#ListeningClub I know who this, but I've not heard this. I really liked Sledgehammer as a teen, and whilst I feel being a bit, err, tired and hungry, would improve this record (and I haven't even had a cigarette, let alone anything else since sept), I'm digging this.
In 15 years of trying to prolong my bikes' drivetrains by cleaning them I have still never understood the conundrum that if you degrease a #bicycle chain you then need to wash the degreaser off with water, and if you then apply lubricant to that chain you are surely trapping water in the links?
@mariusor so is that like wax? I use a water-based wax called Squirt on one of my bikes, which doesn't require degreasing and relubing, and it's good. I've heard good things about the proper hot wax treatment too
@mariusor ah, thanks. Yeah I suggested wax to my (excellent) local bike shop mechanic and he was very skeptical. I guess different mechanics have their own preferences
As noticed by @sbrackenborough , there is a ridiculous number of orb-weaver spiders in #London at the moment and I ended up breaking at least 3 webs in order to get to the garden shed yesterday. This morning, they had rebuilt them and reattached the support threads in such a way that I didn't need to break any of them to get to the shed. Awesome engineering in the back garden!
Got a sidewall tear on my nearly brand new #Continental Terra Speed tyre out cycling on a #gravel ride at the weekend. My friend repaired it using a gel wrapper as a boot. Should I just put this down to bad luck and get a straight replacement tyre? I have otherwise enjoyed the feel & performance of the tyre. Or is there another gravel tyre I should consider?