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  • j_mcd
    j_mcd Posts: 473
    davis wrote:
    J_MCD wrote:
    MrSweary wrote:
    J_MCD wrote:
    A chain whip. How the bloody hell can I have lost a chain whip. It's not like my wife or kids will have gone into garage, used it and then put it somewhere else.

    Grumbles

    It will turn up as the centerpiece of some elaborate diorama..

    It'll turn up as soon as I arrive home with a shiny new one!

    Treat it as an opportunity to get the really good Decathlon thing that isn't a chain whip but is much much better...

    This sounds interesting but your description is a little...vague. You don't have a link do you?
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  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip- ... 09913.html
  • joenobody
    joenobody Posts: 563
    TimothyW wrote:
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-cassette-remover-id_8309913.html
    That is awesome. Much better than a standard chain whip :)
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Dinyull wrote:
    Apparently in Queensland during drought season your limited to 3 minute showers - big fines if your caught taking the pi$$.
    fines if you're caught taking a pi$$ in the shower?! I can understand the misses complaining - but surely government shouldn't care what you do in your shower! ;)
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    Slowbike wrote:
    Dinyull wrote:
    Apparently in Queensland during drought season your limited to 3 minute showers - big fines if your caught taking the pi$$.
    fines if you're caught taking a pi$$ in the shower?! I can understand the misses complaining - but surely government shouldn't care what you do in your shower! ;)
    They should encourage it as it saves flushing the loo.
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  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Haha, good work!!!
  • Man Of Lard
    Man Of Lard Posts: 903
    JoeNobody wrote:
    TimothyW wrote:
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-cassette-remover-id_8309913.html
    That is awesome. Much better than a standard chain whip :)
    It is indeed. Nobody that's seen mine in action hasn't bought one for themselves.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,574
    Man Of Lard wrote:
    JoeNobody wrote:
    TimothyW wrote:
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-cassette-remover-id_8309913.html
    That is awesome. Much better than a standard chain whip :)
    It is indeed. Nobody that's seen mine in action hasn't bought one for themselves.
    Took me a moment to work out how it works from the tiny picture on my phone, but that does look very good. How stable is it when tackling really tight lockouts? With a conventional whip I sometimes feel a slight wobble away from smashing knuckles into sprocket teeth.
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    rjsterry wrote:
    Man Of Lard wrote:
    JoeNobody wrote:
    TimothyW wrote:
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-cassette-remover-id_8309913.html
    That is awesome. Much better than a standard chain whip :)
    It is indeed. Nobody that's seen mine in action hasn't bought one for themselves.
    Took me a moment to work out how it works from the tiny picture on my phone, but that does look very good. How stable is it when tackling really tight lockouts? With a conventional whip I sometimes feel a slight wobble away from smashing knuckles into sprocket teeth.
    It just works. Locks into place, no wobbling, no skinned knuckles.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    i can audibly click in and out three ribs its gross, it sounds gross and looks just wrong, plus the left side is visually concave
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  • timothyw
    timothyw Posts: 2,482
    If you're at risk of skinning knuckles you might be doing it wrong with the chainwhip whatever kind you're using.

    My top tip for really stubborn lockrings is to secure the chainwhip around the small end of the cassette (obviously unavoidable with this decathlon model!) and position the cassette tool so that you can squeeze the chainwhip and cassette together with your hands (so using your grip strength).

    I always find I can exert more force that way than I can by trying to use my arm/chest, in part probably because I'm not worried about the tool suddenly slipping and my hand flying into the cassette/spokes.
  • Man Of Lard
    Man Of Lard Posts: 903
    In my experience, it's bombproof. No hint of slippage even in extremis.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Garmin edge 705 completely dead. Won't turn on at all, even using soft reset & after a full charge.
    Something has failed, hoping it's only the battery.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
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  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    dhope wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Man Of Lard wrote:
    JoeNobody wrote:
    TimothyW wrote:
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-cassette-remover-id_8309913.html
    That is awesome. Much better than a standard chain whip :)
    It is indeed. Nobody that's seen mine in action hasn't bought one for themselves.
    Took me a moment to work out how it works from the tiny picture on my phone, but that does look very good. How stable is it when tackling really tight lockouts? With a conventional whip I sometimes feel a slight wobble away from smashing knuckles into sprocket teeth.
    It just works. Locks into place, no wobbling, no skinned knuckles.

    Better than this?

    http://road.cc/content/review/34728-pedros-vise-whip
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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    anonymousblackfg wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Man Of Lard wrote:
    JoeNobody wrote:
    TimothyW wrote:
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-cassette-remover-id_8309913.html
    That is awesome. Much better than a standard chain whip :)
    It is indeed. Nobody that's seen mine in action hasn't bought one for themselves.
    Took me a moment to work out how it works from the tiny picture on my phone, but that does look very good. How stable is it when tackling really tight lockouts? With a conventional whip I sometimes feel a slight wobble away from smashing knuckles into sprocket teeth.
    It just works. Locks into place, no wobbling, no skinned knuckles.

    Better than this?

    http://road.cc/content/review/34728-pedros-vise-whip

    Although I've not used the Vise Whip, I'd say yes. The Decathlon one is just so simple.
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  • msmancunia
    msmancunia Posts: 1,415
    Bloke this morning who took exception to being overtaken by a woman and then RLJed for the next five miles to make sure I didn't do it again. Small man, small bike, small everything else.
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  • rower63
    rower63 Posts: 1,991
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    Garmin edge 705 completely dead. Won't turn on at all, even using soft reset & after a full charge.
    Something has failed, hoping it's only the battery.
    I had similar after a wet ride for my 3 year old 1000: no response to any touchscreen input whatsoever. If it's out of warranty they have a scheme whereby you send it back to them, pay a charge (it was £80 for the 1000) and they send you a new/refurbed device. Got mine back day before yesterday.
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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    rower63 wrote:
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    Garmin edge 705 completely dead. Won't turn on at all, even using soft reset & after a full charge.
    Something has failed, hoping it's only the battery.
    I had similar after a wet ride for my 3 year old 1000: no response to any touchscreen input whatsoever. If it's out of warranty they have a scheme whereby you send it back to them, pay a charge (it was £80 for the 1000) and they send you a new/refurbed device. Got mine back day before yesterday.

    You did well. I've had to pay £100+vat for smashed screens on my 800 and my 310xt.
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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    Ah, forgot about this. On the way home, almost got taken out by a police motorbike.
    He's on the other side of the road, going the opposite direction.

    He suddenly does a U-turn, across me, looking like he's going to carry on in the same direction as me, but then he puts the brakes on and pulls to the right, so the bike stops at a 45 degree angle from the kerb. No lights, sirens or indicators in any of this manoeuvre. Only quick evasive action prevents me from riding into him. He seemed completely oblivious to my presence even as I whipped round him.
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  • Man Of Lard
    Man Of Lard Posts: 903
    anonymousblackfg wrote:
    dhope wrote:
    rjsterry wrote:
    Man Of Lard wrote:
    JoeNobody wrote:
    TimothyW wrote:
    https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-cassette-remover-id_8309913.html
    That is awesome. Much better than a standard chain whip :)
    It is indeed. Nobody that's seen mine in action hasn't bought one for themselves.
    Took me a moment to work out how it works from the tiny picture on my phone, but that does look very good. How stable is it when tackling really tight lockouts? With a conventional whip I sometimes feel a slight wobble away from smashing knuckles into sprocket teeth.
    It just works. Locks into place, no wobbling, no skinned knuckles.

    Better than this?

    http://road.cc/content/review/34728-pedros-vise-whip
    At a fifth of the price, yep. Zero moving parts.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    rower63 wrote:
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    Garmin edge 705 completely dead. Won't turn on at all, even using soft reset & after a full charge.
    Something has failed, hoping it's only the battery.
    I had similar after a wet ride for my 3 year old 1000: no response to any touchscreen input whatsoever. If it's out of warranty they have a scheme whereby you send it back to them, pay a charge (it was £80 for the 1000) and they send you a new/refurbed device. Got mine back day before yesterday.

    I've been told the 705 doesn't have a refurb support due to it's age, meaning it's "Trade in/Trade Up" instead. waiting to see exactly what that means.

    I think it likely that I'd get it cheaper using healthy points discounts through work though.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    i'll be heartbroken when mine finally dies mind you its the third replacement from Garmin
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    itboffin wrote:
    i can audibly click in and out three ribs its gross, it sounds gross and looks just wrong, plus the left side is visually concave


    You *really* don't want to be doing that. First two weeks after a break is when cartilage grows across the fracture as a bridge. That then mineralises to create new bone. You keep moving things around and you will fuck up the cartilage bridging good and proper.
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  • bunter
    bunter Posts: 327
    Bus driver overtakes another stationary bus directly into may path, essentially forcing me off the road. Spent most of the day wishing I'd just stood my ground (he was moving slowly) and let him block the road and look like a pr|ck.
  • bunter
    bunter Posts: 327
    Also hacked off at how much heavier, slower and unfitter I am compared to last year. Post grad qualification and various other borrock have take their toll.
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    Had a grand plan to attend this in "normal clothes", rather than the usual lycra lobby
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-40293816

    Therefore in pootle mode, but suffered a visitation from she who should not be named & had forgotten the repair kit, cue a mile walk & visit a shop & repair.

    Cue a dude on a hardtail in shorts and t-shirt flipping flying down eastern road at max chat in primary position, spinning out on an MTB 3x9 with a gear train that needed some serious servicing. Quite amusing/upsetting to fly past those on the shockingly thin, heavily used cycle path, especially all the "roadies" mixed in with the nodders.

    Thankfully made it in the nick of time - just as the bells went.
    But normalise cycling I did not. Arrived in a sweaty mess I most definitely did.
    Intent on Cycling Commuting on a budget, but keep on breaking/crashing/finding nice stuff to buy.
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  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    Undid my quick release and my rear mech fell off?
    Oh, mech hanger had snapped and the only thing holding it on was the qr...
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    I've been told the 705 doesn't have a refurb support due to it's age, meaning it's "Trade in/Trade Up" instead. waiting to see exactly what that means.

    I think it likely that I'd get it cheaper using healthy points discounts through work though.

    When my 705 died for the third time I sent it back again to Garmin, but each time no mention of a warranty fee, after waiting 2 weeks I called them and was told they were getting more units back in but couldn't give me a date and I had two options. One was to wait for 705s to become available or they'd send me an 800 which would be with me in 2 days time, I went for the 800 option and it came with a premium HR strap and a new GCS-10 which I sold.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Tax codes = aaaarrrrgggghhhh .........

    Moved companies last October, was convinced there was something wrong with my tax but was assured by both HMRC and my new employer that it was correct. Did my tax return yesterday (nice and early, I usually run around like an idiot on 31st Jan doing it) and hey presto I'm getting £6,400 back.

    Nice that the money is coming back my way, but bloody annoying that it wasn't sorted when I flagged it 6 months ago.
  • timbo_tim
    timbo_tim Posts: 199
    Can anyone advise what the rules are when crossing an empty pedestrian crossing (with beacons)?

    Just got pulled over by a guy in a suit in a Land Rover, who showed me his police cap and told me he'd get me reported if I rode across a crossing without stopping. There were no peds on the first one (nor near it) and on the second one, the chap had passed the mid point I.e. On to the side of road I wouldn't be using.

    I am pretty careful, and never RLJ but I just accepted his view, not worth the challenge to my mind. But curious to know how wrong I was?!

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