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Cheers, that makes sense. Blimey that ratio is well outside my usual range. Will give it a try.

15g/ 250l. 45 second bloom. Total pour 1:45.

Tried 98 and 90 degree water but both quite harsh.

Using some Monmouth beans for a change. Went for a medium roast Peru. Using my v60 using my usual Hoffman method but not getting great results so far. Bit harsh and lacking any distinctive flavour. Tried lowering the temp but didn't change much. Any Monmouth drinkers here got any tips?

Avoid GK slicks.

Yep, my experience hasn't been great. Running them tubed and had a few punctures from pretty small objects. Whether they would seal with sealant inside not sure. Seem to be getting cut up quite easily too. Lots of tiny road debris embedded.

Had much better experience with GK SKs, though (again with tubes).

How much weight would going tubeless save?

SOLD

SKS Bluemel front mudguard (with spare set of rear stays). Fits up to around 28m tyres (700c). Chiswick/ Acton.

Genesis Equilibrium Frameset 2016
58cm (Large)
Blue Monday

I have owned it from new.
New Cane Creek headset bearings put in today.
Served me well as a 4 season bike but now surplus to requirements.
In the time I had it had one minor spill the bike came through unscathed other than scratching to brake levers etc.

Includes:
Frame (Reynolds 725)
Fork
Headset (Cane Creek Forty)
Stem (Planet X 110mm) NB. has 25.4mm handlebar clamp.
Seatclamp
Bolts (for bottle cages and racks) and barrel adjusters.

Pics of it built up/ semi built up to give an idea of geo only.

£150

Collection from Chiswick/ Acton.

cheers, will try the citric acid

One thing I've noticed recently is the increased amount of litter by the side of the road, in rural places in particular. I don't know if people who would ordinarily be picking this up (council, volunteers etc) are not doing it now because of lockdown etc.

Does anyone with a Stagg EKG kettle have any issues with limescale build up? Mine has built up a layer much quicker than expected. Fellow recommend cleaning with vinegar which I'm sure I read is not a good idea as it can taint the kettle afterwards.

Been getting knee pain for a while. Doesn't feel like typical knee pain - it's not a joint pain etc - it feels more like a cut or graze on the skin, but it's internal. Never had this before, it's not really painful and doesn't stop me riding, but feels odd. Feel like I've damaged it probably a few months ago and it's just not healed properly. Anyone had this before?

I use hot water at just off the boil so around 97 degrees. I wondered about fines. Will try another grinder and see what happens.

Yes, a follow Hoffmans method. I've got a few different types of beans from the same roaster. Trying 2 so far (washed Costa Rica and a Brazilian) but same issue with both. It's weird the brew times are so close I'd expect maybe a minute or so difference with those grind settings. Will try a new filter in the Britta and see what happens.

I use 15g to 250ml usually. Might try more concentrated brew. But that ratio usually works with the coffee I use. Feel it's probably an issue with the beans or maybe the water.

Was getting weak, hollow tasting coffee so did 2 v60 brews at very different grind settings (one quite coarse "Filter" the other "Mocca" on my Wilfa Svart). Mocca took 4 mins and the coarse only took slightly less at 3:45. Taste was about the same. Can't work out what's wrong. Also, the coffee just looks pale and a bit stale when brewing. Beans were roasted about 1 month ago. Has anyone else had the same experience?

Lots of traffic at the weekend too judging by today.

Cheers, grub screw - that should work. My project to uglify my bike with accessories can now proceed.

I've got the FlexFrame mounting system for a Kryptonite lock. There's a spline that fits to the U lock that can be rotated and fastened via a recessed bolt. My bolt has gone missing. I think the thread is m6 and it's adjusted with an allen key. Any one have any idea where to get replacement?

I suspect a lot people don't think before climbing in their car and driving to the park. Then when they get there they realise 1000s of people have had the same idea and the park and the surrounding roads have been turn into a car park ruining the experience for everyone and causing pollution and congestion. Which is why the royal parks and the surrounding authorities need to manage the situation much more and communicate with motorists about maybe not just driving whenever and wherever they want but they don't seem to be doing enough.

Any tips for using squirt in the winter/ wet weather? I'm getting rust developing on chain and sprockets after any ride in slightly wet conditions. Is it just a chase of fully drying chain and sprockets and reapplying after every ride in winter?

I've some of the low temp stuff on order as the standard one seems to not cope with close to 0 temperatures.

Just responded. Only 1 week left to give feedback on this.

cheers. This ^ would be perfect but signal only works in Japan.

Looking for an tough analogue quartz watch on the smaller side with decent WR, solar, atomic time keeping. Thinking field watch by Casio or Citizen etc (kind of like the one a few posts up^) but can't find what I'm looking for. Basically, I'd like an analogue version of this:

https://www.casio-europe.com/euro/products/watches/g-shock/gw-m5610-1er/

Any recommendations?

He has a cycling specific service (which I wasn't there for and is suspended due to covid) so hence why I was surprised. Inclined to stick with Scherrit/ Steve Hogg etc general approach.