Any question answered...

Does cheese cure the booze fear? I'm in it's grip, after foolishly thinking I'd found it's cure. Don't get me wrong, I've whipped the worst of it's barbs but today i'm in a fucking stranglehold. I'm drinking hard as we speak, surfing a wave of bleak horror, but what can I do to beat it other than reverting to serious narcotics? P. S. I'm at work at 6am tomorrow.

Thank you.

Sounds like you need to add some cocaine into the mix to perk yourself up a bit.

Cheese at night- major dream nightmares of.spacy aliens

what's the difference (in terms of purpose) between a long cage and short cage rear mech?

Depending on manufacturer and product class, long cage won't necessairly accommodate a larger maximum sprocket, but it will take up chain slack for a greater total difference. Total difference is [biggest sprocket - smallest sprocket]+[biggest chainring - smallest chainring]

if it's the size of sprockets in use when would you go to a long cage?

It isn't (usually), and you go to a long cage when you need to accomodate a total difference greater than the capacity of a short cage mech. On road bikes, that usually means when you have a triple chainset, as most road groups will only accomodate a 16t difference in chainrings on a double and the corresponding short cage rear mech is designed to take that plus the difference between 11t and the largest sprocket permitted by the rear mech.

In the olden days, all MTBs had triple chainrings so all MTB rear mechs were long cage, but now that 2x10 and even 1x11 set ups are fashionable you can gain a bit of improved rear mech performance and lose some weight by using a mid or short cage rear mech if you don't need the full capacity of a long cage.

is it wrong to want these

http://www3.bike-discount.de/bilder/xxl/68399/dragon-3-carbon-srs-vernice-black-black.jpg

Depending on manufacturer and product class, long cage won't necessairly accommodate a larger maximum sprocket, but it will take up chain slack for a greater total difference. Total difference is [biggest sprocket - smallest sprocket]+[biggest chainring - smallest chainring]

It isn't (usually), and you go to a long cage when you need to accomodate a total difference greater than the capacity of a short cage mech. On road bikes, that usually means when you have a triple chainset, as most road groups will only accomodate a 16t difference in chainrings on a double and the corresponding short cage rear mech is designed to take that plus the difference between 11t and the largest sprocket permitted by the rear mech.

In the olden days, all MTBs had triple chainrings so all MTB rear mechs were long cage, but now that 2x10 and even 1x11 set ups are fashionable you can gain a bit of improved rear mech performance and lose some weight by using a mid or short cage rear mech if you don't need the full capacity of a long cage.

I understand now. Thanks.

^^ They're fucking badass.

so, those Alpina track forks... do they come drilled? Whats an alternative?

I'm thinking of finally going clipless. Do time ATACs have a particular advantage over other pedals in terms of being a fixeh skidder and the effect of back pedalling to slow down and not unexpectadly release or is it just personal preference over using shimano SPDs?

Probably not. The atac vs SPD thread has enough conflict to show its all just "IMO".

In the spirit of anacdotal evidence, I keep unclipping out of one of my atac's... but probably because there worn out.

Hi all,

Alex Crawford of Southwark Cyclists suggested that this might be a good place to find people to talk to about the evolution of London Critical Mass for an article I'm writing on the 20th anniversary of the San Francisco ride. Are there any veterans around who'd be up for talking to me about it? Drop me a line if so on contact@jocaird.com

Thanks,
Jo

so, those Alpina track forks... do they come drilled? Whats an alternative?

No, and they can be a bugger to drill - it seems to be pot luck how well the screw which occupies the space is bonded in.

There are any number of road forks which will work perfectly well at anything up to 300g lighter than the Alpina track fork.

Anyone got any ingenious birthday present ideas for my nieces, who will be aged 3 and 5 shortly?

Chickens

A kitten with a freedom fence!

Drum kits & trumpets.

Chickens

I don't think my sister would like that. The kitten would though.

A kitten with a freedom fence!

A freedom fence to separate it from the existing kitten?

Drum kits & trumpets.

I might actually do this. I don't get on with my sister that well anyway.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Dammit again." pft

Get them a full musical set including one of them mini casio keyboards with the preset annoying jingles programmed in. If you play this one right you might get yourself banned from ever buying anything for your sister's kids again.

When I was a kid, my aunt bought me a tin whistle. By the look on my mum’s face, I think this would be a good sort of present to get your nieces...

I default to buying little ones art stuffs. a little sketchbook and some chunky colouring pencils, or a pack of coloured paper. that kind of thing.

Big book of insects, a pooter and a magnifying glass.

Big box of insects might be more fun

Is there something similar to Deep Heat that doesn't smell like Deep Heat? I just can't abide the smell.

^Tigerbalm?

chop up loads of scotch bonnets and rub them over the affected area?