Any question answered...

Tool roll + velcro strap to fasten it to the saddle rails. Alternatively, pretty much any saddlebag that attaches via velcro.

Jersey pocket

Skinsuit no pockets

You've always got one pocket.

but is it as wet as snotters?

Sick of carting stuff round in my jersey pockets, hence asking about saddle bags.

Lezyne Caddy Sack

Got one of them too.

Want to shift tools and tube out of my jersey, carrying a tool roll + tube takes up two back pockets and leaves no space for food and all that.

i meant a tool roll that attaches under your saddle

Ah, not aware of them, apologies.

Anything to stop me using these wheels on a Surly 1x1 ie standard ss mountainbike rather than trials bike?

Drilled rims = can't put much air in the tyres?

It's a old 1x1 so will be running cantis or Vs, will clearance be an issue? Better with Vs than cantis?

Does anyone know where I can get spares for WH-7801-SL rear wheel?
I need a hub axle unit shimano part number : Y-3CM 98030
or complete huble axle part number : Y-4BN 98110

As per http://si.shimano.com/php/download.php?file=pdf/ev/EV-WH-7801-SL-R-2514A.pdf

Thanks.

Re tool storage, does anyone have experience with the "tool bottle" or "tool bidon"? I rarely need 2 bottles of liquid and find saddlebags annoying, but do they work well?

Eg.
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/elite/superbyasi-storage-700ml-bottle-ec050287

Unrelated - my newly acquired Allez Elite 2008 says it is in "Quickstep" colours. I'm not a particular fan of the pro cycling but out of interest am trying to google. Can't find any photos or clothing in this red and black. Any ideas?

Take an old bidon and put your stuff inside a zipper bag in the bottle leaving the lid off.

Nope no black n red!

One of my polo team mates uses a bidon tool kit, works really well.

Can someone explain colour laser printers for me?

Why would you get one (over a inkjet) and how much do they cost to run?

Why would you get one? In short you wouldn't... Can't comment of the cost.

Take an old bidon and put your stuff inside a zipper bag in the bottle leaving the lid off.

I'm imagining myself like a mug on the side of the road trying to shake out something stuck at the bottom.. but zipper bag could make that easier. Why no lid? I figured a "big mouth" bottle could serve double duty.

Nope no black n red!

Exactly my thoughts. But it does claim on the specialized website that those are the colours. Someone in the design department is using artistic license

No particular reason to leave the lid off. I just dont like my tool bottle to look like a drinking bottle that's all. And if like me you've got tons of bidons laying around collecting dust, but without a so called big mouth you can just saw off the top. Really no need to spend cash on a new bottle for this.

EDIT: A great alternative for zipper bags is the Lezyne Caddy Sack, which can also be tucked in a jersey pocket with a lot more stuff than you'd usually put in there.

Can someone explain colour laser printers for me?

Why would you get one (over a inkjet) and how much do they cost to run?

Laser: IIRC 'ink' is transferred on to paper by first inducing a charge within the paper before the the paper passes over a roller coated in pigment. Where the paper is charged, the pigment attaches. The pigment is then fixed by heating. Colour is created through CMYK rollers.

Why would you get one over inkjet? low maintenance, lots of output is possible before replenishing pigment, fast (well, some are), in theory more consistent. Why wouldn't you? Bigger, more expensive, not sure if cost per page is lower than ink-jet, when replenishing you feel like you are throwing half the printer away as the rollers can be integrated into the cartridges.

How much do they cost to run? Varies. Big manufacturers like HP should detailed cost per page. You need to be slightly careful with the 'home' laser printers as they tend to ship with lower capacity cartridges; they play the usual sell it cheap, make money on consumables game that they do with ink-jets.

Can someone explain colour laser printers for me?

Why would you get one (over a inkjet) and how much do they cost to run?

The only real advantages are 1) speed and 2) text prints a bit better - sharper edges, cleaner lines. Colour reproduction is generally worse than inkjet, especially continuous colour like photographs. You are more limited with your choice of paper (you often have to use electrostatically charged copier paper). But they can be cheaper to run per print, depending on the make/model. Models and costs vary a lot though.

And yeah, what Howard said.

Speeeeeeeeeed. and ozone production.

No particular reason to leave the lid off. I just dont like my tool bottle to look like a drinking bottle that's all. And if like me you've got tons of bidons laying around collecting dust, but without a so called big mouth you can just saw off the top. Really no need to spend cash on a new bottle for this.

Seriously the stuff doesn't jump out? That would be my worry.

Haven't got loads lying around but it's the kind of thing you can always find without fail isn't it. Just got to pick what stupid sports nutrition I want to advertise on the side...

How much do they cost to run? Varies. Big manufacturers like HP should detailed cost per page. You need to be slightly careful with the 'home' laser printers as they tend to ship with lower capacity cartridges; they play the usual sell it cheap, make money on consumables game that they do with ink-jets.

For my previous employer, I worked out that for Brother's HL2xxx and HL5xxx non-colour printers, the break even point was at the end of the HL5xxx's first cartridge, when the HL2xxx would already be near the end of its second. Beyond that point the HL5xxx continued to be substantially cheaper per page, faster, more sturdy and have more paper capacity.

Sounds like a day to remember.

Re tool storage, does anyone have experience with the "tool bottle" or "tool bidon"?

I use this one (750ml) on my race bike, enough room for phone, micro pump, Vittoria Pitstop, tyre levers, proper Allen key for bolt-on skewers, spare tube and car key, plus this mini tool although I don't actually bother to carry it.

Sounds like a day to remember.

About an hour's work to avoid having to maintain cheap shit printers.