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1 Barleycorn -Equal to 1/3 of an inch Digit and Palm -A digit was 3/4 of an inch, and a palm was equal to 3 inches Foot -4 palms or 12 thumbs Rod (Perch or Pole) -Defined as 16.5 feet (5.5 yards) Chain -Equal to 4 linear rods (66 feet) Furlong -40 rods(660 feet) An acre was 4 rods × 40 r...

The difference being that right wing non-terrorists have tried to burn asylum hotels, whereas nobody (as far as I'm aware) has tried to chop Farridge's head off.

Reading through this as someone who hasn't been in a few years (done the sunday sport twice now, both in the pissing wet). Hour long queues are really not excusable. especially stage one, about a half hour's ride from the start. Organisers should have delayed people's start times (and adjusted the...

This is exactly it. If you read Logan's review of the Forge on Bikepacking.com he says pretty much the same. You really need to ride them steep, fast, and be comfortable weighting the front end.  

See I can definitely see the benefit of smashing round the red at Dalby for fitness and pedally sections. But I can also see the benefit of sessioning the steep off-piste stuff, for me at least. 'Cos steepness is my weakness. If I can get good on that stuff, the skills have to transfer to the ste...

I'm 57, I've never measured a long distance in kilometres. My kids (19 and 23) talk about driving and distance between places in miles, it isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Does it actually matter? Audax rides are in km and I can roughly convert in my head to what that is in miles through practic...

Andy Burnham and Ed Davey seem to be in broad agreement about tackling this and both seem passionate about sorting it, that delivers a parliamentary majority that renders whatever Kemi an co think about it completely irrelevant

plus money spent on holiday isn't real money anyway, right? Exactly. Now i i was going to a beach for a day in the uk i would be happy with a towel. But everything getting sandy for a week or getting shotblasted by the wind blown sand etc. Nopety nope. Spend the 12 months after worrying abou...

Head net of indeed the full jacket. And smidge everywhere.

that’s not good at all.  

“I really like Bird as a brand and Ben especially has been very kind in the past. But their bikes are really for advanced riders, of which I am not...” I’m not sure if it’s advanced riders or more specific situations but I agree about the brand and people. I had a Zero AM and found it was great at...

From the BBC../p>   Fifa president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions. How the fuck is this a thing? At what point does blatant in your face b...

Once on a Toyota Celica I was working under the bonnet and leant on an air con hose and heard a loud hiss of glass escaping. I made a mental note not to lean on it again the AC remained fine for years after. Most old cars I've owned have needed just one re-gass, usually straight after I purchase a...