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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Ah, but why would you want to ride in Amsterdam in the first place? Tram lines and all sorts. Highgate Hill is a proper workout. I used to reach some crazy speeds running down there on a Saturday night with my then flatmate (we'd be having beer in the Prince of Wales or The Flask and we'd hae to leg it if we wanted to catch the start of Match of the Day).
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    "It stays down, Daddy."
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    cjcp wrote:
    Ah, but why would you want to ride in Amsterdam in the first place? Tram lines and all sorts.
    Ah, well, now you mention it, tomorrow's commute will provide my first encounter with tram rails. Gulp.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    News?
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    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Minor local news. Inexplicably, the great intellect that is Alex Salmond pushed through a tram system from the centre of town to the airport ahead of a new Forth Road bridge vitally needed for the whole of Scoltand because the old one is soon to go "ping" in a big way.

    Anyway, we now have the centre of town back..... except for the bits that aren't finished yet.

    Still, the tram system will enable people to get to the airport in 20 minutes, replacing regular busses that take... 20 minutes.

    Still, it will free up the roads.... except when the trams are running along the road.

    Still, the bus journey from the end of the tram to the terminal will only be 5 minutes (did I mention that its not actually going to go TO the airport?)

    For his next trick, the great intellect Alex Salmond will announce his model for independence, based entirely on developing exports of single malt.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    But what will you do when the single malt runs out? We're already approaching peak single malt.
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Always Tyred wrote:
    For his next trick, the great intellect Alex Salmond will announce his model for independence, based entirely on developing exports of single malt.

    That's a bit unfair, I believe there will be a secondary trade in tartan Tam 'o' shanters with fake ginger hair sticking out the bottom.
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    There is a bottle of 40 year old Jura for sale in a local shop near here, for £1500. No one has been stupid enough to purchase it since I've been there, so if they'd left it in the barrel, it would now be 45 year old Jura.

    Like gold, it presents a safe investment over time - a given single malt only gets older. Unlike gold, you can make more of it if necessary. And, what's more, if you need to push up global prices, all you have to do is some heavy drinking.

    The more I think about it, the better the idea sounds.
  • wgwarburton
    wgwarburton Posts: 1,863
    Always Tyred wrote:
    There is a bottle of 40 year old Jura for sale in a local shop near here, for £1500. No one has been stupid enough to purchase it since I've been there, so if they'd left it in the barrel, it would now be 45 year old Jura.
    Yes, but the angels nick a bit every year, so you'd have less of it.
    Like gold, it presents a safe investment over time - a given single malt only gets older. Unlike gold, you can make more of it if necessary. ....

    You can, but it takes a while. Same's true of oil, presumably, but the timescales are longer still.....

    I reckon the trams will be good for Edinburgh. I'm not quite sure what to make of the arguments over which roads to use, though.... I read a piece last week saying we ought to have cars on Queen St, Trams on George St and Buses on Princes St. A better match of travellers to shopping opportunities, they claim!!

    Cheers,
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    There's no evidence that single malt continues to get better the older it gets - when I spoke to an expert about it he says that in most cases 25 years is about the limit for likely improvement.
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    biondino wrote:
    There's no evidence that single malt continues to get better the older it gets - when I spoke to an expert about it he says that in most cases 25 years is about the limit for likely improvement.
    Yes, but the Americans don't know and the Saudis don't care.
  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    In on Topic news, I removed the cassette on the Planet X Titanium and replaced it with an 11-28 which is more friendly than the 12-23 on there.
    +++++++++++++++++++++
    we are the proud, the few, Descendents.

    Panama - finally putting a nail in the economic theory of the trickle down effect.
  • hambones
    hambones Posts: 407
    Frame update - being just over 3 years old Scott will honour the warranty if I can produce yearly service receipts. Hurrah!!!
    Still breathing.....
  • FeynmanC
    FeynmanC Posts: 649
    I went to the LBS and put the bike on their turbo so they could take a look at my posture and we've lowered my seat 1cm and moved the seat back forwards again, to the middle of the rails. I think the seat was put on too high when they did the work on the wheel last week, before the ride that my knee went squiffy on.

    I was overextending my legs slightly, apparently, which may have been the cause of the pain across the kneecap tendony bit.

    Fingers crossed - i'll know by the end of the commute tomorrow morning.
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  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    FeynmanC wrote:
    I was overextending my legs slightly, apparently, which may have been the cause of the pain across the kneecap tendony bit.

    Fingers crossed - i'll know by the end of the commute tomorrow morning.

    Ah ha - I had all sorts of grief with my right knee this summer. Going by the rule that frontal knee pain = seat too low, I kept raising the saddle bit by bit, but it only made it worse. Lowering it again made the pain pretty much go away. I think it's a bit too low, but my knee's happy so I'll keep it as-is.

    Strangely though my left knee couldn't care less what height the saddle is, high or low. Maybe it's completely shot and the nerves have given up complaining :)
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Minor local news. Inexplicably, the great intellect that is Alex Salmond pushed through a tram system from the centre of town to the airport ahead of a new Forth Road bridge vitally needed for the whole of Scoltand because the old one is soon to go "ping" in a big way.

    Anyway, we now have the centre of town back..... except for the bits that aren't finished yet.

    Still, the tram system will enable people to get to the airport in 20 minutes, replacing regular busses that take... 20 minutes.

    Still, it will free up the roads.... except when the trams are running along the road.

    Still, the bus journey from the end of the tram to the terminal will only be 5 minutes (did I mention that its not actually going to go TO the airport?)

    For his next trick, the great intellect Alex Salmond will announce his model for independence, based entirely on developing exports of single malt.

    Ah, I see.

    (Just catching up.)
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    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    cjcp wrote:
    (Just catching up.)

    Always knew you were a bit slow :D

    Weird you all talking bout my home town, will be back up from christmas - how wide are the tram slots going to be? Never liked cycling in 'burgh itself.

    I just remember the awesome 2+ mile downhill from innerleithen to peebles down the side of the valley (I think) just had to dodge the sheep when doing a loop :)
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    (Just catching up.)

    Always knew you were a bit slow :D

    <chortle, chortle>

    Just bought some slower tyres for the commuter. To give you a little bit of a chance. :wink:
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • vinnn
    vinnn Posts: 62
    edited November 2009
    Spent half of yesterday setting up my brand new Kona Honky Tonk 2009, my new winter/commuting/everyday bike. It's gorgeous.

    Swapped the brake cabling round from the US style to UK style which also involves re-taping the bars as well as the recabling.
    Flipped the step for negative rise & sorted the bar angle out.
    Sorted the brake calipers out, don't want uneven brake wear lines on those new black rims!
    Swapped the Kona seat for a Fizik.
    The obligatory seat adjusting, sitting, adjusting etc.
    Removed reflectors, bell & pie plate.
    Removed all the size/price/sale/safety stickers, then the sticker glue. (Flash bathroon/kitchen wipes are great for the glue removal)
    Tastefully slapped on some clear Lizard Skins frame protector stickers (brake cables contact points & chainstay)
    Fitted SPDs

    Was bliss....
    Then got carried away and degreased & washed 2 other bikes, and replaced the brake cables & outers on my carbon bike.
    All in all was a great day of tinkering while it bucketed down outside.

    Had the maiden ride to work on the Kona this morning. Haven't ridden a good steel bike for years, very forgiving, smooth & solid. It just flys over cobbles especially with the 28mm tires.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Swapped the Cateye & MArs 3.0 around on the rear of the bike as the position I had them in today made removal and switching on/off difficult.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • Jamey
    Jamey Posts: 2,152
    Re-adjusted brakes after last week's accident and lets just say I'm glad I've had my tetanus boosters recently. Bits of frayed wire don't mix well with hand-holding the cable taught while tightening the bolt.
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  • pastryboy
    pastryboy Posts: 1,385
    New cassette on. Only £13.50 and saved me 10g
  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    Jamey wrote:
    Re-adjusted brakes after last week's accident and lets just say I'm glad I've had my tetanus boosters recently. Bits of frayed wire don't mix well with hand-holding the cable taught while tightening the bolt.

    Oh the joy of stray cable strands. I called my bike some very unkind names doing the brakes at the weekend :lol:
  • Jamey
    Jamey Posts: 2,152
    :)

    I'm pleased someone else knows the pain. I might as well have been punching a box full of hyperdermic needles.
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    did the wife's and my commute bike's brakes ie not quite at new pads yet but getting there...
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Just replaced the bar tape on my bike. I could live with the fact that the old stuff was no longer white. Just. I could also live with the missing plug on one side. Just. But when I saw that said missing plug had led to unravelling, something had to be done!

    So now I have some rather nice, new white Fizik bar tape on the BeOne, and jolly nice it looks too. Word to the wise, Fizik end plugs ain't coming out as easily as the old ones. They are absolute swines to get in - in the end I had to d-lock the cnuts!
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  • andy83
    andy83 Posts: 1,558
    fought with my brakes to get the lined up properly which invloved me taking the whole calipper of bike cos it was doing my head in, but seemed to do the trick. replaced and done what i done before and brakes not rubbing

    gave bike good clean and lubed up.

    cant believe how little of my brake pads were actually left
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Had to retape the other side of the bars to that I did last month as the bare bar looked bad. Got new tape to put on in the new year as the factory fitted stuff is obviously a penny pinching excercise.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • LostInTheWoods
    LostInTheWoods Posts: 50
    Jamey wrote:
    :)

    I'm pleased someone else knows the pain. I might as well have been punching a box full of hyperdermic needles.

    Don't wish to teach you how to suck eggs, but I used to be you. Then I bought a decent set of wire cutters, a big bag of cable ends and some super glue... and my digits have been puncture free ever since......
  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    LostInTheWoods wrote:
    Jamey wrote:
    :)

    I'm pleased someone else knows the pain. I might as well have been punching a box full of hyperdermic needles.

    Don't wish to teach you how to suck eggs, but I used to be you. Then I bought a decent set of wire cutters, a big bag of cable ends and some super glue... and my digits have been puncture free ever since......

    hold the end of the cable with some pliers. simples
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  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    Degreased the chain, cassette, front brake caliper, rear deraillure and gave the bike a good clean, lubed the chain and she was running like a dream this morning - shame I wasn't :)
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