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AdamR28

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  1. That's a bit odd. Wonder why. Try and prevent random people from just buying up houses as investments and leaving them empty, maybe?
  2. Thin washer between the hub and fork should do the trick!
  3. Have actually seen a couple of these where the centre sleeve wasn't quite the right length, leading to early bearing death. Pop it back with a note and we'll sort it
  4. That is beautiful work! You must be doing this commercially...?
  5. That's one of the reasons I went DIY! Though I think given my 'hourly rate', cost of tools and cost of materials (about £50 a wheel), I probably should just have bought some
  6. ... but the UK distributor won't sell you spokes, you have to get your wheels built by them: https://zedbikewheels.com/product/berd-custom-build-string/ Works out about £11 a spoke with the build charges.
  7. They're about $8 each in the USA, 8 quid ish over here.
  8. Thanks dudes! The tubing is 631 head tube, 853 top (20x30mm flat, 0.8-0.5-0.8, flattened from a round 25.4mm tube), down (DZB, 38mm, 0.8-0.5-0.8-1.1) and seat tubes, with Columbus stays and Columbus 44mm head tube used as a BB shell. What would I have done differently.... hmm. That's a really good question! I know it is easy to say 'nothing', but with this being the 3rd iteration of a similar type of frame / bike, and the other two having had niggles I seem to have ironed out with this one, I am struggling to think of something I would change. Perhaps I would add some head tube gussets for long-term peace of mind. Frame weight with paint (which only weighed 26g!) was 1.983kg. Bike in 'full winter mode' is a hair under 10kg. Just over 8.5kg with the rigid forks and mudguards removed. Full info here for anyone interetsed: https://www.mtbr.com/threads/diy-steel-29er-singlespeed-frame-build-arse-29er.1196810/
  9. And faster than expected, nice Forgot I hadn't posted my latest creation in here... Now with different tyres and a more "winter in the North of England usable" setup from the original build... It bloody flies too - latest ride this weekend was a smidge over 50 miles, at 9.5mph average, with 6700ft of climbing, even in the winter slop. Mad.
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    Spokes

    Yeah, anything thinner than 1.8mm in the centre builds a pretty wafty wheel. Strong enough, but feel a bit flexy. Might be ok with carbon rims though.
  11. The North's finest slop 300 miles is 35-40,000ft of climbing / descending round here.
  12. AdamR28

    Covid19

    I think that's the point - it seems that very, very few die of Covid when they haven't got an underlying health condition. Ie. healthy people have (virtually) nothing to worry about. Would be interesting to know what % of the population do have a recorded underlying health issue. Edit: "On 5 March 2019, 24.4% of the UK population were at risk due to a record of at least one underlying health condition" https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-10427-2 Here comes some probably skewed maths... So 25% of 67 million UK population have an underlying health condition = 16.75m Therefore 75% don't = 50.25m Total UK deaths (since the start - nearly 2 years) with Covid mentioned = 155k Total deaths from the 'healthy' 75% = 6183 = 0.0123% = 1 in 8127 Therefore total deaths in the 25% = 149k = 0.89% = 1 in 112 Seems fairly clear - be healthy, don't die from Covid. From 2016-2019, there were consistently ~250,000 deaths every year in the UK from cancer, alzheimers and heart disease: https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/totaldeathsintheukin2020anddeathsfromheartattacksheartdiseasecancerandalzheimersanddementia2016to2020 Still think Covid has been blown way out of proportion, and we should have focused on making people healthier to prevent rather than cure.
  13. Just a little update... now about 300 miles in and still going strong. I honestly wasn't convinced they'd hold up... the rims weigh 310-320g and are 32mm wide, so the spokes have a lot of work to do - but the wheels have stayed true and round, with no drop in tension. In that 300 miles I've been through two sets of sintered brake pads and worn out set of ti pedal axles, so the bike hasn't had an easy life
  14. AdamR28

    Covid19

    Ha, no I didn't. "Obese old man who lived a very unhealthy life dies". Hardly a headline. /autism
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    Covid19

    Mustn't forget the history of drug and alcohol abuse. I'm glad the media didn't try and specifically report him as a 'Covid death' like they have other celebrities.
  16. Another tip... do all the bolts up until they are about a quarter of a turn from being seated, then grab the rotor by the arms and twist it anti clockwise (assuming the rotor is facing towards you!). You'll find there is a bit of slop when doing this - by pre-rotating it means the rotor is hard up against the shaft of the bolt, and therefore better supported. If you just tighten them down any old way, its just the friction between the underside of the head that holds it in place, meaning its much easier for the bolts to come loose. Hope that makes sense and helps...
  17. 21 degrees! Christ. Maybe we need to stop banging on about electric cars and being vegan and just get people to turn their thermostats down!
  18. A bit more torque (above the recommendation - I go on feel so can't give a value, sorry!) usually does the trick for me. Blue (medium) loctite can help a bit. Don't use red!
  19. Got a photo of the hub as it is now Andy? Should be straightforward.
  20. AdamR28

    Covid19

    Agreed, they were twisting his words and always on the attack. Not cool. Reminds me of this car crash... In good news news, looks like cases are coming right down now. Perhaps we are nearing the end of data that can be used to create panic, and lives will start returning to normal.
  21. Hmm, perhaps Onza and Mission. Early 2000s maybe. Bolt size is normally M5...
  22. Oldskool! You need some rectangular spacers to go between the 'low' part of the mount and the clamp (only the small bit at the right hand end of the blue foam you made).
  23. Over 1 million, apparently: https://electrek.co/2021/05/25/tesla-cybertruck-reservations-1-million-electric-pickup-trucks/ Not a bad bit of business. Small fry for him though I guess! I keep forgetting this is the angry thread, so I need to be angry. My ex-wife (and her behaviour / legacy) is continuing to prove a pain in the ass despite us having been divorced at least a year. I hoped I would be 'free' by now, but stuff still keeps cropping up. Advice on marriage: If you're not a million percent certain, just don't do it... If that means not getting married, your partner should be comfortable enough within themselves to know it doesn't change anything between you.
  24. Is Planet X run by a guy called Boris? Hope you get your bike soon dude!
  25. The bike industry is indeed hurting, but surely companies could just be honest and not take payment for stuff they don't have and therefore can't supply... That seems the easiest way?
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