Any question answered...

What sort of brake lever, and which bit do you want coloured?

For flat bars, not too fussed on coverage just want to explore non-black/silver options :)

You can get DiaCompe Tech 3/4 in a few basic anodised colours, if "non-black/silver" is so important that you're prepared to accept horrible levers in horrible colours
https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/components-c9/brakes-c56/tech-3-mx121-bmx-brake-lever-p11943
https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/components-c9/brakes-c56/tech-4-mx123-bmx-brake-lever-p11944

Cheers (Y)

Is there any shop that sells inner tube patches in higher quantities? Like 100 patches for 10€

Try Aliexpress

I noticed the other day when freewheeling without being clipped into the pedals that the drivetrain is turning of its own accord, like a fixed gear. Is that likely to be the freehub causing that? Or something else?

What rear wheel/hub is it? My Powertap hub was doing this, turns out that I had been clamping the QR far too tight and due to the Powertap assembly, this was restricting the freehub from spinning...

Good call, will look it up!

It's a Zipp 303. I had tried loosening the QR but it didn't seem to help. I only did it a fraction so I guess it's worth going a fraction more

is anyone here any good at python?

I use it, but I'm not exactly the greatest expert...

Have you built modules for use by some-one else?

if so, you'll count as good in my book.

I know the parrot sketch off by heart but I'm no expert.

I have made a utils module that can be installed in my venv via pip - mostly for my own use, so I can import it as a 'utils' package at the beginning of any file and use the functions in there without having to worry about paths etc. Is that the kind of thing you're talking about?

It's a Zipp 303. I had tried loosening the QR but it didn't seem to help. I only did it a fraction so I guess it's worth going a fraction more

Ah, shit Zipp rear hubs. They have a preload adjustment ring, which you can loosen off with a 2.5mm allen key, and then rotate to adjust the preload. If it's anything like my Zipp hubs, you'll have a choice between (1) loose, so the rim wobbles from side to side; or (2) tight, so you get rampant freehub drag. That's why I've already replaced three Zipp rear hubs with less shit replacements - Tune, DT180S, Hope.

Mine are the 2016 version with, what I think, is the 17/177 hubs that don't have preload adjustment. I've cleaned the freehubs and replaced the easy to replace bearing last year (and barely ridden them since), so I assumed that the other bearing(s) might need replacing too

Whats the reach of the Etap HRD hoods like compared to Shimano Di2 Hydro?

I know this may encourage 'depends on' answers but on a standard ish M/L 54-56 road bike, would a 104 link chain be unusable on any particular set ups? Any it would/should be fine on?

Cheers

Depends.

(Weeps, half in amusement half in anguish, into tea)

depends

Insert dependencies at http://www.machinehead-software.co.uk/bike/chain_length/chainlengthcalc.html

104 links will do 53/28 on a dérailleur bike as long as the chainstay length is <388mm

Many thanks - very useful

And what KMC 11sp chain is this (ie which model?)
X11 obviously the speed
The stamps on the quick/speed link obviously specific to that but also
"XXSP" and "5 L"

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X11SL?
That has cut outs actually.
X11-93?

yeah, possibly/likely just that '5' is deffo a '5' rather than an 'S' (well at least it certainly looks like it)