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Something that fits in clips for foot retention, and relatively minimal I guess? Usually black/dark and low rise

Does anyone else have stupidly wide feet?
Trying to find half-decent looking shoes/trainers and I’m in a hole of weird orthopaedic-looking things

It’s often all people can choose, so I don’t think that’s quite right. There’s very little diversity in builders in the UK, and we have one of the most centralised anti-competitive sectors in the west.

They’re also largely just representing their own interests, and responding to too many incentives for capturing land value uplift.

Makes me want to just watch Columbo again though to be fair

Poker face is pretty good

Natasha Lyonne (from Russian Doll) is a sort of Columbo character solving various murders if you’re into that kind of thing

My 700c variants measured 40mm wide when new, but the front is now 41mm (rear is still 40mm, weirdly).

On 19mm internal / 23mm external rims

Looks great 🔥

I've heard of the hub shell being stiff enough that the load from the drive side is transmitted through the hub to the non-drive side trailing spokes, but again, no idea if it makes much difference!

I'm pretty sure that's incorrect, but just on the drive side. I have no idea if it causes any real-world effect though?

The spokes with the heads on the outside have the most direct route to the rim and better connection at the hub (blue and red in that image), so on both sides they should be in tension under load (trailing, so pointing to the rear if you're looking at the spokes on the top of the hub).

(from here: https://thecritic.co.uk/were-all-trying-to-find-the-gove-who-did-this/)

Oh totally. This is them starting to see the writing on the wall, and it’s the best they can do — drop the overt neoliberalism and double down on culture wars. It’s satisfying to see them squirm, and hopefully in doing so they’ll allow the Overton window to move to the left quicker than it otherwise would have done.

It’s positive in that they’re fucked, but also labour might not be so trapped into a middling ‘sound money’ ‘growth before reduction in inequality’ set of policies.

Gove’s speech on modernising conservatism:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-the-tories-should-address-britains-future/

Some positive sounds on inequality and even solidarity, but, christ alive, there’s some absolute shit in there

housing must be a lot higher

Yeah, this really really really should have been one of the five

I ordered them back in summer direct from Berthoud. I think they only had the 40mm ones in stock in black at the time, and perhaps only a few pairs. I took a (bad) gamble trying to squeeze some larger than 32mm tyres under them, when I really needed the 50mm ones.

Hope they continue to make them in black because they look fantastic.

@MCamb the wheels are available now if you want?

@TheBonk – Since these are still in a box, that should be fine. Can you DM me your address and I'll work out postage?

45mm bluemels are available now too

@sodha has dibs on the brakes

@sacredhart has dibs on 45mm guards and wheels

Tatty old 35mm bluemels

SKS Bluemels 45mm

Paul racer brakes

Fixed/free wheelset

GB mudguards

700C/40mm Gilles Berthoud steel mudguards, matte black / long – SOLD
Can fit up to 32mm tyres, comes with stays and hardware — though I'm not sure if everything is actually in there. You can get the hardware separately if you need, here or here.

Paul racer brakes – £60 SOLD (lots of dibs on these already)
In a bit of a state, but would clean up nicely with a bit of effort

Fixed/free wheelset – Free GONE
32h front and rear, 700c / 622 BSD
Spacing is 100mm front, 120mm rear
A few years' use commuting, so the brake track on the front has seen a bit of wear. Still good for another few years though.

SKS Bluemels, 45mm black — GONE
Just sat around in a box for a few years, a couple of light scratches but otherwise fine. Comes with uncut stays, but no idea where I've put the hardware again (SKS link)

SKS Bluemels, 35mm matte black — Free
Really tatty after many years commuting, so on the off chance anyone needs them for a beater, here you go. (Needs hardware).

Collection from SE21

Well I enjoy it now, so frogs can suck it

Thanks all

Way over my head. Is Texas relevant!? (Please explain)