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reminder for everyone to get their teeth serviced just as frequent as their bike

I hate the dentists nearly as much as I love doing my own bike maintenance so I'm with @bigshape on this one.

In other news, the Ultra Di2 shifters I bought for £49.99 from Wiggle/Evans eBay arrived. Intrigued by whether I would ever use them on my Stayer, instead of the hydro levers I'm used to. Obviously they're a lot smaller, but I'd also have to swap to cable discs and currently the cons outweighs the pros slightly. A big pro is I will be able to finally left shift in the cold, which currently is almost impossible below 0 degrees due to Raynaud's.
I think they will stay in the parts bin for a bit before I either find a bike for them to go on, or flog them. No loss either way.

Really? I haven't shown the bit by the chainring where the links are stuck together on a curve....
I will have a go at it and report back.

No, I don't neglect my bikes at all, promise...
The chain on the Cotic is 100% toast though - blame a mix of grit salt, rain last weekend, forgetting to clean it for a bit, lack of lube...
Contemplating whether I ought to sort it or just go through with my semi-realised plans to sell it and put that money into my Rockhopper instead.

Hiya mate!!! Your parts bin is gradually becoming my parts bin. I’ll message you!

Ah no! Thank you though

Dredgesaurus Rex, these bars still available?

I hope so. It’s a bit of a raw deal for Mike and Co as they’re basically the customer service rep for bad manufacturing.

Ah but that’s because they’re aluminium though! And so also pretty damn brittle. Let me know how it goes as I found them unnerving. Mike has refunded me for them anyway which is very good of him - feel sorry for him and all the GB dealers!

That feels like a horrendous bodge - and surely it would deform and squeeze the guard locally but not throughout their length?
Bad engineering and machining treated as a solution IMO. Glad I steered clear.

The WTB Exposures come in 700x36, which might be worth a look? A very decent tire, though get the durable casing if possible.

That’s quick for Stayer! Took them three weeks to ship mine last time.

In Sam's defence, I think his hand is now not broken anymore. 🙃

Contemplative cries are the best. Yay you!! Just in time for the weekend and to agonise over another part of the build...

What of the BB issue? Hopefully no threads stripped/hearts broken

Bought some - this will be useful for when I want to emulate @Hulsroy or Chapman Cycles' builds in the future.

Elite level reference achieved.

Huh, interesting, thanks all - I can never keep up with these.

Isn't this Wiggle, not Evans?

Dreamy.

I hope you will, when is it???? I have been very removed from Jackets proceedings recently.
Unfortunately sometimes parents evenings/open evenings/general shenanigans mean that 8 pm departs are a reality!! Thankfully Warwickshire is pretty nice to ride around at night.

Depends on the budget, but Ryan Builds Wheels' 'Club' range starts at £410 and would probably be as good, if not better, than off-the-shelf and with the possibility of custom options too if needed.
Alternatively Stayer Gravalloys at £500+ but usually come with DT Swiss Hubs as standard, so pretty excellent.
The DT 1400/1600/1800 are good, as I understand it same hubs, heavier weights (1400/1600/1800g) per wheelset.

Surely the best thing about doing a fake commute is....rush hour traffic is optional. Good on you for getting out, the 7:15 am club is handing out jackets (I'm a member).

How tight? Bluemels are reasonably good at being squeezed into gaps, or if you don't mind spending a bit more, Velo Orange/Honjo metal guards can be massaged and shaped to work around tight corners under the fork crown and so forth. See some of the previous posts for ideas!

Mudguard chats have the tendency to do that.
Also, intriguing how background blur tends to get rid of wheel spokes....

More images.