Any question answered...

Apparently they've lent their 1 inch thread cutting tool thing out to another bike shop, the search continues...

No massive rents or mortgage probably helps more.

Travelling to Manchester a bit too far?

That too.

Sucking diesel out of parked cars with a hose pipe helps save money at the pumps too
(from personal witness experience. Not all travelers may do this)

wouldnt rule it out, but yes a bit far :)

Dang. That is the one I need.

Tried Seabass on Camberwell Road? That was a recommendation from one of the Brixton Cycles mechanics at one point.

Great. My car is right next to the site.

Anyone having trouble with dropbox wetransfer etc right now? We are on talk talk and it aint working. Heeelp

Spoke to seabass, I wouldn't be able to drop it off today and their quote was a bit vague. As I'm free I took the trip it to SBC cycles who should hopefully have it done by the end of the week

Excellent. Out of curiosity - how much did you need the thread extended? What was the charging structure - flat fee or my length extended?

(unhelpfully) all working ok here (S. Oxon) , WeTransfer and G-drive-ing all running (on EE).

I can't remember the specifics (think I'll give them a ring tho just to make sure I've measured up everything properly) but the necessary chop down will completely remove all the threads that are currently there.. So a fair amount of threads need to be cut. It seemed like it was just a flat rate + the cost of shortening the steerer. He reckoned £15 all in all so I'd hazard a guess at £10 for the threads to be extended and £5 for the chop down.

Thank you. I have a steerer for a 58cm(ish) frame that needs to move to a 49cm frame. Very useful.

@MCamb @Aroogah I took one to cycleps and they took it to sea bass I think. I was told they cut down through the existing threads (ie not cutting the top bit off then cutting threads into remaining unthreaded tube) and it was priced by cm of thread cut which meant that it was quite expensive to make a long fork fit a small frame.

I have a steerer for a 58cm(ish) frame that needs to move to a 49cm frame

You may find that cutting that much off the steerer leaves the butt very near the top, which means your stem quill insertion depth will be limited, possibly terminally. Best to check that before spending money chopping it down.

Ooh. Thank you. We are replacing an existing steel and the bike already has a modified quill stem but deffo worth checking.

Thank you. Good to know.

If I were you I'd make sure the owner of the land was aware and taking steps to get them to go. They need to drive that process.

Unbelievably the owner of the land got rid of them by yesterday afternoon. It turns out he is very well connected in Ireland, he made a few phone calls and they literally scarpered. It was pretty amusing to watch from our bedroom window. Many bullets well and truly dodged. The mess they left after just a few hours was astonishing. They really do not help themselves these people

Holy shit

Put him/her on your Christmas card list

I need a set of chainring bolts with the thicker part above the threaded part. I only found the ultegra ones which are more than 20€. Do they have a particular name? Would like to find some cheaper ones for traditional allen keys.

traditional allen keys.

Don't let Tester hear you say that.

my bad: ... inferior allen keys

Yep. I see him in my local from time to time, I will certainly be buying him a pint or 10 the next time I do.

Do your chainrings not have the recess which would center the bolt using the outer edge of the bolt head?

Torx is better, but double-allen chainring bolts are still way better than traditional notched-nut chainring bolts.