycling is just a spare time hobby that I practice much less than another one that takes me a lot of time ; however I am enjoying learning basic bicycle mechanics by slowly building and updating my bike towards something that I find as aesthetically pleasing as functional. Current headset that I have (stronglight A9 if I'm correct) was directly mounted on the frame I purchased and I did not chose it ; even if it is performing well I would like my bike to be 100% aligned with my taste which is why I looked for a particular form.

Moreover, I did not precise that I did not considered CK in my budget because I don't justify the need to have a 160$ "high performance" headset due to my limited use of the bike for the moment. I plan to change that by riding more and more and therefore I requested some advice as I am looking for a part that would be functionally similar to what I have, but a little bit more custom!

As far as my limited knowledge of cyclcing is, the function of a threaded headset is always the same, which is guaranteeing a good rotation of the fork within the frame while holding the fork in translation to prevent sliding out of the frame, so I think for any headset change anyone is focusing more on form than on function, no? If you talk about performance, in my mind it is even a different aspect than form or function, but that's only my opinion. Thanks for the feedback anyway!

New to the forum so I don't quite know where to post this, wanted to find a cheaper alternative to 1" Chris King Gripnut (pink or light green color) which is the look I am looking for (well rounded cups and colorful), but which is also well above my budget (and apparently not easily available) ; found this: https://www.gambacicli.com/en/headset-tange-anodized-1-threaded.html
Any idea of the quality or if it is any good? Any other options in mind?
Thank you for the help!