I have nothing against 9x drivetrains, up until last year I was still using my trusty 3x9 MTB setup. When it was time to finally retire that 30 year old frame, I started from scratch with a mix of GRX and XT components to have the best of both worlds for my long distance rig. That frame has thru axles and is built for Flat Mount calipers.

I wonder who the 9x Cues disc brake components are for. Bikes that are equipped with disc brake mounts (especially those that came after IS 2000) are probably not very old and may be equipped with 10x or 11x components already. On the other hand, guys who have old 9x drivetrains and 135 mm rear hubs probably cannot mount the disc brakes on their older frames. What am I missing?

Yeah. I'd say on average, we would maybe be able to construct a single new kilometer of cyclepath for that amount of money, not even including all those public administration man hours for several years before the construction crews do the actual digging and paving. It can cost significantly less if the terrain is flat and it's out in the open, but often enough more. For instance, when you need to purchase the land from someone, when you're crossing a river or a road, or when drainage is difficult to build.

I wonder how long that stretch is that cost 600k GBP.

Edit: 13 km (or 8 miles)? A lot of that cycleway must have existed already.

Vielleicht steht Nuhr ja in zwei Jahren wegen Vergewaltigungsvorwürfen vor Gericht. Wäre nicht der erste, bei dem im Rückblick dann so einiges klar wird.

I'm unaware if the president of Ireland is a rapist or not.

I doubt it.

Henchmen of His Majesty King Charles?

OK vroomer.

I thought it was about Bush, the band.

15,000 km is not an awful lot of distance, but it's good to hear that we may get rid of Diesel HGVs in the not too distant future.

The cash registers are ringing, the beer is flowing and the tables are full.

So there is money to pay staff, right?

I still chuckle when I think about my buddy getting himself the new GTX 970 so his rig would be ready for the upcoming release of Star Citizen.

“I cannot imagine any reason Nvidia would be pursuing this beyond really needing every possible pipeline of every possible industry to be so overflowing with slop that they can keep investors convinced there will indeed be a need for more Nvidia products in the big slop centers being built with people’s retirement funds. This has nothing to do with games, it has nothing to do with game developers, and it has nothing to do with gamers."

That pretty much sums it up, I'd say.

The European mind cannot comprehend this.

Following the coronavirus crisis, sales had collapsed, making restructuring measures necessary.

How is that even possible? I get that their products aren't cheap and sales might suffer from macroeconomic factors, but I sure would have thought that lockdowns and work-from-home have fuelled their sales.

“My good friend Mr. George, I just want you to listen to what I’m telling you. I promise that you’re going to receive your package.”

I cannot help reading that to myself with a thick Indian accent. Been watching too much Scammer Payback, I guess.

I now have a motorized desk at work and unlike the one we have at home, you cannot single-tap the memory setting and just watch it adjust. I need to hold it until my desired height is reached.

I'd get dressed before photographing that thing.

Patienten-Selbstbeteiligung? Hab ich schon. Steht jeden Monat auf meinem Gehaltsstreifen.

A gaming GPU has cost as much as a console for a while now.

Couldn't even get the flag patch right.