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• Mark Cavendish, the best UK cyclist?

  in Rides & Races • 22 hours, 17 minutes

  

  MC made it Wapha's 'Panache' round up. I saw this pic that they used from his 35th TdF stage win.
  It appears that his chain was too slack...

  

• MGOOF : Modern groupset on old frame

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week

  

  David O'Doherty - Sigma Sport cafe ride.
  Colnago, at 3mins

  https://www.sigmasports.com/cafe-ride/david-o-doherty

• Television, drug of the nation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 week

  

  Jackal (Sky)
  Worth a watch, very well produced, definite shades of Bond play.
  I think the first 5 eps are better than the last 5 though.

  Lonesome Dove (appears all eps are on youtube) was referenced above for the Western fan. I have read the book and remember watching it a long time ago; Robert Duvall at his best.

• The last Bob (sort of, but not really)

  in Current Projects • 1 week, 1 day

  

  a little too dark for me, however I am sure others are interested in whether you get a similar or different Bob.

• The last Bob (sort of, but not really)

  in Current Projects • 1 week, 1 day

  

  Much to my surprise As covered by my contract...my insurers have just agreed to pay for a replacement

  fixed that for you. Glad another might be on the cards.

• Cycle to work scheme

  in General • 1 week, 3 days

  

  Balfes in London as well as independent shops listed here
  https://www.cycle2work.info/bg_C2WStoreMap

  *NB the map is out of date but the simpler way to ask your preferred retailer whether they take it. Some charge a surcharge, some don't.

• Cycle to work scheme

  in General • 1 week, 3 days

  

  my current cyclescheme paid £5000 which wasn't enough LOL>
  my other halfs emloyer limit is £10k.

  Stop it, I had to plead to get a £3k limit! Well done mr and mrs blomokk

• Cycle to work scheme

  in General • 1 week, 5 days

  

  The limit, is well er, limiting.

  If he knows he is going to get a bike in the next few weeks, then of course he should, and look for a bike and accessories as close to the limit as possible. It may take his payroll a few weeks to catch up.

  If he is umming and ahhing, it seems odd to have an arbitrary date - has the scheme only appeared as a one month trial or do his payroll team need to understand all amounts by the 20th Dec? In other words is there no scheme next year (2025)?

• Brompton owners

  in General • 2 weeks

  

  If you are going for weight nonsense, then yes, but then you could go to carbon wheels territory

  (fine if you live in Singapore and want to show off, not fine if you are in Blighty, and want to use it a lot or brake...ask Hoke...)

  2 or 3 speed, external, will be the optimum for carrying and hopefully you can select the 3 sprockets that give you enough range for general use. The Sturmey Hub is bullet-proof, but boy is it heavy and I find I only use 2 of the 3 gears anyway.

• Cricket

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 2 weeks

  

  Shubman Gill enjoyed it so much he gave him a hug
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/cre77xz485lo