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can anyone suggest a good wifi range extender for use at home?

Thanks man. Went to the LBS off the cut, and the guy did it in there for free. Thanks for the offer.

I used to use a second bt homehub that I had acquired. It used to work well enough (particularly as I hadn't paid for it) , but was a bit tricky to set up.

The front page image shouts "Welcome clueless hipsters" too, so there's two strikes against being taken seriously, and it's priced against Look 464 and Cervelo T1, not to mention being four times the price of a Pre Cursa.

Grouch

("Welcome clueless hipsters" made me giggle, tho)

judging by the 75° parallel geometry

Together with the PlanetX carbon track, Parallax and Look L96 just about :]

@dancing james buy some cat 5e/6 and another router then plug it into the old one and spend an hour at most clipping the wire to skirting boards or something?

can't go wrong with Netgear imo.

Just installed this in the parents house and it worked well http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-range-extenders/WN3000RP.aspx

Electronic Drum Kit recommendations

Graunch minor would like a drum kit for Christmas... She is 13, has been having lessons for half a year or so but is obviously a beginner.

I'm looking to spend about 400 pounds, but know nothing about the subject. Should I go for a bottom of the range Roland who at least are a brand I recognise, or are there others I should look at? Any must have features/pointless gimmicks?

Thank you lovely people.

Where online sells nice men's jackets? I'm after jacket that's a bit like the Harrington a skinhead would wear, but a more modern take on it.

Bit like that, but with the hipster toned down by about 70%

Er..to get my kids into the Xmas spirit, I'd like a small set of classy, white outdoor lights in our front garden tree. I have no permanent outdoor mains supply nor do I want to drill holes in the house. How do I supply power?

Flat two core cable thru the window, there is normally enough "give" on the rubber seals to accomodate this with the window closed. Keep the transformer inside so that it is low voltage going to the outside.

LEDs have such lower power requirements that a small battery pack will do for a couple of hours a day from now until Christmas. Another option is to run a low voltage ribbon cable between the opening and fixed parts of an opening light in a window, there's often enough squish in the seals to accommodate that in modern window units, or enough free clearance somewhere in ancient wooden ones. Don't under any circumstances run mains outside unless protected by a low (10mA) residual current circuit breaker.

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Howies Harrington ventile?

How do I supply power?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/50-white-led-solar-fairy-lights-n34hn

Thanks folks, I'm off to Wilko to procure. Let's get Xmas started in here (huh)

Had an inner tube explode(not seated correct I guess but had been fine for weeks somehow). Inspecting for damage the tube has a single hole about 5mm-9mm oval(will patch fine, the tyre has a rough bit by the bead about 3 inches long on the rim side of the wire(so like on the bit that is right in the rim. Could that be a problem?

No tartan? Shame, looks lovely.

I have an undrilled track fork on a Graham Weigh frame. It's like a unicrown but with flattened straight fork blades, so it's actually really nice.

How can I tell if it would be safe to use with a brake if I got it drilled? Would I need to check if the crown is reinforced somehow or should it be alright?

There's definitely room and clearance for a brake on the crown.

Thanks!

The bottom end of a Unicrown steerer is usually plenty thick enough to be drilled, the sides are thick to withstand the welding and then the fork stresses, and the front and back end up much thicker than they really need to be because the tube has the same wall thickness all the way around. If the wall is 2mm or more, it should be fine. If it's 3mm, you can probably even cut a spot face for the head of a tube nut and use a normal Allen key brake.

Thanks for the advice.

It's probably 2mm maximum, this is the best picture I could get of it without an 8mm Allen key to take the wheel out.

I'll still be able to use an Allen key brake won't I, isn't there some kind of curved washer that the recessed nut can fit through?

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@tommmmmmm you can get these, sjs sell them too and convert recessed brakes(the allen key ones) to old style nuts. On recessed brakes front side is a 6mm hole and the back 8mm if I remember correctly.

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b0s100p2341

Great reviews online but pricey! Mine's for more off the bike than on but I'll get saving.

Check out Baracuta stuff. They have different versions of the original and last for years.
http://www.baracuta.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-WPBAWO-UK-Site/default/Home-Show

Ah here is the post:

Saw these: http://www.shop.bt.com/products/d-link-wireless-n300-range-extender-8SN6.html no idea how good but cheap and from bt cheapest postage.