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Presume if you've got a long horizon it's the usual case of sitting tight right now

Agree, it's possible to live like that, it doesn't make sense to just say 'oh well Norway's different, smaller population it'll never work here etc etc'.

Dolans have steep seat tube angles IME.

So, 5 months on, warranty claim was successful. Retailer received credit from Shimano and has passed it on to me. It's at trade amount, so doesn't compensate for what I had to pay to get a new shifter, but it's something. They didn't say what the fault was.

Switching my broadband and noticed Virgin Media have some Amazon voucher codes that seem like reasonable deal, e.g. £140
https://www.vouchercodes.co.uk/virginmedia.com

I'm deliberately not watching any media atm. I know I'll find it all too surreal. When will things be a bit more sane? Maybe seeking out non-UK media outlets is best for a little while...

Probably just people spreading misinfo in an anti cycling echo chamber. The numbers cycling along there now have increased a lot I've noticed and it's not just prommuters. Also, CS9 certainly down towards Chiswick I think, has seen something like the highest increase in cycling.

Who's now in charge of energy and climate change policy.

What jumped out for me was the comment someone made about only cycling when they are able to be psyched up and confident.

I think the radio is only receivable in Japan or something.

I had to be in the office for a few weeks and was surprised that none of the younger people cycle

In Bristol, I've colleagues who live in the city a short distance from work who drive in. The decision doesn't make sense on any level. One of the best cities for cycling in the UK, tons of hire ebikes and escooters, expensive parking, it takes longer and is more hassle. Changing the culture is going to be hard.

I basically agree with this. Maybe 'conflicted' is too strong. They're definitely a good thing. My main worry is whether they remove some of the health benefits and lessen the idea of cycling as a 'silver bullet' for solving a range of issues. I guess there's still exercise involved, and if their existence facilitates growth in cycling in general, then more people will be healthier.

I had one. Still regret selling it sometimes. Replaced it with a pompino which was probably a mistake as the Triton geometry felt much better for general road use. It just unflashy but just worked and handled well

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/its-time-we-had-a-serious-adult-discussion-about-cyclings-appalling-impact-on-the-environment-so-heres-eight-achievable-proposals

Responding to the MD chat from a year ago....Going through an old drawer I have 2 Sony Minidisc players. I seem to remember really enjoying the sound of the MZ-N1. Then I got the MZ-NH900 which was "Hi-MD" (basically could play discs that stored something like 7 x the data of standard MDs) but which didn't sound as good. Looking to test the MZ-N1 but don't have any standard discs. Anyone have any MDs or know where I could get one (preferably with music on) just to check whether it's still working?

I'm conflicted on ebikes. I don't like that they don't require any real physical effort and they are sub optimal from a sustainability pov. But the infrastructure they need is the same as for regular bikes so we might get improved infrastructure quicker if e-bike use increases and if they do replace car use then that's worthwhile. Surprisingly decent video by the FT even includes comments about how cities should be for humans not cars and how the era of motor car dominance will hopefully be seen as a blip in history.

https://youtu.be/_GOSzFc0_GQ

The driver was a male in his twenties driving a powerful car down a dual carriageway at 3.40am when it was presumably empty.

I wonder if the single occupant drivers of these things ever suddenly have the thought enter their heads, when using a vehicle the size of a living room through the narrow streets of a UK town centre, that they are completely ridiculous.

The technology, power and speed of cars is incredible, but I don't understand why we aren't able to make doing 120mph in a 40mph zone is simply impossible with geo fencing, speed limiters etc.

LNER from Edinburgh to London has hooks with a fair bit more room than GWR. That's a 47mm and could fit quite a bit bigger. Issue for mtbs maybe more likely to be wheelbase and handlebar width .

Cheers for the suggestions. Went with the train to dunblane then ride via callander. Great route, almost traffic free, and all gravel from callander.

Looking to get from Edinburgh to Aberfoyle with my gravel bike, probably by train some of the way. Anyone have any route recommendation? Was thinking train from Edinburgh to Stirling then riding the rest...

Anyone see a meteorite this evening? Saw a fast, almost vertical, red streak in the south western sky.

Feels pretty vulnerable in terms of fire risk atm

I've rethought the idea of a respray and thinking about getting my genesis vagabond stripped down to raw metal and then coated with something to protect it. Any recommendations for somewhere that could do that, preferably in w London?