Any question answered...

She loves it

Miles better than her old Dutch bike and the basket on the headtube is big sturdy and stable.

It's so much fun I am mildly jealous.

Might just get.

8 speed Nexus and discs: Srs bsns.

And dynamo too! they more like the Japanese small wheeled bicycles, look brilliant.

https://www.orbea.com/gb-en/bicycles/katu-30

Any suggestions?

I had some good success with a bench vice. Clamp the pedal really hard, and then stick in a allen key socket connected to an extension bar, as if you were to try to take the pedal off. Give the back end of the extension bar a good few whacks with a hammer. I found the shock and vibration unbound the pedal.

How can I find out what the name of this shop is?

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@45.4316107,12.3277695,3a,75y,261h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1939Nv94Lz1F2FqwzHcfGw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Its hard to Google because it seems that Venice's only disco is on the same street.

Put the allen key in a vice and lever the crank arm.

This? http://www.scarpa1953.com/home.html

Love you for ever darling xx

Put the allen key in a vice

Don't even use an Allen key. Use a hex bit with a large T-bar handle, then you can apply thrust along the thread axis and torque around it at the same time while avoiding any thrust or torque in other axes which will tend to lever the drive bit out of the axle. Since it's easiest to do this with the crank attached to the bike, you'll probably want an extension bar to allow the T-handle to clear the drive side.

Remember, since nobody has mentioned it yet, that removing a left pedal from the right of the bike requires an anticlockwise motion.

stick in a allen key socket connected to an extension bar, as if you were to try to take the pedal off. Give the back end of the extension bar a good few whacks with a hammer

Don't hit anything that's not impact rated unless you like having shards of hardened steel flying around the room.

This kind of T-handle?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-t-handle-hex-key-set-8-pieces/2349c

No, this kind

I'm not sure how to find something like that, what am I searching for, and would I be able to get one at Screwfix/Toolstation?

3/8" drive sliding T-bar/handle

3/8" drive 6" extension

3/8" drive 8mm hex bit socket

Just examples, not an endorsement of the brands or retailer.

what am I searching for

½" square drive sliding T-handle. If your sockets are ⅜" or ¼", get an adapter too rather than a smaller T-handle, then you'll always have the big drive for any future big jobs. If you ask in a decent shop they should have one, or buy from any of the many online shops, e.g.
CK https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/16680909376791418226
Bahco https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/6205347809945622394
Silverline https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/7478881141934360818
Draper https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/4997607343275404112

Thanks Tester. Helpful as always!

Does the GPU have HDMI out? If so you can route the audio through that and cut out the conversion box...

Anyone used mismatched chainrings?

have a rotor outer ring and looking to replace the inner. The rotor one is $$$ so was looking at cheaper alternatives.

Will there be a drastic change is shift quality?

Will there be a drastic change is shift quality?

The inner ring makes no difference, all the magic happens on the outer ring.

There might be a slight change if the new inner is clocked differently from the original, so be sure to check and if necessary rotate it to line up in the way the outer is expecting to be fed.

Awesome, thanks for the advice!

Buy a really cheap graphics card with HDMI (although I'm surprised that any motherboard with an i7 doesn't have a HDMI port).

Your current method is always going to be a bit crap in terms of quality.

Cheap and cheerful - Pinnacle Californium

Surrey Docks farm FTW!

Does the GPU have HDMI out? If so you can route the audio through that and cut out the conversion box...

Afraid not, the GPU has a DVI-out, which is converted to VGA before being converted again into HMDI.

^Sounds convoluted and most likely the reason for the sync issues...I just didn't have a DVI>HDMI converter to hand...

Buy a really cheap graphics card with HDMI (although I'm surprised that any motherboard with an i7 doesn't have a HDMI port).

Good idea! Any recommendations? It's been at least a decade since I've been in the know on PC tech.