Any question answered...

I should add that the accepted invite is in my fastmail sent items on my phone, but I can't open it or do anything useful with it.

On iOS you add Fastmail to your phone by adding a profile, which adds mail and calendar and contacts to your phone. If this is the same on Android, it could be that the invite is in your Fastmail calendar? Do you have a calendar app on your phone? Have you checked the calendar in Fastmail's web application?

Cheers for replying.

When I log in thru a web browswer there is nothing in the calendar.

I think the calendar app on my phone is outlook, but with some sort of skin. It's just the stock one. Fastmail doesn't show as an available calendar.

I've found this: https://www.fastmail.com/help/calendar/sync.html

But in classic fastmail style it's not quick to read or set up.

I really don't need this today!

Crisis averted. It is in my trash folder on my desktop outlook app. Idk why.

Definitely have to fix this later though.

Thanks again.

Glad you resolved it, sorry I was useless.

Would the bearings needed for a 70 square taper spindle be the same for a 68? and are most spindles generally interchangeable?

Got a bike which is italian threaded but bb shell is 68mm wide (bsc size)

are most spindles generally interchangeable?

The relevant characteristic is size and number of balls, as this defines the race geometry. If this is the same between BB assemblies, they are essentially interchangeable as long as you have enough axial adjustability to take up any differences in that direction.

I really like https://cycle.travel/map but is there a way to give higher priority to quieter roads? If I want to try and do a really long cycle (24hr effort type thing), I'd like to try and plan to not have many cars around.

Whats the best way to plan these routes in general?

AFAIK that's exactly what that site does by default. Is it not doing a good job? You should contact the guy who runs it if so.

It does tend to send you through local parks / shared paths / etc in built-up areas, which won't do anything for your average speed.

Is it not doing a good job?

I don't know - I imagine route planning is quite a tricky thing. But for example, I'd be curious to see how much the route would really deviate if it had a higher weighting to quiet roads. Same goes for avoiding hills etc. To my eye, the route goes very near some big national cycle routes. but doesn't opt for them. This may be because of the preference for paved roads, or just a random quirk.

I guess my point is that I can't visualise the selection criteria or reasoning behind some of the route choices.

Part of me would think that just following a national cycle route would make life a lot easier on a big solo ride for example.

Assuming you're talking about the UK, the National Cycle Network is notoriously awful and full of mudbog footpaths, flights of stairs, soft sand beaches (!) etc because Sustrans favours "traffic free" over any sense of sanity.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sustransed?src=hashtag_click

So something being part of the NCN doesn't tell you anything useful about whether it's good to cycle on if you're trying to make progress.

Having had this job my memory of taking route one up the coast, you make a very good point!

Is it just me, or are public (and, indeed, very public) proposals of marriage more than a little cringe-inducing? e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57748286

I mean, the proposee could always say 'yes' to go along with what I assume would be the prevailing crowd sentiment, and then say 'screw you' later, but while I understand that marriage is a public commitment it does seem to me that the proposal should be a private affair.

I'm probably just overly sensitive on the subject given the number of times Cycliste has said no or, more often, 'don't be silly Brommers, you're drunk'.

are public (and, indeed, very public) proposals of marriage more than a little cringe-inducing?

Yep, even worse than stupid lavish gender-reveals and they set a pretty high cringe-factor bar.

'don't be silly Brommers, you're drunk'

Well, you got the first step right.

Less people getting killed by pink nail bombs though.

To play devils advocate, I imagine if you enjoy performing in front of lots of people, I could foresee being into having a big public proposal.

Not my cup of tea at all, but neither are big weddings, or big birthdays or any other big fussy events. Me and Mrs Nef snuck off and got married with just 2 pals as witnesses - I couldn’t think of anything worse than spending 10k+ on a party for a load of extended family neither of us really like, or not inviting them and having to do with the familial fallout (as the standard of inviting all extended family has been set by other family members etc).

To play devils advocate, I imagine if you enjoy performing in front of lots of people, I could foresee being into having a big public proposal.

To play the devil's advocate to the devil's advocate, I have in the past enjoyed performing to large crowds. Well, large-ish. Thousand max. I'd be deeply uncomfortable with a public proposal. Unless it was from Cycliste, in which case I'd be delighted but at the same time deeply worried she was acting out of character so much, and tempted to call for an exorcism.

Well, you got the first step right.

50% there then...

Follow up with projectile vomiting, you got a home run.

So that's where I went wrong. Oh well, next time.

Couple being interviewed on BBC1. Both Showbiz
Treat them like people who hire stretch limousines ignore them they just want the attention

To set up Shimano GRX brakes from the box....

Is this all I need in terms of filling 'em with fluid? (plus the mineral oil obv)

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-disc-brake-bleeding-kit

ignore them they just want the attention

Much the best approach to any sort of actor, singer or professional sportsman.

Not sure on GRX, but you might need this too:

https://www.condorcycles.com/products/shimano-st-r9120-funnel-adapter-and-o-ring?_pos=6&_sid=f63b590b2&_ss=r