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I have no intention of claiming bragging rights by posting my stats for the year, but... I did receive a cycling-related kit as a Christmas present! 20231229_180932~2.mp4 Kept me amused on one of the frequent wet and windy days we've been having. 😊

Try SJS Cycles... https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/search/?term=chain guard

Sutton? Can't think of another in the area.

Definitely not, frames designed for disc brakes are much stronger in the relevant places, one not designed for them will fail with potentially fatal consequences! 😱 Wheels also of course are also disc-brake specific.

Spring is the best time to visit Mallorca, not too hot, masses of wild flowers, and nightingales singing everywhere. As for getting out, I continue to average around 150 miles a week, mostly on Tuesday and Thursday club rides. Usually manage one or two other rides as well, weather dependent.

Spoilsport! 😁 But anyway...

And all to yourselves by the look of it!

Going back to this post last year, I'm happy to report that the Runway Café has been re-opened to the general public, as of 27th March, in spite of the fact I was told the loss of access was permanent. My guess is they've found that the café was not making enough money! Which is exactly what I told them would happen... Popped out there for lunch with a couple of pals today just to make sure! Access to the museum and Swiss Garden is now through the gift shop, and the old public entrance on Hill Lane has been re-opened.

I think (and I maybe wrong!) that most of Parkside's opens and vans have BR 4-ribbed buffers, which may not always be prototypical; however, this brake van has a representation of self-contained buffers which, as far as I can tell, are a pretty good match for the prototype.

Having built one of these myself, (as I'm sure have many others), I feel I should point out that the nuts aren't retained by the buffer beam, but by the buffer housing. I can confirm that the buffers do not fall out, not requiring any mods to the kit. I note though that the roof is a bit warped! Hope you've been able to sort it out... Actually I see from the latest pic that you have!

This time of year, if you ride the Hertfordshire lanes, your bike can end up looking like that!

I have a small shunting plank I built to DOGA fine standards some years back. If I was building it now I wouldn't go down that route, it's too much faff, but at the time I didn't know any better! I do quite like the layout though, and more recently have started getting in to loco building, hence the question. These are just the thing, thanks!

Yes, that was my initial thought, though clearly that would be a ridiculous idea! The amount of difference between 00 and EM back to back measurements would be far too much to take up by such a method. But what about those building layouts to DOGA fine standards , that require a back to back of 14.85 or so? Presumably they would be unable to use Markits wheels?

Ah, then I fear I may have misunderstood. They're being used to prevent excessive side-play, rather than pushing the wheels further out on their axles...?

May I enquire where one might obtain such washers? These, I assume, would have square holes, perhaps etched?