u/StereotypicalAussie

How do you guys go in various countries for getting locks keyed alike? When I met with Abus at Euro bike they said in Europe it takes a couple of days

For us (in the UK)

- Abus - possible, takes about 7 weeks, quite variable

- AXA - not available.

- Other brands like Trelock not available other than OEM it seems, which is frustrating when someone gets a battery lock on a GSD broken and you can't get replacements

It's so nice when you get a bike and can get all the locks to match, or across the family bikes.

It's also incredibly annoying that Abus don't stock matching lock packs at some part of their warehouse. Mind, they also seem determined here in the UK to sell direct via Amazon at trade price. Their UK operation leaves a lot to be desired, tbh.

Follow up: do your brands let you know the key numbers for incoming bikes? Bike43 and a few other cargo bike companies do. Tern, notably, do not. It's so good to get the locks ordered in advance, makes it a super easy sell and nice for customer too!

I play footy once a week with a group of dads. Age range probably 40-60. We spend about equal time playing, drinking beer and complaining about aches and pains. We play on a 3g pitch.

Are there any suggestions for astro boots that are mainly comfy, padded, have some support and are not designed for incredibly narrow feet? All the marketing blurb for all boots seems to be aimed at those looking for ultimate pace, control, style etc. We all reckon we look better without a limp and grimace as a main concern.

Also any tips for conditioning, preventing injury, warming up etc appreciated. I pulled a quad within ten seconds of the warm up last week by deciding the first thing to do was to try and smash a ball into the empty net.