Frogs back in the pond and spawning, hopefully they hatch. The male has finally let go of the female and she's just chilling in the pond now.

Isn't an actual gimp suit cheaper, and also waterproof?

Some hilarious wisdom from Alexandera Houchin. She's so damn cool. I'd not heard the phrase 'constipation cookie' before :lol: There's lots of honest thoughts on how to deal with pee stops and periods; an extra layer of difficulty that men don't have to think about, but should remember is a thing fo...

sean_iow wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:47 am I heard the longing for proper controls in cars like we used to have is...

Knobstalgia

Sign me up! I want a bumper sticker too!

Also delivered the bargain Ragley fork - which seems pretty good for the money. Not used a fork with an integrated crown race before, let alone a carbon one, but will see how it goes. Also arriving are some cable guides to use on the fork mounts, as I refuse to use internal hose routing on forks. Ba...

I couldn't agree with you more Reg. I'll also take the easy pun you are dangling, by declaring, as far as cars go - i love knobs! :lol: I only have a basic screen in our car, but on the occasions I use it I get really annoyed by how distracting it is. On top of things being impenetrably hidden behin...

Good further points on image processing, thank you. Shooting Raw+JPEG is a good point, as the RAW file is there if needed. To be honest i've only really stuck with JPEGs in any case, mainly as i've never had a decent enough PC/Laptop to do processing or use as a photo software platform. I've also no...

I think what this whole discussion brings up is the wider issue that for many decades, UK energy policy/strategy has been lacking on many fronts. Politics clearly comes into it on many occasions, but the upshot is where we find ourselves; which is not enough headroom in supply, older sites being kep...

The other issue with nuclear being the cost and time to build, putting it out of near-term strategy. This comes alongside old plants going offline/being decommissioned. Just look at Hinckley Point C, started 2017, commission date 2029-31 at best. The cost overrun means an increased cost per MWh, not...

Yeah carbon payback is a good point, and with solar too. I think with old solar panels they struggled to pay themselves back, but modern more efficient ones are 1 to 4 years apparently. And obviously with fossil fuels there is no payback, just net increase in Co2. The biomass/wood power stations are...

Got a pair of those trig forks for the triple mounts, as my V3 Camino doesn't have them. Also used EXTRA10 code for an extra ten quid off, so a decent bargain...

Oooh, some interesting Salsa stuff, i'm hovering over the cutthroat fork - very tempting indeed. Can even overcome the flat mount on it quite easily...Though have just seen there is a recall issue with them, so that might need checking first! On the Sonder PSA - very surprised to see them on Sports ...

I love it that the other place is like a form of blasphemy! Dare not speak it's name. Fair enough though, as i've seen plenty of how threads descend on there...oh, I mean STW

Looks great! Looks like old lx v brakes, they were the best parallel push ones!

Like many i'm in two minds, as I love Wales and it's emptier places. I also know it always ends up being a net resource contributor to other areas, if not the rest of the country in some capacity. Hence Wales' vast history of mining, forestry, water, wind, etc. I'm not saying that justifies it's con...

Also a XL Solaris MAX frame for £245 if it's still available...

Thanks very much for the further detailed replies and your experiences, all really valuable to know. Quite a lot of reassuring experience with M43 which is good to know. I'm certainly leaning more toward an Olympus of some sort, as their range has a lot of the things I want, not least great image qu...

Thanks for the suggestions so far, all really useful. @JackT thanks for the insight on your kit, I love the photos in your books so your experience with the Olympus cameras is really interesting. I looked into the OMD-EM1ii or iii, and it looks a great option and would meet all my needs, as well as ...

Being an e-bike, is it the battery on fire?

Thanks for the MPB link, not seen them before and looks really good!
I think the classic SLR layout of left hand focussing/zooming, right hand shutter and thumb button/wheel - feels right

Right. I used to be a keen-ish amateur photographer, in my own way. I had a lovely 2nd hand Olympus OM-10 SLR back in the day (2000?), and it took some lovely photos, though it was an expense when I was a student. Then went digital and got the most out of what I had, including a basic Sony a100 DSLR...

Velo orange ones. 58mm for 650b. They're a great and solid design, highly recommended! Lots of widths and styles available. Once they're set up the first time, they go on and off easily and quickly

First decent ride of the year. Decided to ride from Newbury to meet the family at Mottisfont. A nice 35 mile ride of mainly valley riding. Lots of beautiful chalk streams (mainly the Test) and snow drops.

Ooh, I can hear some teeth-sucking on the compliance and ethics committee (think the Verderer's court for ditch sleeping https://www.verderers.org.uk/verderers-court/)

I'm a bit fussy so I like to hose down the bike and wipe the chain as a minimum - just a quickly...