Any question answered...

I noticed that something near my bottom bracket/chainset is making a creaking noise when I apply above-average force when pedalling, particularly at starts and climbs.
I've tightened the cranks to bb, and chainring bolts are solid.
All parts are new so I suspect that my bb might just need tightening, am I on the right track?

Remember noises from anywhere on the bike often manifest themselves at the drive. I had one once that turned out to be a cracked seatpost bolt.
Check this thread?

Alex's Cycle take orders for Gan Well Pro frames as well I see:

http://www.alexscycle.com/frames/njs-1-2/

Bear in mind if the geometry you want is a long way from trad they might not be able to do it as their head tube lugs won't match the angles - and I doubt they'd start doing fillet brazing, or custom lugs, or whatever to resolve it.

What geo do you need?

It makes more sense (and it would be cheaper) to get a UK custom but I'd love to own a Nagasawa too so I sympathise. ;)

This.

Although there's no reason why you couldn't ask a UK framebuilder to build you a replica Keirin frame that'll be fine for everyday riding.

SP's track frame look more like a Keirin bike after getting Superted to build him a fork.

What are the NJS frame rules?

To have that Nice Japanese Shit look.

can you buy flowers from new covent garden market if you arent a trader?

What's the best way to kick off a campaign to boycott Java until those dicks at Oracle remove the Ask toolbar from their installer?

Get the main Antivirus/spy/malware firms to recognise it for what it actually is.

would it be an idea to thread a lockring on a few turns actually?

No, it might rip off and strip the threads

true point,

Alex's Cycle take orders for Gan Well Pro frames as well

And Track Supermarket reckon they take orders for "Panasonic, Nagasawa, Nakagawa, Bridgestone/Anchor, Samson, Baramon, Vogue, Cherubim and Ganwell Pro":

http://www.tracksupermarket.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=12

So it's probably worth sending them an email to see what could be done.

Looking for a light stem for a decent price around 100g (for 90/100mm length), anyone know?

edited-thinking of the wrong place

Oh wait no I'm thinking of Velodrome shop. TrackSupermarket are good.

Yes

Good. Could you point me in the direction of a guide to show me where to find it the tool please. My google powers are weak

Here you go.

I need a band-on downtube cable stopper to be able to use ergopower shifters on a 1970s frameset (no shifter bosses)

does such a thing exist? I've searched but came up with nothing so far

What are the NJS frame rules?

This got me wondering. I've been looking and the best I came up with was what I think are the commissaire's guidelines:

http://www.keirin-autorace.or.jp/regulation/keirin/yoryo_kensa.pdf

but there's not much I can make out about the specifics of the frame rules, apart from overall pedal clearance.

The NJS framebuilders are on a register so I guess they're inspected/tested before they're certified. Someone got bumped from the approved list a few years ago when some forks of theirs failed, didn't they? Vivalo, possibly?

Here you go.

Useful. Thanks.

Now can anyone get me the answer to the question I asked?

If i want to buy the garmin city navigator maps can I just get the 2012 edition and update it on their site or do you need to pay for each edition in which case it would be best to go for the 2013 one

Good. Could you point me in the direction of a guide to show me where to find it the tool please. My google powers are weak

http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=94817&topic=2458137&ctx=topic

does that help?

have the time atac xs pedals just been replaced by the time xc pedals?

if so is the time atac xs carbon now the xc8?

Yeah, I think they've rebranded the Roc ATAC and Roc ATAC S to be the ATAC XC2 and XC4 respectively, and discontinued the XS range in favour of the new XC 6 / 8 / 12 design.

ATAC XS = XC6
ATAC XS carbon = XC8
ATAC XS titan carbon = XC12

For any dentisty types on the forum.

I am taking an impression of my teeth, using a home impression kit, which has a two-part putty for mixing together.

I also have a Maryland bridge replacing one incisor.

If I use the putty, what is the risk of pulling the bridge out?

http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=94817&topic=2458137&ctx=topic

does that help?

Kind of, but strangely I can't do what it's saying that I can. I can't type in the size in to the box at the bottom. I think it may have to upgrade to pro to get full use of the program. Meh.

Ah, bugger it. The whole program is arse backwards to me. I don't need to know how far I've moved it, I need to know where I've just put it.