Any question answered...

Is a guy tying his hair back still an easy way of appearing neat and tidy at work?

Nah, gots to be a topknot these days.

Thats how I came to my conclusion. They seem to be the same for all the catalogues to way back before 11 speed existed.

Another 11 speed question: Is there any way to convert my Novatec f172sb hub to make it 11 speed compatible?

EDIT:
http://issuu.com/novatecwheels/docs/compare_f172sb_9s_with_new_11s_body
This suggests they may be 11 speed compatible already. How can I tell?

What's the best viewing material to while away 2x20 sessions on the turbo?

@snottyotter hair is too long for that

For motorcycle use? Frank Thomas

Whatever's in front of you turning blurred and red.

High octane porn.

This sounds suspiciously like training - something I have not done for around a year.

It is therefore re-designated as "cheating".

Thanks Oliver Schick.
I got some vegan chocolate loaf from the shop on Church Street and cut a cylinder of it so it was like a cake and put candles in it.

I settled on watching Vikings and eating a big bowl of pasta and sacking off the turbo.

It's kind of like training for riding up a hill in Norway.

I was laughed at when I said I would knock out a 2x20 tomorrow morning.

For future reference:

Saw this just today: http://fatgayvegan.com/2015/04/16/new-vegan-baker/

Celtic Bakers in Wood Green do vegan cakes.

Other prominent bakers are Cookies'n'Scream in Camden (but I don't know if they do cakes) and Ms Cupcake (requires five days' notice for custom orders).

I can remember reading about loads more, and I've noticed that there are many more non-vegan bakers now that have vegan cakes in their repertoire.

Isn't there a Nazi vegan cake shop in London?

anyone know a place that has a good stock of De Rosa roadbikes? in particular the king xs?

That is amazing, I had no idea.

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/neo-nazi-vegan-cupcakes-946.

It's a bit of a concern how much those websites know about neo-nazi figures, and presumably, how much groups like Redwatch find out about their counterparts on the left.

I think I'll give Cakes n Treats a miss.

No wholemeal at Cakes n Treats.

Pure white bread only.

Will an Ultegra 6700 crankset fit with a Hope external threaded bottom bracket?

@allensea - Should do

http://www.hopetech.com/product/threaded/

"All common systems are covered with this upgrade unit, making it ideal for Shimano, Race Face and Truvativ (extra conversion kit required)"

I like Hope a lot, but is it really better than the DA9000 BB?

Probably not, I just want matching hubs, headset and bottom bracket

Any ideas for places to go wild camping, in Fleet/Hampshire but looking to get away for a night. Can drive

In the world of road cycling, am I spotting a general trend back towards more horizontal top tubes?
That would be the most aero option no?
Could never work out how a compact frame saves any weight.. once you include the seatpost in the equation the overall total length tubing should be the same shouldn't it?

EDIT: oh well... let the flaming commence..

last sentence, just think about what you said there, and revise it before tester comes along and tears you off a strip

The Length of the seat tube/post will be the same, but the closer the top tube is to perpendicular to the seat tube, the shorter it will be... Perpendicular = sloping.

I suspect contemporary carbon layup negates the need to resort to compact designs to get the stiffness designers think we need at an acceptable frame weight.