Any question answered...

A wander around a large supermarket may yield some structural packaging which could be of use.

There are such things as adjustable bottle cages. E.g. https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-accessories/bike-bottle-cages/elite-pria-pave-adjustable-bike-bottle-cage-261573.html

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equipment/bike-accessories/bike-water-bottles-cages/bike-water-bottle-cages/bikase-abc-adjustable-bottle-cage/p/33388/

We sell the Arundel Looney Bin cage at Seabass and I think that would work.

For a large speaker, I use one of these... allows quick disconnection and means there's no empty bottle cage on the bike when you're not using it.

Oh no! Did you at least get an acceptable coffee out of it?

lots of coffee, I'll find out tomorrow how good haha

music video of a guy dancing to camera ... possibly by chvrches or similar indie band ? anyone know the music video i'm talking about ?
band had a female singer

Can you hum it?

I know the chances are zero but I always enjoyed forumenger @jonaent_(Jon) 's video for A.human / Take Me Home which fits the brief.

https://youtu.be/PAQl6-zV6BY

Edit: 12 years! Cripes

I've got the wrong end of the stick - I thought you wanted a cage. But you actually want a drum which fits in a cage. What diameter does it need to be?

Thank you. Standard cages are apparently 74mm diameter. So 73/74mm, but with a 55mm+ neck, not narrow.

I know it's not, but made me think of lotus flower by radiohead for the first time in ages.
https://youtu.be/cfOa1a8hYP8

@t.o.

Does it have to be metal? Not a plastic tool bottle? https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Vel/Storage-Can-450ML/RROT?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&co=GBR&cu=GBP&glCountry=GB&id=1295599&ds_eid=700000001845766&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=PMax:+UK_EN_Profit_Google_Shopping_All+Users_Vel&ds_cid=71700000110542295&ds_ag=&ds_agid=&ds_k=&ds_kid=&ds_kids=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtamlBhD3ARIsAARoaEyDxWnICaOd1nKyjZttTHU4KWaNIbq06qbTw1QPkYqz1X6EmvpVLlIaAlc5EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Symbian was cool af. I remember walking around with a Sony Ericsson M500 as a 24(?) year old feeling like I was living in a future that nobody else around me could possibly conceive 😆 Look guyz, the browser plays video and supports JavaScript!

Shame I left it in the back of a Hong Kong taxi 🙄

Sorry.
Is a large Nalgene bottle gonna do it?

found it, can't remember why i was looking for it now but just remember liking the video and the energy,. good song too. all round feel good factor

chvrches - we look

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN0BnpI4mdQ

Yeah - it's for a very shiny chromey randonneur [with ethos-breaking electric rohloff bits to hide!] - that one you've posted is the best looking tool bottle I'd found

Pretty sure that's just some bloke dancing to a Chvrches tune in a car park.

for a very shiny chromey randonneur

Would this work? Your favourite online trading platforms are full of this kind of tat, just a matter of patiently going through a few hundred product pages to find the one with the right dimensions

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There must be a nicely sized stainless steel kitchen storage canister out there somewhere. If the size is slightly out you can use an adjustable bottle cage.

Forgot how much I liked Chvrches. Where has like the last decade+ slipped away to?

Perfect! I have spent ages looking and kept finding short fat ones of the right volume. 3-4mm gap could be padded eg with a leather sleeve. Thanks all!

Any recommendations for a driving instructor in SE24-ish environs who will teach automatic? My wife needs to learn to drive and is really struggling to find anyone who will teach her...

teach automatic?

Unless she has some physical impairment which permanently precludes use of a manual gearbox, I would advise strongly against qualifying on an auto. While I love my auto and they are becoming increasingly ubiquitous this side of the pond, there are still situations where not having stick shift on your licence will cause inconvenience, e.g. garage courtesy cars, hires, borrowing a mate's van etc.

I take your point. My wife doesn't. For reasons we want to get her driving ASAP. She is insistent that automatic will be much easier (probably true) and that she will have me for the sort of instances you list above (also probably true). So here we are.

Any suggestions for instructors gratefully received.

She is insistent that automatic will be much easier (probably true)

The mechanics of operating the machinery are the trivial part of learning to drive. Bear in mind that the overwhelming majority of people get into a stick shift car as their first experience of conducting a motor carriage of any kind and have sufficient proficiency in the mechanics within an hour or two, whereas most are also dangerously weak on the actual important stuff after they pass the examination. It is not going to materially delay qualification if she learns on a manual. What is going to delay the process is finding one of the minority of instructors with an auto.