Any question answered...

Crank bolt won't be long enough as it needs to hold the tool and thread in the BB.

You can come and borrow all the kit from me if you want

Is the shell braced against something when you clatter it?

Do you have the other side out?

No.

In @fizzy.bleach , the other side is plastic anyway so you can cut it off with a cutter.

No. Probably should be.

Not entirely because there's a section of cup that's tightly sandwiched between the cartridge and the shell. Know what I mean? You can't get at that.

Is the bolt a special fine pitch?

Is the bolt a special fine pitch?

No, crank bolts are standard M8 ISO coarse.

Is that long metal tube a vacuum cleaner tube? I knackered one doing that.

Where (online and in the UK) can I buy a replacement Shimano 5800 brake barrel adjuster? I noticed while adjusting the brakes today that the rear one is bent.

EDIT - found them at SJS

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brakes/shimano-105-br5800-cable-adjusting-bolt-unit-frontrear-y88t98010/

Re my hub question yesterday, islabikes are proving clueless and want to sell me a whole wheel instead. I took a picture, anyone recognise the model?

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Looks like a Brompton seat tube

whoever built that wheel didna push spoke elbows agin hub. sloppy build.

*did a days course and now am an internet expert

It is, picked it up in the tough streets of London - there are always people leaving them out to chuck.

Great telescopic handle

sloppy build.

Yup. Spoke tension was all over the place too. They've stayed true after I fixed that though. Struggling to remember it's a kids bike and not worth a massive effort, fancy new front wheel etc as it'll be outgrown before long but still. Very irritating.

have you tried the wheelbuilding thread? you might get more luck there.
what's the odds you can take the sticker of the hub and there'll be a brand underneath?

Thanks, have asked there as well. Will try to peel sticker off later!

https://wheelsmfg.com/products/hub-parts/all-cones.html?axle_manufacturer=6868

Any of these match the measurements of the old ones?

re. crank pedal thread repair - I called up condor, who initially said they don't have the tools, so couldn't help me.

They then got back to me to say seeing as they get asked every once in a while to do the helicoil repair they will get the tools in.. I'm hoping to drop it off with them today.

csb but if anyone needs the work done and doesn't want to post it to Highpath then it looks like Condor might be able to help you out!

Are angular bearings in a BB (bb86) a desirable thing, or just marketing?

Angular contact balls or rollers?

Depends if your frame is shit or not.

Angular contact balls or rollers?

"Enduro Angular Contact bearings are specifically designed for hubs and bottom brackets. In standard radial bearings, only 3 or 4 balls make contact during the load, at any given time. In Angular Contact bearings, ALL balls are engaged and spread the force over a larger surface area, to decrease friction, and minimize wear."

Depends if your frame is shit or not.

It's not shit on paper. But the current BB is clicking so maybe it is.

It's not shit on paper. But the current BB is clicking so maybe it is.

Oh I didn't know you'd bought a cannondale?

Quick google suggests Angular contact bearings are designed for applications which need to support both axial and radial forces like headsets which turn and also are subjected to force up the steerer when hitting bumps etc. Cranks will naturally have some radial force side to side but I would think its minimal in relation to the axial forces.

But I don't have a fucking clue what I'm talking about

Big up to Condor!