Any question answered...

1/8 chain, currently on 46/15 gearing.

If I go to 46/17, how far will the axle move forward in the dropout?

How far back in the dropout do I gain by adding a single link to the chain?

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Old 70s French frame, Motobecane, with ISO headset and ISO 1" fork. Will I burst into flames.

I've made a home Anodising kit, black is very difficult, the only metals you can have in the tank are Aluminium and Lead.

Mario Vaz for blasting

Thought this might be the case.

@Dibble yeah. Hard Black is what I'm after. Unsure how it'll look with the carbon fork (which isn't going to be blasted or anodised before anyone questions my sanity).

But. I'll ask it.

Twice! :)

What is it with double posts recently--they seem to me to have increased quite a lot?

I dunno. Ask the boss?

True, the first part of the question is probably something only VB can answer, but has anyone else noticed more double posts than usual? I think I have.

Have you a propensity to spontaneous combustion?

There’s lots of marketing bollocks about Hard anodising or military anodising. It’s just keeping the temperature down and controlling the current.
Keeping the temp down is quite important and difficult when you are passing current through a resistor (your frame).
Main thing is get rid of any marks/scratches ,they show through

The grey bits are “hard anodising “

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If private property is used to gain access to someone else's private property (a private lane to gain access to a garden) are the people who own the lane in anyway liable? Seems unlikely, but there is a CCTV camera pointing at my fence which would have captured a thief/some thieves nicking my bike. I don't mean liable in terms of the cost of any damages, but I'm just curious what type of help I can hope/expect to get from them (if I can even get in touch with them). I'm expecting none, to be honest.

Ah, I just want the Black on Black finish that Cannondale did on the CAAD. I think there's some scratches and possibly a dent. (sigh)

well that's shit.

1/2" in both directions give or take

2 teeth extra and 1 link extra would effectively cancel each other out

Excellent, thanks!

If I go to 46/17, how far will the axle move forward in the dropout?

1/4"

How far back in the dropout do I gain by adding a single link to the chain?

1/4", but if you mean a single pair of links (increasing the chain length by 1") then 1/2"

These are approximate numbers, but pretty close. If the difference between chainring size and sprocket size were very large compared with the distance between centres, you would want to do proper calculations

What harm is there in you asking? If you can give them the relevant times I'm sure they would check for you. If their camera captured anything you can ask them to burn of a copy for you to show the filth. Then if they need an official version they will go and ask for it....
.....and then do nothing.

Not up to now, no.
I was just trying to get a swift yay or nay as to whether it is likely to fit. I have yet to check the dimensions on the frame with a vernier gauge. I think everything will just fit and I won't die horribly.

.....and then do nothing.

Exactly.

And cheers. I'd have done it already, to be fair, but there is no obvious way of working out who the management company is (as far as I can tell).

There was a (current projects?) thread a while back from someone who had found an old American car in an abandoned building and was restoring it, can't find it using the search, anyone got a link to it?

Ugh... Karate Monkey?

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/316254/?offset=50#comment14098586
This?

Yup... Five (maybe longer?) years in the making. Finished it up a couple of weeks ago. Been out for two rides.

Yes! thanks :)