Today I acquired...........

[rmwesley]

Today I acquired a pair of carbon fibre crank arms, saving a whopping 67 grams over my old aluminium ones!

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Second hand, and I couldn't care less about the weight saving, but they came bolted to this;

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Which, for the uninitiated, is a power meter. It measures cadence and torque to calculate power, to monitor exactly how many watts you're putting out. It's probably the only bike upgrade that can actually make you faster. I've wanted one for years.

Unfortunately I don't think my watch (Garmin Forerunner 245) will pair to it, so I might have to upgrade that next.

If nothing else it will provide you with endless comedy opportunities to be Mark Cavendish (1,000W to 1,500W for 30 secs) or I think Dumoulin once averaged 500W up a 6 minute climb. It does put into context what superhuman athletes pro-cyclists are. Pound-for-pound they are the fittest humans on the planet who are able to deal with self-inflicted pain and suffering us mere mortals can't even imagine.

I know I'm teaching grandmother to suck eggs but if you're using it for training, you need to see the power output in real-time i.e. a watch won't cut it anyway. I've got an Edge 830 and a Quarq spider ...brilliant bits of kit.

 

[Maker]

If nothing else it will provide you with endless comedy opportunities to be Mark Cavendish (1,000W to 1,500W for 30 secs) or I think Dumoulin once averaged 500W up a 6 minute climb. It does put into context what superhuman athletes pro-cyclists are. Pound-for-pound they are the fittest humans on the planet who are able to deal with self-inflicted pain and suffering us mere mortals can't even imagine.

I know I'm teaching grandmother to suck eggs but if you're using it for training, you need to see the power output in real-time i.e. a watch won't cut it anyway. I've got an Edge 830 and a Quarq spider ...brilliant bits of kit.

I ordered an Edge 530 last night.

I wanted to upgrade my watch anyway, I want one that will record rowing (Currently I record it as a ride and change it in Strava), so I was using the power meter to help justify it, I could make do seeing the data on my wrist, but ultimately went for the Edge for the map/navigation, I hate trying to follow Google Maps in my ear.

 

[indy4x]

Do you have a link for the switch panel please.

5 Gang Camper Van 12V LED Light Rocker Switch Panel Voltmeter Dual USB Charger | eBay

1/2/4x12V LED Reading Lights Switch Camper Van Truck Caravan Boat Interior Light. Caravan Front Towing Cover Protector Universal Shield Guard With Free Led Lights. Trailer Electrics Adapter Converter 13 Pin To Twin 7 Pin Plug Towing Bar 12V New.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Seadog]

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Do you have hoses, gauges etc?

I bought hoses about 8 years ago, a gauge yesterday.

 

[Bullet2012]

5 Gang Camper Van 12V LED Light Rocker Switch Panel Voltmeter Dual USB Charger | eBay

1/2/4x12V LED Reading Lights Switch Camper Van Truck Caravan Boat Interior Light. Caravan Front Towing Cover Protector Universal Shield Guard With Free Led Lights. Trailer Electrics Adapter Converter 13 Pin To Twin 7 Pin Plug Towing Bar 12V New.

www.ebay.co.uk

Thank you, just what I was looking for, just ordered one.

 

[Blobber]

@Johnnybravo is asking for packing tape donations as he used it all up on this parcel

Inside a nice little drill press, shame parcelforce broke the base in transit

 

[Johnnybravo]

@Johnnybravo is asking for packing tape donations as he used it all up on this parcel
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Inside a nice little drill press, shame parcelforce broke the base in transit

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Unbelievable… can only have been dropped. I thought the amount of packaging used was more than adequate… evidently not. Sorry…

Pm sent

 

[Shox Dr]

Im sure the heavier the parcel, the more glee they throw it with.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Im sure the heavier the parcel, the more glee they throw it with.

Are you implying that they may do it for fun or kicks?

 

[Johnnybravo]

Are you implying that they may do it for fun or kicks?

Some say they drop it with more conviction…

Does seem a bit odd in that any lighter parcels, even terribly packaged , never get damaged. Coincidence? I think not

 

[tigdlo]

shame parcelforce broke the base in transit

Shame the sender didn't scrrew a relatively fragile casting to 50p worth of scrap ply. £10 worth of ply and timber offcuts and you could drop it out of a 1st floor window or treat it like a courier, they are about the same.

 

[Johnnybravo]

Shame the sender didn't scrrew a relatively fragile casting to 50p worth of scrap ply. £10 worth of ply and timber offcuts and you could drop it out of a 1st floor window or treat it like a courier, they are about the same.

Anybody seeing the packaging I used would definitely say I didn’t skimp… All fine to say screw it to a bit of ply, but if you don’t have a ready supply it’s easier said than done…

 

[cheb]

In contrast the same seller sent me a graphite crucible. Incredibly well packaged and it arrived in one piece. No plywood was needed.

 

[Kram]

So you went in for some coffee, & came out with everything but?

Appears lidl have also changed their 12v tools day from Sunday to today. Therefore I will be returning to buy one of their 12v ratchets and 12v torches. Torch itself looks runbish but I'll open it up and add a switched XT60 plug on the side for powering other devices!

 

[Blobber]

Anyhow were up and running, as its heatwaving down again ive got some drilling to do inside for a little job, its muggy today im sure the temperatures up a degree and a bit

Anyone fancy a bit of cast welding or brazing so i can have me vice back?

 

[JEZGUZ]

You could look at it to buy some more gear for brazing/welding

 

[Dcal]

Anyhow were up and running, as its heatwaving down again ive got some drilling to do inside for a little job, its muggy today im sure the temperatures up a degree and a bit
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Anyone fancy a bit of cast welding or brazing so i can have me vice back?

I'll give it a go for you,
Oxy fuel brazing would be my choice.

Now, I'm not sure it will survive the postal service to here and back but happy to find out.

 

[Blobber]

I'll give it a go for you,
Oxy fuel brazing would be my choice.

Now, I'm not sure it will survive the postal service to here and back but happy to find out.

Thanks for the kind offer, I think the carriage cost will kill it, shame your not closer! ill have to manage for now and might be able to find someone local to do it if needed

 

[bricol]

Needed to be in a crate, not a flexible taped up cardboard box.

If it's heavy, simple application of that thing found by Sir Isaac will make it contact the ground with rather more force than a lighter item.

Seeing as the rest of it looks okay, was it simply components colliding inside the package?

I got a starter motor yesterday (85 flippin' quid - when did a simply Lucas M35J start cost that much?!!>?!) - arrived with loads of shock absorbing packaging around the main body . . and bug ger all at either end - luckily no damage. If I package anything, I try to provide protection all around - so far, 20 odd years of ebaying sending car bits around the world, they all seem to have arrived intact.

 

[Johnnybravo]

Needed to be in a crate, not a flexible taped up cardboard box.

If it's heavy, simple application of that thing found by Sir Isaac will make it contact the ground with rather more force than a lighter item.

Seeing as the rest of it looks okay, was it simply components colliding inside the package?

I got a starter motor yesterday (85 flippin' quid - when did a simply Lucas M35J start cost that much?!!>?!) - arrived with loads of shock absorbing packaging around the main body . . and bug ger all at either end - luckily no damage. If I package anything, I try to provide protection all around - so far, 20 odd years of ebaying sending car bits around the world, they all seem to have arrived intact.

In 20 years of selling it’s the second thing that’s been damaged. Must be total coincidence the only other thing ever damaged was also at the hands of the same company that drives Red vans. Enough said…..
All the heavier components were at the bottom, this was closer to the top, so can only be from being thrown. All fine and well to act holier than though, but spending hours crating up a £40 second hand drill drill press and then paying £30 carriage would definitely attract Sir Isaac Newton, as it would get thrown in the skip long before that happens ….

As soon as I saw the photos of the damage, I offered a full refund via a pm message, which was declined as the buyer still wants the item, despite being damaged in transit..

So, if somebody closer than @Dcal could repair the base, both @Blobber and I would be extremely grateful