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Can't see the pics - hub fitting and size?

This will do the Brompton ratios:
http://xldev.co.uk/bgc.html

Never found one I really like for more regular gears but this provides the basic info:
https://www.bikecalc.com/archives/gear-ratios.html

Yes, windy as f***! But as you say mostly behind us ...

Yes thanks - we're aware of the restrictions. My gf's granny lived in Poole so we are diverting for a trip down memory lane anyway.

Sadly saw this too late ... stopped for a coffee at a farm shop just before Bridport.

You are right - the Sustrans map is called "South Coast West" and in my head I had transposed that to the South Coast Way, but it is indeed NCN2.

Yes, I take it off every time. My bike has a bracket on the fork that holds the pedal.

Currently in the midst of about the first half of the South Coast Way.

We started in St Austell - took the train from Paddington to St Austell in the morning (4 hours) and then did a short day (38km) to Liskeard.

Day 2 was 96km Liskeard to Exmouth.

Day 3 (today) 76km Exmouth to Axminster.

Tomorrow we'll be doing another 70 odd km to near Wareham and then finishing with a short day to somewhere lile Bournemouth/Christchurch/Brockenhurst (depending on energy levels) and then train home.

We're staying in hotels but carrying all our gear for four nights away.

Among the things I wish I'd realise are:

1. that the hills in Cornwall and Devon are absolutely savage and I am massively over geared. My lowest gear is 34:34 (riding an Orro gravel bike with 2x11 gearing). My girlfriend has a triple front chainring and is also younger, fitter and lighter than me. She also has a much less complex medical history!
   
   

I suspect that no feasible gearing would be low enough for me to get up some of these hills - 16% average is pretty tough going!

1. Even when you have got to the top and start descending you can hardly gain any time back as the roads are so narrow and visibility is so poor that you are on the brakes constantly.

2. the roads have these horrid overgrown slippery, mossy strips down the centre meaning you are riding down a really narrow section on the side right up against the (really high) hedgerow.

3. When it rains ... 😭

Fortunately we leave Devon tomorrow and I'm hoping the hills will ease off a bit!

On the plus side the countryside has been fantastic with some amazing views and beautiful little villages.

Finally very high recommendation for Cycle Action in Torpoint who helped solve a gearshift problem and didn't want paying (though I made him take a tenner).

LA are also using Long Beach as the venue for rowing. That was the venue used for rowing in 1932, but unfortunately they've built a bridge in the meantime and so rowing will be over 1500m instead of the standard 2000.

I'm in the process of upgrading mine to the new cranks. Once I have successfully done this I will have the old crankset available, you'd be welcome to have them if that's any help?

(Note the older cranks like yours had an integrated crank and chainring so you can't "just" replace the chainring.)

Many thanks. Have sent you a dm.

Anyone have a shimano crank puller I could borrow for a day or so? I'm in Barnes, SW13 and it's for an old Brompton.

I used to have one but can only assume I chucked it away for lack of use ... that'll teach me!

Yes. You'll also need new cranks.

Surely to get to 6% of the whole population, using that approach would mean HALF of the 15-24 cohort were Olympic standard capable ... not in a million years.

Nothing that requires subjective scoring is. We could cut the cost right down with some judicious culling:

A. Nothing that requires "scoring" - eliminates gymnastics, synchronised swimming, all martial arts, boxing, dressage, trampolining, breaking, etc..
B. Nothing where the Olympics is not the pinnacle competition; eliminates football, tennis, golf, basketball, etc..
C. Nothing with animals; eliminates showjumping and dressage (again)
D. Nothing that requires expensive permanent infrastructure; eliminates rowing (except beach sprints); canoeing, maybe others?

Got to say I'm not happy about some of those outcomes but it would reduce cost massively and move firmly towards the citius, altius, fortius motto.

Of course it would never happen. Gymnastics is one pf the top TV audience figures, especially in the US.

Well, it's up >10% since the low yesterday ...

This looks lovely can't believe it hasn't sold.

I'd love to have it but can't manufacture a justification ...

Is anyone saying they are trans?

Given that we don't (rightly) know the specifics, this thread seems to provide a fairly clear summary of the likely situation:

https://x.com/stevemagness/status/1819349587204743648?t=w8vvj1vFoGagBfpzRH3FJQ&s=19

Not as I read it. I took it to be saying no one in the UK does clay shooting because we are too busy shooting the 45 million pheasants.

I shoot clay pigeons quite a bit. I've never shot pheasants (or any other game come to that). Not sure whether that makes me a rich wanker or not?

I used to send mine to Seiko in Maidenhead but now I think, it's just a battery change how hard can it be ... and take it to the place on the high street for a fraction of the price.

Probably me, though I would prefer the earlier version SBGX091, slightly different text on the dial.

I dare say but with a mixed household, having two breadknives according to one's handedness seems a little excessive ... of course us lefties, being extremely versatile, could easily use the RH one but that would mean pandering to the righthanded world, which is obviously wrong.

That looks very cool but appears to be right handed only?

Yes, looking for two but neither are current models.

Either SBGX319 or SBGX091 or conceivably both.

I previously owned the 091 and foolishly sold it. Can't see any for sale at the moment.

There are a few 319s for sale but none really singing to me at the moment.