Any question answered...

Yeah, I know the right answer is buy the right components, but I'm wondering if the addition of a cheap bit of metal will help me get this build done at lowest cost. If the answer is a resounding no, I'll be on the look out for cheap EA mechs.

thanks everyone. I'll go over the pedals and pray it's not the tubes :~/

I understand https://www.brixtoncycles.cc/ are fairly well thought of around here and I've seen some of them move quite quickly

Should I put oil on my track pump? It's a Lezyne so I think it's alu, and it's getting noisy... Not sure if it needs love. Seems to be working fine but the noise is a pain

It depends on your bike. Moving the mech down 1.6cm will get you ~4 extra teeth. So if you think it's already maxed out on a 28 you should be safe to go up to 32 with the roadlink. If you think it could clear a 32 then you can go up to a 36 with a roadlink. I don't know the dimensions of a roadlink but if it's more than 1.6cm between the centres of the bolts you get more teeth.

You don't need to worry about wrap with 1×, your mech can already wrap anything up to (50-34) + (28-11) which means an 11-44 in a 1× system.

If you can borrow a couple of cassettes and buy/borrow a roadlink that's the best way to find out.

Thanks for this. Confirms my gut feeling of "it should work" with some actual numbers that make sense.

I think I've got a 32 cassette somewhere in the parts bin so this should do me to begin with. Sounds like ill struggle to get to 36 without a different mech, so i'll just have to let the thighs do the talking.

What happens when you hire a skip, fill it way beyond the 'do not fill beyond this line' line by using two old doors as primitive dams holding back the diverse bricks, rubble, wood etc and the skip people turn up to carry it away?

Fly-tipping, in all probability. A contractor with a casual disregard for one rule is unlikely to be a stickler for the others.

They tend to just shrug their shoulders, net over the top and take it anyway. Beware; they are within their rights to insist you partially unload it, this has been known..... In general, don't take the piss.

The fill line is there to stop people doing what you plan on doing, but if everything is level load and won't spill, and a net can cover it, give or take a couple of feet you're probably within 'shrug' territory.

Issue isn't just height of load, it's weight of said load as well. On the other side it may be going onto a weigh bridge. Those extra feet are a significant additional weight especially if it's hard core. Can you keep it within a foot of the top of the skip? If the net can't cover it you may be stuffed.

It's less the safety aspect and more the cost for them to dispose that's the issue at hand.

That is the correct answer, was too lazy to rattle it out. As a guideline, this was taken today without complaint and is entirely filled with clay and hardcore.

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I'm meant to be added to a new google account, but every time I try and login or click the link I get:

Your sign-in settings don't meet your organization's 2-Step Verification policy.
Contact your admin for more info.

I have 2fa via my phone and Authy. I've tried removing each of these so there is just one 2fa option.

Any ideas?

Yes, I know that I should just contact the admin, but for boring reasons ideally I'd just do that as a last resort.

Cheers.

Is there a forum thread/guide for organising postage of bikes?

This is the closest.
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/159142/newest/

How do Giro shoes size up compared with Sidi?
I use 46 in Sidi, will I be the same in Giro?

In my experience, yes. They seem to be very similar in size.

Thanks Andy.
I’m a 46 in Sidi and I’ve the chance to grab a pair of Giro Empires at a bargain price but they’re 46.5.
Take the gamble or swerve?

If it's any help I find my Giro Empire SLX (43) to be a tiny bit narrower and shorter than my Sidi Ergo 3 (43), so a 46.5 Giro should size up well against a 46 Sidi.

Thanks

How do you pronounce the Arabic word quwa or quwah?

Kew-ah? Like Kew Gardens, or an English man's favourite pastime? Or like the French for what?

(I can't read phonetics)

That a grand comparison.
Cheers

how come the multi-million pound, centuries old, cutting-edge technology cycling industry hasn't come up with a way to remove links from a chain that doesnt involve a hammer, pliers and a cuntingly large amount of swearing?

???

hammer, pliers and a cuntingly large amount of swearing?

Flashback to trying to remove a chain from a BMX aged about 15 before I knew about ^
Think I tried to use a hacksaw too

I have a Tortec Ultralite rear rack with a Thule Yepp Nexxt Maxi child seat. I have a bar bag but when I take my daughter swimming I could do with a little bit of extra carrying capacity.

Is there any way to mount a small pannier or bag below/behind the child seat i.e. just attached to the rear diagonal brace of the rack? It would only need to carry a towel/swimsuit. I know it is bodge-able but would like on off-the-shelf solution if it is out there.

I know I could buy a bigger bar bag, add a front pannier rack or frame bag but I would love something I can take on and off quickly.