I've been reading this thread and wondering. If a South African vegan was to be dropped off 100km outside of the city they live in today with a knife and a tent and nothing else and had to stay there for 3 weeks. Would they survive? What would they eat? I've been scratching my brain trying to think if they could survive but I am not so sure.
Sure. I'm just curious as to why a relatively high percentage of those people who obviously feel very passionately about veganism seem to be unable to stick to it long term.
Thanks, another idea, if you don't have welding kit, is to make the bent part a bit longer and then drill and bolt the 2 pieces together with 2 bolts to make sure the steel add-on stays securely attached.
With that heavy piece of steel hanging on the end of the bar it provides plenty of torque keeping the half nut firmly pushed up against the bolt/ screw part.
Ok. So here's what I did - as far as I can remember.... Simply gave the bar that raises the half nut a 90° twist about 50mm from the end, then bent the last 30mm 90° to the right (looking from the front) then welded a hefty piece of 5x50 flat bar to that bent piece and that's it! It was one of those frustrated moments when you just quickly try something not really expecting it to work and then it worked so well you don't ever give it a second thought!
My solution to the popping vise problem now that I think of it worked perfectly. In fact it was a real bodge that worked so well the first time I did it that I had completely forgotten about it! I just bolted a section of angle iron about 400mm long to the part that keeps the half nut engaged and the force of gravity keeps enough pressure on the nut to prevent it popping out. I have used it almost daily for about 10 years loke that and it has never failed. I will have to take a picture of it later this evening when I get home which will better explain how it works.
Whether one is allowed to race an unsanctioned event while serving a suspension is besides the point. The fact that a rider choses to ride while suspended shows his lack of integrity. A true measure of a person's character is when he shows consideration for others ie. the message that his participation sends to the rest of the cycling community. When a person can come to the place of choosing to not ride even though they are allowed, shows that they have won the internal battle of selfishness and self entitlement for the benefit of the sport in general. If we all could think of others a little more and a bit less of ourselves then this sport we love would be in a better place.
It would be nice if there could be a list of the top scoring teams for each day so that even if your score for a day is low you could see how you did compared to each other on the same day.
Hey guys! I finally got a chance to visit le hub again and realised it's tdf fantasy tour time!! I have made my (probably useless) selections and hope to be able to at least finish the tour with a full team - last year I only had 6 left out of 12.
