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Mmmmm... looking at the exact same guitar myself at the mo. What’s the neck profile like... old-school chunky or slimmer?

I’ve been very happy with Octopus for the last few years. Contract was up for renewal recently and looked at Bulb... both looked great but prefer a fixed tariff so stayed with Octopus.

This is a call out to anybody in the Brixton area who may not be aware of the proposed Hondo Tower development in the centre of Brixton.

For anybody not aware of the plans, this Brixton Buzz piece will get you up to speed: https://tinyurl.com/y29q4kkn

If you live locally and feel strongly enough about this massive t@rd being dropped in the middle of Brixton, please make a planning objection here: https://tinyurl.com/y3grx5z3

You can also copy your comments to local MP Helen Hayes: helen.hayes.mp@parliament.uk

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What bar size...I’ve got a 26.0mm?

Isn’t the point of Squirt that you don’t need to clean your chain... just top up the application when necessary?

Rim please

Missus has just cracked the rim on her rear wheel :-/ Anybody have anything in decent condition? This is for a shopper/commuter, so robust rather than lightweight, and preferably around south/central london. Cheers!

Cheers, looking on the Dia compe website they do the SF hub in 24h or 32h but not 28h. Other then the Phil i don't think there's a tried and tested low flange option in 28 so i may have to revert to HF.

FWIW, I’ve got a pair of Dia Compe Gran Compes that are over 10 years old and are currently on their third build. Ridden in all weathers, avg 100 miles per week and have only required replacement bearings in the rear once. Not sure what else I could expect from a more “sexy” hub?

Guessing you’ve tried the obvious... tip the bike upside down, put a large flathead screwdriver into the slot on the back and correct sized torx driver in the front and twist apart? Slow and careful though, from experience those campy bolts are made of cheese and if you strip one you’ll need to buy a whole new set at around £30... ouch!

Black or silver, and straight or layback?

FWIW, the last Izumi chain I had seems below par - large amounts of stretch in the first couple of weeks and unusually noisy. Will be going back to KMC next time...

I thought Keir put in a solid performance against Boris at last week's PMQ's - he seemed to be going for the level-headed solicitor cross-examination approach? However, Labour's problems run considerably deeper than the face at the top - he's got his work cut out imposing party discipline for starters. In the meantime, at least there are (albeit feeble) signs of life for a meaningful opposition...

Never had a problem with the Soma bars... that’s with Thomson (26mm), 3T and Deda stems (31.8mm with shim)

Yep, took my boy out for a pootle around town yesterday - Thames barrier, Greenwich, Tower Bridge etc - and felt very much like "business as usual" but with face masks. Certainly didn't have the "ghost town" feel of a few weeks ago.

+1 Paperwhite. Have had one for years... I’m a Luddite by nature and was really attached to the idea of “analogue” books but this convinced me to move to the dark side...

Yep, same here. Had kind of written it off, so a nice surprise!

This is all good advice. I've also been working from home for a few years and would only add...

• it takes getting used to. The initial feeling is that you're somehow not part of everyday working life/society, there's no office banter (fine for me as I'm naturally a bit anti-social anyway!) but you WILL get used to it
• bear in mind that without distractions you'll almost certainly be more productive than in an office environment. At the start, it's tempting to overcompensate, but in time you'll appreciate it means you can take more time out to do housework, go out for a run in the middle of the day and generally take advantage of "off-peak life" (empty cinemas, never having to queue etc) and still get your work done
• definitely agree with getting dressed in the morning and being "work ready" within your nominal working hours. Sitting around in your Y-fronts (we've all done it!) makes it harder to engage
• stay on the phone/facetime with work colleagues - this will help with any feelings of isolation etc

I love working from home now and would really resent going back to the commute/9-5 way of operating. Once people have had a taste of this, it wouldn't surprise me if this becomes much more popular once we're through the other side of this whole thing. In the meantime, stay safe people!

Was about to ask the same question.... nothing in the post here . Anybody else got theirs?

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Because nothing says “we care about the environment” more than... er... ripping up a lawn. Genius.

Gellert thermal baths are a good place to chill for a few hours...

Yep, Nandy or bust for me. Insightful, thinks before she opens her mouth and is a good scrapper when required.

Although the price of entry is high, getting a WI from the get-go makes sense...

1. they really are fit-and-forget reliable - I've gone through 3 or 4 and they never (like never) skip a beat
   
2. mine seem to last around 3 years riding in all weather and I only change them when the teeth are terminally shark-finned. I was lucky to get 6-9 months out of a Shimano MX30 before they went funky, so it actually works out cheaper in the long run
   
3. MX30's are quiet, WI's sound like a death swarm of bees - I get a lot less peds walking out in front of me as a result = less grief
   
   

YMMV and all that...

Done @515km. Being a sad sack I’ll prob add the extra few km from Brixton to Lambeth Bridge tonight to watch the fireworks. Now to the serious business of polishing off what’s left of the Xmas booze 😉

You’re overthinking this. Degrease with Muc Off > Squirt frequently at first (every few hours of riding) then as usual. Sparkling clean chain in perpetuity...