Any question answered...

They're wank...

...but i like them (the green ones that is)

They haven't changed much since the late 80s. I'd wear black vans only back then (or boots/suede shoes). I hated white trainers - too mainstream.

black vans are the best.

were you known as black van man?

No, they called me gay.

Do i have to buy Swiss Stop pads and shoes, or will the pads fit into old Shimano/SRAM shoes?

how difficult would it be to solder together an amp from this schem?
http://www.drtube.com/schematics/fender/champ-5c1-schem.gif

Do i have to buy Swiss Stop pads and shoes, or will the pads fit into old Shimano/SRAM shoes?

Question 2- recommend decent but cheap aero/bladed spokes?

Do i have to buy Swiss Stop pads and shoes, or will the pads fit into old Shimano/SRAM shoes?

Depends on the shoe, but I think you can get pads that fit shimano shoes. Thats what my road bike has

how difficult would it be to solder together an amp from this schem?
http://www.drtube.com/schematics/fender/champ-5c1-schem.gif

Depends do you know what you are doing?

i can solder well enough, but i've never built anything audio related except for a radio when i was about 10.

there's only about 20 parts though, and i've only ever looked inside and done minor fixes on modern amps - what do you mount all the components to?

Question 2- recommend decent but cheap aero/bladed spokes?

DT Aerolite ~£70/20
Sapim CX-Ray ~£50/20

Therefore, CX-Rays are cheap.

i can solder well enough, but i've never built anything audio related except for a radio when i was about 10.

there's only about 20 parts though, and i've only ever looked inside and done minor fixes on modern amps - what do you mount all the components to?

Circuit board

http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/boards.htm

could i not just use stripboard though?
or just plain board, and wire each component point to point with some copper stereo wire?
apologies if i'm being stupid.

Depends on the shoe, but I think you can get pads that fit shimano shoes. Thats what my road bike has

ok, specifically can you put Swiss Stop Yellow pads into SRAM Force brake shoes?

Anyone done this?

I have put swiss stop black into rival brake shoes, which doesn't answer your question at all.

I'm prepared to bet that both pads and shoes are the same.

I shall put my money where my mouth is, and buy two sets of yellow pads and one set of green pads'n'shoes.

Yellows can go in the Force shoes.

Fingers crossed.

Buy Koolstop, cheaper but just as good.

Too late

rubbish.

Tell that to Wiggle

Any of them fancy carbon dedicated pads which would fit Campagnolo Deltas? :-)

new to single speed.

What do you think of this - http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/bike-raleigh-single-speed-racer/76663680 ??

Add another hundred and you can build it yourself based on a nicer frame with the actual decals telling you what tubing it was made from.
Each to their own.