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Ride round local lanes, amazing what you discover locally - guess what the first is?

Chain off and in a bucket with degreaser, idler pulleys out and scraped off, hose and brush cassette - 10 min job max!

Sunny in places in Glos/Hereford today, just not where I was . .

Contrails? Them's chemtrails that THEY are spraying us all with, wibble. TBH not sure what the effect is apart from making me want to go for a ride whenever I see them against a clear blue sky.

Nice day checking out different tracks on the Malverns.

Making the most of the dry spell in Glos.

Nice autum colours - all the leaves make it tricky to follow the actual trails though!

Hello work, sorry I won't be in today as I've got a bad case of bike-itis. What, you haven't heard of it? A lot of my mates have all got it as well - it's caused by UV rays. Don't worry it's just a 24hr bug, I'll be in tomorrow.

That mud looks fake! 🤣

PictureThis identifies them as Burnet or Scotch Rose hips - it's a great free app for identifying vegetation, either on the fly by taking a photo or selecting from saved pictures.

TLDR: A conductive grease is never recommended to fix an electrical connector problem; a dielectric grease is always the best choice when choosing an electrical connector grease. If you are reading this because your connector has already failed or is failing intermittently, effective cleaning...

50 bucks, blimey is that made from unicorn tears?? Dielectric grease 5 bucks . .

No herds of stampeding elk here in the UK but I was once accosted by a group of irritated badgers that insulted me as I rode past - or maybe it was the mushrooms I'd just eaten.

Ha, amateurs! What you need is a pair of these bad-boys and then run the buggers over, delighting in the close-up visceral pleasure as those hardened steel spikes rip through their brains and organs, while fountains of crimson hot blood splatter you and your bike - uh, uh, I think I've just cum . .

1. What is your average ride length (time or distance)? 4hrs/40km 2. What size is your battery? 540mAh 3. Does your average ride consume all of your charge? No, ~60% 4. Do you let your motor do as much of the work as possible or do your legs contribute fairly? Minimun motor.

I use photochromic bifocals with a smaller reading element than you normally get and they're perfect for anything outdoors.

https://singletrackworld.com/2023/11/intra-drive-crowdfunding-uk-production-of-gearbox-e-bike-drive/ From 2 Nov 2023 TLDR: Intra Drive Ltd has announced an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to start production. Please let this be successful and get rid of derailleurs for good!

Needs charging up, look for the USB port on the back.

Santander (UK) just added my Rise to contents insurance for an additional £30 which I thought was good. Might find out otherwise if I have to claim . .

This guy fixes Shimano motors and says there is no difference in the wiring between EP80 and EP80RS so running it at 85nm should be fine. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1248244256076938/?ref=share