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i'm gonna change to schwalbe marathon plus because i'm sick of punctures with the kendas ive got at the moment. i commute every day, all year round. should i get the 25s or the 28s, or one of each on front and rear respectively? is the extra weight of the 28s (on an already way heavy tire) gonna be worth it because of better grip, comfort or puncture-proofness? thanks for your thoughts

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A question about headphones:

I have approx. £100 to spend on a pair of headphones, not earphones, I've been looking at some Bose over or on the ear versions (89.99 and about 129.99 respectively) does anyone have any brands/models they would recommended from experience? I want some that are good at stopping noise leakage so as not to be "that" person on the bus/train/tube.

Cheers for any help!

well i've had the bose on-ear ones for 5 years or so and they are absolutely awesome. comfort, build quality and sound quality are all top-drawer. some audiophile types are snobby about bose cos they dont publish detailed frequency response graphs blah blah. ignore them, go try the headphones out in a shop and see if you like them. they're pretty good at stopping noise leakage too (they are closed-back design, most like this will be fine at stopping noise leakage)

I haven't seen that particular documentary but 99% of ones fail at the science of nuclear power and nuclear waste. What you've written about it is the equivalent of a Daily Mail story on immigrants.

I studied nuclear power and worked on a live plant for six years. I still have a lot of friends working in various fields connected to that industry. It's one of those frustrating subjects that has me roll my eyes whenever it comes up. Most people do not know of what they speak.

well if you'd watched the documentary then you'd see that all the information in it comes from interviews - it's in finland mostly, and the people interviewed are the ones who are designing the nuclear waste stores, heads of government nuclear energy departments etc. so basically people like you except who know more ;)

no offence intended, i dont know enough myself to judge the science but they seem like they probably would. they have at least gone to a lot of effort to make the film scientifically accurate.

Why cant they just drop nuclear waste into a volcano to destroy it? Would it be a disaster?

you should DEFINITELY watch 'into eternity'. it's a documentary about nuclear waste and it's horrifying but way interesting. they cant put it anywhere tectonically/geologically active cos the stuff lasts for fucking millions of years and it would move around and come up to the surface etc. but they do put it underground - or at least when they have finished building the stores they will - but it has to go miles and miles and miles underground and it is a pretty difficult process! anyway watch the movie it's amazing

sounds like a good offer on the spoon but i am just about vain enough to turn it down because i want a black saddle not a white one. interesting article, will try out those tips. meanwhile i'll see if anyone offers up a rolls. cheers dude thanks for the advice

wow i just looked up Epididymitis and that sounds horrible, hope you're fully recovered malaysian! cheers for the advice, i'll watch out for a rolls in the classifieds. the other thing is, at the moment i am constantly tweaking the position of it (forwards backwards-wise, and occasionally moving the seatpost very slightly up or down) in a vain effort to make it comfortable. not sure if this is helping or hindering though, maybe i need to grin and bear the discomfort for a while til i get used to it...

yeah mdcc i am currently having my ride spoilt every time just like you said, i know the feeling! unfortunately price is an issue i can't avoid, i'm a student and every penny counts. my bike was only £200 second hand, so could never justify spending £150 on a saddle unfortunately. i'm tempted by the idea of buying a saddle or two or three from evans, trying them out very carefully for comfort and returning all of them except the winner. not sure if this is unethical or a bad idea for some other reason tho

thanks malaysian, that's interesting, i hadn't thought about getting a 2nd hand one. very slightly grossed out by the idea of it having absorbed years worth of somebody else's arse sweat, but i'm sure i'll get over that. why not a spoon do you reckon?

what is in your opinion the comfiest saddle for under about £30? i have a fairly upright riding position so something fatter rather than thinner probably? open-minded about this however. not really concerned about weight (within reason!). would prefer it to be black. am currently looking at; charge spoon (gazillions of good reviews, see loads about on all sorts of bikes, cheap); Selle Italia Shiver Kevlar (sounds fancy, currently reduced from £50 to £20 on planet x) and finally; Planet X Superlight Team Saddle (am told this is just a copy of a much more expensive and well reviewed Fizik one). What are your thoughts? thanks guys

oh my god. that is incredible