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Would you be able to get your preferred type of bars that would fit a quill stem? Last time I looked the choice seemed much more limited.

Can you file the jaws down so they're sharp enough to do the job? My ropey-looking pliers aren't a joy to use, but they work.

Were eBay interested in doing anything?

Did you cut the mudguards to fit or shape them? I cut holes in my aluminium guards so they'd fit in my forks, but I'm interested in how hard it is to shape them if I ever need to replace these ones.

Does that cover only the upper half of the chain? I thought they were for protecting your trousers more than the drive chain.

I thought they were called grommets. Do you mean it might be an issue as replacements aren't available? I wonder if there's something similar-enough out there.

A hinged clamp? https://images.app.goo.gl/bznNiyu5Rrecy34u7

A new BB every 6 months sounds like no fun. What kind is it? I've been riding the same sealed cartridge BB on my tourer for many years.

So many questions... A hammer in a plastic bag?

Can someone explain the need for massive tyres for city use? Is a 2.5" tyre not up to the job?

The Jandd duffel bag would be handy for me. Is there something like that available in the UK? I saw Carradice make one but it's quite a bit longer than I need. I prefer cotton duck over cordura. Maybe I could find something like it in an army surplus?

There must be something I've missed... Restaurants will gladly give you all the corks you want? And that would be more environmentally friendly than 3d printing something.

What do cobblers use? It looks like contact adhesive to me.

Car tyre sounds good. Maybe old bike tyres are more convenient and would work though? I don't have any experience of hot glue, would contact adhesive be better? The glue that I've seen cobblers use looks like contact adhesive. They also thoroughly rough up the surfaces before gluing.

Only 52 wears is pretty disappointing!

I turned some old jeans into riding shorts when they developed holes in the knees. Cutting the legs meant I had some extra fabric to make a patch to prevent the inevitable crotch hole. If you put a patch on before the original fabric thins, then you have a sacrificial wear patch that you can keep replacing. The patch I made was a rectangular strip and is hard to see when the shorts are being worn.

What are the three cables to the rear wheel for? One for the hub gear, one for the brake, what's the third one for?

Can you be smart with your box design and put some kind of slope towards a drainage slot along an inside perimeter? Presumably holding water in this area is the reason they rot. This might be a cheaper and more environmentally friendly option over the plastic coated ply. Do you have a place to park it where it can dry out quickly?

I had this problem as well, with large volume MTB tyres and a tiny pump no less so it was particularly disheartening to see it deflate.

The solution: flip your pump's valve to schrader and then use one of those little brass convertors to turn it back into presta. (Long term solution was getting a bigger pump as the micro ones take too long for big tyres).

Alu is better for the environment I assume? I can chuck my old rims in the local recycling centre or a scrappy will gladly take them. What do you do with your carbon stuff?

Hmm, I was thinking some kind of small, open-top box that only allows room for sitting. But at 30kg, I see the issue.

What a nice thing to get for your dog! Would a box instead of a flat bed encourage him to be a better passenger?

What era is the Panasonic frame? How straightforward / successful is converting frames to take disc brakes? Maybe there's a thread about that already somewhere.

Looks good. Do you chain the bikes up inside as well?

Looks awesome!

How much would compatible batteries be? One of the reviews mentions Halfords doesn't sell them.