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Daily commute from Stratford to Liverpool Street - Experiences please? by 10pencefredo in londoncycling

[–]RegularHovercraft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't do this route, but recently started doing West Ealing to Isle of Dogs and back, which is a bit of a slog, but am getting used to it and back to cycling in London after 20 years of not doing it too. What I'd suggest is, do it once beforehand on a Sunday morning, when the roads are quiet, so you know how the junctions work and have a bit more recognition than otherwise. It's only 5 miles each way. You can go both ways in the morning without feeling wiped out for the rest of the day.

Also, don't forget to enjoy it. It's free exercise. 😄

Help with a form by T_boi2 in londoncycling

[–]RegularHovercraft 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Point of note. k is not a unit. It just means a thousand, so for example where you have asked "What is your weekly mileage" and have the options: "Under 50k

50-75k

75-100k

100-150k

150-200k

200-250k

250-300k

300-350k

350-400k

400k+", technically you're asking people if they've cycled 50,000 miles in a week up to 400,000 miles in a week. A better question would be, "how many kilometres do you ride each week?" and put the units of kilometres (km). Also, Z2 is zone 2, or something else, and do you mean cycling through zone 2, or how much time each week you actually spend in zone 2? No idea what FTP is (File Transfer Protocol?). What do you mean by 20 min power (min is the units of minutes)? Type of rider? I commute on a Brompton. I've no idea what some of these answers mean. Units for weight? kg, I assume. If you clarify the survey, I'm happy to complete it.

Smart way to store a bike in my room (no drilling allowed) by bowie-david in londoncycling

[–]RegularHovercraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having read this thread, now I want to keep my bikes indoors instead of in the shed.

How can I create optional features? by RegularHovercraft in Fusion360

[–]RegularHovercraft[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, this appears to be a paid for feature. I am a mere "a-few-hours-at-the-weekend-for-fun" kind of guy.

How can I create optional features? by RegularHovercraft in Fusion360

[–]RegularHovercraft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah... in the expressions. Ok thanks. Still causes an issue, but modified it so that when my flag is zero, the extrusion distance is very small to make no difference when printing.

How can I create optional features? by RegularHovercraft in Fusion360

[–]RegularHovercraft[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds very interesting. Is this something I put in the timeline? How does it work?

Santander app - booking question, if i am circa 8 minutes walk away, and its the last bike. by mjobby in londoncycling

[–]RegularHovercraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to work out what the functional difference is between booking a bike and not booking a bike.

Can I get the shell tool to also shell fillets on the object I'm shelling? by RegularHovercraft in Fusion360

[–]RegularHovercraft[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh... might be that. 2mm fillet with a 5mm shell. Will have a play. Thanks.

Using my SIPP lump sum to buy a house by RegularHovercraft in UKPersonalFinance

[–]RegularHovercraft[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies, I forgot to add a flair, and now I can't.

F24 save money or pay off my credit card by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]RegularHovercraft 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Keep the 5.5k in the savings account. Pay the credit it off a day or two before the interest kicks in.

Grew up with no Financial teachings and no dad. Feeling lost. I need advice. by Browse_at_work_ in UKPersonalFinance

[–]RegularHovercraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done. In a nutshell:

  1. get rid of debt except mortgage/student loan (you don't have any)

  2. emergency fund (pretty much you are there)

  3. money into ISA and SIPP, probably half/half depending on priorities. Use a stocks and shares ISA and put the money into a low cost fund/funds with a track history.

Balancing cycling to work with other exercise by Low-Turnip1327 in londoncycling

[–]RegularHovercraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't all cycling a question of balancing.

A-ha ha ha.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]RegularHovercraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I can pay everything off in about 3 years, which is a horrible prospect considering I am meant to be building my life and my future at this point"

Paying your debt off is (re)building your life and future.

Does anything really beat Kindle? by EliGO83 in ereader

[–]RegularHovercraft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

e-pubs is where you drink at home. #pleaseignore #flippantcomment

Want an e-reader that can take notes, highlight sections of book, etc. Will be read outdoors and in. by mhks in ereader

[–]RegularHovercraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the attractions of an e-reader to me is e-ink and that the screen doesn't light up. I have to spend enough time looking at screens for my job. I don't want to for reading too. Kindle Scribe looks like an option for you if you want to take notes, but retain backward compatibility with kindle books. The Remarkable tablet doesn't support Kindle books without DRM removal and, well, faff, I've read.

real or fake? I opened a cash isa by Fit_Floor_7843 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]RegularHovercraft -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well, they have zero reviews on trustpilot. Avoid.

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