thursday in one more dimension
sungod
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almost may, yet winter continues, troubling hints of rain in forecast
ride, cafes, wfh etc.
almost may, yet winter continues, troubling hints of rain in forecast
ride, cafes, wfh etc.
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
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Morning, cold , tigger walked, a nice hot brew is required, I might have a few hours in the garden if it warms up
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Morning, cold , tigger walked, a nice hot brew is required, I might have a few hours in the garden when it warms up
Have a good day0 -
lincolndave said:
Morning, cold , tigger walked, a nice hot brew is required, I might have a few hours in the garden if it warms up
Have a good day
Wonder if I will get time to double post when I retire....... / ok, wonder if the bugs in the platform will be sorted by thenlincolndave said:Morning, cold , tigger walked, a nice hot brew is required, I might have a few hours in the garden when it warms up
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Broken sleep thanks to jab but feel ok, so will probably go for a gentle run followed by the pub later0
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ciao, hope all is good
in the gym. what have i missed?.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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We thought you'd gone to Scotchland.0
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Restricted to right arm only.tlw1 said:Broken sleep thanks to jab but feel ok, so will probably go for a gentle run followed by the pub later
Where tf have you been MF? I want an explanation.
Threatening clouds. Meh. Will pedal and curse Thor.
Would have gone earlier but Mrs P went into Morrissons and mysteriously disappeared for an eternity and came out light.
Not even a bottle of Chablis.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Communt communted. bit chilly in the northerly, but kit was chosen well. I really really must buy a headset - graunch graunch grind grind. Legs are starting to respond to being used more regularly, though I am still slow slow slow.
About 10 days after my moderna jab I got a big red raised hot and itchy patch at the jab site. Nowt to worry about apparently, so I'm not. Worrying that is.0 -
You could youtube it and keep the pizza and coffee for yourself.hopkinb said:0 -
I'm starved of human company that isn't my family.
I'm trying to buy friends with snacks and beverages.0 -
Not much of a shortlist its only Veronese and Seano on ithopkinb said:I'm starved of human company that isn't my family.
I'm trying to buy friends with snacks and beverages.
Survived year end close meeting with the auditors. Now off out to look at a house."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
are you sure it doesn't just need the bearings cleaned and greased?hopkinb said:I'm starved of human company that isn't my family.
I'm trying to buy friends with snacks and beverages.
if they really are shot, i'd just get new bearings, the rest of the bits are likely to be fine
remove front wheel, also you'll probably need to unbolt the brake from the fork to allow the fork to be removed
remove top-cap, unclamp stem, drop the fork out (carefully)
details vary depending on type of headset, in general as you remove each piece of headset, thread it onto a string/stick/whatever so that you know which order/orientation to replace it in
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I think Seano puts his bike into a shop when it makes strange noises.Stevo_666 said:
Not much of a shortlist its only Veronese and Seano on ithopkinb said:I'm starved of human company that isn't my family.
I'm trying to buy friends with snacks and beverages.
Survived year end close meeting with the auditors. Now off out to look at a house.
My audit close meeting is Tuesday - they've been pretty quiet so far.
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Probably does only need cleaning and regreasing, but I've had the bike 7 years now - and the right sized headset was in the clearance section of Planet X for only £19.99 - "down from £54.99". Also picked up a cable guide thingy for the hydraulic hose that is routed down the fork, which had fallen off.sungod said:
are you sure it doesn't just need the bearings cleaned and greased?hopkinb said:I'm starved of human company that isn't my family.
I'm trying to buy friends with snacks and beverages.
if they really are shot, i'd just get new bearings, the rest of the bits are likely to be fine
remove front wheel, also you'll probably need to unbolt the brake from the fork to allow the fork to be removed
remove top-cap, unclamp stem, drop the fork out (carefully)
details vary depending on type of headset, in general as you remove each piece of headset, thread it onto a string/stick/whatever so that you know which order/orientation to replace it in
Must also buy a spare cassette, though I don't think that this one's had much use, must get the chain stretch measurer out.
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Managed to dodge a hail storm this morning. WFW, wander around the village later with wifey plus some exciting online shopping.Advocate of disc brakes.0
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What cassette? I must have 4 kicking around.hopkinb said:
Probably does only need cleaning and regreasing, but I've had the bike 7 years now - and the right sized headset was in the clearance section of Planet X for only £19.99 - "down from £54.99". Also picked up a cable guide thingy for the hydraulic hose that is routed down the fork, which had fallen off.sungod said:
are you sure it doesn't just need the bearings cleaned and greased?hopkinb said:I'm starved of human company that isn't my family.
I'm trying to buy friends with snacks and beverages.
if they really are shot, i'd just get new bearings, the rest of the bits are likely to be fine
remove front wheel, also you'll probably need to unbolt the brake from the fork to allow the fork to be removed
remove top-cap, unclamp stem, drop the fork out (carefully)
details vary depending on type of headset, in general as you remove each piece of headset, thread it onto a string/stick/whatever so that you know which order/orientation to replace it in
Must also buy a spare cassette, though I don't think that this one's had much use, must get the chain stretch measurer out.
You can do postal order repairs via Pinno.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
cassettes from germany are cheap at the momenthopkinb said:
Probably does only need cleaning and regreasing, but I've had the bike 7 years now - and the right sized headset was in the clearance section of Planet X for only £19.99 - "down from £54.99". Also picked up a cable guide thingy for the hydraulic hose that is routed down the fork, which had fallen off.sungod said:
are you sure it doesn't just need the bearings cleaned and greased?hopkinb said:I'm starved of human company that isn't my family.
I'm trying to buy friends with snacks and beverages.
if they really are shot, i'd just get new bearings, the rest of the bits are likely to be fine
remove front wheel, also you'll probably need to unbolt the brake from the fork to allow the fork to be removed
remove top-cap, unclamp stem, drop the fork out (carefully)
details vary depending on type of headset, in general as you remove each piece of headset, thread it onto a string/stick/whatever so that you know which order/orientation to replace it in
Must also buy a spare cassette, though I don't think that this one's had much use, must get the chain stretch measurer out.
see if you can swap bearings from new headset into old one
if you can, do it, keep new headset bits for the day they are actually needed, taking the chance to note the bearing codes that might be etched on the outside
if old bearings rusty, bin
if not rusty, carefully remove seals without crinkling them, flush with isopropanol/other degreaser
see if they feel smooth or rough
if rough, bin
if smooth, pack with waterproof grease, seal, you have them ready for next time
i'm currently testing buying from france to see if that is also vat free my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
roughly it's like this for a uk consumer buying from eu...thistle_ said:
I need new cassettes soon so might try Germany/France.sungod said:
i'm currently testing buying from france to see if that is also vat free
If it's not VAT free do you pay VAT + huge parcelforce/RM handling fee?
items up to 135 pounds, the eu retailer charges vat and pays to the uk it via the system - individual eu retailers need to be set up to do this, presumably why some gave up on selling to uk
above that value the eu retailer must not charge vat, instead the vat is due on import, plus any duty, plus a processing fee from the carrier
afaik eu countries were ready to enforce this for uk-->eu sales on 1/1/2021
but the uk government failed to get things ready and has been pushing the dates further back, some checks won't be in place until 2022
result is that uk consumer buying from the eu for more than 135 pounds may result in zero vat at point of sale, and zero vat/duty/fee on import
for the cassette i bought, the customs declaration attached to the package was correct, they hadn't gamed the system by fiddling value, nothing dodgy simply what the uk government chose to allow
my guess is it'll be a coin toss what happens for some time
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Where are all the cassettes? I want an 11 speed sram 11-28, not too fussed if it's rival or force. Stock levels are zero. I prefer the sram over the shimano as it goes 19-17-16-15 in the middle of the block, whereas shimano goes 21-19-17-15.0
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Who is your magic supplier sungod?0
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pm'd youhopkinb said:Where are all the cassettes? I want an 11 speed sram 11-28, not too fussed if it's rival or force. Stock levels are zero. I prefer the sram over the shimano as it goes 19-17-16-15 in the middle of the block, whereas shimano goes 21-19-17-15.
a lot of stuff seems out of stock in uk, i've been searching eu sites and picking up parts for now/future whenever the pricing is ok
once travel is easy/regular again, i think i'll be getting eu chums to order and collecting when i/they visit (shh!)
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Long day of physical work, if you desk jockeys know what that means. Virtual meet over a couple of beers later, c'mon Spaffer get the pubs open so we wouldn't have to sit in verging on sub-zero were we to venture out.
Anyway, what I have learned today. That the kickmoneyballer Patrick Bamford is NOT a member of the JCB family. Courtesy of him chatting on That Peter Crouch podcast. That falsehood has a lot of traction.0 -
They haven't missed charging VAT on any of my recent imports (pre or post Brexit), so either you've been lucky or I've been unlucky.sungod said:
roughly it's like this for a uk consumer buying from eu...thistle_ said:
I need new cassettes soon so might try Germany/France.sungod said:
i'm currently testing buying from france to see if that is also vat free
If it's not VAT free do you pay VAT + huge parcelforce/RM handling fee?
items up to 135 pounds, the eu retailer charges vat and pays to the uk it via the system - individual eu retailers need to be set up to do this, presumably why some gave up on selling to uk
above that value the eu retailer must not charge vat, instead the vat is due on import, plus any duty, plus a processing fee from the carrier
afaik eu countries were ready to enforce this for uk-->eu sales on 1/1/2021
but the uk government failed to get things ready and has been pushing the dates further back, some checks won't be in place until 2022
result is that uk consumer buying from the eu for more than 135 pounds may result in zero vat at point of sale, and zero vat/duty/fee on import
for the cassette i bought, the customs declaration attached to the package was correct, they hadn't gamed the system by fiddling value, nothing dodgy simply what the uk government chose to allow
my guess is it'll be a coin toss what happens for some time"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
The youth of today, eh...just booked in for my second jab next week. That means I'll have max protection in time for the indoor pub seasontlw1 said:Broken sleep thanks to jab but feel ok, so will probably go for a gentle run followed by the pub later
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
