Any question answered...

I thought green were gentle on rims?

Will go blue next time then... Providing they come in canti threaded version...

No, green are ideas for those who want their pads to last a long time in poor condition, whether the blue one have the best performance in all weather but last as long as normal pads.

No one is going to pay someone to come out and change a gas bottle on a bbq, forklift truck, space heater or any of the millions of industrial of commercial uses for bottled gas. Especially if it's because you can't be arsed. There's no requirement to either.

http://www.qub.ac.uk/safety-reps/sr_webpages/safety_downloads/safe_use_gas_cylinders.pdf

Not quite right Steve. The HSE expects employers to protect employees and the public from harm SFAIRP. The leaflet above states this in its introduction and then the first content section deals with training. The HSE would expect firstly an evidenced risk based approach, and then adequate training.

Use a postmans rubber band - tie a knot in it and then put the loop around the heel edge of the pad. Then install the pad and remove the rubber band

Great tip, I've always used cardboard which falls out all the time...

Just hold the bloody thing and tighten it.

To be fair to whoever took my Brooks last year, they didn't take my Thomson seat collar...

they didn't take my Thomson seat collar...

Ask them to come back and take it. Pay them, if necessary.

To be unfair to them, they probably don't realise the value in things like that. They may not know why you could want a Brooks, but they know a Brooks can go for £X at their mate's market stall/on eBay and they can easily spot them.

It was meant to be a joke!

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Tacx do a brake-pad alignment jig. I've not tried it, but it looks quite handy

its useless, same as the jagwire thing, I have it .. waste of money .. rubberband or business card always work. I use the weak Loctite too.

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How's it useless? Mine works...

yeah it works(ish) but so do the free alternatives .. its a solution to a non-problem.

Fair enough, I've been using rubber bands or card shims so far too, withouth incident. One useful feature of the Tacx jig looks to be the lip at the top so you can align and tighten the pads neatly without worrying that they're too close to your tyre. I'd be interested to try it out if you're happy to lend it or want to sell it on.

No, green are ideas for those who want their pads to last a long time in poor condition, whether the blue one have the best performance in all weather but last as long as normal pads.

Ok, I'll put green ones on tandem, doesn't matter if tougher on rims as mileage won't be great on that bike, and buy blue ones on everyday bike...

First time I ever buy decent pads in my life, most I ever spent was on some aztek ones, because that all there was available... All cheap Taiwanese stuff otherwise... I'm old now so I want the good stuff...

Karcher K2 £50 from Homebase

Got a refurbed k4 in the end for £80

Now to spray the grease out of all my bearings.

Cheers.

Just one more question, does the free version work properly or do you need the pay one?

The free one works correctly , the paid version gives you more maps. i.e contour maps, multiple countries, different sound (voice files). The free version is IIRC limited to a total of 10 downloads of maps/voice files etc. Choose wisely.