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is there anywhere in central london i can pick up spd-sl cleats for not much more than internet prices (~£12)

@rogan decathlon?

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/shimano-spd-sl-cleats-id_3170018.html

i was hoping more W1/EC1/E1 central as in where can i cycle to from soho on lunch

They're £10.99 at Evans , surely one of their 300 central London branches will have some.

What bit is prone to rusting?

Evans match internet prices I thought

Whats like a pompetamine (135 rear, similar geometry and price) but isn't like a pompetamine (actually available in a largish size)?

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/258526/#comment11954601

Price match.

Thanks all, evans was obvious, duh me

If you want the horizontal dropouts then go for Cotic (as @Dammit suggested) but get a RoadRat. Give them a call and they'll help you with the sizing.

My Duell Professional has something in the seat tube which prevents a seat post being inserted past a certain depth. I only noticed this after breaking the campag aero seatpost and replacing with a longer one. Is this meant to be there? Can it be safely reamed out? The tubing is SLX.

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It may be easier just to chop your seat-post. As long as you can get more than the recommended length inserted.

Where can I get a bar tape like this? Except no-brand ebay ..

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is that not cinelli splash tape?

hubjub. they've sorted me out for my splash needs quite successfully in the past. currently rocking number 4, with number 1 waiting in the wings.

Maybe give ceeway a call in Erith.

How far into the frame is it? It can be fixed by a suitable patient person armed with the right tools. But chopping the seatpost is a lot easier.

Is is possible to add disc mounts to a steel frame and fork? or would everything blow up?

Highly inadvisable, the fork need to be extensively modified to cope with the force that's coming from the stay rather than the crown.

Your best bet really is to get a new disc fork, and modified the rear for disc.

The fork would be easier to replace outright, but the frame should be ok, as long as a reinforcing strut is fitted between the stays.

Or there's the neater ( imo ) option of placing the mount on the chainstay.

Best to let an experienced frame builder take a look at your frame and advise you.

The downside with the latter is that the brake housing need to be rerouted from the top tube to the down tube, creating additional cost to the extra brazing.

Or an opportunity to have housing internally routed ;-)

Compressionless housing, natch.