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This is an interesting website I came across this morning: https://carbonintensity.org.uk/ . It aims to track the 'carbon intensity' of the UK power generation. This is the map of the regional 'carbon intensity' this morning (Monday 7th December) at 9.30am. What's noticeable is the green 'low' areas...

Strange thing is Germany is getting rid of nuclear power altogether yet here we have the British subsidiary of a German company proposing mini nuclear plants. You are confusing Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd, wholly owned by BMW, with Rolls-Royce plc, the aero-engine and nuclear business. They haven't ...

If anyone is interested in an SPD pedal power meter, then the Assioma power meter offers an unexpected opportunity. The Assioma pedals are identical to an Xpedo road pedal, which shares the same spindle with several other Xpedo pedals, including some Xpedo SPD-compatible pedals. [See here: https://j...

I don't believe the recent Which? diesel emissions tests have been reported much in the wider media. So, here's the graphical representation of some of the results: Which! diesel emissions table2_Mar17.jpg Source: http://press.which.co.uk/whichpressreleases/which-emissions-testing-reveals-huge-car-i...

I don't think this has been posted in this thread so far - I apologise if I've missed it. Here's a similar plot and looking back to 1970. Defra pollution data 1970-2015.jpg Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579200/Emissions_airpollutants_statisticalrel...

... Have a look at the book, and you'll see it is very relevant to this debate - probably more than half the book is devoted the UK renewable electricity generation potential. Also, for example, some of the foregoing discussion in this thread has been about transport, which will increasingly be ele...

So it isnt actually that relevant to a conversation about the UK's electricity consumption and generation capacity. Have a look at the book, and you'll see it is very relevant to this debate - probably more than half the book is devoted the UK renewable electricity generation potential. Also, for e...

However Brian was talking about 125kWh per person per day. Brian's recommendation to read David MacKay's book, "Sustainable Energy - without the hot air" is a very good recommendation. It is arguably one of the most important books published on the subject and lauded for its accessibility...

I've just noticed your latest message, Dave. I'll try to answer to your questions. We are principally touring cyclists, and prefer to travel with full camping kit in wildness and mountainous areas on unmade roads. Our fleet comprises steel-framed bikes with mudguards, front and rear racks, and vario...

Just looking at a Plug, it is clearly intended for 1⅛" steerers. However, I suppose with a bit of thought you could fit one to a bike with a 1" steerer, but you would need to have a 10-15mm column of 1⅛" headset spacers on top of your stem to provide access and clearance for the wire ...

Here's an update on this bike. This bike was stolen during a house break-in in January 2014. It had been missing for ~1.5 years when I noticed it was listed on eBay. Someone also brought it to the attention of any interested forum members in this 'For Sale' thread (http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic....

auto front shift was known about at least 14 months ago. http://road.cc/content/news/119890-shimano-introduce-synchro-shift-video Now that, would be superb on a tandem. It is! And, that's using a 44-34-24 triple and not the the standard Shimano MTB Di2 40-30-22 set up. the rider would need to know ...

The time to be in the Faroes is on the 20th March this year for the total eclipse. Quite right, and we couldn't miss the opportunity to take the Danish-chartered ferry that calls in at Newcastle in a fortnight's time! We're looking forward to spending four days in the Faroes with our bikes. Of cour...

Please can you look out for this bike, which belongs to a friend, and was stolen in east London on Tuesday 7th January. This very distinctive bike is an unbranded, S&S-coupled, 26"-wheeled touring bike with Thorn Nomad forks. It has a 9-speed XT transmission with a cyclocross-style cable ro...

... By contrast there has been no, say, 650 x 35B vs 650 x 54B discussion here.... We'll at least JonMcD listed some different sizes in the third post in the thread. To his list, we can add the following road tyres: Grand Bois Lierre 650 x 38B, Pacenti Pari Moto 650B x38B, Soma B-line 650 x 38B, So...