Any question answered...

you could google the tubing + seatpost diameter

As @Phil(Picard) points out, Pinarello are big enough to have had tube sets made to order, so just knowing what the nominal tube set is called isn't much help. In some cases, the tubes will even be different gauges depending on the frame size.

Standby? That's still going afaik

My rear GP Four Season has a cut and needs replaced. The front one also has a small cut but will be fine. I've bought a Michelin Pro 4 Endurance.

Should I switch the front Continental to the back with the thinking that if the cut gets worse and it blows-out having it on the back will be less catastrophic, or do I keep it where it is and put the Michelin on the back. Apparently the Michelins come up big so it might be weird having a 25c Conti on the back and something that seems more like a 28c on the front.

Throw some superglue in the cut and put the Michelin on the back. Life's too short. If you die in the next few months it will not be because a small cut on your front tyre suddenly and catastrophically exploded.

Are you threatening me?

Unfortunately it's a work trip so I have to be there so can't risk standby. Looks like the business will just have to suck it up.

It's just really firmly stuck. What would an LBS do?

Use other 'specialist' tools. Bench vices and whatnot.

Assuming the tool is the right one:

My 'pro' tip: bolt the tool on, if possible, and, with the wheels on the bike lean it against something where it's not going to fall over. Attach the wrench parallel to the ground, ensuring pushing down will turn in the correct way to loosen the BB. Then stand on the wrench with one foot, and use your weight to dislodge the BB. Steady the bike with one hand on the seat, the other on the front brake.

Double triple check you are turning it the right way.

Lol in a training course. I'm delivering it. 10 delegates staring at me.

Unless you think the £15 labour is prohibitively expensive.

£15?!?! Jeez that's a lot of money for a 2 minute job.

Hoping to put up a marquee/large gazebo in our garden for our wedding party. Anyone have experience or recommendations for one? It doesn't have to be huge, its just we get married in May and want to have some cover if the weather is shit.

I read somewhere that you actually get insurance for shite weather.

yes, it's called a fucking marquee

this.

or alternatively put the cups in a vice and use the frame as leverage.
dont forget to doust in wd40.

dont yank to much on the vice otherwise you might deform the cups.

triple check if you are turning the right way. i.e. the opposite way you would push/pull the tool toward.

A fucking marquee is for an entirely different outside activity.

yes, it's called a fucking marquee

Bit exposed, no? a wigwam might be better.

we basically want to have a big barbecue party - much like the summer birthday parties, its just making sure that if it rains people are still covered and it is not a washout

last birthday we had 75 people for the bbq, and we'd like to have possibly double that come to the house for the wedding party

Depending on your budget/inclination. I know people who have bought those gazebo type things you put up yourself. Buy a few (depending on size) then they can be put away last minute if the weather is aces or the sides removed if it's not too windy or you can just keep a couple up for light shelter etc. They take two people a few minutes to put up/take down. Plus it's one less vendor to worry about on the day.

Then return if unused, sell on ebay/gumtree or keep a couple handy for later.

It's usually the same price or cheaper than a marquee hire. Not as "pro" looking and obviously doesn't include flooring but it can be a decent option.

thanks for the advice... i've got no idea where the problem lies but my IT department at work have just said forget it... but they are proper shit..

will have a look and Kingdom data. thanks M

A rope & pole marquee is what most people have in mind, but you'll need to allow about a yard around it for the guys.

Pissed people and ropes strung out at ground level is either comedy gold or grounds for divorce, depending on exactly who it is that breaks their ankle...

An aluminium framed marquee only occupies the quoted square footage and can be dressed to hide all the metalwork. It's also sturdy enough to shag against (apparently).

Bearing in mind the occasion and the eventuality you want to guard against, flooring would be a good idea.

Contact Danco in the first instance for an appraisal and quote, which will give you something to compare your friendly, local marquee hire against.

If you do go with Danco it will be a cushy job, which means you'll get the top boys (as opposed to some "couldn't give a fuck" herberts that your friendly, local marquee hire has rounded-up from Weatherspoons).

How tall (edge of rim to tread touching the floor) is a 700 x 28c tyre?

Depends

How tall (edge of rim to tread touching the floor) is a 700 x 28c tyre?

Somewhere between 15mm and 30mm, depending on load, pressure, rim width, carcase width and tread thickness. Unless one of the first two is outside the recommended limits, in which case the lower bound is zero.

@mdcc_tester Thanks for the explanation, trying to figure out if I have enough clearance for 700 x 28c tyres. Ta

Internal width of a 5 speed chain? 3/32?

Trying to work out what chainring I will need to run a 1x5 set up.

Am I also right in thinking that any friction shifter will work well up to 7 speed?

Trying to work out what chainring I will need to run a 1x5 set up

Best bet is to run an 8-speed chain, not many modern dérailleur chains are wider than that since 8-speed chain works on everything that's 3/32". Don't use a 3/32" singlespeed chain; even though most of them will fit through the gaps in a 5-speed freewheel, they won't shift nicely like a modern dérailleur chain will.

I wouldn't fret about whether the chainring is 3/32" or 11/128", half the old so-called 3/32" 5- to 8-speed rings were narrow enough to take 11/128" 9- to 11-speed chain anyway.