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I'll admit im not super informed on the subject, but would arrive to a different conclusion. With this, more and more communities are pushed to the large social media sites that were the ones that made conventional media suffer in the first place (already read the headline on facebook, why visit their website).

I reckon a good portion of the regular donors would be fine with a one-off larger upfront donation to help with the move and secure the financial future of it for at least a year coming? I'd be happy to pay upfront whatever I pay annually.

Whats all this then?

Edit: great groupset as well, with a £5 hanger extender it has no problem on 11-34 cassettes as long as there isnt a big jump up front.

Dibs Ultegra R8000 brake set, sending DM

Guess they ran out of patience in the exact moment when it came to masking the front fork for painting :(

Yeah not a fan of the shape, but I think the colour (and logo lol) adds more bling than what the shape substracts.

Riiight, got it! That makes sense why installing a shut-off valve would be super tricky, thank you for explaining. I guess we'd have to wait for summer with that then.

Last question I need to know before getting quotes in: would it work on just the one radiator if the valve is shut so theres no circulation and its cooled down? The leak would be manageable for that long, and the pipe is about 3 metres away from the rest of the system.

And this one is just because now im curious: how would a plumber actually do it?

Edit: now that I think about it of course you cant use a backpack sized machine to freeze a pipe that carries enough energy to heat a house :D

As for doing it myself, I was gonna do that with proper kit rated for up to 42mm pipe not a single use sleeve. And I wouldnt attempt installing a shutoff valve mid-line, just changing the one on the radiator with the line frozen. I'd also have tools ready to crimp the pipe in a worst case scenario.

I have soldered copper pipes before, I have flushed radiator systems, changed thermostatic valves...etc, but its the element of no quick way of (reversably) shutting off a stream of scalding water in my direction if I fuck up, thats whats stopping me from just doing the whole thing myself.

Few hundred quid is entirely fair and we are ready to pay it. But like, £200 or £800? I'd also have to take out the kitchen cabinet from under the sink which is a pain, so there's that.

For context, we're paying about £200-£300 a month under market rate, and our landlord cancelled the maintenance contract with their management company ~1.5 years ago because we've been on a yearly rolling contract for 7 years and never once went to them about fixing anything, we just got it done (and told them about it).

Dear plumbers of LFGSS, Ive got a leaky radiator valve which should be a walk in a park, but our flat is on a communal heating system with no shut-off valve from the main circulation. Old house, not new-build.

After some research I think my options are:

1, Get a plumber to install a shutoff valve & change the valve / change the valve myself afterwards

2, Get a plumber to change the valve, my understanding is that this would happen with a freezing kit

3, Rent a proper freezing kit and change the valve myself

We are renting the flat, but the landlord is great so Im inclined to negotiate doing option no1 at our cost and time in exchange for no raise in rent for the next contract. They'll probably say yes to save themselves any hassle.

What kind of cost am I looking at here? Am I in the right ball park that for a plumber this should be a ~1-2h job for no more than a few hundred ££?

Excellent, I'll be keeping it that length then.

@PhilDAS bike is not mine - it'd have to come with a step ladder for me. Owner hasnt sat on it yet so there will be a lot of finetuning (& BDHU), but the bar padding was requested, so I put it on :)

@Marcootsee Not decided yet but most likely king or silca, or some other simple looking ti cage.

And here it is. 2 curve balls thrown at us during the build:

The jagwire end caps are not sized to older frames so we had to bodge it and file down 0.5mm from the OD of 2 endcaps to fit them at the headtube

And the rear brake's mounting studs were lower than expected, so even in the top position in the Paul Minimoto brakes the pads were on the bottom half of the brake track. We could juuust make it work with some long spacers on the brake pads. They are definitely not paralell, but still got insanely good stopping power. And, well, with time they'll wear paralell lol.

On the upside, the enve bartape was the nicest I ever worked with, shame I had to put gel inserts under it.

Approximately 50 seconds after I've taken these pictures I adjusted the saddle. Might cut the RD cable housing shorter.

Just spent an hour watching this guy's videos daydreaming of having my own machine shop. I really like his narration style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWy76xDfTQE

FFS thats just down the road :(

Thats the one! Hopefully full build coming on Sunday.

Silver spokes was definitely the way to go.

My mate also went crazy with the specs and got all matchy matchy purple CK stuff and Enve finishing kit. Will be a nice build.

You'd think, but then when I want to print a wall-mount to hold the compressor head I'll have to buy a 3d printer again... vicious cycle!

Edit: I'd 100% buy a pillar drill before a compressor with the same footprint, that'd get way more use

I've used compressed air in a can before, and it was great! But wasteful in the long run. Aerosol cans are typically max 10bar at 20'C, and schwalbe's tubeless thingy can take 11 bars and doesnt look much smaller either. The idea came from

I really like the electronic dusters, but they sound single-purpose. Defo one for consideration, I'll look into them!

@hugo7 If I had a workshop When I'll have my workshop in 4 years time, it'll 100% have a compressor tucked away and plumped in so that I can use pneumatic tools and have unlimited air to dust stuff. Its "unfortunate" that we're a DIY inclined & creative household with 7 bikes, 2 3D printers, 2 sewing machines, patterns, fabrics...etc in a two-bed. The compressor has to wait :)

A really daft one at that then. Ok, say you get all this publicity, and everybody wants to come to your restaurant. How are you going to capitalize it, when you are only equipped with pen & paper? You have "15 minutes" of fame, you have to take those few hundred reservations in that time, manage cancellations and changes via phone, and in the meantime prep and run service. As he said, its 3 of them. I think these really are his convictions.

I have to say though, it is true that all publicity is good publicity, made some reports in the past on booking spikes correlating with X Y or Z being dragged in the papers / social media.

Sure, but theyre not very good at communicating the business case. Spend Per Head also only becomes a big concern, if you're full (eg: theyre taking up the space from higher spenders).

See the quote from the chef below from his insta. And then you realize that theyre only open for lunch... If your target audience is defined by:

-People who are happy to pay cash only
-People who are happy to book via phone or post card only
-People who will have 2 bottles of wine for lunch and/or £100+ spend per head

You kinda cornered yourself. There are tech solutions in abundance to secure the audience he wants to. Deposits, pre-paid experiences, minimum spend policies that are getting agreed to when booking...etc. Im sure he'll say that it would make the experience "soulless".

I love a good bit of oldschool hospitality, reservations in comically large books on a desk, tableside service...etc, but the world has gone past this concept.

Any significant benefit besides not having to pump for a minute or two? It'd get used like 4 times a year, and gotta take up at least 6x the space of a small cyclinder.

Might also go tubeless on the gravel bike so the tyre booster itself would come handy too.

I dont know if this is the best place to ask, but lets try. I would love to have compressed air at home to use for things like cleaning electronics and drying small parts like bearings. Unfortunately having a compressor is not really an option, and would prefer not to have a large cylinder of compressed air hanging about.

For the occasional use I was thinking about getting a tubeless tyre blaster, and getting an airbrush attachment. At 11 bar (Schwalbe booster) thats well enough air considering how long a spray bottle of compressed air lasted.

Any issues with this idea?

I had some wheels built up with Ambrosio P20's, they look great and were cheap. You'll find some old feedback that its impossible to mount tyres on it, but can confirm that the re-designed newer version of it (past '21?) is fiiine to mount tyres on.

DMing for cassettes

If you're ground level, there is no bulletproof solution that will stop from one running in from street front / loading bay. I worked in a Michelin star place where even the dry store got hoovered and mopped once a day, and we still had mice running in every once in a while.

Then I also worked at a rooftop place that was just a hard to clean environment (rustic wood panels with cracks inbetween...etc), there it took a good 3 months of combined pest control & deep cleaning routine to get rid of them. Makes for great conversation with the guests.

Highly recommend the sister-restaurant Akara at Borough market as well!