Any question answered...

Would this work:
let's say I'd have a fixed gear bike, with a disc brake up front.
If I wanted some sturdy new wheels I'd just go ahead and buy two 29er disc frontwheels with Shimano 525 Hubs, flip one around and respace it, then bring it to my LBS to be re-dished.
Then I'd have a nice matching wheelset sturdy enough for some abuse and with disc brakes.

Any objections?

^^ dan if you want to give Di2 a spin let me know; not your size bike though ..

Would this work:
let's say I'd have a fixed gear bike, with a disc brake up front.
If I wanted some sturdy new wheels I'd just go ahead and buy two 29er disc frontwheels with Shimano 525 Hubs, flip one around and respace it, then bring it to my LBS to be re-dished.
Then I'd have a nice matching wheelset sturdy enough for some abuse and with disc brakes.

Any objections?

I think spotter has done this and not had any trouble

AFAIK only certain hubs can be converted to have a track axle and they're usually front hubs but if you have no problem with a QR then it should be fine.

Britain First must be trollin'

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otherwise they'd say 'unless' not 'until', right?

buy two 29er disc frontwheels with Shimano 525 Hubs, flip one around and respace it, then bring it to my LBS to be re-dished

Might be cheaper (possibly more reliable?) to space out the bolt-on cog rather than re-dishing the wheel.

Do any shops in London sell any of the lightweight Kalloy stuff or is it an eBay only job?

I need to grab a (ideally low flange) 32h flip flop set of hubs tomorrow morning.
Been looking around the kinoko/condor sites but nothing seems to match.
Anyone know of a brick and mortar shop that will stock some?

Relatively inexpensive is the game

Cloudnine cycles, BLB or lmnh should be bale to sort you out, unlikely you'll get cheap LF in stock so you're probably gonna have to make the choice to get cheap own brand/system EX HF hubs or more expensive phil wood/royce LF.

Awesome, Cheers Indra! Looks like I'll have to get high flange system ex/similar.

Would this be too small for someone 6'2 with a c.35" inseam?

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Vintage-Retro-MTB-Paul-Donohue-753-Deore-XTR-Rare-Quality-Will-split-for-spares-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/kToAAOxyx0JTgfPs/$_57.JPG

The seller says it's set up for someone 6' as it is and there are 3 more inches of seatpost to the minimum.

I really don't know what I'm doing with these funny shaped bikes, but I would like to be riding one. Especially if it's another member of the Donohue club.

Other measurements:

Centre of crank to top of frame - 18 inches
Centre of frame to centre of headstock - 22 inches
Centre of frame to centre of bars - 26.75 inches

Length of Seat post (excluding clamp) out of frame - 280mm

My mate is 6' and he rides a 19'' mtb and it looks about right.

Personally if I was 6'2 I'd probably avoid that. You might get on with it though.

I really don't know what I'm doing with these funny shaped bikes, but I would like to be riding one.

Could I possibly interest you in this, Tommmmmmm?

Kona Explosif

does this work?

http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzA1LzMwL2FiL3NxdWVhay5iZjAzOC5wbmcKcAl0aHVtYgk4NTB4ODUwPgplCWpwZw/088e34c1/811/squeak.jpg

Spray GT85 e'rywhere.

and fill your ears with talc

Yes and no Apollo.

There are loads of different reasons for squeaks.
Changes in humidity and temperature can affect the wood greatly.

The talcum powder trick helps with the kind of sound generated by two boards rubbing together when you stand on one and it flexes a little.

Pour the talc on the ground and sweep it into the cracks between your boards then wipe away any excess.

My mate is 6' and he rides a 19'' mtb and it looks about right.

Personally if I was 6'2 I'd probably avoid that. You might get on with it though.

Hmmm. Not sure if that's good news or not.

Could I possibly interest you in this, Tommmmmmm?

Kona Explosif

I'd rather have a full build with Reynolds steel made by Donohue...

But thanks!

AFAIK only certain hubs can be converted to have a track axle

HB-M525 is one of them. As discussed recently, the price premium for the other one, HB-M756 is so tiny that its not really worth getting Deore when you can have XT

Might be cheaper (possibly more reliable?) to space out the bolt-on cog rather than re-dishing the wheel.

No re-dishing or sprocket spacers required for standard track chainline, bolt-on sprocket on a front hub gives 41.5mm, which is close enough. For wider chainlines, it's worth moving the whole hub sideways because that reduces the dish which is already in a front disc hub, typically down to no dish at 46mm chainline, which makes the wheel stronger.

Could I put insulation tape, probably a few layers on top of a stripe of LED light? Would there be any safety risk? I know LED light only give out little heat but I don't intent to burn my studio down anytime soon. Why do I need to put tape on top of LED light? I fucked up some construction a big time and while I can start the whole thing again, it'd be better in many ways if I could fix it...

Could I put insulation tape, probably a few layers on top of a stripe of LED light? Would there be any safety risk? I know LED light only give out little heat but I don't intent to burn my studio down anytime soon. Why do I need to put tape on top of LED light? I fucked up some construction a big time and while I can start the whole thing again, it'd be better in many ways if I could fix it...

how about...

Heat Resistant Tape - 10mm x 33m Roll: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

mad land lady agreed to buy my cooker off me when I left the house. didn't pay. so I said I would 'collect' it, she has had another cooker fitted and Currys have scrapped my cooker. What are people like?

So, should I poison her or call the health inspectors on her shitty tea shop?

Both.

Both is good, I suppose i am trying to work out who has stolen my cooker.

Did you agree a price?