Any question answered...

I think the issue will be that it'll be 5-8mm too far outboard, and you might not get use of all gears. Not sure about the angle.

ah that's true. I'm not sure how spot on the positioning has to be.

Will clarks pads for deore disc brakes be compatible with rs685 road discs?

So I'm putting some gears on my sliding dropout kona,

Couldn't you get the driveside sliding plate that has a gear hanger?

Yes I could.

I would like Cole Coating's phone number. He doesn't answers mails sent via his website.
You got it?

Did you have the guards pretty close to the tyres?

Around 10mm clearance around all part of the tyre, like I said, it did catch/rub but didn't affect braking or guards in a detrimental way.

thinking of getting the sleeper train down from Edinburgh to London with a friend tonight.

Any suggestions of whats on tomorrow? anything considered.

both lived there before so no need for seeing the sights.

What specification nuts and bolts are these? Where can I get them? and what can I use that is similar, for my seatclamp?

That looks like Torx, probably T30 or T25, and the thread will be M6 or M5.

m5 t25

Aerospokes; any good?

@Emyr @umop3pisdn - thanks a lot.

For everything except HHSB posing, no.

Smallest/most foldable repair stand?

We use this one on the mobile repairs bikes, it's light and quick to fold and unfold, although you can get sturdier, Park PCS10 is good.

How do you define a hhsb poser from any other ?

I guess what I should of asked was, are they worthwhile for town use? I've heard mixed reviews.

Aerospoks are an expensive choice for that.

They don't function better than normal spoked wheels, you can't true them and they're a highly-visible thief magnet.

Better for rad skidz yo.

Just go to Seabass Cycles in Peckham not camberwell as that's Cole Coatings workshop and talk to him in person. Or just call 02076356363, that's their paint shop number

Ah. I was under the impression that they never need trued. This making them good for town cycling. But then because they don't warp, they snap.

Thank you. Mario Vaz got the job.

So I had a weird puncture yesterday - a rougly 5mm gauge broken screw, yes a screw, went straight into the back wheel, as a result the trye now has a sort of a hole through all the layers. The trye is only about 5 months old so I would really rather not buy a trye yet, if I pump some strong glue into the hole from the inside, could I get away with using the trye for a bit longer?

boot it with a bit of plastic wrapper from the inside to stop the tube poking out. It will be fine.