Id there some dead wood underneath? How the stem looks like? Under the cap…

From top it looks like some Armillaria genus mushroom. It could be brought there with wood mulch as they feed on dead wood.

When I see how some of our politicians can run away from justice, it isn’t that weird.

But our justice system is truly independent from the political one.

Shimano has online catalog for parts manuals here.

I think that Alivio didn’t changed that much, they released new version last year and it should be compatible.

Maybe it would be time to upgrade to Cues. Chainrings and cassettes (like mounting to hubs, spacing…) didn’t change at all in long time only with added sprockets.

What changes sometimes is cable pull (amount of cable that needs to be pulled by shifter to change gear) and this is the thing that you need to look for compatibility.

If you really need/want to, use foreign coverage of it. Maybe BBC or other English world wide news will have something (DW, 24France).

You will get mostly unbiased info and it is usually more chill than the heated debates. I use this sometimes but for my country it doesn’t cover much news.

I will be unemployed tomorrow. I don’t have plan for anything specific, I will probably just take my bike, put panniers on and explore Europe for some time.

I am fortunate enough that I have saved enough money for few years of this. But still I will apply to some university to finish some degree to look important (I don’t understand the fixation of most people to these letters before names).

What I mean by this is simply that you probably need to do something. It doesn’t have to be something that your family approves (my mom isn’t thrilled by what I want to do). Maybe move, try to find job elsewhere…

It depends on how you want to ride. Some just take credit card, stay in hotels and buy stuff as they need it.

As for the bikepacking you probably mean you need 2 things.

1. add rack or other mounting for your bags.

2. make it as comfortable as possible. Grips, saddle, pedals and adjust it to your liking. You may add some “horns” for more hand positions and stuff like that.

I would say that for shorter trips you just don’t need anything special. I helped my friends to go on bikepacking trip and one of them resorted to using backpack tied to rear rack by inner tube.

Yeah, it is little bit atypical stuff for CadeMedia. Guy just self funded 9 month trip, he isn’t some pro but still insane (250 km/day).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfKZclMWS1U

Year ago local restaurant was raided for dealing weed. Not exactly for selling it there the owner was just also running this restaurant.

Whole family was in it so newspaper run story “Even granny watered the plants”

I wanted to pick something like wild camping in accommodation question.

Done, I didn’t know about it and I was there for week this year.

There are few things to look for and it all depends on what bike you want.

• derailleurs and shifters: With friction shifting you can slap any derailleur on bike and it will work. Otherwise look at the brand, model and number of speeds, they can have different cable pull standard that isn’t in production.

• bottom bracket: It is mess of different standards but it shouldn’t be problem sourcing replacements.

• frame: Good steel frame will outlive all the other components, so look at the mounting points for them. Flat mount disc brakes or type of V brakes, BB diameter and type,…

• fork: Go for rigid fork if you want less things to worry about.

Basically look for all the parts, how to buy them, change them, if they require special tools…

My name isn’t Mr. Wednesday

I don’t have driving license but I did the calculation.

Tldr: repair + depreciation cost per year are equal to cheapest car leasing per month.

So I have more expensive bike in the range of 2000€ (including rack, panniers and some other stuff). On the second hand market similar bikes go for 1400€ (even older ones in this category), I count depreciation for 10 years so 60€/year (beat this with car).

Repairs/maintenance is around 100-200€ for me but I easily ride 10 000 km/year on it in every condition and surface.

I basically save for new bike per year even with public transport tickets counted in.

For few years now I want to try eating pigeon so this answer might be useful for me.

It is still in use. I had to revisit this video where you can see it. (It has eng subtitles)

Red dwarf learning drugs are real!

The wood chips have lots of surface area, when I soaked them in to cherry distillate for few days (to disinfect them before pitching), it made noticeable difference.

For beer and wine few weeks is enough with them. They are cheap, you can get different grades (toasted…) and some brews are quick.

I don’t mind, when I did my cider (~month ago) I made lots of posts too.

BTW did you try aging on wood chips? My cider came out amazing, it still needs some time in bottles but even now it is drinkable.

I’m really happy with Sqlab saddle, I don’t ride with padding and it wasn’t a problem on my bikepacking trips. Leather Brooks saddles are good option too but they need 1000km to “mold” to your butt.