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Waits for mdcc_tester to give a more correct explanation

You pretty much nailed it.

The enormous gain in efficiency which derives from division of labour means that pretty much anybody would be better off doing their day job than making one-off spanners.

I have one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008CEUQBO which is perfectly adequate. Right ear only in theory, but I took to it with a stanley knife and some sugaru and it works for my left now

Thanks, doesn't have to be zero rake, but definitely considerable less than road forks.
most 700c forks around that size are way too narrow at the crown.

I'm not very busy at work and work in a well equipped workshop, I could do my day job and make one-off spanners ;)

Can I run a 30t cassette on a short cage 6770 derailleur?

Can I run a 30t cassette on a short cage 6770 derailleur?

Not officially, but in practice you often can. The specification is based on the worst case (smallest) separation of the dérailleur mounting hole from the axle and mounting face offset from the inside face of the dropout. It doesn't take much extra on either or both dimensions to make room for the upper pulley to be an extra 4mm away from the axle centre, which is all that's needed to clear the extra two teeth on the big sprocket.

You might have an issue with total capacity to take up chain slack if you also have the full 16T difference between chainrings.

Cheers. Might have to be a bit of jigging.

Cheers, that's the kind of thing I was looking for.

A mate went out road riding riding and joined a peloton ahead. The cyclists ahead gestured by patting the outside of their hip/glute.
Anyone know what this means and is it kinky?

Tighten in on that side, either for passing a ped/parked car or just a general need to move slightly across. Less severe than a hand across the back.

Ah interesting. Thanks Croft.
Internet research is saying it can either mean, 'you're welcome to join us', or 'keep back from the pack'. Seems inconclusive. I wonder if it's universal too since this is Melbourne.

Since it's Australia, they were obviously making glewd comments.

kthanxbye

patting the outside of their hip/glute.

We are roadies, we are arses?

It really is a hot-bed of lycra-clad, sweaty orgy makers down under. What more could you want?

Now I know why you were so keen to move there. :)

so peoples. im about the get creative with carbon. tell me if ill die or not.

i have a fork of a system called time stiff +.
theyre nice, light and in my possession
specific for this system is that the steerer tube is reinforced with a "+" aka cross. normal crabon specific bungs cannot be installed and one needs a different bearing loading system.

for this purpose i purchased a hope ring go starr. it doesnt work despite me carefully reading instructions and carrying them out.

my plan is now to drill out the reinforcement and install a bung (see pictures). ild do this straight and with caution.
the idea is that the carbon specific bung will act like the reinforcement seeing it is kinda solid.

is this stupid? will i die when i ride it?

tldr: want to put a in b by drilling a. is this suicide?

cheers, ruud

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for this purpose i purchased a hope ring go starr. it doesnt work despite me carefully reading instructions and carrying them out.

I assume you mean a USE Ring-Go Star. Read the instructions again, and carry them out properly.

What's the steerer diameter? If it's 1", you may get on better with the Easton Bear Trap out of my parts bin

yes that one.

nope 1 1/8".

cant attach pics from phone.

i did that with the ring go starr several times, couldnt get the preload properly and it worked itself loose underway.

i will upload the pics tomorrow. nighty night

will i die when i ride it?

On balance, you're more likely to die in a hospital bed. From breathing carbon fibre dust :-)

dont know what size on the bottom

If it's not 1⅛", then it's 1½". You could always have looked on the Leader website where it tells you that

I want to learn to speak German.

Recommendations for ways to learn if I have one evening a week to spare for attending a course/class?

It depends on how you learn. Two points to bear in mind:

1. Whatever you choose, surround yourself with as many native speakers as possible
   
2. Make sure you have a reason to learn. Give yourself a goal of being able to do something with your acquired language. E.g. correspond in German about a topic online, visit a certain town and order a beer, understand an episode of Deutschland 83, write some angst-ridden poetry
   
   

Most uni German societies do a Stammtisch at a local pub where you can rock up and talk German. That's good if you combine it with some sort of formal study. Not sure where you're based.

Buy a tandem
and
volunteer to bikeffeur oliverschick around one evening a week.

Here are some free German words that are the same as in English:

Otter
Bus
Butter
Finger
Arm
Hand
Nutella

You forgot 'Nazi'.