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It’s made to the head tube dimensions they specify, with 3mm depth.

Do you make a top cap that would rectify this?

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Do you make a top cap that would rectify this?

Measure the height from the top of the compression ring to top of the head tube while the ring is snug around the steerer. I have depths up to 4mm, which would suit a height measurement of 4.2-4.5mm

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Orbea headset top cap measures 3mm deep
Gap from Orbea top cap to head tube with specced compression ring is 1mm

Height from top of standard compression ring to top of head tube is 4mm
Height from top of Orbea compression ring to top of head tube is 4.2–5mm

Orbea headset top cap measures 3mm deep

So you could close that up with one of my 4mm deep ones. May need a shim to avoid touching down on the head tube when everything is preloaded properly, but that's normal business for AHeadsets.

can anyone identify this cutlery set,

name + manufacturer

no knife unfortunately

it only says " stainless steel " on the reverse

How much will the customs charges be on £250 worth of canoe trailer from Ireland?

I've tried searching but keep coming up with commodity codes and helplines I'd have to call.

If you have a commodity code it's easy enough to calculate.

There's a pretty good chance that it will be 0% duty and 20% Vat but that's not definite.

I tried looking one up but I'm not sure what it would be - it's quite a niche product.

(One canoe/kayak cart, and one kit to turn that into a bicycle trailer for a canoe).

I'd say that may fall under Other Trailers
https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/8716400000
But it's not my area of expertise.

I want a use my Carradice Nelson on my handlebars when mini Nef is on the back of this bike. What are my options? I can just about get away with a small bag on the bars but the weight of a bigger bag on the brake cable and the bag itself being unsupported doesn’t seem like a good setup.

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Flat bars.... Or add a front rack and mod on a bar for the bag to strap onto.

What are my options?

#tartmode Nitto F-16, cheap generic version from your LBS (if either of those things is still a thing), or roll your own from some stout steel wire

Bad photo…… I have one of these as a front rack

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https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/carriers-racks/jtek-alloy-front-carrier-cantilever-boss-mounting-black/

I’ve seen those but they seem like they’d be a bit bouncy.

Then I found this which looks ideal but seems ridiculously expensive (and hard to find).
https://southerndistributors.co.uk/product/nitto-bag-support/
It’s basically exactly what I had in mind, quite surprised it’s seemingly such a niche thing.

they seem like they’d be a bit bouncy

The traditional bounce snubber was bungees to the mudguard eyes, you could probably go a bit more modern with some paracord to the mid-fork eyelets

Can I use two handlebar shims, 22.2 to 25.4mm and then 25.4mm to 31.8mm?

You introduce two additional surfaces which can slip and allow your bars to move. It's a bodge you can get away with if you're using straight bars as you don't exert any torque about the potential rotation axis, but something where you hands are a long way from that axis (BMX or drop bars, for example) it's a bit risky

Cool, thanks. A new stem it is.

How about making your own from second hand carbon bits and pieces? E.g. tt extensions?

That’s a great idea! Unlikely to be carbon, but I do have a set of these lovely Chinese eBay specials that could be a helpful base if I point the extensions towards the ground. Just need to think about how to support the bottom of the bag.

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Jack Rack is also an option as long as you don’t mind the outlay and 5kg weight limit.

Driving me a bit mad, so can anyone please suggest a Panaracer Pasela-like 26” x 1.5” folding all black tyre for urban/road use? It’s for an exacting customer to whom I’d offered Paselas thinking they did all black in 1.5 (only 1.75…). I’ve now spent hours on this and haven’t even found a good replacement to suggest that doesn’t look like a motorcycle tyre (looking at you Vittoria) :/

This looks promising. Do you have one? How is it? I couldn't see any reviews online.