Any question answered...

I have a embroidered patch I'd like to fix to the front of a baseball cap.

The patch might be an iron on one as it has a shiny backing.

The cap is polyester.

Don't think ironing will work. Maybe shoe goo?

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Badge Magic.
https://bikepacking.com/plan/how-to-install-a-patch-the-easy-way/

Perfect! I've ordered some thanks.

We have a long drive with 3 kids to yorkshire at easter and were planning on stopping overnight halfway, which works out at being around Birmingham/Coventry.
Does anyone know of any good places to stop, possibly entertain young kids at a farm/science-y museum/playpark/etc and/or somewhere stay for the night? Cheers

Black Country Living Museum? https://bclm.com/

Wow! Flashbacks, went there on a school trip about 30 years ago
Forgot all about it. Until now
It knocked High Wycombe chair museum out the park

I have a pair of boots with stiff tongues (patent leather), the tongues don't have cuts for laces and are always drifting off to the side. Is there a way to fix this?

Having an issue with a new build - I've just transferred all parts from one frame to another. The gears were working well before, never dropped a chain.

On the new frame, when I move into the largest rear cog, it pulls the chain off to the inside of the front chainring.

Might my chain-stays be a little longer on this build, and the chain now too short?

It's a Rival 1x setup.

Thanks in advance.

Same rear wheel spacing? Same BB width?

Thanks, but I don't think so. It's a pair of Shimano BL-R600 that I'm trying to adjust and they're quite different in their shape and how their travel is limited when released. Interesting to know that those exist though.

don't think so

I thought it was probably a long shot, my post was more in the vein of showing you what kind of thing you need to 3D print 🙂

Now 142 in the rear, previously 135. Same wheel and cassette with hub end caps changed.

did you set up the rear derailleur on the new frame? It could just be over shifting.

We've got a wedding in Vlissingen, Holland in the summer and have booked ~5 days off after it. It's sort of this bit near the coast.

We will have a 3yo and an almost 2yo.

Anyone got any tips for where to go on the way back to the UK? I have no knowledge of that bit of the world at all.

Would be nice to do it all by train, but could also drive. Bruges is on the list.

Cheers.

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I cycled through Belgium a few years ago, but mostly only know the cities well. Antwerp and Ghent are lovely, very relaxed with chill things to do. I remember the design museum in Ghent being really engaging, and might have something on to distract the kids.

Bruges is small - you only need a day there. Beautiful buildings and chocolate are the main events. Brussels is probably out of your way, but if you do go, ignore the city centre and stick to the south of the city. Great food and drinks scene in Ixelles & Saint Gilles, and the Bois is always good for impromtu child friendly fairs/concerts etc. The Eurostar is also 2hrs to Kings Cross from Brussels.

Calais, Dunkirk and Ostend are suuuper boring. Think Bognor Regis.

Glue a bit of plastic, or cork or something, in the gap between lever and body.

Cheers!

That's a great base for me to start.

I've found out we're going to Vlissingen.

I'm not sure that's feasible because the brake lever isn't stopped by the top of it coming to rest up against the plastic lever body. Instead the part of the lever behind its pivot actually comes to rest down on the body of the main casting close to where the securing bolt is. The plastic housing doesn't really have a surface to glue anything to and I'm concerned about anything I put in there falling out into the lever, which sounds very sub-optimal.

I haven't set it up yet, but I don't think it's over-shifting. The chain will shift into the second biggest cog, and then a turn of the pedals has the chain dropping off the chainring.

I agree with @draughts - Ghent and Antwerp are both worth a visit and have some good museums and galleries, although not sure if they'd keep two under-5s entertained. Loads of decent bars and cafes too.

Bruges is like a disneyfied version of Flanders and far too touristy for my tastes. The other two have much of the same architecture but are living, working cities.

Odd. Could be different chain stay lengths causing the chain to now be slightly too tight, could be bb with throwing off the chain line. I'd start be redoing the derailleur from scratch and checking the chain length

Anyone know of a good set of drop bars that have a bit of a backward sweep on the tops? Bit like attached. Black, 31.8.

(Flare not needed, didn't know how else to draw it...yellow is stem)

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So that's where the clitoris is.

Further to the @sacredhart query about attaching a patch to fabric, is there also a brilliant way to fix metal badges to a thick leather bike jacket? I have many badges. Some have a pin at 90 degrees, with a grippy thing. Some have a safety pin. Some of the tin badges have a hollow space at the back with a pin built in. None of these pin arrangements are any good. I want to remove all the pins and use some other method which doesn't involve making holes in the leather. I've had some success with Gorilla silicone sealant. It doesn't do permanent damage to the leather. You can peel it off, and the mark it leaves can be removed with a bit of leather gloop.

It's SFAB