Any question answered...

juicebox. pretty small, 20 quid.

Have seen them skidded before, if you put the cog on properly you won't strip the threads but like all wheels where the hub is glued in I guess there's a chance of ripping it out during a mad skid but it won't be any weaker than that old zipp disc you've got.

Best child seats for bikes, and suggestions of good bikes to attach them to. A friend has a 3 or 4 year old child they wish to transport around town by bike.

Don't know about specific seats, but the seat on top tube position seems most stable to me.
#childfreewhatdoiknow

A bit of a niche question, but does anyone know of a polski sklep or anywhere else that sells the grapefruit flavour Oshee isotonic drink? Or where the biggest polish shop(s) in London is?

So, I got a new crankset (Sram S300) and want to change the chainring but the bolts are stuck.
I can (with a considerable amout of force) turn the chainring bolt, but the nut turns with it and I have no idea how to stop it from turning.
Any tricks here?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-chainring-peg-spanner/

Having the right tool for the job is like cheating...
Thanks.

You can kind of bodge it using a metal rule or similar if the end of the bolts don't come past the slot on the back of the nut

electromagnets

I have a Viko Pebble Mini charger. Great little juicer

Theres a pretty large one in Ilford on Cranbrook road...

I found it almost impossibly to bodge a tool for chainring nuts. You can use a wide bladed flat screwdriver but you'll find it difficult to hold it with enough force to resist the turning force - or perhaps I'm a weakling.

You guys have fairly robust versions of these out there, right?

Best child seats for bikes, and suggestions of good bikes to attach them to. A friend has a 3 or 4 year old child they wish to transport around town by bike.

Hamax Kiss works fine for my 4 year old. http://www.greenbank.org/misc/IMG_3758.JPG

I think they're good for up to 22kg or so, so she'll be done with it in a year or so (she's 19kg), by which time she'll be on her own bike (sometimes attached by a trail-gator, sometimes free).

Top tube seats are generally only rated up to 15kg, which will probably rule out carrying a 4 year old (and possibly rule out carrying a 3 year old boy, they tend to be a good 3kg or 4kg heavier than girls of the same age).

I needed the extra height mounting bar for the Hamax (another £20 or so) as the compact geometry frame on that hybrid is tiny (and I'm only 5'8" anyway) and it needed to clear the rack and panniers (which are slightly wedged in with the seat on, have since moved to low-riders on the front for carrying stuff).

EDIT: Yes, the only place that seat is mounted is on the seat tube, it doesn't touch the rack at all. Seems odd that all of the weight is supported just by a single mount but it's solid and doesn't hurt the tubing.

the boss rides in the back...

I think they're good for up to 22kg or so, so she'll be done with it in a year or so (she's 19kg), by which time she'll be on her own bike (sometimes attached by a trail-gator, sometimes free).

I would just go for the proper bike trailer, it's a lots lighter, extremely stable, and can also add a rear rack to it, should be able to find a second hand one for less than £100.

(we sell Trailgator previously).

From memory of my old s300 crankset - the chainring bolts didnt have the standard slotted bit - they were allen key on both sides - like 4mm one side and 3 on the other or something. So much better than slotted ones.

Nope, these are slotted. Seems I have to get the right tool.

Seems I have to get the right tool.

I bought one of those little shimano chainwheel bolt tools . I was surprised by how small and epically shit it was. It was useless for getting them out if they are really tight and/or corroded.
I resorted to a fucking big screwdriver which did the job.

I'm going to be taking part in a running event at a conference I'm attending in Dec. I'd like to have a branded top to wear with my journal's name on it, but I'd really only need one or two tops. Are there any companies that will do really small customs orders on technical materials? I thought Decathlon used to do this, but I can't find any info on their website.

@almac68 got our jerseys from our prosecco classico tour done by Owayo: http://www.owayo.com/home.htm

Nice shirts, good quality, and as I recall quite reasonably-priced, obviously more so the bigger the order. They do running kit, too.

I bought one of those little shimano chainwheel bolt tools . I was surprised by how small and epically shit it was.

The T-bar tool is much better, mine is by Cyclus but others are available. Best to use with a T-handle Allen key on the other side so your hands are working in coordination.

Better still to bin the slotted nuts and get the double Allen key ones. Doubtless SRAM put the shit ones on the S300 to provide a way to up-sell you to something better, as they can only save a few cents and their good cranks have had the double Allen key ones for years.

for £15 (delivered) I would have to think long and hard about replacing my big screwdriver with that.
but if you do that job often enough it must be worth it.

My next questions : Any Lefties out there who think Milliband has a chance of winning the next general election?
(It is a given that I think all tories are cunts)
Now that Cameron has removed the 'toxic' Gove, do the tories have enough chutzpah to win the next election even though they are completely incompetant?
Does anyone think Clegg will be in a position to form a coalition govt next time?
Is IDS actually more 'toxic' than that awful Gove?
Did Cameron actually want Scotland to vote yes?