Any question answered...

Nutrition is key, ask Hippy (and for once, I'm not suggesting that he's fat). If you stick to real food, it's going to be hard to eat too much while riding for 12h a day, but easy to eat too little.

Cheque's in the mail...

Bree Louise

Good ale. good food.

Been in there plenty looking like a twat and survived.

And they do CAMRA discount.

Bit of a beardy 'beer festival' pub though.
I'd head around the corner to the much nicer Crown & Anchor.

Euston Tap for a couple before the train goes, not food though

They will order pizzas in from somewhere they deal with nearby. Good.

You were charged punishment money for going to a real ale pub and then buying Guinness instead of something that was brewed properly and tastes of beer.

#sickburn :)

are there any downsides to a skin suit compared to jersey + bibs combo? I am in market for bib shorts for the summer but the skinsuits (from castelli) look tempting

So €uRo!

Bit of a beardy 'beer festival' pub though.
I'd head around the corner to the much nicer Crown & Anchor.

no your a crown & anchor

/rhymingslang

They will order pizzas in from somewhere they deal with nearby. Good.

Yah but there's not often anywhere to eat them (well, there's the upstairs but it smells a bit of wee and can be as full up as everywhere else).

I suppose this problem is reduced somewhat by the good weather...

Bree Louise is about average bitter prices once you include the camra discount, plus it smells of wee. Not a bad pub though.

A bit late now but the Doric Arch, next to the bus station on Euston Station, is surprisingly decent for a station pub.

Anyway, has anyone tried one of these bags Crumpler Ultralight Backpack - Black / Orange - UL-BP-001: Amazon.co.uk: Shoes & Bags I always tend to find these fold-up rucksacks are a bit lacking structure so not particularly comfortable to use. Is this any different?

I would bet you're right. They also never really work unless fully packed because whatever you put in distorts the shape all over the shop.

Yah but there's not often anywhere to eat them (well, there's the upstairs but it smells a bit of wee and can be as full up as everywhere else).
I suppose this problem is reduced somewhat by the good weather...

We managed fine on the tables outside but yes, this option is somewhat weather dependent.

Was it a painless experience? I.e. you pick some pizzas, you pay for them, you eat some pizzas?

I've often considered it but never seen anyone else eating there and tbh been a bit of a baby about asking.

Yes, I've done the pizza thing when sitting outside there and it was fine.

Was it a painless experience? I.e. you pick some pizzas, you pay for them, you eat some pizzas?
I've often considered it but never seen anyone else eating there and tbh been a bit of a baby about asking.

I was probably 8 pints in. As far as I'm aware it was painless but then when I'm drinking most things are painless until the day after.

tl;dr - HTFU

I spose you get this all the time but how do you fit in being so fast/training with drinking so much beer? The last thing I want to do after a big session is get on a bike (or at least, if I try, my body prevents me by making me fall off).

I've got a Tange Sekei 1" threaded headset and I want to know where this plastic bit goes and which way up.

I assume it is the seal (2nd from bottom)

and goes like this but want to ask the grown ups.

I am not a grown up, but that looks right to me

That's the bottom cup and the crown race would fit onto it.

it should clip into the lower cup, and will hold the bearing race in place, the crown race will then fit through it.
Try assembling it as I can't for the life of me remember which way up it goes, but if you put it altogether before you put it on the bike you will see easily enough

Is their a less pricey similar product to the Rapha Essentials Case?

I've got a muji neoprene wallet that keeps my phone, jimmy wallet (but not jimmy hats, in case Tibbs sees the obvious hip hop reference), some cash and my keys in it.

I have the essentials pouch and it does the job fine but I also have this which doesn't have the compartments inside but fits a multi tool, lever, PDW spanner, patches, boot, co2 pump and spare canister.

I have a few largish prints is like to get framed.

I could go budget and get ikea/ebay frames etc

And on the other hand I could get some bespoke frames made up

What other options do I have?

And are there any framers the hive mind would suggest?

We've been grabbing a load of the habitat rona oak frames from homebase, slightly nicer than the ikea ones and not bank-breaking. standard formats only though.

Bet dammit wishes you picked up his oak frame.

Pix?

I've got a Tange Sekei 1" threaded headset and I want to know where this plastic bit goes and which way up.

I assume it is the seal (2nd from bottom)

and goes like this but want to ask the grown ups.

What does the other side of the seal look like?

Looks like the ridge goes on the in side.