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Yeah - I was of the same opinion until I had cheap handlebar and brake levers (no shifters) stolen last year outside a pub in Stoke Newington. Don't want to throw much cash at it, it's just to avoid the inconvenience (hence thinking of locktite).

How do people secure bolts on racks/panniers to stop them getting nicked? I was going to go use
pit stoppers on the fixings to the frame, then locktite red on the assembly nuts and bolts - but the nuts are nyloc and I'm not sure the plastic will play nice with the loctite

I've declared mine as a single item with Hiscox - seemed pretty standard when I raised it with them.

Some kindred spirits:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CztHngDBDB3/?igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==

We've had it in one of the bedrooms for a couple of years. I think it looks great, it's nice underfoot (we put a thick acoustic underlay beneath which might have helped) and so far pretty durable, would recommend.

Ha, fair. It was more in case of whether someone was manufacturing a replaceable hangar to be used with the existing one.

Re: the skewers, they'll be replaced by pitlock skewers soon anyways (in a vain attempt to reduce nickability).

Thanks, here - there's no issue without a hangar other than my fear of bending the dropouts/mech with some usual clumsiness. I assume any short hangar without an offset would do?

I'm fitting a 1x12 to a 90's MTB frame. Originally I don't think it had a mech-hangar, so I've fitted the rear derailleur direct to the dropout and I'm imagining bending the frame/breaking the derailleur on my first ride...! Are there hangars for this purpose (and where could I find them)?

Excuse the crappy photo, been slowly updating this refurbed 90s Marin frame - pretty much there.

I've attached the rear derailleur direct to the frame as it didn't seem to have a hangar from new, though it's bugging me. I assume I could find one without an offset somewhere?

@hippy - for the brewing equipment intro

Barmouth in the distance there too, which I believe they've resigned to losing to the rising tides of climate change?

(Edit: Fairborne https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/18/this-is-a-wake-up-call-the-villagers-who-could-be-britains-first-climate-refugees)

I love Cadair Idris - possibly my favourite in Snowdon. Did you go via Llyn Cau? You got lucky with the weather - I must have been up three or four times and have only had decent views once!

Lovely stuff, many thanks - looks decent

What's the go-to 26" axle mounted front rack? I've a pizza rack with fork mount adaptors but it's a bit of a bodge

Yeah I came across it too (and a very different vibe!)

Not sure the best thread to post - but I've been trying to find any music from Men Called Him Mister from around 2008 (nostalgic chat in the pub that's turned into a bit of a micro-obsession).

The only remnants of them existing I can find is MySpace, where I guess their music was lost in the whole migration balls-up, or an archive listing from Mynt in Madrid, where they supported Foals (they were from Madrid).

My google-fu is failing me, any thoughts on where to try next? I don't think they ever released anything commercially

Fantastic, thanks - have some gravel boards and DPM around too. Will report back

Thanks - assumed as much (and believe it's on flexible adhesive but will check). Will have a think about whether I could raise the bed a bit on battons or similar to help with drainage

I'm in the middle of having the garden done. We've had knotweed historically, so dug down then laid membrane with concrete and porcelain slabs over the top of most of it - except a small pond and a couple of large beds away from the affected area.

I'm looking for ways to make it a bit more wildlife friendly, so was thinking of installing a few raised beds over the top of the porcelain: basically sleeper-based boxes with hardware cloth, landscape cloth and gravel for a base, then soil.

Can anyone think of potential issues putting these on top of the porcelain? They're on a 5-6" concrete slab so I don't think they'll crack, though I'm assuming they might discolour with run-off over time? (Can't see us removing them once in, but you never know

I also found a tip about fitting an elastic band to where the tyre bead seats on the wheel to stop them coming off (or supergluing the beads) - which has worked so far. The nephew ragged it around on Sunday with no issues

Looks great, liking the blacked-out front grill!

I went for Fasttrax 85mm shocks all round with a slightly softer oil in the front - 30wt and 35wt, plus foam tyre inserts, and it handles much better. Fitting the shocks is a bit fiddly and requires reusing the rear ball joints, plus using the spare mountings left over in the kit (final page of the instructions shows how to fit Tamiya's upgraded shocks and you can go from there).

Can second re: modelsport, they've been really good the couple of times I've used them

Sounds good! I used a carboard box in the kitchen, which other than fumigating myself, also allowed for some dust...

It was suggested to me to use black as a primer for the metal paints, rather than the usual white/grey fine primer

Good work - did you also have a mini-stress at the unused spare cog? I spent at least and hour reading the instructions before I reassured myself I hadn't missed anything!

They were both from Shapeways:

AMPro transmission brace: https://www.shapeways.com/product/G72GAY3NL/transmission-brace-for-tamiya-rc-cw01-lunchbox

Chassis brace: https://www.shapeways.com/product/E3R2ZC2JL/cw01-chassis-brace-front-lunchbox

They're both a bit spennier than they should have been, and in retrospect I could have made a stiffer chassis brace from a bit of alu, but I was getting some other stuff at the same time (and getting carried away!).

You need to remove the springs from the rear axle mount when you fix the transmission brace.

Cheers - will get it out for all the wheelies tomorrow! The shocks I've ordered are a little lower and I don't really want to mess with the look - will have to see what they're like on.