Any question answered...

I was going to suggest the Cobra 'peanut butter' spanner from Hubjub, but he only has 14 mm ones in stock at the moment.

Local tool shop and buy a 15mm spanner, I've got a very nice one with a ratchet from halfords for about £10

That's something I've considered, though the thought of dealing with the far east, shipping/duty etc puts me off along with the worry of the hassle should I have problems with them.

Not to mention the worry of banging skinny full CF rims over Flandrian cobbles. At least with the Shimano they have the ally rim and big manufacturer testing/reputation etc. And I''ve never ridden a carbon braking track before, though I figure it's less sketchy these days with better pads etc.

Have you thought about Easton EA90SLX ?

I've become pretty confident at building track wheels.

Now I want to build some training wheels for my road bike. How much trickier is it to build wheels with dish?

No difference really, you still have to get the rim half way between the lock nuts.

What is this rangefinder set-up worth in the current used camera market?

Voigtlander Bessa R with Colour Skopar 35mm F2.5 MC lens, Voigtlander side grip, MiniSoftRelease and Voigtlander plastic case/strap...

^^^I've actually been giving them a second look. I initially didn't consider them because of bad experiences Easton. My first road wheels (Easton Aero supplied with my Van Nicholas- I think some OEM mashup of EA50 and 70) kept pulling out of the dropouts. Easton said it was an issue with their hub and gave me some EA70s. That solved that problem, but the rear felt flexy to me and would rub the rear brake under big efforts. Then I know a few people with higher end models that are constantly complaining about bearing adjustment.

I thought it may be worth going back though since my only real personal experience has been with the cheaper wheels and that better ones may be...well, better.

I have a FGLDN Lockwhip tool and it's fucking awesome. However, it's pretty bulky. I need a small 15mm spanner of some kind that has enough leverage and isn't gonna snap on me to carry when I'm out riding. Any suggestions?

Get yourself to your local hardware shop and pick up a decent 15mm spanner for £1.50. Mine never leaves my bag. Or if you are feeling flash, buy one of the Campag Peanut Butter spanners, which can also be used to deal with crank bolts.

Regarding an earlier question - don't get the Rapha jeans, the cut is really unflattering. Get the swrve one. You might still be able to get the forum discount.

if anyone is interested, evans fixed the pedal situation for free this morning (thanks evans!) and they couldnt do it with their regular spanner, they had to go downstairs and get a massive one, and even them it took them a little while and some grunting. so at least i wasn't just being an idiot. lesson of the day is buy massive tools, small ones are too puny.

if anyone is interested, evans fixed the pedal situation for free this morning (thanks evans!) and they couldnt do it with their regular spanner, they had to go downstairs and get a massive one, and even them it took them a little while and some grunting. so at least i wasn't just being an idiot. lesson of the day is buy massive tools, small ones are too puny.

Lesson of the day is use lubricant/ anti seize on the threads of the new pedals you have fitted.

And make sure the crank threads are really clean before applying the said Copaslip

Lesson of the day is use lubricant/ anti seize on the threads of the new pedals you have fitted.

yeah i had used lubricant on the one i had managed to fit but the dudes at evans took it off again and put anti-seize on it and on the other one. obviously some arse hadn't done thatt when they fitted the previous set

I was going to suggest the Cobra 'peanut butter' spanner from Hubjub, but he only has 14 mm ones in stock at the moment.

Get yourself to your local hardware shop and pick up a decent 15mm spanner for £1.50. Mine never leaves my bag. Or if you are feeling flash, buy one of the Campag Peanut Butter spanners, which can also be used to deal with crank bolts.

So a £1.50 isn't gonna snap on me? I was considering the velosolo tool as it's a fiver less than the peanut butter one...
http://velosolo.com/shoptool.html

just buy a spanner.

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Super quick one:

Reynolds 653 frame, mid 90s. Gonna be 25.4 seatpost, right?

Surly Jethro Tule if you want something to fit in your pocket/saddlebag: http://surlybikes.com/parts/jethro_tule

15mm Halfords Professional if you want a lifetime guarantee: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_191204_langId_-1_categoryId_165469

Thanks for the wheel/dish answer MDCC. I am unable to rep you at the moment.

Here is a question the forum will enjoy.

What is wrong with Aerospokes? I've just had a look at one in person for the first time.

Everybody says they are heavy but in reality they aren't much heavier than any other cheapish aero wheel. They must be bullet proof because so many of them are knocking around...5th or 6th hand.

As far as I can tell, these are the reasons that are possibly left:

1) People are snobby about them because of the hipster image
2) They are too flexible (haven't riden one so I don't know)
3) They aren't very aero.

So whats the score? Why the bad rep? They seem like bullet proof cheap wheels to me.

If you have to ask >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I would rok the spok, though.

Hey, don't misunderstand me here...I'm sticking to my HED3...just not sure why the bad rep? I've asked three people today and each person told me a different thing ranging from they are badly made (clearly bollocks) to they slow you down...

I have no idea. I have never seen one in the fleash/

No spok on IoM.

#hatchesplantoinventhipsterdomontherock

You could be King of the Hipsters Andy!