Any question answered...

Spray paint then wipe with thinners

panto

Oh no it isn't.

Logo on the Victory/Triomphe post is stamped, not engraved.

If either apply pressure in the wrong place then that would cause a headache. Fairly easy to rule it out so worth trying a change / not wearing before playing with bike fit.

Cloth tape for handlebars but patterned? Does that exist?

Never seen it. But you did remind me of this: https://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2017/03/tie-dye-fri-dye.html

Thanks

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Quite a few of my questions on here are ones from my wife, she relies in the forum for advice/knowledge.

@sacredhart

I'm usually asking for a friend...

I'll do it!

What are those ridiculously expensive mtb disc brakes called again?

All the time after any ride of about 2 or more hours. Rehydration (with salts / electrolytes) and caffeine can help sometimes

Trickstuff Direttissima ?

Yeah? Can I email you?

I'm pretty sure this bar exists but can't remember the name - Ritchey bars, like a Ritchey Neoclassic in terms of bend but with ~12* flare like a Cowbell. Anyone?

Long shot but.. Anyone live near Perth, Scotland by any chance and willing to collect/send me some wheels down to London?

Any recommendations for Shimano Closed Cam skewers - it's not super clear to me whether the ones I'm looking at are the closed cam. Would be for 100/135 width hubs

If they are Shimano, they will be closed cam. They just get lighter as you spend more.

Bike shop recommendation in Barcelona? Doing a tour that finishes in Barcelona and want to find a place that could help cardboard box and pack two touring bikes up for a flight back to the UK, cheers

Ahh, that's the info I needed - thanks!

Think that could be them, was just to show my brother to baulk at tbh.

Where do I go on the internet to find out, or can someone tell me here, what I need to know and do, regarding COVID regs, to: go by ferry from portsmouth-santander, by car from spain to portugal, and back home from there by car through spain and france via calais?

@ffm I get horrible headaches after long rides, I think one thing is lack of refueling, despite the fact I feel like I have energy while riding. The sunglasses/pressure suggestion seems off in my case because the headaches are so bad, although I do ride a fairly, but not awful, low position. I have also worried about sinusitis (which has given me all kinds of grief in the past). I also think it might be general stress, I get so angry and hyped up while I ride, it all comes out!

I start with https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

FWIW I travelled through France last week (Eurostar to Paris and back). I was asked to show my vaccine proof at border control each way, but it was just a visual inspection, they didn't scan the actual QR code to verify anything.

Also had to show vaccine proof at a few tourist places (Eiffel Tower, art exhibition) but, again, just a visual inspection and not a proper scan. Wasn't asked to show it at any bars or restaurants from memory.

Also I had the Honourable Declaration thing that the French said they required for entry, but no-one at the Eurostar border was interested in seeing it at all.

tl;dr If you're triple vaxxed then it's all quite easy. No testing requirements at all for France.

recommendations for Shimano Closed Cam skewers

Unless you're specifically trying to match an existing model, it usually comes down to Ultegra or XT as they're the only ones routinely in stock.