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Perceivirance (however it's spelt)

perseverance has "sever" in it, and it's so full of Es that there's only room for one other vowel, the A near the end. Just think of the perseverance that an axe-wielding executioner who's had too many Es would need to sever the head.

After my frame cracked today I have 2 options I'm thinking of

1) Caad 10 frameset at £650 With this I will use my old Mavic Ksyrium wheelset.
2) Hong-fu fm066 frameset and a set of chinese 50mm carbon clinchers, total price £550

Help!?

What you should be asking is, which would you prefer to deal with when it come to warranty?

Help!?

CAAD, if you're serious about cycling.

@edscoble good point, although I've heard good things about Hong-fu customer service..
@mdcc_tester Indeed I am, although i wasn't sure about going from a Carbon Tarmac to an aluminium frame even though I know its THEE aluminium frame.

Are there any other options out there?

Rose and Canyon both do very good Alu frames.

CAAD10 is a great frameset.

My Apple monitor got trashed by ParcelFarce between the UK and Spain, cue long-winded insurance claim... Long story short, I had to leave the totalled display at my folks' place in Spain (insurer told me it should be available for inspection, I didn't wanna do any further damage by moving it) while I continued to Australia...

Insurer now wants a repair quote but the nearest repair centre is 600km away from my parent's place... Apple, or for that matter just about everyone I've spoken to in Oz, won't give me a quote without seeing it... I have photos of the damage and can describe what it's doing...

Any ideas on a solution? Do any of you guys work at a place that can give me an insurance quote?

It seems the only option I may have left is to get my parents to drive it to their local electrical shop and get them to look at it...

Thanks in advance...

Could you not call, send a mail or live chat with someone like this?
https://simplyfixit.co.uk/apple-repairs/mac-repairs/broken-screen/
https://simplyfixit.co.uk/contact-us/
I'm sure they'll tell you what Apple's repair price is as well

I'm a pretty enthusiastic/sad regal-e buyer (i've got 5) and I've never seen the team edition in anything other than red. The concor was available in other colours, but never saw the regal-e.

Cannondale lifetime warranty tho

I've been down this road already, everyone I've spoken to has told me the same thing... "We need the machine in front of us..."

Which is fair enough really...

Do I really need to cough up £10 for one 15x26x7 wheel bearing?

*both 26x1.35 both made by schwable, both totally different sizes, wtf?

Same casing, different rubber.

You can get the Durano in 1.1" though.

perseverence has "sever" in it, and it's so full of Es that there's no room for any other vowels. Just think of the perseverence that an axe-weilding executioner who's had too many Es would need to sever the head.

Actually, it's 'perseverance' (and 'wielding'). :)

Do I really need to cough up £10 for one 15x26x7 wheel bearing?

Yes. Well, £9.54 anyway. It's a weird bike specific size, not in the general run of industrial cartridge bearings.

Ta. Bit weird given that they are from a modern Novatec front hub.

edit: is it worth going for the Max type in the hope of a bit more durability? My guess is no, but I gotta ask...

is it worth going for the Max type in the hope of a bit more durability?

No, they are designed for pivot bearings, not the high (bike bike standards) rotational speed of a wheel bearing.

OK - thanks :)

Actually, it's 'perseverance'

so it is, damn. They should change it, it would be easier to remember.

The top of my carbon steerer is cracked, could I trim it back and use one of these below get round the problem, cutting the steerer level with the top of the headset and then inserting this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykKSOOra5QI

*opens can of dr pepper

The best way to get it changed it is to spell it "perseverence" as much as you can online, and encourage others to do the same.

Dictionaries (should) only reflect usage anyway :)

While on subject of words - being non-English there are of course many phrases and words to confuse me, but lately I'm intrigued by 'cordial'. I understand it can mean a concentrate to be mixed with water (squash), a liquor (what kind?) or an attitude (yours cordially). From where is the word derived? The different meanings seem totally unconnected?