Any question answered...

In theory, titanium should be more flexible since it's a softer material than aluminium or steel (please correct me if I'm wrong)

You're wrong :)

Oh, you wanted me to expand on that? First, hardness is not the relevant metric, although in many cases greater hardness correlates with the property you do want, which is elastic strain limit. When you open up a clamp, you strain the inside surface most, and you need to keep that strain within the elastic limit of the material. The amount of strain for a given amount of bendage depends on the wall thickness, with thinner being better. In that regard, bicycle grade Ti and steel generally win over aluminium, because they are stronger so people use less of them. They also have a higher elastic limit than common aluminium alloys, which is why they are used for springs and aluminium alloys aren't. The TL;DR of all this is that you can open up Ti and steel clamps more than aluminium ones, and you can probably open Ti ones even more than steel ones given the alloys and tempers likely to be used on bicycles. The bigger question is why you're even considering the purchase of a Ti stem in the first place, it's a poor choice for all the same reasons as it's a poor choice for frame tubes.

I need to fill up the memory of my phone to force spotify to save to my SD card when I come to install it.

However, I'm struggling to fill the space.

Any clever ideas?

I've tried downloading test videos, but it doesn't go to the phone memory. When plugged into a PC it will only let me move files to the SD card.

Cheers

What phone & OS? I'm not that tech-savvy, but couldn't you install spotify as an apk to whereever you want?

Moto G (3G) Android 6.0.

Not really. But I think I've done it. Fuck me it was hard though. The one time I want more shit on my phone...!

combo of this page 6
https://community.spotify.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/spotifyandroid/page/6/thread-id/25140

and the main answer here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Downloading-music-to-external-SD-card-another-one/m-p/687624/highlight/false#M25138

Thanks for the elaborate answer, very interesting! There's a couple of reasons why I would like a Titanium finishing kit and I guess none of them will seem rational to you which is only fair since I wouldn't argue that it's a rational choice :) The main argument is that I like rare and unusual bits as a collector and design enthusiast. Second, I would like the bike to be fairly light, which is not justifiable in rational terms since it's a steel tarck bike and won't be used for hill climbs or anything like that. If weight was the primary objective I'd build a seta. Third, the frame is rather stiff (lugged columbus max with shorter ST than I usually ride) and I read that titanium seatposts have shock absorbing characteristics which in theory should make the bike a bit more comfortable. And with a TI seatpost I want a matching stem although I can see that for a stem you would want maximum stiffness especially for out of the saddle sprinting. In all honesty, most of this is just wankery and at the end of the day the vast majority of us buy bikes and bits for subjective reasons because we like them or because we are #buyers and not neccessarily because we need them for performance gains or for functionality. TL, DR: I want them because I want them :)

I read that titanium seatposts have shock absorbing characteristics

We have pneumatic tyres for that, although if it's an old school steel frame it's not actually going to be very stiff compared with modern carbon or aluminium bikes.

FWIW, due to the hardness of both materials, I had a fair amount of difficulty getting my Ti seat post to stay put in my steel frame, but that was about a hundred years before Tacx carbon assembly paste, which might work in that application. Also, #tartmode alert, my bike with the Ti stem and Ti seat post also has Ti cranks - go big or go home :)

I'll keep the carbon assembly paste in mind but the frame has a double seatpost bolt which might help with that. Coming from non-os steel tubes, Max tubing is very stiff in my world. No can do on the TI crankset, that place is reserved for a mavic starfish, a part which I'm sure you have the utmost admiration for ;)

Would be Schwalbe s-one so gravel dirt bike...

does anyone have a loose Miche sprocket I can borrow in south east?

I've just bought a wheel that still has the carrier attached, and would like to try and get it off...

Thanks

Ooh. Let me have a rummage. I just might. PM me a reminder. Weekend+dad stuff = useless memory

You can control this within the Spotify app

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What headset diameter on tokyo fixed dart v1

Depends on phone I think as mine doesn't have that option unfortunately.

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Are you sure that sd card is properly formatted? Or not write-protected? SD card permissions enabled? If you're using the current version of Spotify on Android 6, it should be there. I doubt it's phone hardware dependent.

Not SE (SW15) but if you're still stuck for one I can post one.

Anybody ever ridden,
or,
seen a Maysh bike?
http://www.oldbakerygin.com/pymmes-mews/

Thanks v much for the offer, hopefully sorted though :)

+bikes_knob: I suspect the SD card also has to be formatted as 'adopted storage' rather than regular format

any suggestions for a usb-wireless dongle that works well for Win7/Linux?

Have Giro changed their shoe lasts recently? I tried on a pair a few years ago and they were really wide but recent reviews seem to suggest they're now narrow.

What is the difference between front and rear rim brake calipers? Is it just that the bolt is longer at the front to go through the fork - if so, presume a rear can be used at the front if the nut is long enough to engage the threads?

i've put on a tubus rack but its a bit skewed - wheel is straight in the forks so i know all that is not out of line, it must be the rack right? just bend the brackets a bit?

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Perhaps the rack is recoiling from your shoes?

I’ve just bought a pair of Privateers, and I’d say they were comparable with standard fit Sidi shoes.

Ha!

Better?