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General Discussion / Re: Wordle - may contain spoil...
Last post by Thenop - Today at 05:47:25 AM
that was quick and slightly nervouw at the end there..
Wordle 1.236 6/6

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General Discussion / Re: Wordle - may contain spoil...
Last post by Slim - Today at 01:28:38 AM
Wordle 1,236 4/6*

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Nicely incremental, a minute.
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Wordle 1,236 5/6

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#4
Cycling / Re: Cycling 2024
Last post by Nickslikk2112 - November 05, 2024, 09:57:29 PM
Contacted Bicycle repair man and he came first thing to collect the Gravel bike for a new rear derailleur cable. Once that's done - he's a bit busy at the moment after man-flu - he'll try and sort out the pad retaining bolts on the Bianchi, which because he'll have to dismantle the calipers is a job which can go wrong...

So, the Black bike I discovered last week had a front tyre that wouldn't  inflate. I'm running it tubeless and it was just leaking air from round the rim, it has done about 10,000 miles though so probably isn't too stiff these days. Yesterday I got it off and actually got a Schwalbe Tubeless Easy tyre on easily. Inflated it with the air tank and it popped on. Only trouble is I must have damaged the rim tape getting it off and the air pissed out of the drainholes. Arse. Stick a tube in then. Tube in and it just wouldn't seat right. Left it overnight as sometimes it sorts itself out. No. Tried again today, got it much closer, but one small section just wouldn't sit right.

A man has to ride, I took it out for a spin, it was fine, but the braking track on the Carbon wheel is wearing away in places - it has done 20,500 miles -which can lead to exploding rims. I took it steadily for a grand total of 22 miles. Maybe just keep it like that till a potentially more reliable bike returns.

https://www.strava.com/activities/12828441728
#5
General Discussion / Re: Wordle - may contain spoil...
Last post by dom - November 05, 2024, 06:24:06 PM
That was tough! Line 4 was 5 minutes of head scratching. Even when I knew what the 2nd letter had to be

Wordle 1,235 4/6

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Cycling / Re: Cycling 2024
Last post by Slim - November 05, 2024, 05:39:36 PM
As of this morning, 16 of my most recent 20 rides had been fondos. However, I wasn't tempted to do one today. For one thing, the weather was a little bit cold and gloomy. Dry enough, and unusually low winds, but not really long bike ride conditions. And for another, because it's US election day, I'll inevitably be staying up until at least 0300. And I didn't want to tire myself out.

I thought I'd do something a bit different. I went up to Melbourne then across to Ticknall. Then down to Ashby via Bastard Hill, which I hadn't done for months. Pleased to report that it wasn't that bad an ordeal.

Not the best day for a ride up the hill between Melbourne and Ticknall. On a clear day there's a fantastic view from the top into Derbyshire, but not today. I did find a portable toilet up there. It wasn't locked. But I used the hedge.



Because I'd only done about 30km by the time I got to Ashby, I tacked a sort of sub-Twycrosser onto the ride. Down through Packington toward Twycross, but only as far as Snarestone. Usual way home from there through Swepstone and Heather. I did take a slight detour through Ibstock.

Back on 50.38km which does seem a bit rubbish. But it looks like there's enough dry weather in the rest of the month to get the December kilometre count up to 650 easily, and that'll do.

Listened to US election fever on various 5 Live programmes.

https://www.strava.com/activities/12830064469
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Other Music / Re: So what are you listening ...
Last post by Fishy - November 05, 2024, 03:12:24 PM
Trifecta The New Normal
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General Discussion / Re: Wordle - may contain spoil...
Last post by Thenop - November 05, 2024, 02:54:37 PM
2 minutes in the dentist waiting room.

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#9
Other Music / Re: So what are you listening ...
Last post by Nickslikk2112 - November 05, 2024, 02:50:29 PM
King Crimson - Muthers, Nashville 17th April 1974
#10
Technology and Science / Re: IT Homelab
Last post by pxr5 - November 05, 2024, 01:41:47 PM
I've just binned off the crappy Smart Hub 2 router from BT and replaced it with a TP-Link model. I can at last get pi-hole going again to stop all those annoying ads everywhere.