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It is a CR1 2011, the model's guide isn't available on westbrook. It is quite flat, so the older style ones arent useful.

external. Scott use a plastic cable guide stuck on with 3m tape

Im having difficulty sourcing a proper BB cable cable for my Scott carbon frame.I tried cable housing but it is too stiff. I did a shit job...I'm too ashamed to post the photos.

Anyone creative suggestions?

Going up Hazlewell Rd in Putney, see a gentleman on the pavement yelling something quite a bit ahead from behind a row of carst. Then he appears on the road just as i am about to pass him seemingly trying to give me a hug (im going about 25kmph). I said 'no thanks' and then i hear him shout 'pussy'. strange.

glorious morning though

I just got a refund for a conti grand prix. The sidewall split open after 50km.

Can I just make an obvious general observation; the roads are in an absolute state. Potholes and debris everywhere.

I went in to a pothole/sinkhole on a club run near Bromley last weekend. I only just climbed out.

When I was at university (circa 2005), I was at home during the day and decided to make a gourmet bowl of instant noodles. We didn't have a microwave (obvs) and I was cooking them with the requisite amount of water. Went upstairs for a quick spot of Command and Conquer Red Alert and became so absorbed in the game I forgot about the noodles.

I went downstairs after an hour because of the smoke alarm, to find a jet of smoke coming out of the pot. The pot was destroyed and my noodles vaporised, but fortunately, the house didn't go up in flames.

Totally agree, my retinas are in agony going through Richmond Park.

love a bit of bus drafting and i am a soft touch for a heartfelt wave after a near-death experience

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horror-londons-regents-park-after-11944466

terrible

Epic traffic jam in all directions on priory lane and up clarence lane. I was going down clarence lane saw the source of the problem. Some guy in a fancy merc was too frightened to try and fit his car through the traffic calming bollards. Seemed to be paralysed by fear! Was being directed through by a middle aged cyclist in shorts and a tshirt. Was a massive lol.

One of the critical issues in terms of car use, is the amount of space they take up in terms of the actual carriageway. But one of the ways cars really ruin urban environments is through car parking, which spends most of the time vacant but is a necessity to facilitate car ownership.

Car use costs local authorities and TfL an absolute fortune just for maintenance!

Bear in mind car ownership is falling across London. In places like Lambeth only about 1/3 of households actually own a car.

I got my just desserts this morning.

Going west on Clapham north side there is a set of lights for a bus lane (with cycles allowed) that never goes green unless a bus triggers the sensor thing. It is the only RLJ i do and this morning I was on my merry way through and my mudguard got caught momentarily on my down tube (just enough to through me off balance) and down i went in the middle of the junction. Fortunately the car I was darting in front of didn't run me over.

insane wind, difficult to even turn the pedals over at some points

sound advice. been here for many years from oz and during the first winter could never understand why i had to change my chain so often.

The shit is so caked on to my bike, it is like an archaeology of grit and grime and i cleaned the fucken thing on SUNDAY!

I have been considering the relative merits of this issue. Might be a train day :(

Ill just leave this here...

https://twitter.com/MPSChessingtonN/status/938404467174670341

This is old london road Kingston lol

Last night I was waiting for the lights coming out of the bus only area in Kingston (cycling is allowed). It is a t-junction with a gap in the reservation so buses can turn. A car is sat in this gap trying to do an illegal u-turn.

Some hero on a massive dutch back jumps the red light and stops next to said car and starts shouting and waving his finger saying you can't do it that (!!!). My light goes green so the car can finish the u-turn. I realise it is a young guy with a p plate, probably an innocent mistake. At the next set out lights, not far away, the RLJing cyclist continues to give it to the driver whilst blocking his lane. At this stage a youff on a moped rides up and tells him to fuck off. Truly deserved.

Not sure if im answering the question because ive glanced over the thread but I've got a 3ttt 130mm quill stem id give away in fairly good nick, im in brixton. I've just replaced it for a 80mm FYI because it was too long

The irritating black cap thing has fallen off though

What is the most vigilante thing you've done? Unfortunately, I've only gone as far as verbal sprays and nuisance making like this. But I knew a former courier (who was a bit of a tosser tbh) who was cycling down a street at the speed limit in the middle of the road. A car was behind him beeping because they wanted to get around him, regardless of the danger of it.

At the next set of light he rested his bike against the front of the car, walked around to the drivers window as the driver was screaming abuse at him, snatched the keys out of the ignition, threw them in a nearby front garden and rode off. As much as i didn't like the guy, i respected pure cuntishness of the act.

Kangaroos? this is for inner-city Sydney cycle lanes and is sponsored by the daily tele

Last night, Upper Richmond Road Putney (again). Im twitchy from being taken out two weeks ago, so when a white van looked like it was going to turn in front of me i slammed on the brakes. Only issue was that the new bike's brakes are more powerful than my old one so over the handlebars i went.

Managed to snap the barrel adjuster off (old school downtubes ones) from the violent twisting of the handlebars. Relatively uninjured, got up to give it to the white van and then realised i had no point to make. Ended up mumbling, 'im fine'.

Another point that I would like to make, generally in Australia that standard of driving is far worse, more aggro etc than here but the English DISDAIN FOR INDICATING is outrageous and almost makes the roads are hazardous as melburn.

Judging from the swearing we're from the same place.

I was never taught anything about the 'legacy' system. Inches were just nonsensical thing on the other side of old 30cm rulers.

You know you are at rock bottom when even american mates think stone is stupid