In work there is a big push to embrace AI and we were getting a briefing on Claude a couple of weeks ago.

The in house version of chat gpt was described as a switched on high school kid where Claude can be described as the PhD student, and those that know how to use AI properly really like it.

..... wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 11:15 am

MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:58 pm Hmm hydrogen and flying vehicles was tried a few years ago, it didn't end well.

Whatcouldpossiblygowrong

Pretty much anything that can go wrong in any other aircraft.
Think Nimrod and Concorde as just 2 examples of what happens when you have a fuel leak.

Airbus have just announced that they are still moving forward with hydrogen fuel cell and it sounds like they're dropping a pretty penny into it.

Airbus and MTU Aero Engines to create a JV | Airbus https://share.google/YETkke9nn6Fp3sJgd

Hydrogen fuel cell technology generates electricity ...

I'm a bit funny about rechargeable batteries and heat. ☀️☀️☀️


My BM is sat on the drive charging away merrily with the battery conditioning system keeping a decent temp, it isn't the hottest of hot days at 32 degrees (according to the bike on the way home that was happily charging it's ...

Going to be a big big few days i think. I've got Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun on the bike over FoD way for various lengths/time. The boy is finishing his coaching stuff so after this weekend will be flying solo as a coach for Katy. But that also means i've either got a lot of time to kill, or a lot of ...

I paid just under £500 for an arrow can for the wife's Honda Rebel. That bike was so quiet it was apologising for polluting, now it sounds like thunder with all of its 47bhp going straight through unsilenced

what a rollercoaster year 2026 is turning out to be. This is going to be a bit rambly, sorry.

we started off in early and mid spring with the colonies exploding in size, it was absolutely amazing to see the brood nests expand really quickly and loads of honey coming in nice and early.

Next up is ...

Three, my Whyte had never been derestricted.

Not that it matters much because I rarely use it because I prefer my manual.

That doesn't make sense to me that you would pay any tax on a monthly salary that is below the 12500÷12 figure

The way I understand it is that the tax in each pay packet is calculated separately, i.e. You don't use up all of your 12.5k tax free in the first few months of the year, you have a ...

I looked very closely at the CF version last week because they were reduced from £5.5k to £3.5k ISH with a great spec sheet, I started to get a bit excited about them but the S4 was sold out everywhere that was discounting them.

Keep us updated on how it goes

Err yeah, it's the bike shop in Pedalabikeaway FoD that's set up as an in person shop rather than a web shop, and to be fair, all the info you'd ever need if available online on the Norco website and all of the reviews.

Deal done and dusted, a couple of weeks wait for it to be built and wrapped, the guy wrapping it is away for a fortnight

But you enjoy taking your bikes apart every 2 mins, I just want to ride and not spend more time faffing than I really need to.

I didn't buy a stumpjumper a couple of years ago because the wheels still had cup and cone

Mr Moofo wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 11:19 pm North Shore Canadian brand from what i remember.
Press fit BB?

Nooooo, threaded.

I had press fit once, never again.

It turns out that even though the website says £3600, it's actually £2700.
The one niggle is that they don't have a demo, so my first chance to ride one will be after buying.
Hopefully NBD that coming soon

Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 9:45 am Just because you can, doesn't mean you should...

I think the complete opposite, what would this world be like without some loons doing crazy stuff like this just because they've had an idea?

Now that's an article that's worth 5 minutes to read, they're bonkers and that's cheered me right up on this gloomy Thursday morning

its a DT swiss freehub with a 'different' type of ratchet to the usual 3 pawl stylee.
It's one of these..
https://www.dtswiss.com/en/wheels/wheels-technology/ratchet-ln-technology

to be fair, it's been extremely reliable and I've only taken it apart once to clean it, and when I popped it open ...

It turns out that I missed some of the bearings - the pair in the freehub are proper grumbly which after over 2 years of riding is unsurprising, and of all the different bearings that I've accumulated over the years these are not in there - 15x24x5.

You can put all of that into chat gpt and ask it to recommend an exercise program taking into account your equipment available, diagnosis and time available.
You can use it as a personal trainer to tailor each session eg- I'm feeling stiff and sore after yesterday's session, what should I do today ...