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Whats the forum recommended 11 speed chain for dry weather sunday bikes?

If you're still looking for a project, the globe segments you paste on to a sphere are called map or globe gores; a google for 'diy globe gores' should bring up something suitable.

KMC, the more you pay the lighter it will be but that's it.

Awesome thanks.

ISPs have been instructed to crack down on them so a lot of streams/sites are blocked. A VPN can help.

Yep, the latter more than the former I'd say.

What would be a suitable secret Santa gift for a respected colleague who has just been made redundant? Budget 5-10. They have a sense of humour.

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How do you calculate windchill on a bike

Last night on a club ride the temperature dropped to -1.5C.

When I got home my entire outer body was properly chilled, it took about 3 hours for my belly to come back to normal temperature.

As the icing on the shitcake that sort of fits the bill.

Often the extremities do take a while

Are you suggesting that James' belly is an extremity? :)

There are plenty of wind chill calculators on the net, but AFAIK there's no perfect formula so the results may differ. This is quite user-friendly.

I’d concur

That was the joke, yes :)

Anyone know, or could measure, the reach of charge slice bullhorns please?
Just the flat bit not the whole length.

Just went out to the shed and took these. Charge slice bullhorns on a charge plug.

I wasn’t too sure on how to measure them.

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That's very kind of you, the middle pic is exactly what I needed.
Thank you kindly good sir!

So I currently ride a Tarmac in a size 58 (100mm stem), awaiting the delivery of a Cipollini Bond in size 56. Is it likely i will be able to make it fit me with a longer stem? The headtube is pretty tiny. Geos here

Isn't that something you should have considered before ordering?

Is it likely i will be able to make it fit me with a longer stem?

There's only 6.5mm difference in reach, so that's not going to cause any real trouble. 100mm stem on a 58 is verging on short, 110mm on a 56 is right on the #tester_approved 5:1 ratio of frame size to stem length.

Will the 6.5mm difference in reach be affected by the different top tube lengths - 560, 582? 6.5+22 = 28.5mm, would that mean a 130mm stem as I have a 100mm stem on the tarmac? Also will the stack height play a part in this?

Will the 6.5mm difference in reach be affected by the different top tube lengths - 560, 582?

No, the top tube length difference will affect how you set up the saddle relative to the seat tube. You may need a post with more set back on the new bike to keep the saddle in the same place relative to the BB, due to the slightly steeper seat tube angle.

will the stack height play a part in this?

The huge difference in stack needs to be accounted for if you're planning to use exactly the same position. Typically, you'd get most of that dialled out by changing to a different stem angle. You can mess with that stuff here for yourself as we don't know what your current angle is, but for example if you have 100mm×-17° on the tarmac, then 100mm×+6° is going to be pretty close to leaving the bars where they are and accommodating the 6.5mm less reach and 40.5mm less stack of the new frame. Bear in mind that stem manufacturers can't hold better than ±2mm on forged stem lengths, and none of them agrees on where the length and angle are measured from, so don't get hung up on the last mm. Your body changes more than that from morning to evening anyway.

Does anyone have chrome Kursks?

Im looking for a set of overshoes that work with them, could anyone recomend anything?

I tried size L sealskinz but they're far to tight!

I have just bought this ticket in a raffle for a local charity. Prize is a vodka advent calendar. Will I win?

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