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And what's the frame?

Charge Plug

Well I don't know much about them but I'd be fairly sure it's 120mm

If I want to check what the OLN is on a frame for a new back wheel, do I just measure the distance between the dropouts?

Yes.

Thanks all.

Yes, back in Feb, Euston to Stoke

Did you book your bike on?

Yes. I recall it being a hassle on the app/website and I think I solved it by buying two singles separately, for approx the same price.

Actually, now I think the problem was booking a complete journey where I had to change onto a local train that didn't take bike reservations.

So I bought a seat + bike reservation for Euston-Stoke-Euston, and then a separate seat-only ticket for Stoke-destination-Stoke.

Balls. Was hoping you'd say it was no problem, you didn't book and just walked on.

Go to the station or call up the line? I've just rocked up to the ticket office and booked a slot on the day but this was very off peak

I have an open return ticket and apparently they only take bike bookings on the phone in advance

I don't think that's a good idea as my bike went in a locked area just behind the driver, so they have to know in advance when to open it. Although perhaps not a problem if you are going terminus-to-terminus.

Yes, they use the old Virgin trains. I wouldn't rely on someone remembering they need to open it for you.

I wouldn't rely on someone remembering they need to open it for you.

Last time this happened to me I just blocked the door from closing again and again until someone came down to try and work out what the problem was.

They were really annoyed at me until I said I had a bike locked away and had a proper bike booking for the journey, so it was their fault for not being around to open up for me at my booked stop.

I’ve just put up curtains using a rail made of plumbing pipe, with wooden rings sliding over it. It’s a bit noisy for my liking.

What’s the best teflon/other tape to apply to the top of the rail to slicken and quieten the whole thing? Transparent best.

Try spraying the pipe and rings with furniture polish - like Pledge or similar.
ETA - Stuffing the pipe with something - newsprint for instance - would probably cut down any resonance by a minuscule amount.

Laying a table with chopsticks for eating irons.

Points toward, or away from the diner? What is the etiquette?

Same as knives and forks - away. Put the bit you'll be holding closest.

Thank you.

I'm trying to visualise how to fill a field with tents for ~700 people. Any suggestions for some sort of CAD system to draw a plan? Ideally free or free trial.

I can get the dimensions of the field from maps. I've got some assumptions about a typical tent size and some rules about how the tents are arranged (minimum distance between tents, 7 groups, each a two ring semi-circle etc). Also some ancillary equipment.

It really is!

The brake is an Avid BB7 SL. Power is good. It can lift the rear wheel at slower speeds.
As I said earlier, the movement is between the rotor and hub.
The quick release (bolt on skewer) is tight. I don't think it has anything to do with the issue.

I ordered a new rotor (TRP TR-25) to see how the fit compares to the Shimano rotor.
I also ordered some Loctite 638. That should fix the issue if everything else fails.

Any suggestions for some sort of CAD system to draw a plan?

How many tents in total? I think I'd print the map at the right scale to use Monopoly houses as tents, they are available on ebay etc. for 10-15p each, or this Lego brick which is 5p. Learning CAD for this one thing doesn't seem like a bargain.

How many tents in total?

Not quite sure but since I need to start somewhere I'm working on 350.

I do like the idea of building it out of Lego but I kind of want to do it this week and Lego parts orders take ages. Also PITA to arrange Lego bricks in circles unless I kragle them to paper which would be a crime.