Mike Stead
@kiwimike.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Rider of bikes. Drinker of Real Ale. Breaker of Things. @RoadCC reviewer. 🌱-powered. Lapsed Kiwi🇳🇿-Newbie Scot🏴-Believer in Better
Today’s Workshop Horror
May 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Today’s Workshop Horror
Yay USA consumer choice
April 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Yay USA consumer choice
ų-review; this £8 reversible ratchet 1/4” socket or bit driver is not bad.
Only gripe is the ratchet direction switch is the same side as the bit driver, which is the most likely side you’ll use.
Can add a 1/4” extender for a lot more welly.
amzn.to/3EjPkJX
Only gripe is the ratchet direction switch is the same side as the bit driver, which is the most likely side you’ll use.
Can add a 1/4” extender for a lot more welly.
amzn.to/3EjPkJX
April 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
ų-review; this £8 reversible ratchet 1/4” socket or bit driver is not bad.
Only gripe is the ratchet direction switch is the same side as the bit driver, which is the most likely side you’ll use.
Can add a 1/4” extender for a lot more welly.
amzn.to/3EjPkJX
Only gripe is the ratchet direction switch is the same side as the bit driver, which is the most likely side you’ll use.
Can add a 1/4” extender for a lot more welly.
amzn.to/3EjPkJX
Yay Scotland. Lived here 7 years and never ridden up this hill. Ridden *past* it hundreds of times. There’s always somewhere to explore.
April 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Yay Scotland. Lived here 7 years and never ridden up this hill. Ridden *past* it hundreds of times. There’s always somewhere to explore.
2,110km on using the Shimano Link Glide LG700 cassette for nasssty eMTB duty, time to swap the 11 & 13T cogs. About £15 the pair. 15T available too.
Looking closely there’s really nowhere near the wear I would have thought.
Looking closely there’s really nowhere near the wear I would have thought.
April 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
2,110km on using the Shimano Link Glide LG700 cassette for nasssty eMTB duty, time to swap the 11 & 13T cogs. About £15 the pair. 15T available too.
Looking closely there’s really nowhere near the wear I would have thought.
Looking closely there’s really nowhere near the wear I would have thought.
These OMM fork packs are brilliant.
April 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
These OMM fork packs are brilliant.
Multiple #SkySaltires today on the Glen Ogle route. Fabulous.
April 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Multiple #SkySaltires today on the Glen Ogle route. Fabulous.
Ben Alder Cottage by gravel bike. Frequently Type II fun, but worth it. Next time, full-sus eMTB 👍
April 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ben Alder Cottage by gravel bike. Frequently Type II fun, but worth it. Next time, full-sus eMTB 👍
‘No tandems’? No problem.
March 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
‘No tandems’? No problem.
Cycling hive brain: who *apart from Mavic* does MTB wheels where the nipple is attached to the spoke, and threads into the rim? So when replacing a spoke, you can leave the tyre on the rim?
March 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Cycling hive brain: who *apart from Mavic* does MTB wheels where the nipple is attached to the spoke, and threads into the rim? So when replacing a spoke, you can leave the tyre on the rim?
Hacked my Yakima Highroad to be a bit longer. Didn’t break anything. Pleased.
March 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Hacked my Yakima Highroad to be a bit longer. Didn’t break anything. Pleased.
The new cross-Tay bridge. Its bridge-y.
March 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The new cross-Tay bridge. Its bridge-y.
I have no idea what the business model is, but this cycling.today MSR feed is perfect, and free. Result.
March 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I have no idea what the business model is, but this cycling.today MSR feed is perfect, and free. Result.
The more I use the Remco Bike Lift, the more I figure I don’t *need* my left kidney^
^not that it’s that expensive
^not that it’s that expensive
March 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The more I use the Remco Bike Lift, the more I figure I don’t *need* my left kidney^
^not that it’s that expensive
^not that it’s that expensive
This was a hugely inspirational and humbling day out. I’m very proud that through PerthshireGravel perthshiregravel.com/routes/ we have enabled more rides like this for the whole community (if it’s good for Adaptive, it’s good for EVERYONE!)
March 18, 2025 at 6:53 AM
This was a hugely inspirational and humbling day out. I’m very proud that through PerthshireGravel perthshiregravel.com/routes/ we have enabled more rides like this for the whole community (if it’s good for Adaptive, it’s good for EVERYONE!)
OK so the Remco Tools Bike Lift is Very Cool.
Check this out. 26kg eMTB and not a smidge of wobble or angst - straight up from the floor, straight back down. Easy chain cleaning and lube, checking of gears, brakes, whatever. Circa £1k, I don’t see why any eMTB or ebike owner wouldn’t want one.
Check this out. 26kg eMTB and not a smidge of wobble or angst - straight up from the floor, straight back down. Easy chain cleaning and lube, checking of gears, brakes, whatever. Circa £1k, I don’t see why any eMTB or ebike owner wouldn’t want one.
March 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
OK so the Remco Tools Bike Lift is Very Cool.
Check this out. 26kg eMTB and not a smidge of wobble or angst - straight up from the floor, straight back down. Easy chain cleaning and lube, checking of gears, brakes, whatever. Circa £1k, I don’t see why any eMTB or ebike owner wouldn’t want one.
Check this out. 26kg eMTB and not a smidge of wobble or angst - straight up from the floor, straight back down. Easy chain cleaning and lube, checking of gears, brakes, whatever. Circa £1k, I don’t see why any eMTB or ebike owner wouldn’t want one.
Went for a long eMTB ride. Had to stop to take notes.
March 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Went for a long eMTB ride. Had to stop to take notes.
If a pilot killed passengers or people on the ground because they were on WhatsApp during a landing, would they only get a year?
“This was not a momentary lapse”
Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages and veered off road seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison
road.cc/312961 #cycling
Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages and veered off road seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison
road.cc/312961 #cycling
Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison
Nicole McGeown had also veered onto the grass verge twice in the moments before she rammed into cyclist Ronald Walker, and claimed she was distracted by an overtaking motorist. She has been banned fro...
road.cc
March 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If a pilot killed passengers or people on the ground because they were on WhatsApp during a landing, would they only get a year?
Can confirm: the Remco Bike Lift is awesome. eu.remcotools.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Can confirm: the Remco Bike Lift is awesome. eu.remcotools.com
So Blackrock has purchased the Panama ports for $22Bn. Giving CKH a profit of $19Bn.
$19Bn.
That’s one hell of a payday.
www.ckh.com.hk/en/media/pre...
$19Bn.
That’s one hell of a payday.
www.ckh.com.hk/en/media/pre...
CK Hutchison Holdings Limited - Media Centre > Press Releases
www.ckh.com.hk
March 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So Blackrock has purchased the Panama ports for $22Bn. Giving CKH a profit of $19Bn.
$19Bn.
That’s one hell of a payday.
www.ckh.com.hk/en/media/pre...
$19Bn.
That’s one hell of a payday.
www.ckh.com.hk/en/media/pre...
Hey @wendling.bsky.social - your smearing of Veganism in this article is shameful. It’s barely a cult, and one person writing once about veganism doesn’t make it a ‘vegan cult’. Where does your anti-vegan bias come from?
Complaint lodged with BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Complaint lodged with BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who are the Zizians? What we know about vegan 'cult' linked to six killings
A US border patrol agent and a landowner stabbed 50 times are among alleged victims of the group.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Hey @wendling.bsky.social - your smearing of Veganism in this article is shameful. It’s barely a cult, and one person writing once about veganism doesn’t make it a ‘vegan cult’. Where does your anti-vegan bias come from?
Complaint lodged with BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Complaint lodged with BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hey Clash fans: there’s an unedited version of Straight To Hell (top-5 song for me) with a *whole extra verse*: www.reddit.com/r/LetsTalkMu...
It’s on the ‘Sound System’ compilation, end of Volume 7: tidal.com/track/220084...
Mind>🤯
It’s on the ‘Sound System’ compilation, end of Volume 7: tidal.com/track/220084...
Mind>🤯
Both_Tone's comment on "Let’s Talk: Straight To Hell by The Clash."
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February 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Hey Clash fans: there’s an unedited version of Straight To Hell (top-5 song for me) with a *whole extra verse*: www.reddit.com/r/LetsTalkMu...
It’s on the ‘Sound System’ compilation, end of Volume 7: tidal.com/track/220084...
Mind>🤯
It’s on the ‘Sound System’ compilation, end of Volume 7: tidal.com/track/220084...
Mind>🤯
Yeah nah.
Question: as I have NordVPN, can I use that to watch TdF coverage from other countries? I’m guessing Ireland would offer English-language commentary?
Question: as I have NordVPN, can I use that to watch TdF coverage from other countries? I’m guessing Ireland would offer English-language commentary?
February 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Yeah nah.
Question: as I have NordVPN, can I use that to watch TdF coverage from other countries? I’m guessing Ireland would offer English-language commentary?
Question: as I have NordVPN, can I use that to watch TdF coverage from other countries? I’m guessing Ireland would offer English-language commentary?
When AI writes your product blurb 🤦🏻
…or even worse, if your staff wrote it 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
…or even worse, if your staff wrote it 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
February 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When AI writes your product blurb 🤦🏻
…or even worse, if your staff wrote it 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
…or even worse, if your staff wrote it 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
With fascism on the rise (according to all accepted definitions) - what are your ‘red lines’?
What would tip you over into protest, or insurrection? To take up arms?
Unless you’re an *actual fascist/Nazi*, or are prepared to do nothing, you will have a tipping point.
What is it?
What would tip you over into protest, or insurrection? To take up arms?
Unless you’re an *actual fascist/Nazi*, or are prepared to do nothing, you will have a tipping point.
What is it?
January 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
With fascism on the rise (according to all accepted definitions) - what are your ‘red lines’?
What would tip you over into protest, or insurrection? To take up arms?
Unless you’re an *actual fascist/Nazi*, or are prepared to do nothing, you will have a tipping point.
What is it?
What would tip you over into protest, or insurrection? To take up arms?
Unless you’re an *actual fascist/Nazi*, or are prepared to do nothing, you will have a tipping point.
What is it?