Any question answered...

I spy with my little eye,

the BASF tower?

Yeah, and the Allianz one on the right!

How can I post fixed-width (courier style, tab-formatted) text on here?
I thought the

code mode

would do this but it doesn't really.

maybe like this?

syntax = maybe `like` this?

that kills all the tabs

Tabs don't exist in HTML. Use multiple spaces. Get your text editor to convert them if need be.

Thank you very much. My HTML has become a bit rusty, haha.

I guess you're in adalbertstrasse there?

Not quite, but you're not very far off.
Hint: there used to be a little Edeka store on that corner, now there's Aesop (much to the delight of 99% of people living in that area).

Jebus, local supermarkets turning into aesops?! Berlin is really going rapidly down the gentrification black hole..;)

sad but true

Where do I buy headset spacers that will work nicely with steel stems? Ie no step as the stem is skinnier than the spacer

Where do I buy headset spacers that will work nicely with steel stems?

Hi! My 1⅛" spacers are just 1¼" OD
https://grafixbyjorj.co.uk/#stack

Ah cool, thanks! I’m not sure how many I’ll need yet but when I do I’ll check your site and see how much it costs.

Was also considering getting a length of suitable Id / od pipe (prob be stainless steel) and cutting it to what I need.. is that a shit idea?

is that a shit idea?

It's a fine idea if you can find the right size and then make the cuts flat, parallel and square to the axis. On the other hand, if you could do that then it would suggest that you already own a lathe, which makes me wonder why you asked the question in the first place 🤔

Aha I don’t.

Guessing a pipe cutter won’t be up to the task then 😅

Might be me being stupid but can't seem to find where I'd connect the lights from my Son 28 hub. Might be missing a part of something? Can't see the connectors

You're supposed to have spade connectors poking out from the axle

Yeah that's why I don't get it

Self connecting?
https://nabendynamo.de/en/products/sl/

bike pumps - advice please..... any that last more than a year of commuting before failing due to rust / water etc just when you need them the most..........................

Full-sized frame pumps? Zefal HPX has done me good service.

Less than full-sized frame pump?
Topeak Pocket Rocket
https://tinyurl.com/yxhff9tc
Topeak claim it is good for 160psi.
I'm not sure that it is, but it'll certainly give the 110 / 120 psi I put into my road bike tyres.
There's a reason I have 3 of them (one in each courier bag).

Thanks for the advice - i've decided to go co2 too, so got a combi pump - it was on a deal too at local lbs....

Good call.
I think, without stating the obvs, the trick is to keeping the pump inna bag rather than on the bike, to keep it free of road crud.