BlindRevolution

New cyclist, got a gravel bike as my first one and have done some 30km cycles recently. Bike is great but I think I am doing something wrong.

1. Is gears. I have a 2x9 drivetrain but am practically always in the big gear on the front, and anywhere between 3 and 7 on the back — only hitting 8 or 9 on the flat fast bits. I only ever drop to the small front gear when I’m going uphill. Am I using a gear that’s too high and is wearing me/the chain out?

2. Are my quads. My right hand and leg are the dominant side but after 25km or so I started to feel quad pain and light spasms on my right side only. Maybe my bike fit is a little off?

3. The chain. On the right pedal, the drivetrain side, I hea

New cyclist here. I have a 2x9 and I shifted big gears while going uphill. So I went from the large front gear to the small front gear.

Chain didn’t shift and I came off the bike. I turned it upside down and I have a chain which is 70% on the big gear and a little bit pulling towards the small gear.

What do I do?

Booked a hotel in Thailand and the property owner messaged me requesting I fill out a TM30 registration form on a Google docs link they sent me.

Just double checking if this is legit and I should be filling this out because it includes info like my passport number.

Anyone else done something similar?

Marin Gravel/Touring bike.

My bike has quick release wheels and I don’t want them being tampered with or stolen while I’m away from the bike. I have a gold rated D-lock for the frame and am looking to get a cable as well to loop around the wheels and into the lock to keep all parts secure.

Will a 10mm cable be enough or are these easily cut? Is it likely anyone would even try cut it for some wheels?

Any other advice or locks you would recommend for this type of bike? I’ve seen too many bike frames stripped of their parts and abandoned on a post.

Does anyone know anything about the Popeyes (Delivery Only) branch on St. George’s Street? The other day I ordered some Popeyes and thought it was coming from the official chain in the city centre only to get worried when I saw the driver go somewhere completely different.

The Popeyes was so shit, completely dry and nothing like the Popeyes I know. I looked on Google maps and they have mostly negative reviews too.

Anyone know what this branch is or if it’s even a real Popeyes?

Does anyone know anything about the Popeyes (Delivery Only) branch on St. George’s Street? The other day I ordered some Popeyes and thought it was coming from the official chain in the city centre only to get worried when I saw the driver go somewhere completely different.

The Popeyes was so shit, completely dry and nothing like the Popeyes I know. I looked on Google maps and they have mostly negative reviews too.

Anyone know what this branch is or if it’s even a real Popeyes?

I have a free summer before I graduate from University and my girlfriend is a year older and is already working. We agreed that I could do some solo travel and so I’m planning on hitting the capital cities of a bunch of countries in a row.

Starting with New Delhi, then Hanoi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and then Jakarta.

At a few of these stops I’ll be with friends but for Hanoi, Bangkok, and KL I’ll be solo. In Singapore I meet up with my girlfriend and we will travel onwards together because she’s able to travel at this time.

But here’s the issue… Bangkok solo. My girlfriend is super supportive and is encouraging me to go, we have a relationship of a lot of love and trust, but

I have the All-Mer bible and want to draw his sigil in the basement of the hunter’s house which I’ve turned into a base.

But I’ve heard you need the correct circle and that the one in the basement is an asymmetric circle.

Can I still draw the sign here or will it waste it?

I’m a tourist visiting Kuala Lumpur this summer. After KL I plan to take a late night bus (around midnight) to Singapore, which is like a 5 hour journey.

I saw some bus operators who operate at these times and I found Star Mart Express and Top Liner. I looked online at reviews for these operators and they are almost all 1 star, with people complaining about terrible drivers and cockroaches on the bus. At this point I’m considering walking rather than taking one of these busses but it is cheap and convenient.

Do any locals or travelers have experience with these operators, are they really that bad? Should I just suck it up and book?

Also I have a 20kg suitcase and a rucksack. Can I bring t