Any question answered...

I have a little bit of a riddle on my hands.

So I finally got around to cleaning and repairing my fixed commuter and it went from "gates of mordor" drivetrain to sweet blissfull silence.

One odd thing occurred though: As I took off the chain it appeared to be completeley seized. Every link was only movable with some force.
Upon inspection it seemed as if the narrow links of the chain got somehow widened up and mashed against the outer plates, thus seizing the chain. I then took a pair of needlenose pliers and applied some force to the narrow links, which effectively unseized the whole chain. Quite an ordeal though.

Since this was a @mdcc_tester approved Wipperman 1Z1 chain, I do not expect to be suffering fiery deaths for my impromptu modification, but still I wonder what may have caused this?

Chainline issues perhaps? I have noticed the chainring is not perfectly true, but the crank is a SRAM s300 and the rear is a novatec track hub, so the chainline is not really adjustable. Also this is the first time this has happened on the bike. It went through some different chains and two different chainrings in the time.

Any ideas?

Any ideas?

Rust is fatter than steel, so stuff expands when it corrodes, enough to close up the clearance between close fitted parts.

One of the main #tester_approved features of the 1Z1, after the smoothness, corrosion resistance and bushings, is the price, currently £8.50 which allows you to replace it at appropriate intervals without undue wallet distress.

Translation: buy a new chain you cheap git.

Barclays have just sent me a letter asking for my tax and citizenship status. Out of the blue, after many, many years.

Brexit? Very tempted to tell them to go fuck themselves.

Yeah they'll love that.

Make sure its on headed paper

Alright, new chain time.
Wanted to change ratio anyway.

@Sumo truth been spoken.

Those cunts didn't honour their insurance for my gf's phone cover so I helped her moved her banking away from them. Barclays, suck a nut!

Brexit?

More likely to be concerns about non-EU business. Assuming it's not phishing and you're above board, there's nothing to worry about beyond the usual concerns over government over-reach into our affairs, and there's not a lot you can do about that in the short term.

If you move to a different bank, they will ask all the same questions when you try to open an account, so telling Barclays to fuck off doesn't really provide any benefit.

Anyone own a Dremel 7700? Was thinking of buying one but the reviews on Amazon seem fairly mixed.

telling Barclays to fuck off doesn't really provide any benefit.

Apart from sweet satisfaction

telling Barclays to fuck off doesn't really provide any benefit

It does. It must be 8 years down the road and the sense of satisfaction from doing just that is still with me.

https://www.santandercb.co.uk/sites/default/files/factsheets/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20-%20FATCA%20Overview.pdf

"FATCA stands for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and is a law designed to tackle perceived tax evasion using offshore accounts. Originally this was a US initiative, but now there are FATCA agreements in place between the UK and the US, the Crown Dependencies (Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey), as well as the Overseas Territories (Gibraltar).
This means that Banks and other Financial Organisations must collect information about the tax residency (and citizenship) of their account holders. In some cases they will need to report this to HM Revenue & Customs (‘HMRC’), who will in turn forward it to the appropriate tax authorities"

Any deals on SRAM around? I need a new 10 spd rear mech. Is it cheaper to get them from Germany?

Is it cheaper to get them from Germany?

#LOL #Brexit

Well, this is why I should buy now, surely! #takemymoney

You missed the boat on that one.

http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=EUR&view=1M
http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=EUR&view=1Y

I don't use my Barclays account so I have no reason to keep it open.

The letter says they don't hold certain information regarding my citizenship and tax status, which seems to be their problem, not mine, since I wouldn't have been able to open an account without providing it in the first place.

What does FATCA mean for me if I am not a
US Person or tax resident of Guernsey, Jersey,
the Isle of Man or Gibraltar?
For most customers, FATCA will have minimal impact and
there will be no action required. However we may still need
to contact you to confirm your status if we have reason to
believe you are a reportable person for FATCA purposes.

Call me someone who is always "randomly selected" but I'm keen to know the reason they have to believe I'm a reportable person.

Have you just opened a pingit account?

They send me post now I have one. I bin it.

U.K. Supplier or distribution for compass tyres?

http://www.velovitality.co.uk/

guys, anybody haz:

Campagnolo Freehub for DT-Swiss (R24) Wheelset spare? (3-pawl!)

would be splendid!

Can anyone suggest some 36 hole black rims for disc and for cyclocross 700c or 29"?
What point do I accept 36 hole is too much and get some 32 hole hubs?

Bought a Miche square taper BB. Removed my old creaking BB with BB tool, but the miche seems to have a smaller interface. The tool I have is too big.

Is this normal?

Possibly uses the Campag lockring tool