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That looks pretty great. What are the improved bits?

I'm trying to utfs but am not having a lot of luck, I might be using the wrong keywords:

What are my options in terms of having a USB out somewhere around my cockpit / top cap, to charge a phone / garmin?

Re my message above, I’ve asked my LBS who seems to say SP hubs out of their two year warranty period might as well go straight to the bin.

Hey cheers, I've just updated the above to reflect something critically missing from the post: I want to go from 2x to 1x!

So I'm trying to substitute this very nice but very heavy Tiagra, 2x, 10-speed crankset – with something lighter, more in fashion, as in 1x.

• Ideally I wouldn't need to change the BB fitted to my frame.
  
• Ideally, fitting one of @t0-ster's 110 BCD chainrings :)
  
• Ideally, in the EU so no faff with customs.
  
  

Thank you!

Meant to say thank you to you all for your replies to my battery question a week or so ago. I'm scheduled to go check on it in a week's time, after about a month sitting there. Fingers crossed, and all that!
On portable jump / battery packs, should that be needed because the Kangoo emptied its battery – would they be fine staying in the car, i.e. would they hold the charge better?

Has anyone ever seen a hub properly dragging when the lights are on, as in noticeably? Got this SP PD-8 that is definitely not right, whereas I've never really felt the couple of watts or so lost to the magnets.

How would you all describe wild camping around there, on a scale from no-no to very-common?

So, I’ve got a Kangoo mk1 (fits all the bikes!) for the occasional trips to the mountains, but it won’t be used much. It will mostly be sitting in an underground car park, and I worry about what will happen when I come to pick it up every ~6-8 weeks. Notably, to the battery and the tyres. Might get a bit cold this close to the Alps.

I’ve seen battery chargers, jump starters, folks who recommend to unplug the battery… but I’m very non-knowledgeable about cars and unsure what I should do. What would you all recommend?

Update on this:

• Reached to Saucony, who asked to get in touch with the reseller first.
  
• Did that, and after minimal arguing was told to bring the shoes back to the store to get a voucher worth 50% of the purchase price.
  
• Did that, and after minimal arguing was told that it would fall under the one-year manufacturer warranty and that i would be reimbursed 100% of the purchase price.
  
  

So bought myself a pair of On Cloudmonster instead, for 30€ extra!

Polo people recommend Plattenladen Kollektiv in Neukölln. It’s a DIY very friendly, donations-based based workshop with everything you might need. http://plattenladenkollektiv.de/

Cheers for the links and the thoughts 🙏

The practical answer might lie in using and abusing the free returns policy… (thanks, EU)

Here’s one that has got me stumped:
What’s an acceptable, daily-wear strap for a vintage 1675-type GMT with a Pepsi insert?

I’ve seen lovely suede, pastel, or light leather ideas for 1601s / Datejusts ; I can get my head round the black-insert GMTs which, to me, work well on two-stitch dark leather… but the things I see on google image for the Pepsi all feel off.

How thick is the quartz version?

Thanks all. Yes, Saucony Ride 15s, with 800km on the dial. They still look great aside from this tear, including the sole. It would feel really wasteful to bin them and not use them as daily walking shoes — can’t have my socks hanging out the front of them though!

Is this pair of shoes toast? And if not, how can I mend it?

(I did resist the spiteful temptation of a Döner kebab and beer on the way home though)

Family are away this week, 24 hours a day to myself these days, and really no excuse to… not go out there and do something a bit longer. So I set my sights on this 48k full Moon marathon, don’t really tell anyone and plan to turn up cash in hand, kind up and get round, thus conjuring having not run this milestone distance before.

Careful with nutrition over the last couple days, timed the number twos today, clock off work early and head to the start line. A lot of stress for 30 minutes as I look for the registration desk on this sports campus, thinking crap crap I did not need that anxiety before a long distance, I’m going to exhaust myself and fail later and bonk and it will be dark, etc.

Turns out the event is not today. And I don’t think I can actually line up tomorrow. Sad trumpet noise…

Nice

I’ve messaged you, I’m super keen :)

I’ve listed it for 150€ on Kleinanzeigen— happy to let it go to someone on here for 125€. Need the money for the bigger size, maybe one with pedals!

Anyone looking for a banging Laufrad for a 1-2yo? Excuse the non-drive side picture.

Me and the kid are out, I can’t risk the weather + bike polo winterliga finals this afternoon :)
Looking forward to an LFGSS Stammtisch / compass drinks?

We still aiming for riding out around 2pm from the Hermannplatz?

Yes mate, PM-ing you my phone number