Any question answered...

No, I mean I've got contacts/glasses but whatever the fuck they've shone in my eyes then dyed them with has left me barely able to read a computer screen.

Feel like I'm watching a Japanese cartoon...

Never had any issues myself, sounds like you got the work experience fella to do your exam.

Yeah, the dye stuff does that. They normally recommend someone come pick you up after...

Well that's reassuring to know-thought someone had spiked me with acid or something!

Fluorescein angiography apparently

£905. The others quoted 2K plus. This was the company that did the move, although we didn't know until we accepted the quote, as per shiply policy.
All contents insured, and once again great service. I have the driver's mobile if you are interested.

Thanks, man. We're also getting very varying quotes. From a little higher than what you've said, up to 5.5k.

There's some info here

https://www.velocipedesalon.com/forum/f40/specialized-osbb-bb30-pf30-38108.html

Is PF30, BB30 and OSBB all the same thing?

They all use crank spindles that are 30mm...other than that you've got two different frame standards and a manufacturer's implementation of them both the type of which varies by frame material. Go figure.

About 8 years ago there was a glaucoma scare in my family so all of us had to go get tested. At the time I hadn't seen an optician or ophthalmologist in decades so I just went to a convenient downtown location. The guy that tested me did the usual puff of air pressure test but he also used some kind of oversized popsicle stick to press against my eyes (after some drops were put in). After that my eyes teared copiously and though it lessened considerably, didn't really stop for months. I was told at the time my eyes tested much better than 20/20, but ever since then my distance vision has been shit and I require glasses to drive. He had retired by the time I came back to ask some serious questions...

Better than 20/20? Wow.

Yep, though it's not as rare as one might think.

When that new iphone comes out this month will all the iphone 7s on ebay suddenly drop to the price the 6s are now? Or does it not really work like that?

Well that's a bummer. Does that mean he is done with abbey?

I have both the park tool dag and the unior at work. The dag has a layer of dust on it :)

Would like to try the abbey but it's a lot of money, even on trade and the unior is good.

no they tend to hold their value

Where can I buy Shimano disc brake hose and cables in London today? Extra bonus points if said place has flat mount calliper brackets in stock also.

Do Ultegra 6800 caliper brakes take 28mm tyres without mudguards (running mavic open pros)? What's the forum approved 28mm tyre? Continental GP 4000SII?

I'm considering a retro build with dt shifters.

Is it possible to fit some smaller chainrings to an 8 speed dura ace setup and have it all shift ok?

I'm doing a restoration build and want to keep the front wheel. The hub needs servicing but should be OK, the rim looks fine so far.

But, the spokes are old and look rusty / corroded / grubby.

Are old spokes ever a reason to rebuild a wheel?

Can I go for the "ride it and if spokes start snapping rebuild it" approach or will that lead to instadeath?

the spokes are old and look rusty / corroded / grubby

Depends on what the original finish was. There was a finish called "rustless" which always looked grubby but was otherwise OK, it was a self-passivating steel which didn't meet the alloying content to be a stainless steel, somewhat like Cor-Ten. I have wheels from the early 80s built with these which are still in service. On the other hand, chrome plated spokes which have significant corrosion are definitely on their way out so you might as well rebuild now.

They look like this, with about 7 or 8 new spokes in the mix, on a 36h 3-cross.

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ultegra calipers are fine with 28c

Is it possible to fit some smaller chainrings to an 8 speed dura ace setup and have it all shift ok?

Depends on your definitions of "smaller" and "shift OK" :)
At the limit, the dérailleur hits the chainstay, which is not OK. I have used an old school Super Record FD with 42/28 back in the days when chainrings didn't have any fancy shifting aids, and it was more than ridable, but kids today have been spoiled by front dérailleurs which actually work well, so you might not be so easily pleased. With friction shifting, you can always use an MTB FD, which has a cage profile properly suited to smaller rings, but you can't go with a close ratio because the dropped inner plate usually means a minimum difference of 12T, e.g. 44/32 is fine, but 42/32 needs the dérailleur to run further from the big ring than is ideal in order to avoid crashing the inner ring.

Much obliged.

I'd leave well enough alone and see what happens if it's a beater. If you're going #tartmode, rebuilding with new stainless spokes will make it easier to polish up the manky hub and rim.

Yep, it's a beater to begin with and then will be tarted when funds allow for a respray.

Thanks.