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by Lazarus
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Replies: 22
Views: 296

Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!

Lomg time since i had oxy but you could only hire bottles.
A mobile welder would be a better bet. I doubt your first ever weld would be good/strong enough
by Lazarus
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Bargain Alert Thread
Replies: 4895
Views: 1171919

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Was swearing involved in your interaction :wink:
by Lazarus
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Your Trips & Adventures
Topic: Todays ride
Replies: 3313
Views: 599732

Re: Todays ride

Gove was not prepeared to repeat his claims outside of parliament where he could be sued.
Tells you all you need to know about his faith/proof of his claims
by Lazarus
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Replies: 22
Views: 296

Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!

Again agree with stu you cannot really drill stainless steel with a hand drill.

Can the caliper mount be removed or is it part of the suspension strut?
Might be easier to take it all somewhere and get it removed on a bench at a garage or engineering place ( £20 aa a guess)
by Lazarus
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:10 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!
Replies: 22
Views: 296

Re: Off Topic - siezed, rusted, possibly double threaded, sheared bolt extraction advice!

What stu says

Turm the wrong way if possible to " crack"
Immemse heat ( and feeeze... Not sure what it will do but it ia unlikely to do any harm)
Weld to it and extract

Likely need a garage or welder imho.
by Lazarus
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: What are you reading now?
Replies: 397
Views: 40072

Re: What are you reading now?

Zen and the Art is possibly my favourite book. I've read it a couple of times, but it's been a few years and I suspect I could learn from it once more.
One of the very few books i have re read and i actually own a copy
Really enjoyed it every time i have read and may re read it again.
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: New (carbon?) wheels
Replies: 24
Views: 574

Re: New (carbon?) wheels

Remember 10+ years ago we were all putting 2.3 tyres mtb tyres on 19 mm internal width rims perhaps even a 2.5. My SS still does with 26 ers

I ride 3 " tyres on 30 mm internal and a 38 mm on a 19 mm ( road) IMHO its just the current trend ( go wider) rather than it really matters
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Altura Esker Dune Insulated Gilet
Replies: 3
Views: 136

Re: Altura Esker Dune Insulated Gilet

Wrong size for me then. Good luck with sale
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Altura Esker Dune Insulated Gilet
Replies: 3
Views: 136

Re: Altura Esker Dune Insulated Gilet

Size please
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:13 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: New (carbon?) wheels
Replies: 24
Views: 574

Re: New (carbon?) wheels

My choice would be DT Swiss hubs the ratchet is quieter( near silent) than the pawls.( not a hope but can be heard). I dont like the noisy freewheels /Hope types. Alloy rims but i am 63 kg and dont break them. Carbon just seem more expensive for limited gain. I build my own wheels so not loyal to an...
by Lazarus
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: OT: Camper van European route planning showing elevation
Replies: 3
Views: 132

Re: OT: Camper van European route planning showing elevation

Garmin connect will give you elevation data and ypu can your own route or upload a gpx ( and others) file and it will follow roads when routing Can do whole world as just did a route in france to test. Cycle. Travel website does same ( with ability to select via points) and you can export file to ga...
by Lazarus
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wheelset choice
Replies: 4
Views: 182

Re: Wheelset choice

What wheelset?

I have a Prime Baroudeur Disc Rear( Wiggle) about 2 months old running a 38 mm tubeless without issue. Freewheel ia not the quickest to pick up but its fine. Not overly noisy nor is it silent.
by Lazarus
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Wheelset choice
Replies: 4
Views: 182

Re: Wheelset choice

Both will work. We iuaed to have 19mm rims witj mtb tyres.at 2.3 and above.
Realiatically do you want hooked or hookless

MHO ( though I ride road) inwould het narrowwr as they wojld alsonwork with narrow ish road tyres)
by Lazarus
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: They have finally arrived
Replies: 8
Views: 350

Re: They have finally arrived

It's not like any outset stuff looks good but boy does it work

Pricey though and lightweight would be better as otherwise I think it will be too warm ( esp for summer storms)
by Lazarus
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: hope QR end caps
Replies: 5
Views: 153

Re: WTD: hope QR end caps

DM me your address and cover the postage
by Lazarus
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTD: hope QR end caps
Replies: 5
Views: 153

Re: WTD: hope QR end caps

I have some ( front and rear) that come from a pro2 evo set ( rear 142 swapped out fine from a 4 to a 2) but not 100% certain they are swappable and only have 2's so cannot check.
by Lazarus
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

My point was, poorly expressed, he is against many green/renewables whether near him or not.
by Lazarus
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Idiot ( and a petrol head iirc who did a weird rant on electric vehicles as well )I liked the DM pictures of lycra louts... Daily Mail never knowingly honest

Think he is more detached from facts than a Nimby
by Lazarus
Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

I just have in mind a certain local TV celeb

Who?
by Lazarus
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Not really sure nimby helps the the debate( why not convince them its a good idea which will be considerably harder than using a pithy label for objecting ) and I don't know of anyone or community volunteering for the waste to be buried where they live. Saying the waste is " vanishingly small&q...
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Your use of the word nukes shows you are already biased against nuclear power I used it as my dyslexia was kicking in and forgot if it was nucleur or nuclear so went with an abbreviation ( but yes I have concerns of what to do with the waste. Which I see as a legitimate question and you as bias. Fr...
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Indeed NW and the same attitude leads to the Amazon being chopped down ( to grow soya (protein) for animal feed! ( protein)) so locals can benefit. ( allegedly but not as much as multinationals) Humanity cannot just keep putting our ( short term ) needs first at some point we have to see the bigger ...
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

When you have your storage solution for the waste material we can discuss nukes ( not to mention the colossal concrete costs.) it's at least 10000 years of safe storage we require with no solution so far.. Burying it is likely to be required but who is volunteering. for that in their area. Nukes are...
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

Like I said earlier ... how long before there's nothing worth saving?
Depends how long it is before we start trying to save things ( all of us having something worth saving even if it's just yourself)

We won't reach a point where humanity collectively throws in the towel and we all go to dignitas.
by Lazarus
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn
Replies: 101
Views: 2677

Re: Proposed Wind Farm near Glaslyn

[quote the real key is reducing demand, t. [/quote]
In the future cars and heating are going to be electric so that reduction is going to happen. Green renewable energy is the only solution and it's going to be built where it's generally windy.