Here you all are!:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmkgk0w34lkpo

That is a thread for owners of large SUVs, not owners of SUVs who happen to be large. Although if you are large yourself that is no disqualification.

Qualification criteria for membership, and thus discussion of your vehicle:

Minimum weight: 1.75 tonnes.

Transmission: AWD, 4WD, either selectable or on demand.

Minimum ground clearance: 7 inches/175mm.

Ideally more than 4 cylinders and higher capacity than 2 litres, but we're flexible on this point as downsizing of engines is an insiduous..

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[Part 3 of the thread originally started by Mondobongo - http://www.cyclechat..ciation-part-1/ + http://www.cyclechat..ciation.39458/ ]

If you listen to Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie of an evening then you will already know what this is all about. For those that don't you start with a song another song is then linked to the previous could be as simple as same/similar words artist in a different band or you could really go off on a tangent. All the songs..

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There are other threads on here where we can discuss our Zwift and Real Life Racing and give each other encouragement, p~ss taking, banter and knowledge sharing. I thought it might be good to have a thread where people can post up what workouts they are doing, how they got on and how they are progressing. It may even give a bit more accountability for the tough workouts.

This opening post may ger edited as we go along if there are useful links or information.

So post up the workouts you..

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D215 Aquitania??!!

Not the BR Class 40 by any chance?

Locally I’ve seen a nice carbon road bike for sale, it’s from around 2012 and appears to have had little use.

What is the cycle chat consensus of using older good condition carbon frames as a daily? Who’s still riding a carbon bike they got back 10-15 years ago?

I’d obviously give it a thorough inspection before riding, just looking for people’s experience in general. I’m used to riding and looking after 20-40 year old steel and 15 year old aluminium bikes but carbon is a new one for me.

...thread.

How about a topic discussing all things regarding the great game.

Chat about anything from Arsenal to Accrington or John Terry to Terry Yorath.

I'm just happy as my team Norwich City have made it through to the 5th round of the FA Cup !!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwj342k62exyo

This particular "live out your life at sea" has had more that it fair share of "teething troubles" with people having to air B&B it in Belfast due to a delayed start.

I know Asia has been hardest hit by fuel price rises due its distance from alternative supplies and routes, but this could ruin the "big cruise" industry Trump, Tehran & the Houties keep up their shenanigans.

I personally don't like the whole concept of cruise holidays..

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My last flat of a couple of weeks ago was gained 🙄 on a late’ish Friday night: in the dark, out in the middle of nowhere just as it started drizzling. And with Panaracer tyres which are notoriously tough to fit. By the time I’d finished my fight: I’d also managed to bend the front disc enough that it was rubbing like a t’**t too 🤦‍♂️

For Winter commutes this could be a God-send. Thoughts ? *Smug tubeless users can scroll on in silence 😆..

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[Admin edit: Continued from Tea? (Part 5) - https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/tea-part-5.173257/]

Fubar said:

Meats? MEATS?

No, absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Click to expand..

Maybe

[Admin edit: Part 2 of this thread can be found here - https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/mundane-news.173256/}

Hill Wimp said:

Seasonal depression has hit.

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Sending you and

A Nissan Note on the A1..

OK - firstly lets just assume they are worth having - and not have THAT discussion!

and also lets assume I need a new one and start from there


so - I 'm looking for one
but I have heard of MIPS and seen long detailed reasons why it is good
and even longer ones about why it is no better than anything else - or even worse

but what other testing sort of labels are there
I have seen ones that are £17 and ones that are well over £100
but look about the same

but why - and how can you tell..

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Review and score a film that you watched last night. It can be old or new. On TV, DVD/Blu Ray or cinema. Popular or obscure. Any film you like!

Last night I watched "Drag Me to Hell". Been wanting to see this for a while and watched it on DVD. A very good and pretty funny in parts horror flick from Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spiderman), it tells the story of a loan officer who rejects the pleads of an old gypsy women whose home is going to be repossessed. The gypsy women puts a curse on..

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Hello. One thing I have found useful during lockdown is building Lego.
I found myself suffering from anxiety and this helps! I got myself a Classic Lego set and I am now building lots of different models.
Does anyone else on here use Lego? I always loved it as a child. There's loads of ideas online.
Please post some pics fellow Lego modellers!

'ning

plunge into nippiness has begun

ride, coffee and mince pie, stroll

The film thread is getting all cluttered up with idiots like me rating serials, shows and documentaries.

So, here is the all encompassing TV thread.

Review and rate what you're watching or have recently watched, please hide spoilers behind tags!

I'll kick off with:

Making a Murderer - 6/10

A solid but at times frustrating account of Steven Avery. It's a pretty damning critique of the American legal process, and the commitment of the filmmakers is impressive. But some parts are..

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A thread specially for 'persons of leisure' and independent means, or those with aspirations.
How do you while away those lazy days?
How do you cope financially?
When did you retire?
Is retirement what you expected?
How long did you take to adjust?
Etc.

Tell us what you are up to today or what plans you have.
Or just have a bit of silliness to while away those lazy hours.

I've been busy today. Hilly 15 mile ride in North Devon, took dog for a stroll along Saunton Sands, cut the front lawn..

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The clocks have been moved forward, and the nighttime darkness arrives early now. The fall temps as still mild as of this ride but the raw wintery temps are approaching. When I started my ride, I was the only car in the trailhead parking lot. After about 40 minutes in the lower section of the forest, I cut thru the parking lot to head to the center trail section and surprise there is another car in the parking lot now as darkness arrives. Another 20 minutes later I see a light in the..

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Mod Note:
Opening post slightly modified at the request of @ColinJ.
Hope I did it correctly

The object of this game is to identify where a photograph was taken. It should be taken on a public road which you have ridden in the UK, or somewhere very interesting that you would like to ride one day. (It's not that I don't like seeing photos from round the world but we really don't stand much chance of identifying (for example) a dirt road to a small temple in Vietnam!)

It would..

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As regular followers if my inane ramblings, AKA drivel, will know I am a dyed in the wool rocker. However, I have a particular fondness for prog. Rush, Tull, Kansas, Yes..it's such a broad church and it's only right that it has its own thread.

So here we are.

I'll start. the new Rich Wakeman album, Red Planet, is due out in June and judging from the little snatches Wakeman has released it sounds like a belter.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oHlB5Z-JO-M..

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I've finally found a frame that I can restore to make a 28" wheel touring bike, and we're having trouble removing the old components. In particular the chainwheel screw thread , were we would normally insert the removal tool, is completely gone.

The frame is from VSF Fahrradmanufaktur and is a rare early butted example, made from Chromoly, so it's worth fighting for.

How would others on the does anyone have a recommendation how to remove the chainwheel? I can get the outer two gears off..

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Hello, I saw a few weeks ago people saying that the old Guardian thread was getting difficult to find as it was more than 2 years old or similar. I suggested starting a new one.

So.. Here is a new thread for this year (and maybe even 2027 too). 'Hope nobody minds too much.

Anyway, without further delay, here is the quiz. Enjoy!:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand..uiz-general-knowledge-topical-news-trivia-229

A very modest 9/15 for me..

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I banged my toothbrush hard into my bottom gum. Now a white hole type ulcer is raging and hurts more everyday instead of less. I’ve rinsed with salt water.
How can I make it heal faster and why is that part of the gum crazy for nerve endings? I have no Bonjela.

Here's an interesting Pipe poster.