Any question answered...

are these sram levels:

a different shape from these ones:

Im finding it hard to tell, I need any old left lever to match a Red lever of the YAW 2012 group

yes if you are asking for hoods, they take different versions

More thinking, how different will they feel under hand?

this might be the best option actually - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/sram-rival-1-brake-lever-left/

Yep just from here: https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=133794;menu=1000,4,41

Cheeeeers

Been trawling royal mail site and cant get a straight answer. If I'm posting a letter to Ireland, is one first class stamp enough? It's below all the size and weight restrictions.

Ireland (Republic), letter, up to 20g: £1.05
Ireland (Republic), letter, 21g to 100g: £1.52

Both are "Royal mail International Standard" service. 3-5 days delivery aim.

http://www.royalmail.com/price-finder

1. Where are you sending to?
   
2. Select "Overseas" and then type/select "Ireland (Republic)"
   
3. What are you sending?
   
4. Letter, weight, value minimal.
   
5. See prices...
   

What's the best (cheapest) option for posting this to Halifax? Courier or just take it to Post Office? It's a warranty replacement.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFeyu3AjVEB/?taken-by=mattsparkes

You probably fixed it already, but you're also missing the closing tag for the div that's opened on line 41.

Hire cars - are there anythings you'd suggest to go for/avoid?

Buy yourself year long worldwide excess insurance - £40ish will cover your excess (which could be in the high hundreds) for any car you drive. Meaning you don't have to worry about being dicked over for scratches & bumps.

^ This. I have this one: http://www.insurance4carhire.com/european-car-hire-excess-insurance (the Europe Family & Partners 60 one) and it also specifically covers the Zipcar excess, so no needing to buy their expensive waivers either.

I've had it with these https://uk.protectyourbubble.com/carhire-insurance.html If you're planning to hire for more than about three or four days or so in a year it works out cheaper to get an annual policy.

They paid out to my mate with only a moderate amount of hassle after he'd been charged by a hire company.

Thinking of doing one night of cycling / camping over the upcoming bank holiday, taking bikes in the car or we can rent bikes with new just started getting into cycling girlfriend, any recommendations of where to go?

We both have bikes that are suitable for light off-roading (gravel road type stuff) or we could just drive with camping stuff and hire MTBs if you recommend somehwere more suitable for that

New build headset: integrated, internal or trad external?

It should at minimum have multiple grooves in it. :)

External for ease, integrated/internal for steez

But I'm being told that going trad 1 1/8" is the equivalent of speccing a 1" bike now. I want external but the cycle industry god appear to have spoken. There doesn't seem much in the way of choice for a CX fork with discs of the right look and weight.

Of the other two which is most future proof? (How much time is left for external before forks go for maaad money?)

44mm headtube.

if discs then integrated/internal fo sho. 44mm HT?

But integrated ≠ internal.

What about tapers?

What was wrong with the old system?

What was wrong with the old system?

Profit.

get 44mm HT and you have plenty of choice. You can even put a straight fork in there if you want.

Know your S.H.I.S, man.

External headset for straight 1.125" steerers:
Upper EC34/28.6
Lower EC34/30

1.125" - 1.5" taper in a 44mm HT
Upper ZS44/28.6
Lower EC44/40

Straight 1.125" in a 44mm HT
Upper ZS44/28.6
Lower EC44/30 or ZS44/30 if you like your headset stealthy.

Cheers.

What a clusterfuck they've created. I have trad hedsets that have been going for YEARS, the above is just...Or am I missing something?