Things that have bothered you for a long time.

[Andy in Germany]

Do you get a lot of punctures round your way????

I work in a bike shop (which makes it even more embarrassing).

 

[classic33]

I work in a bike shop (which makes it even more embarrassing).

You ride your bike at work?

 

[Andy in Germany]

You ride your bike at work?

Sometimes; it's a big building and the entrance is on the other side.

 

[Alex321]

I work in a bike shop (which makes it even more embarrassing).

I'd have thought a high proportion of the bikes you work on have disc brakes. So it would be easy to forget when you d come across one with rim brakes.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I'd have thought a high proportion of the bikes you work on have disc brakes. So it would be easy to forget when you d come across one with rim brakes.

Actually discs are pretty unusual, even mechanical discs. The bikes I deal with are either donated or "scrap". They are generally older and most have V-Brakes or calipers or the evil cantilevers.

 

[Low Gear Guy]

How do they determine the capacity of lifts? The hotel lift was nearly filled by me and a small suitcase but claimed to be capable of accommodating eight people.

 

[classic33]

How do they determine the capacity of lifts? The hotel lift was nearly filled by me and a small suitcase but claimed to be capable of accommodating eight people.

https://www.euro-lifts.co.uk/2021/09/15/lift-capacity-calculation-how-it-is-worked-out/

 

[Yellow Fang]

How many fifth Beatles were there, and how many are still alive?

 

[mistyoptic]

How many fifth Beatles were there, and how many are still alive?

Don’t forget Alexander Beatle, who was kept in a matchbox…

 

[lazybloke]

Why won't the seatpost that I've just taken out of a frame go back into it?

Because the universe is expanding?

In late 2022, Prof Brian Cox and @Chris S will announce a new measurement of the Hubble constant from their astrophysics lab at Bikehut.

 

[Yellow Fang]

How did people cut their finger and toe nails before scissors? How did they cut their hair.

 

[DaveReading]

Nail clippers and pinking shears.

 

[KnittyNorah]

How did people cut their finger and toe nails before scissors? How did they cut their hair.

I always assumed they bit them if they didn't break off by natural wear and tear.

People's hair seems to most usually have a limited length it grows to before a hair stops growing, falls out and a new one starts. It makes sense that people whose hair grew so long as to trip them up wouldn't live long enough to breed ...

 

[Oldhippy]

Why do people continually vote for absurdly wealthy politicians who say 'I understand you' knowing full well they don't and are then surprised when they get poorer and the rich bloke gets richer.

 

[Chris S]

Has Boris had plastic surgery? Kwasi Kwarteng has the same accent and attitude.