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Going rate on ebay is quite a bit higher than 160 at moment.

Sorry this may have been asked before, but are there any really cheap radiator valves that work with a google nest thermostat? Don't need them to do anything other than turn up and down wirelessly. Assumed there might be aliexpress ones or something?

I'm fairly often in Lewes (my parents live there) and I'm always particularly annoyed by the 'pedestrianised' Cliffe High street which is generally full of cars parked on what looks like a pavement but appears to be mostly parking for the antique shops, betting shop, etc. the road is supposedly access only, but as there's no enforcement people just drive along it anyway. Frequently see people having to manoveure pushchairs round parked cars into the path of cars that shouldn't actually be driving down there.
Second most infuriating thing is the narrow overgrown path alongside the A26 out of town - main route to the industrial estate, etc, but it's horrible to walk or cycle along and needs a proper pedestrian/bike crossing to the industrial estate.

Lewes has always suffered from being surrounded by rabidly Tory small villages/countryside.

The cycle path to Ringmer is quite good at least. Though getting onto it is less so.
I usually just ride offroad when I'm visiting.

I'll catch up on latest cycle gossip when i'm next down there. I think my Dad said some slow progress was being made with Egrets way, etc. I believe it's mostly the fault of that farmer with the land in the middle.

Funnily enough, I just came back to say that maybe a slip leash you could pop onto Barry and then return him to his owner might be a less violent solution. I know they're what a lot of dog trainers suggest for breaking up dog fights. Plus still involves a bit of neck-oriented dog discipline, which I think is what Barry is in need of. I think the chances of him paying attention to thrown water are minimal.

I do think the chances of the police getting involved in any London dog dispute are very minimal either way.

Not suggesting a really hard kick obviously. But it seems like you're tried all the nice, reasonable approaches. I feel like a terrier in a rage is likely to ignore water pistols, etc. A firm pinning down by the neck would be better than a kick, but also more chance of you getting a bite that way.

Worth bearing in mind that you're meant to declare dog aggression when insuring your dog, so while formal complaints about Barry will almost certainly achieve nothing, they'll definitely make life more complicated if he's insured. Plus if you had to claim against him for vet's bills it would leave him uninsured, etc - might be worth pointing this out.

But would also be inclined just to give him good kick.

Smaller terriers are impressively fearless.
Have his dog friends made any attempt to step in when this has happened? Am quite surprised if they haven't, though dog group dynamics still confuse me. Like play with 3 dogs often seems to turn bad in my experience, whereas if there's 4 or a larger group, it seems to generally be fine.

Here's Ada being suspicious that I'm going to make her go out in the cold again.
(she's fine once a street away from home, but the initial transition to outdoors is something she is wildly unenthusiastic about).

The obvious solution is to get a powerful second dog. Let it bond with your dog and then take them to the park together and follow up on the owner's suggestion to 'let them sort it out' themselves.
Suspect there'll be a load of cane corsos up for rescue soon ...
I realise this probably isn't much help. It is definitely Barry's owner's responsiblity. It's amazing what some small dog owners will allow their dogs to do though. As the owner of a dog who'll not afraid to be quite 'assertive' when she thinks other dogs have bad manners, I still treat it as my responsiblity/failing the few times she's properly kicked off with other dogs, even when the other dog is generally the one that's instigated it.

Attempting to defuse an unnecessary argument - you will almost certainly get closer to the money you want by taking it apart and selling the bits individually. If you want a fairly accurate idea of what it might add up to, then search via sold prices on ebay. If you're selling here (which is both better and worse than ebay in various ways) then you'll want to sell the individual bits for a bit lower than ebay prices.
But also bear in mind that track bikes have depreciated in value considerably in the last few years, so unless you want to wait until they come back into fashion again then you're probably not going to do that well on fixed specific parts.

I'd be interested to see how these avio power meters work out for <£30 might be worth a punt.

I wonder if it would be possible to connect one to an inflatable kayak paddle?

Definitely a 'give it time' thing. Is it usually near your house? They can be very stubborn about the transition between home and outside. I frequently had to carry Ada to the end of our road, after which she'd happily walk. This didn't last beyond a few months old so I wouldn't stress too much about it.

Harness with a handle good for this - not quite as comfortable to be picked up that way for them, so less likely something they'll get really attached to. Whereas can imagine carrying them close to your body is somethjng they might be less keen to give up on.

Bar end junction please if still available

Sorry, been really busy and forgot, don't need one of these at moment, thank you.

Might be interested - is price including postage (to UK)?

Also did Brace of Bramleys - mostly because I realised I hadn't done a single audax this year and felt I should justify my continued membership of audax uk/check i can still do a 200.
It turns out I can, I just don't really want to. For the first few hours I felt comfortable that I'd be finished by near 5ish, then relentless rain/headwind/plugging tyre holes took its toll and I finished around 7 as well. Was slightly disconcerted to find the finish was full of civilians out for dinner/drinks on a Sunday night. Bit too much of a reminder of what a weird thing it is to be doing.
Good event, though hasn't really helped me re-capture any enthusiasm for regular audaxing.
Possibly least amount of photos I've ever taken on a bike ride, though this prety much sums it up.

Could I take the SW-R600 shifter please? Where are you?

I always wondered, what's the use case of the Vans slip ons?

They work pretty well for damp Scottish cycle touring in my experience. A (slightly) more stylish alternative to crocs.
(though a bit heavy plus gave me blisters so not perfect).

Very badly listed Lake winter boots in UK9 (too small for me annoyingly)
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Ada will happily roll around in/drink out of muddy puddles, get covered in slobber wrestling huge mastiffs, yet rain or baths are terrifying to her. If she even suspects you might be about to give her a bath she attempts to hide (badly, by going to the bottom of the stairs, where she is still clearly visible).

This is Ada when we got caught in the rain on the South Downs. Had walked at least 15 miles without complaint but the second it started raining she hid under a bush and started crying. Possibly one of the most pathetic sights I've ever seen.

Is there any point is attempting to teach a (part) terrier to "drop it"?

Yes, very much so.
Not that it'll actually work when they're really locked onto something, but it'll still be really useful in plenty of other situations.
I've never very clearly defined between 'drop it' and 'leave it' with Ada - 'leave it' probably more useful as can hopefully both apply to getting them to let go of a stick and to head them off from grabbing dubious looking food off the floor.
(I do have far from 100% success with either).

As far as Barry goes, if you're already grabbing him by the collar to protect your dog then I'd be inclined to do this increasingly firmly with some sort of body slam to the ground/twist of the collar. It's basically what a dog would do to get the message across. Make him actually scared of you.
Obviously this might escalate things further. Does he do this to other dogs as well? In most of my local parks he'd be unlikely to get away with doing this for long.

Even with a sleeping pill I don't think I ever stay asleep for more than 30 mins at a time, so assume I'm moving enough to avoid risk.

Could you do overnight train to Glasgow and then a morning train to Inverness?

I think they're too narrow on the new ones, the thought has definitely crossed my mind in the past.
I just take a sleeping pill and can generally manage enough rest to function the next day. It's not ideal, but for getting an efficient long weekend of riding in it works well.