Any question answered...

There has been a lot of the island roads as well as all the lighting replaced. Whilst I think this is a good thing, it is being done under a PFI contract which will be paid for by our children, their children and possibly theirs too.

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seems like every road has been resurfaced recently

That's what I saw on the Round-the-Island this year, the roads were glorious. You can buy through tickets to Ryde/Fishbourne too which were good value.

Where did you find them at a good price? I've got large feet and have been in the market for new shoes for quite some time!

I got them from ebay. Used but literally unmarked, for a price I'm embarrassed to even say. Not much use if I can't pedal without scraping holes in the shoes and cranks though...

Thinking of hanging some bikes by a single wheel for a few years in storage. Is it likely to cause any issues with the wheels? Assuming not but thought I'd ask.

I doubt you can use that chain as a wick.

Think @Fox found his wheel out of true from hanging up too long, but shouldn't cause actual damage.

HELP please (BB)

Can anyone shed any light as to why the bottom bracket that I just cleaned, degreased, regreased liberally and put back in finger tight is unsmooth? so frustrating. The bearings looked fine

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Also, would this headset be 1 1/8 inch and where would be the best place to get replacement bearings online? thanks in advance

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Looks like a 1". Measure the diameter of the quill, if it's 22 mm then it's a 1". If it's 25.4 mm then it's a 1 1/8".
As for the BB, I'd venture a guess that the LHS of that spindle looks corroded. Give us some better pics of the races (cups and cones) and we can let you know more.

Hi Hamrack! Thanks so much. Will do that next time I'm in the garage. Is the quill the diameter of the stem shaft, which I could find out by measuring the width of the top locking part of the headset?

HELP please (BB)

UN55 :)

Yes, the quill is the part of the stem that goes down inside the fork.

thank you both!

Where can I get Mesquite smoked salt in the UK ?

oh hai

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Dave's not here.

Could you recommend a cheaper option? Or should I a bigger tube for better £/g. I can't imagine I will need more than 10g though.

should I a bigger tube for better £/g.

Only if you're a bike shop. I'm still on my first syringe of Tacx after about 8 years.

Is there any computer operating system that allows for desktop embedded calendar/to-dos/cards etc. I'm constantly closing my browsers and need a way to keep up to date with tasks at a glance, (currently using Trello, but not nearly enough for it to be worthwhile) without having to open Chrome. I've got a shortcut to Trello in my dock (OSX) but it just opens in Chrome. Had a dedicated app but it wasn't great / horrible UI. Does Chrome OS do something like that? Linux which I've never used? I know Google discontinued their Pixel laptop but my Pixel/Android phone has widgets and it's a dream but I don't want to stick it on a stand and have it constantly open. I just want to be able to glance and see what's next without having to resize or reopen windows and browsers etc. Literally the only alternative I can think of is getting a third monitor and opening a different browser (E.G. Firefox rather than Chrome) then leaving it running. Ugh. Or a paper calendar stuck on the wall behind the iMac.

Dunno if this is too simplistic, but how about stickies on the mac os dashboard?

Why not just have the calendar etc in a Chrome window separate from your main work one, and not close it?

both the default calendar app (for your calendar bits) + wunderlist (for your todo bits, I imagine other todo apps are available that also have widgets) can appear in the mac notifications side bar as widgets, accessible with a two finger swipe from right edge of trackpad?
Fantastical is good and has a menu bar widget.

Because I command+Q everything all the time. Ingrained habit that I'm not likely to shake. Having to re-open = an extra few actions.

@abr oddly I've NEVER used stickies but just had a play - the double click to collapse is nice. Shall investigate if compatible with calendars etc.

Windows 10 has a few options to enable desktop gadgets. You can either re-enable the old Windows 7 ones or use Rainmeter for more customisable stuff.