How steep is Parliament Hill, and where is it?AKA Parliament Hill gearing...
Is it as steep as the hills round here?
How many chevrons and how long?
How steep is Parliament Hill, and where is it?AKA Parliament Hill gearing...
Funny that, I never had his His Holiness down as a Thorn owner, and certainly not more than one.thirdcrank wrote: ↑13 Jun 2021, 2:15pm Colin54
Surely you are aware that the G7 has been organised in Cornwall so Boris Johnson can display to the entire world what a steep hill really looks like? The Dalai Lama with a posse of Sherpas is due to attend later in the week to have their ideas put straight.
It's pretty steep if you climb from the riverbank.
When the stench of the Thames was so bad that MPs could not use the terrace, Bazalgette was commissioned in the 1860s to build a sewer system to improve things.Mistik-ka wrote: ↑13 Jun 2021, 5:29pm
Unlike some other national capitals (which shall remain nameless), in Ottawa the malodorous atmosphere for which the city was legendary when I lived there (and may still be, for all I know) emanated not from within the parliament buildings themselves, but from the pulp mills and match factory on the other side of the river.
Likely explaining some of the slightly curious component choices. I suspect the 10 day notice and present supply issues might also factor.One of the challenges of the State Department request was that the bike have as many U.S.-made components as possible.
Price included a helmet - so pretty moderate for these days.thirdcrank wrote: ↑12 Jun 2021, 6:21pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57453840
the budget was just $1,500 (£1,060), a third of the minimum price the firm charges.
Thanks, I'm sure you're right, I'd never seen or heard of them before (referring to the Bilenky Shelly Horton bike, not the 'hands-across-the-pond' bike).JimAW wrote: ↑13 Jun 2021, 6:40amI would guess they are Curtis Odom hubs.kylecycler wrote: ↑12 Jun 2021, 8:06pm More details of the above (anyone got any idea what the hubs are?):
Custom painted helmet, no less. I think the budget would barely cover materials.LollyKat wrote: ↑15 Jun 2021, 4:21pmPrice included a helmet - so pretty moderate for these days.thirdcrank wrote: ↑12 Jun 2021, 6:21pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57453840
the budget was just $1,500 (£1,060), a third of the minimum price the firm charges.
I've a note from Burkes Peerage, Steven Bilenky is now Sir Steven Bilenky, Lord of the Cinque Bikeways.kylecycler wrote: ↑15 Jun 2021, 4:49pm Custom painted helmet, no less. I think the budget would barely cover materials.