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Thanks. And the thread size? Is it 3/8?

random question all, but one of the 15mm nuts that came with my built pompino has been burred. LBS replaced it with a normal flanged one. I want to go back to the one that it came with, which had this weird floating flange. I hope that makes sense... question is, where do I get them from? Cheers.

While for some musculo-skeletal conditions there is reasonable evidence to suggest that its as good as any physio, thats not all all osteopathy claims to fix and cure, is it. There's a whole canon of osteopathy that makes woowoo claims, with bollocks all evidence.

There's plenty of evidence that you're a whiny butthurt bedwetter though, irrespective of your claims that you are out, or that you don't care.

Good luck with your chosen career. I'm sure you'll have plenty of success.

And aren't you looking to have a musculoskeletal condition treated? If so, given your own admission that evidence exists - then what's stopping you? yes there is a canon of people making claims, but just avoid them.

Going back to your original request for a recommendation for a physio, you could have easily made it without running your mouth about how osteopathy or whatever else is woo hoo and all that shit.

But you didn't do that, because from the evidence given you're clearly a stubborn sob who has made a decision about a whole profession on the basis of what some of them claim but cannot back up. And then you go on talking about "evidence" that you've never produced. My problem isn't with your decision, it's that you may influence others who may believe your weak-ass claims and not do their own research.

You can make your decision about anything and form and opinion and that's cool, but there just isn't any reason for you to go round talking shit about how a whole profession is woo-hoo without provocation. That just makes you a cunt.

I started with the question "how effective is osteopathy" - then reviewed the available (meta) evidence, and formed a view. That's not cherry picking - that's science.

That's not evidence either, is it. That's flaky post-hoc reasoning.

For some curious reason, you claim to know how I would act, and yet you don't know me at all. My opinion is formed on the basis of the available evidence.

The quality of your argument does precious little to boost your credibility.

Dude, I don't give a shit what you think of osteopathy, I really don't. And if I never see you as a patient, then so much the better.

You're on here claiming you reviewed meta evidence, etc - yet all you've done so far is link to a badly written nhs choices webpage, nothing else.

Where is this evidence that you speak of?

And let's be clear here - I'm looking to give someone money to treat a condition that is causing pain and discomfort.

I'm not looking to win an argument with someone who is butt hurt because I'm calling their chosen profession woo-woo gullible bullshit.

I'm not butthurt because of what you said, rather I am butthurt by the surgery I had last week, I was sent off with no antibiotics and a (purposefully) open wound from the operating theatre and lo and behold - it's now infected and my GP is monitoring the condition with A+E mentioned as a possible backup. But that's another story for a different day.

Also - there is no point in arguing with you and in fact I tried not to sound like I was arguing. If you think that osteopathy is bullshit, then that's fine. I can't imagine that you're going to change your mind anytime soon, despite any evidence I might present.

However - you can take a badly written NHS webpage and draw all your inferences from that and that's clearly what you're doing, cherry picking evidence to back up your view. OR you can also take into account that the osteopaths act (as someone mentioned before) was brought in for a reason, that shit didn't just happen by accident. You could also take into account the fact that the NICE guidelines mention osteopathy and that there are, in fact - NHS osteopaths out there. Not many, mind.

You could also take into account that an appointment at the british school of osteopathy will cost you £26 (I think), you could probably have it within 2-3 days (we have a lot of students) and the first appointment will last EDIT 80 mins (yes the students are learning, but the duration is also due to the fact that we have to be thorough and safe to treat).

Yes, some osteopaths claim to treat colic, asthma, period pain, etc etc but I don't believe them either. IF your problem is musculoskeletal in nature and you were treated by a physio then an osteo will be able to help. You will find that GENERALLY there is less exercise prescription and a lot more hands on work on a couch.

It's not quite the science-based evidence for effectiveness

Where are you getting this from?

• Osteopaths, chiropractors, acupuncture, trigger points, other pseudo-science.
  
  
  

HAHAHAHA I didn't actually see that bit of your original post.

I'm not gonna spend time trying to persuade you that osteopathy may help whatever condition the physio was helping you with. But I will say this:

1. I have been awarded a BEng as well as an MSc from UCL. It doesn't end there, I am also a published (co)author of a peer reviewed publication in the Royal Society of Science. By all means, I am a scientist. I am now doing a course in osteopathy because I've decided that's what I want to do with my life. I wouldn't call it pseudo-science and I CAN tell the difference, I assure you. Your opinion may vary.

2. I see patients as part of my course (have been since september). I have a number of patients who see a physio post surgery, as mandated by the NHS - but they also come to see me. Not because their physio session have finished, they see me at the same time. They pay to do so. You think they are all deluded? I don't think so, I think there is a (very good) reason for it. again - your opinion may vary.

I'm out.

Balls - my physio has moved to Chester.

Who can recommend me a physio?

Any practitioners of woo-woo bullshit can >>>>>>>>>>>> though.

does it have to be a physio? you can get good treatment from students at the british school of osteopathy. check out bso.ac.uk for further info.

For full disclosure - I am a student at the BSO; but I will say that I started out as a patient and ended up on the course. Take that as you will.

I'd recommend my services privately - I am a qualified/insured sports massage therapist; but I've had surgery last week and I don't think I'm up to it yet.

What do you need doing, exactly?

Funnyyou should mention but there was some parmesan involved ...

so the obvious follow up question is - do you have parmesan, or any other cheese as part of other meals?

Emyr might be onto something!

Spelt has a bit more protein and happily bakes into a loaf on it's own.
Some may argue that it's not a wheat though.

I dont think its the high protein that precludes good loaf formation, but rather the absence of gluten... jeez I sound like a twat sometimes! ok, all the time! :P

Higher protein content than nearly all other breeds, i.e. it's a very 'hard' wheat, but low in gluten, so it's useless on it's own for bread making.

you learn something new every day! thanks dude.

Methane is odourless

Awww SHIT - you're quite right! hangs head in shame

Thanks for the science btw. It's a rare thing for a man to have such fear of his own ass. Not quite as bad as eating oysters in Naples but still quite disconcerting.

you're welcome, I am a scientist after all. What I should really be doing is going over A level chemistry, as I will be teaching it 1:1 in a few days' time but instead I am procrastinating.

Gonna go to bed now, and get studying A level chemistry in the morning!

haha I still dont see the logic of it meaning that I am 7 years old. IF anything one would have thought I have some kind of aspirations to be a spy or that I like james bond (007)

OHHH I get it - you think 2007 is my year of birth. HA! funny. No - the origin of the 2007 is that it was the first time in my life that I opened an email account. Before that I didn't have one, or access to the interwebs at home. When I tried to get an account here, the username Vladimir was already taken, so I tend to revert to the first part of my email address, vladimir2007 (yes I know, very original).

I realise this is a boring story...

Well, keep up the good work.

HA I will try. Im confused by your comment though, where does it say that I am 7 years old?

You sound very knowledgeable for a seven year old Vladimir.

It's cause I'm eastern european - I hope to go to medical school when I am 12, father said that if I don't manage it he'll kick me outta the house.

Hmm dude, in that case I am totally stumped!

Consult a dietician, those motherfuckers do not come cheap. Try to find a student or something, perhaps post on a forum first, someone might know.

Just make sure it's definitely a case of the pasta being the only thing that is different. It sounds like it is from what you said.

I bow out of this one, good luck finding an answer! btw, when you do, I'd like to know if you dont mind. PM me...

I blame durum.

Is there something in durum wheat that makes it different from other forms of wheat? If that is true, I've certainly never heard about it. Would love to learn though, so please do share your info.

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Furthermore,

100g of dry pasta contains 381 calories - which would be a normal portion.
Bread tends to contain 100 calories per slice (roughly, and this is for wholemeal), so about 400 cals for 4 slices of bread, which is what I'd consider to be a normal portion for a meal. Another source states that 100g of bread contains 300 calories.
Potato contains 100 cal per 100 grams, and with the average fist-sized/baking potato being 300g, again youre getting 300ish calories for your portion. What I'm trying to say is that there isn't really a significant difference in the energy levels of bread, pasta and potatoes. So I don't think it's a case of "too many carbs" in the pasta, as you suggested.

Ok. But I eat bread, potatoes etc and my emissions are what I'd place in a 'normal' zone. Pasta, it's like fucking Armageddon erupting. I'm starting to wonder if it's a wheat thing or just too many carbs-I struggle to eat anything solid on the bike but drink loads and when I do force myself to eat I'd go for sugar over stodge any day, as the stodge makes me sleepy.

Tonight's crisis is caused by forced exploration of the store cupboard followed by four hours of explosive flatulence that was at first humerous and is now a source of incredulity and consternation.

hmm - well the fact that pasta makes you erupt and not other carbs is an interesting thing to think about. What is there in pasta that there isn't in bread/potatoes? Pasta has reasonably low glycaemic index (GI) of 40-60 depending on how it's cooked, which means that the energy from pasta is extracted reasonably slowly (GI for sugar is 100)

Mashed potato and white bread have GI of 70ish (some of that nasty white supermarket bread has GI of 95 or higher) so they release their carbs faster than pasta. If anything pasta is better for your sugar levels (in that they do not spike as high, like they would with higher GI foods) and seeing as it's made of wheat, really not that different from bread.

EDIT, you have answered, I just didn't see your answer. the question about the character of the flatulence. Truth be told, however - I personally wouldn't be able to interpret that information accurately, but I think that it is meaningful information. the fact that it's smelly suggests something "exotic" going on down there, i.e. not just excess CO2 production due to excess carbs for the bacteria to feast on. CO2 is odourless. The fact that it's so "disgusting" does suggest a picture of improper digestion, things like methane and sulfur compounds tend to stink to high heavens. Sorry, I don't know too much about this part of the GI system.

I postulate that the answer is not in the pasta itself. But that is just a speculation.

In order for someone to be able to give more detail, you are going to need to provide more information about thepasta, namely, how much do you cook it (al dente, like the italians, or british style, where it's overcooked to the point of almost losing its shape), and crucially what sauce you have with it. Very specifically, what sauce did you have with the pasta that has resulted in the current troubles that you are experiencing. Was it bolognese (issue with the beef perhaps), did you cook it with pesto (allergic to pine nuts) or other sauce?

Why does pasta make one fart like a demon?

Science pls.

Actually - it doesn't make everyone fart like a demon. You should consider the possibility that you might have a gluten allergy.

What do the farts smell like? Are we talking noxious gas attack worthy of biological warfare research or loud odourless ones?

done deal. thanks.

When I change the rear brake on my pompino from the current canti to a mini V - how do I change the cable routing? Will it be a case of bypassing the nipply bit that is currently being utilised for the canti and go straight into the noodle of the mini V?

Cheers,
Vlad

I don't wanna be paying no hipster tax!!! I think the RX 4.1 is where it's at, to be honest - and I shall get a pair!

Mungo is 23.8mm, which narrows the choice quite a bit. Either a road drop-bar lever fixed to the bend of the bar, or a bar-end lever like a Tektro RX4.1 plugged into the end.

Thanks for the reply.
In terms of the bar end levers - it seems that people talk about:
RL720, RX 4.2, or TT200

So what's the rub? What's the big difference between them and which one is "best" or best suited for my cheap-ish alhonga deep drop brakes?