Any question answered...

For the sake of your safety, new fork, carbon (as well as alu) are unpredictable, so if you have the slightest doubt - replace it.

New bike, new clothes, any medical needs. Do it.

and keep receipts

where can I buy a Zunow bicycle frame?

and to be specific, something with a very short top tube, perhaps even lo-pro.

Zunow R Us

Will THESE do for Devil falcons straps? (the 9/16 flavour)

Or is there anything cheaper?

Will THESE do for Devil falcons straps? (the 9/16 flavour)

Or is there anything cheaper?

Get some plastic ones, metal platform pedals are rather heavy.

Cheap singlespeed chainring jbolts - where do I buy them?

and why don't on-one/planetx do em? need to nudge my £19.99 over £20 for free delivery...

Cheap singlespeed chainring jbolts - where do I buy them?

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m2b2s173p481&rs=gb

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/id/single-chain-ring-bolts-ec006126

Worth paying the postage to get the steel Stronglight ones from Spa imho

Long shot but can I straighten these?
http://i.imgur.com/6phCL.jpg

I would say no..., get a new pair of forks

Cheers, Beardyhat linked me some cheapos off the bay but thought I'd ask first.

anyone know of a decent suit bag for carrying on the bike? I have seen one (Slicks?) but wondered if there were more or if anyone knew of an alternative method.

cheers

Wear it

Clown

A friend got a quite "vintage" titanium Merlin mountain bike with the old "elastomer" suspension fork (I've no idea what I'm talking about here). He would like to replace the fork with a rigid carbon fork. A 26", 1" steerer (preferably threaded) carbon fork, with canti bosses, and long enough to compensate for the suspension system : does such a thing exists ? Or a steel one ? Any idea/source ?

Yes, Pace do a good 1" threaded carbon suspension corrected fork iirc.

You need to find out how much suspension you're correcting. No point replacing a 3" suspension fork with a suspension corrected 6" ridgid

where's nice for a week of sun before it gets grim? preferably on the continent.

southern spain

Greece. Take cash in GBP or USD though.

was thinking that. or portugal.

ah yes - greece is about to sink into the sea - any reccomendations? it's a big place!

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is prompting me to update the software. Should I and how do I not lose 3/4 of my address book again?

Greece. Take cash in GBP or USD though.

Cheap holidays in other people's misery.

Cheap holidays in other people's misery.

You don't really need to leave the UK for that though.