Any question answered...

didn't you think mindy was pretty hot back then?

No, I was about 5

i was 13 :)

i was 13 :)

and Mork.

That was a space ship.

looked like an egg

Bizarre television comedy with Robin Williams as Mork from Ork, who is an alien hatched from an egg, sent to investigate Earth and report back to his superiors. As an outsider, Mork is unfamiliar with human customs and often questions some of the strange traditions that we take for granted. Much of the humor relies on Williams' unique comic voices and mannerisms. The show was perhaps most famous for Mork's saying, 'nanoo nanoo.'

Ok am confused i thought that the alien came to earth in an egg shapped space ship

Am confused

Only ever saw it dubbed.

If I change the sprocket on my everyday bike from 18t to 16t will my leg strength improve subtly over time so that eventually 16 will feel like the 18?

Sort of. Won't feel like an 18, but will be more manageable than it was when you started. Give it two weeks. How many teeth on the chainring?

your knees might feel it for a little while to begin with though.

if you want to increase your leg strength just don't use your brake. Having to resist the pedals to slow down makes the journey twice as tiring.

48 up front. I'm replacing the bearings on my regular rear wheel and put an old wheel on today with a 16t on. I was quite surprised at the difference, I don't know what I was expecting! And yes my knee twinged a little.

if you want to increase your leg strength just don't use your brake. Having to resist the pedals to slow down makes the journey twice as tiring.

I think you need to research that further. As far as I recall using back force like that is not reckoned to be good for your muscles.

Yeah but you look rad though.

Oh hang on, that's skidding that's rad. Backforce slowing just makes you look like an uncomfortable duck.

All I know is after going back to riding with a brake for a while my legs felt significantly weaker and each journey was less tiring on them, even though I was riding faster.

Torque wrenches!

I asked on this thread for a recommendation:

Define affordable. You can get a Norbar for about £77 http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/product/norbar_4_20.html?action=currency&id=GBP , which is the same wrench as the Syntace one I use https://www.starbike.com/php/product_info.php?lang=en&pid=6048

If you can't afford either of those, you probably can't really afford the quality of handlebars which need that level of assembly precision.

I then proceeded to order the one that MDCC linked to, but sadly Total Cycling left me an almost completely indecipherable voicemail at half three today saying they had no stock, and would have no stock for a week or so.

I took this opportunity to have a look at the one that James mentioned:

the slightly better norbar is this one

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php?option=shop&page=shop.product_details&product_id=5334&l=uk&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base

Norbar 11037 Torque wrench, 1/4" ratchet, adjustable, 1-20 N.m

slightly wider range and is meant to be a little more durable

However there were a few problems with this one- namely that you had to order it from abroad when Norbar are a British company. Including delivery the 11037 was £100, which seemed a lot.

I phoned Norbar and enquired if I could actually buy the 11037 in the UK, and they said yes- but it was no longer a current model, the designs had evolved and the latest version of the 1-20 Nm SLO torque wrench was the TT20:

Norbar TruTorque™ TT20 ¼" with certificate of calibration. Proudly made in England.: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Which as well as being a more advanced design has the striking advantage of being £25 cheaper.

So- it measures torque from 1 to 20 Nm, is accurately calibrated with a certificate to prove this, and is available for 1/3rd of the price of a decent set of carbon bars.

I'll report back when I've used it to do the final assembly on my road bike.

Looks like it can talk the torque, but can it.....

...i'll get me coat.

Torque wrenches!

I asked on this thread for a recommendation:

I then proceeded to order the one that MDCC linked to, but sadly Total Cycling left me an almost completely indecipherable voicemail at half three today saying they had no stock, and would have no stock for a week or so.

I took this opportunity to have a look at the one that James mentioned:

However there were a few problems with this one- namely that you had to order it from abroad when Norbar are a British company. Including delivery the 11037 was £100, which seemed a lot.

I phoned Norbar and enquired if I could actually buy the 11037 in the UK, and they said yes- but it was no longer a current model, the designs had evolved and the latest version of the 1-20 Nm SLO torque wrench was the TT20:

Norbar TruTorque™ TT20 ¼" with certificate of calibration. Proudly made in England.: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Which as well as being a more advanced design has the striking advantage of being £25 cheaper.

So- it measures torque from 1 to 20 Nm, is accurately calibrated with a certificate to prove this, and is available for 1/3rd of the price of a decent set of carbon bars.

I'll report back when I've used it to do the final assembly on my road bike.

fuck you are an obtuse cunt at times

the other day you asked why bother having a torque wrench that went that low

you can find the one you mentioned cheaper from toolstop

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/norbar-13262-torque-wrench-1/4-ratchet-adjustable-dual-scale-1-20-n.m/10-180-lbf.ft-p11812

"tool" would have been more apt than "cunt"

7/10 - must try harder.

It's all that one can expect from James sadly.

He has a point, in that his one is cheaper by £4, so if you don't want to donate to the forum via the Amazon affiliate scheme by all means get it from toolstop.

"dammit you are a continual cunt of the highest order

you trawl around regularly posting snide remarks immediately after me

you are a tedious snivelling little shit, who actually seems to contribute next to nothing"

Tell you what James why don't you prove just one of those assertions?

Your post seems to have vanished James?

I love the word snivelling