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Just downloaded the 35 page instruction manual. As my VHS blinked 00:00:oo throughout its long life, this may not be for me.

rowlett premier 4 slot

we got something similar second hand and it's still going after more than a decade with us and who knows how long before that. If you have space and cash, small commercial is the way to go.

has 3 controls - mechanical selector for number of slices, clockwork dial for time, lever to lift the toast up.

Yes, this looks ideal!
(Now, if I can just find a ‘Regent’ in grey…).

Clockwork timer though. Hmm. I’ll check out s/h.

h/t @cozey

Ha, okay.
I don't think we looked much at the manual, mostly just pressing buttons and seeing what happens.

Is there a forum approved basic bike toolkit? Or should I just continue buying cheap individual bits off eBay etc?

forum approved basic bike toolkit?

Best to buy decent tools as and when needed, most "bike" specific tools are usually pretty poor quality.

Buy some good hex keys by Bondhus or similar.

Obviously one should never ride through flood water as it is hazardous in many ways but hypothetically if you did and it was deeper than one anticipated and over ones axles what sort of bike remediation should be carried out afterwards? Asking for a friend.

Depends on your equipment, but potentially you can have quite a lot of water in the hub bearings, BB bearings, pedal bearings and freehub bearings, and it tends to stay there and cause problems. Cartridge bearings with rubber seals tend to be OK, and anyway doing anything about it is the work equivalent of replacing them, so you might as well wait and see. Any loose ball bearings should probably be dismantled and regreased.
Failing that, if you can get the bike into a drying atmosphere for a good while (elevated temp, depressed humidity) you might get all the water to evaporate spontaneously before it has time to do too much corrosion. Riding on wet bearings tends to create an emulsion which won't dry out, so if you had far to go after the ducking you're best to pull everything apart.

Definitely pull the BB on steel frames, even if the bearings are sealed, water trapped in the BB shell is very bad news.

@Sparky

Depends on the axles and how much you, sorry, your friend, cares about the bike. You’d want to disassemble the hubs in any case, to let them dry out and get any stuck water unstuck.

Easiest would be loose bearings - just take apart, clean, regresar and reassemble. Would do the same to the freehub and RD jockey wheels if you can.

Sealed bearings you can still clean and regrease but they take a bit more effort, especially if they’re pressed into the hub: pry off the seal, clean with degreaser and a brush until liquid runs clearish, regrease and reseal. Alternatively, wait until they break and replace. Still worth airing out the hub IMO.

Damn, Tester got there first.

Tester got there first

Nothing wrong with having a second opinion

I’ve got good Allen keys and other general tools. But bike specific I have a real hodgepodge - bb, freewheel etc. Need some cone spanners, and other bits probably be useful too,

They’re not top end but for home use I’ve been happy with Park for cone wrenches, so much better than what I once used. You can get sets on sale periodically.

The Jobsworth tool kit from PlanetX is surprisingly unrubbish and contains most stuff you'll need.

Jobsworth and Lifeline make decently priced kit that’s good enough for occasional home mechanic’ing.

Go on, post that in the tool porn thread, I double fucking dare you.

Where can I get a stem cap for a 1” stem?

I have 1" caps in stock in black or silver
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/238654/

my VHS blinked 00:00:oo

Wait is this not what they are supposed to do?

This is the beast. It's manufactured by Rowlett. There's a sticker on the back saying next inspection due 2007 so we must have had it at last 14 years.

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Edit: Wrong page!

whoa, impressive longevity stats. If those hold good my toaster will outlive me : /

Might be too late but Brasserie Zedel would be my go to and fits your steak / veggie criteria

https://www.brasseriezedel.com