Any question answered...

-A brief Family-rated recount of how couple met, avoid exes unless it’s impossible. Can specify whether it was love at 1st sight or took time to mature, characteristics that drew groom to bride, and moment he decided he wanted to marry her.

For someone who doesn't like public speaking I'd leave this out. Recounting that sort of thing in an interesting, brief and clear way is not always that easy.

Otherwise that's an excellent run down.

Worth saying that it's the most charitable audience a speaker can ever ask for, so even if a joke is shit people will laugh.

I got married overseas, there was not many people in attendance, and I am not a fan of tradition for traditions sake, so I didn't do a speech on the day.

A few months later we had a "wedding" party in the UK, at which point I also didn't make a speech.
MrsDeth did.

I didn't have a best man, so none of that shit either.

My advice, don't feel pressured into making a speech.

If i was to write one now it would be:
"Hello, some of you might know me already, but incase not, I am DethBeard.
Thanks for coming"

Do the whole thing with a bollock out and no one will concentrate too much on what you're saying.

Garmin out-front mounts: does anyone make a mount that goes straight out, without the dog-leg sideways? In other words, the computer would be in-line with the bar clamp.

Yeah. faceplate or stem mount I think is the term you're after

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-stem-faceplate-gps-computer-mount

Cheers, although I mean more like this (but for a Garmin): https://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/gopro-handlebar-mount.htm

This. If you Google it there is a very obvious and set formula, most of which is here. Only thing I added was to try to trash the credibility of the best man before they trash you.

Best man speech is the one I hate writing.

Do the whole thing with a bollock out and no one will concentrate too much on what you're saying.

For posterity.

I've always wanted to do a best man speech completely deadpan with a PowerPoint presentation.

Arse out for posteriorority

V good.

Wentworth St

They don't have any but they are friendly and advertise Brompton servicing which I need so a useful discovery for me. Thanks.

Oh good.

It looked like a well run place and decently busy.

It seems many don't. One cited the cost of labour replacing loose ball bearings compared to the value of a typical wheel with them. I can see their point. Kind of sucky throw away economy though.

Thanks for the advice. My 'friend' has lots to go on. Dethbeard speech is ideal, eseman's .ore likely

Tubular users: when fitting new tub to previously used wheel, do you start again by cleaning off the glue residue on the rim? Or do you leave it be and paint on a couple of new layers of glue?

Does anyone ever try to re thread a stem?sounds a bit scary for me but i wont get an answer if indont ask isn’t.

Thanks in advance

That's a very broad question and the answer for any specific meaning that I can imagine is "don't".

Depends on how old the glue is, what sort of state it's in etc. It can be a fucker to get off sometimes too, so depends on how much time and motivation you have to remove it.

I've not used it myself, although I'm a big fan of their tub tape, but this stuff is meant to be very effective:

https://www.effettomariposa.eu/collections/tubular-accessories/products/carogna-remover-mastic-remover

I generally pick off any big lumps then just whack a fresh layer of glue over the old stuff.

I've used that stuff, made a shit job a bit less shit.

I remember, in the dim and distant, using Nitromors. There was a big can of the stuff to hand, so I used it. Even allowing that it's less dangerous now than formerly, I don't think I would now!

The old glue layer looks clean and even. Just new glue on top, I think.

The dude that owned these wheels before me (not on here) alluded to racing in Belgium. Certainly there was no gap in the glue opposite the valve, suggesting that a wheel-swap would be the remedy for a puncture. No such luxury on the Surrey bank towpath!

FWIW I had great success running tubs with sealant in, commuting ~10 miles each way every day into central London.

I’ve only ever had to change a tub by the side of the road when out on a proper ride- twice in the Kent lanes and once by a correctional facility (big signs saying “do NOT pick up hitchhikers” all over the place) in Colorado

Haha yes commuting on tubs, on fixed, with guards and a tread dynamo — all in the past thank goodness!