Any question answered...

I like small wheeled bikes and am looking for a rigid disc 26er for pootling around on. I don't want a heavy expensive Surly, or a Tokyobike/retro mtb due to 1" threaded steerer and non-disc.

Currently riding a 2000s mtb with sus corrected rigid fork and 35c which is good, but can't take full mudguards and BB is a bit low.

Seems like there just wasn't much/any? crossover between the rigid 1" threaded era and the threadless, disc but suspension corrected era.

List of wants:

• 26er
  
• Disc
  
• Rigid, ideally with non-mtb clearances (thinking 35c-45c)
  
• Threadless steerer
  
• Full mudguard mounts
  
  

Anything of this spec ever get made - I guess some 26er touring bike is my best bet? Basically trying to scratch an entirely unnecessary itch.

26er

The least fashionable wheel size, there are very few good rims and tyres now and it's only going to get worse. You can try to fight it, or you can just accept that 650B is the new 26"

I use davinci resolve too. Found it quite straight forward, unless you want to do advanced stuff. As above lots of tutorials.

Yeah, I could live with that, although 650x45b is basically back up to 700c road bike size.

Are there any framesets out there designed for 650b with small (~35c) tyres and tight clearances? At that point I assume most/all manufacturers wouldn't bother catering for something so niche.

@skinny
@CYOA
Thanks a lot.
It popped up on my radar so glad to hear from real users that it's probably all I need.
Cheers!

Quite possibly more than you need. I actually want to find something simpler and faster, for dummies!

Windows video editor is still accessible as a legacy app I think? Is rather limited though.

Re Chinese bibs/jersey (missed your reply).. I bought XL bibs and L jersey (Chinese sizing). I'm a nudge over 6', 38 chest, 31 waist and 11st 10lbs. Jersey perfect, bibs about right (would try L the next time but not sure the straps would be long enough). Happy with both considering how little they cost. Pad seems pretty good.

Thanks, worth knowing as almost identical build to me! I may give them a go.

I gave MS Clipchamp a go.
Was pretty happy with it: quick to get the hang of, and simple enough.
Unfortunately using the free version meant that MS can delete your folders willy-nilly it seems. Rather unhappy and not tempted to try another time so was looking at alternatives/upgrades.

I opened Clip Champ, was confused, dug out the old Video Editor!

LOL

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Anyone know where in the uk has a Abus Gamechanger 2.0 medium in white in stock?

Are there countries where hi vis is mandatory while cycling?

I found that in Italy it is before dawn and after dusk.
Thanks for tagging me in @dancing james - and sorry for delay,

Yes, in France, outside of urban areas at night/low-light/poor weather it is mandatory. I think (my interpretation) that it's more a blanket thing which covers everyone out on the road to have a EN high-viz vest, like having one in the car toolkit in event of breakdown, rather than applying to cyclists specifically.

Part of PBP registration is having an EN certified vest or belt (apparel and accessory have different certification spec) checked by an official, which inspects the certification label and signs off for you to ride. As well as being the law, presumably part it's part of their insurance process (again, my interpretation).

Sorry I don't have any other knowledge, but happy to look into it if you have more specific q's!

What do French people do when they want to change their babies in restaurants?

Or do they not go out to eat before their children are potty trained?

Or are they're FB groups listing the secret restaurants with baby changing facilities, and they just go to those ones?

Genuinely interested for a country so big on restaurants with such big tourism.

Last time I stayed at the George V in Paris (there's some GC bait) a couple just changed their baby on the table in the bar area. Fair play to the waitress who politely refused to deal with the nappy sack they were trying to offload and left them to it.

I'd imagine the french don't bring their children out to eat, probably just leave them at home with a bottle of pastis and a pack of cigarettes.

That's why Gitanne's are so short, easier for the child to grip

This is a sink, it's upside down. The white plastic bit broke in the van. What's it called to get a replacement?

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you need a sink strainer waste

https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-sink-strainer-waste/74806?kpid=74806&cm_mmc=Google-_-TOKEN1-_-TOKEN2&ds_rl=1247848

That's the badger, thanks

Spain often lacks changers too, but since everyone here seems to love kids they all find it totes adorbs when you just change a shitty nappy right there in the corridor. Mad.

I think way more French take their kids to restaurants from a very young age than we do in the UK. There aren’t anywhere near as many baby changing facilities as there are in the UK, but they’re way more tolerant of breastfeeding and nappy changing in public than we are over here. So yeah, just whack the nappy mat up on the bar and change while you order a couple of pressions and remember you can also still do it while smoking and there’s no stigma.

That makes sense.

When my youngest was 6m we went to a restaurant in a hotel - a fairly nice place. My OH went off to change him in the toilet. No changing table or space whatsoever.

Standard.

So they asked a waitress, who led the way to what they were expecting to be a parents toilet.

It turned out to be the other half of the restaurant used for breakfast. She motioned in the direction of an ancient antique butcher's table block which served as the breakfast buffet table and included a selection of vintage butcher's knives mounted on the back section for decoration.