Any question answered...

I'm in need of a halfway house pair of gloves- yesterday I lost feeling in my fingertips, but then they came back in the second half of the ride.

So- gloves slightly warmer than DeFeet ones?
I had the same.

I'm thinking of using a second pair of DeFeet gloves.

In a different colour, of course.

I have the low rise version of these - http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/humpert-country-handlebars-254-mm-clamp-prod27374/ They look similar to the ones you linked

The downside of buying from SJS are the postage costs.

Huh they look good. Just want something that isn't going to flex as much as the alloy Raleigh ones. I snapped some a while back and replaced them with similar because that's what they had in my LBS... now I wince a bit every time I brake hard going down down hill and feel them start to flex....

I have some, £10?

25.4mm clamp, 52cm c-c.

http://i.imgur.com/3ASvMf9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/z7CbUhB.jpg

Cheers man. Are they steel? Will take you up on it if so. PM....

^that plant pot really looks like a saddle bag in that pic

Aren't bushed chains shorter lived/harder to clean and oil etc?
What's the advantage?

Bushed chains have the definite advantage that they spread the load from the pins and the rollers over a larger area than 'bushingless' chains which have split bushings formed from pressing protrusions out of the inner plates.

They have the debatable advantage that the only way to get to the pin-bushing wear point is by squeezing between the inner and outer plates. This makes it much harder for contamination to get in, and much harder to flush it out when it has. (Sheldon has an article arguing that split bushings are better, but also hosts a Jobst Brandt article decrying split bushings...)

They have the conditional advantage that the bushing creates a rigid link between pairs of inner plates, making them less flexible sideways. This is good if you don't have dérailleur gears and your chainline is straight.

^Thanks. I half remembered the Sheldon article haven't read the Jobst one.

^^awesome :)

Are there any stores in London that sell Sidi buckles?

Having made a dogs dins of removing the adjustable cup on my c record BB I hope someone would kindly answer either of these questions:

1) Is there a tool that cleans up the threads on the cup? I know there is one for the frame but I've stupidly mangled a little bit of thread on the cup.

2) If I just replace the lot, with a cartridge veloce BB for example, will my lovely record cranks - with self extracting bolts, attach to the new style spindle?
(providing I get square taper and the right lenght etc)

Thanks in advance.

HDD data recovery - Does anybody know of a (London-based if possible) place that does mechanical recovery for less that a billionty pounds?

No. It's always expensive.

I noticed a place on kingsway near holburn. (South west). No idea on cost.

who here has a hackintosh with mountain lion running perfectly?

No. It's always expensive.
£150 I think I can deal with. £500 and I'm starting to balk just a little.

I noticed a place on kingsway near holburn. (South west). No idea on cost.
Do you recall which side of the road? I'll hav a quick street view search.

West. South of holborn a bit.

Looks new, BTW. May not be on street view. I'll grab the name if I get a chance.

Coolio - Cheers M.

It's called inbay. Says it does data recovery, but not much more info than that.

You are a scholar ,Sir.

And they cost £149.99, which is less than the £150 I had expected...

I have a holiday related question,

me and my GF want to go away somewhere in early june/end of may, cheap and quiet are out main desires, my worst nightmare is a huge resort where thers 600 people by the pool all day everday,

I can deal with a busy hotel pool area but peace over party please.

We have a budget of 400 each, probably up to 900 in total if we were to go all inclusive, destination not fussed, just somewhere relaxing.. 7 nights..

I don't really know where to start looking

Ages ago I went to Marmaris Turkey on a really cheap holiday with my ex. It was pretty much the most hideous resort-type place ever. But on the upside, it was cheap, there was a beach, the surrounding countryside was beautiful, we had our own mini kitchen, and it was cheap.

It actually ended up being ok (apart from the fact that our relationship was on it's last legs and my ex was a bitch). My point is, if you choose somewhere that has other merits, then you don't need to worry about all the grim people/children around.

A car is a huge plus in these type of places, so you can just go down the cost by yourself.

Places I would recommend that are cheap and hot are; Portugal (which I can't recommend enough) and the Canary Islands.

You should be able to get cheap pacage holidays in the Canary's. I went to Fuerteventura and stayed in some random remote hostel. But if you have a car then you can just drive off to any random deserted section.

I know all-in can have some appeal and you get good value, but I would recommend looking at planning your own thing. Check Airbnb for places to stay as you can get good deals in nice apartments in locations you wouldn't be able to afford a hotel.

Also Lagos is far enough along the Algarve not to be too hideous and allows you to go up the cost to surf spots which tend to have a nicer vibe even if you don't surf. (I was genuinely shocked by how lovely the Algarve actually is).

Doth there exist a good grey bike saddle? Doth there?

^^ Thanks hugo7

I've been trying to look into doing it myself but my GF seems set on all inclusive, as she doesn't want to make food etc and just relax for a week...

will look into them though thanks!

We have a budget of 400 each, probably up to 900 in total if we were to go all inclusive,

That is a lot of money for your modest requirements. Endless choices, you are going to have to narrow it down!

Do you want something city/rural/coastal/mountainous ?

Do you want to see cultural things while there or literally just relax?

She wants to chill / relax mainly

I'd like to go somewhere like lanzarote (yeah yeah...) that i have memories of as a kid of driving into the mountains to see volcanos and shit, so mainly relaxing, but I'd quite like to be able to drive somewhere pretty for a day or twos wandering

Bushed chains have the definite advantage that they spread the load from the pins and the rollers over a larger area than 'bushingless' chains which have split bushings formed from pressing protrusions out of the inner plates.

They have the debatable advantage that the only way to get to the pin-bushing wear point is by squeezing between the inner and outer plates. This makes it much harder for contamination to get in, and much harder to flush it out when it has. (Sheldon has an article arguing that split bushings are better, but also hosts a Jobst Brandt article decrying split bushings...)

They have the conditional advantage that the bushing creates a rigid link between pairs of inner plates, making them less flexible sideways. This is good if you don't have dérailleur gears and your chainline is straight.

Nice info. So are most track chains bushingless these days, despite the advantages you outlined? My kmc 710 is bushingless