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I used to run an F24 team (Viridity GRT) and we used Kojaks as there was much less choice back then. We ran them at a variety of pressures and couldn’t tell a difference - there was much more variation in driver ability. The wear rate is more down to the track - I’m sure if you ask other teams will tell you the worst, but Goodwood and Castle Combe were always gentle. Aero still rules F24 though, so you may want to prioritise puncture protection if there’s little difference between tyres otherwise.

I’ve had Continental Urbans tubeless on the Brompton - the biggest issue I had was getting them past the brake pads which I assume isn’t an issue for you? Good luck if you go this way!

Saw this if anyone’s interested
https://www.bikeparts.co.uk/collections/black-friday-2024-all-products/products/mks-compact-ezy-removable-city-pedal

I’ve not been on this thread for a couple of weeks as the tag wasn’t anywhere near me. Just come back to it and I’m thoroughly confused.

Keep it up!

New: a more friendly one

Old: the Minotaur, St Alphage Garden / London Wall Place

Old: the morning after, Kirby Estate, off Southwark Park Road

New: buoy oh buoy, what a night
P.s. it is on streetview despite rubbish coverage in the area

also available in a colour-coded spreadsheet for posterity.

I also calculated the time to the start line for the Le Mans start. The poor guy in last place took 76s to get over the start line, he got a huge cheer when he finally got going

Brompton World Championships 2024 Final results now published:
https://www.via-atelier.cc/pages/via-criterium

They’re in an odd format and I don’t quite understand why there’s a break 60% through, but they’re up at least

Any news on results?

I went off with a barely nipped up main hinge in my heat, took a lot more care in the final and was 42nd off the line…

Yep, comms was poor. Only got the course map on Thursday!

It’s heaving here. I’m rider 71 if anyone spots me, dark lacquer H6L.

Good luck to anybody riding!

I went with “Italianate”

Nice link. Quite pleased I got it simply by describing the building to Google, remembering the name of one of the few architectural styles I know. Maybe head there Wednesday, more likely Saturday for me (don’t wait up though!)

It all makes sense now…

The game’s a bit far west for me at the moment, especially with a recent office move to Canary Wharf and being very time limited. The current tag is definitely not a404 - not found error though

(The above is despite googling the lyric)

Still too cryptic for me, not a clue who the jolly chap is either. Maybe half a generation too young?

I was focusing on the KFH sign but now realise that’s in the branch, not the front of the branch with a double reflection… there are 60 branches, but several are outside the game zone. Hopefully some of them are better than the two branches I’ve dealt with.

I have a good laundrette follow up but won’t make it as my office has just been moved to Docklands so this is a bit far now. Anyone else?

More clues please 🤔

So it does, somewhat Ukrainian

Old: Lloyds building, photo on Lime St.
New: a visit to Moscow, though I’m a week early?

Great photo, seconded. If you look at streetview you can see the complexity involved in creating it, worth it though.

The follow up is 70 St Mary Axe on their website…
https://www.sculptureinthecity.org.uk/artworks/the-revolution-will-not-be-televised/

The old one wasn’t (finished) on street view either

Good point, but there’s a previous sculpture in the same place

New: Gill Heron Scott reinterpreted in 2020 by a teenage mutant ninja turtle?

Old: Scoop, O’Meara Street, and the church of The Most Precious Blood next door. I knew I’d seen it and I streetviewed Union Street but didn’t look far enough down the side street.

Blackheath station is at the bottom of a valley, so there’s going to be a hill to or from most locations. They’re not too long but at least the one to the south is fairly steep (but doable, especially on a 6 speed). Lewisham station is at the bottom of Belmont Hill which is long but not steep. There aren’t any particular cycling facilities like bike lanes at this end of the ride.

At Orpington, there’s a significant hill immediately west of the station but there is a segregated bike lane to give you some space to get up it, though annoyingly it can’t make up which side of the road it wants to be on. After that the main road route is not particularly hilly, nor is the back route via Crofton Avenue, which is where the cycle route runs out, and the A232 is narrow from there on. The main hospital entrance faces south, which doesn’t help coming from Orpington, though you can get in via Sainsbury’s car park.

Hope that helps!