Any question answered...

or maybe kit 9...

http://www.bromleybike.co.uk/shop/components-spares/ck/ckbbrackets/threadfit-conversion-kit-1176101.html

Is AliExpress shady as fck?

AliExpress shady as fck?

Ali is legit, plenty of the traders who use it as a shop front as shady as fuck in terms of QC and respect for other people's IP

Any OEM chainring bolts that work with sugino 75 crank?

I dropped a bolt (and its nut) ...

But TA track ones don't fit (too high) and DA/Sug75 are a bit £££

AliExpress is good stuff. I've ordered plenty of stuff there, never any complaints. Most recent purchases were plastic lip balm tubes, tin lip balm cans and small plastic cosmetics containers. Good quality stuff and very well packed (obviously this doesn't vouch for all sellers though) and if you look for sellers which do free shipping by air mail you get your stuff long before the 60 days they get. Usually 1-1.5 weeks here in the EU, so probably similar in the UK.

Many sellers lie on the form on which they have to fill in the contents of the package to make it seem much less than it actually is, which can save you import costs, but probably also fucks up any insurance you might have.

Just don't depend on tracking the item - disappears once it has left Asia until it arrives at your door.

Decent place to buy printer ink?

aliexpress

Not always true. The Asian shipping companies have tracking options on their website (which can be found in My AliExpress once products are shipped) and they often mention which company will take over in the country of arrival including tracking information.

It's time to wash my Castelli Gabba jersey, is Nikwax Tech Wash the stuff to use? Also for reproofing, one page on the Castelli site said Nikwax TX-Direct, another Nikwax softshell proof (both spray on), anyone know which is better?

If I'm using a Spesh Pro Set stem and it's shimmed to -drop- the bars, which way is the +- top cap supposed to sit? - to the front?

Does anyone know anything about the brand Active Intelligence? They make bags and they look nice but no reviews anywhere.

I use tech wash and tx direct, but both as wash in ones. Works well, only need to reproof maybe every 9months or so (it sees a lot of use as well).

Oh, they'll mention which company (usually Canada Post in my case) but this is vapourtrack™, seeable only by faeries.

#1 google result....

tldr?

'+' = up

'-' = down

That doesn't answer my question. Is it + forward or back?

Thanks, I'll start with just getting the wash and then buy reproofer if it needs it.

Yup, that's what Nikwax say:-

http://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/products/productdetail.php?productid=4

"
Regular cleaning will enhance the performance of your gear. With regular cleaning, you should be able to clean your gear 5-6 times with Nikwax Tech Wash before it requires re-waterproofing. When Nikwax Tech Wash® alone does not revitalise the Durable Water Repellency (DWR) of your gear (e.g. water does not bead on the fabric surface) it’s time to re-waterproof using the appropriate Nikwax waterproofer.
"

'+' facing forward. The top cap has an offset bolt hole, so you'll want the extra space (indicated by the +) at the front and the reduced space at the back.
If you look at your picture you can see by the shim at the bottom it's tipped back (to increase rise) and has the - at the front.

Edit: taken from the tech docs
" NOTE: Use an offset top cap, with the top cap hole located to match the position of the shim, so that the top cap hole is in line with the steerer tube plug
threads. "
I guess if you sight through the top cap and check the hole lines up with the thread then you should be ok.

That doesn't answer my question. Is it + forward or back?

Have you turned it off-and-on again?

I'll have to have another look at mine tonight - I think I've got it arse-about.

Mine is the opposite to that picture - my stem is dropping the bars but I've got the top cap such that the '-' is at the front. It seemed right at the time for some reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZSnW9WUNog

Does anyone know what size bearings I need for Raleigh Omega hubs and where can I get them?

I have an old silver hand juicer that says 'SIMPLEX - Made in Italy' on the handle.

Is it the same Simplex as the dérailleurs?

Is it the same Simplex as the dérailleurs?

Seems unlikely. Simplex is a very common brand in many countries for all sorts of product, the kitchen utensils are just as likely to have been made by almost any industrial concern, whereas Simplex the dérailleur company are just as likely to have used different branding if they diversified their metal bashing skills into domestic equipment.