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Many (most?) 'cycling' gifts fall into the category of 'tat with a picture of a bike on'; there's only so many mugs, socks, notebooks etc. that I need, and I'm picky enough that I'd rather choose them myself. The range of stuff at https://www.cyclemiles.co.uk/ seems better than most, or there are va...

(reminded of this thread again by a reference elsewhere)

Any updates, Brucey? I think this is one of my favourite threads/bikes on this board. Does the bike live outside? I've had a quick skim of the beginning of the thread and couldn't find the answer.

Oops - I really should have double-checked the title! As an undergrad I must have consulted an earlier edition, but only own the 3rd myself; as you say, hopefully the 4th will see the light of day.

These Joseph Kuosac Brompton 'race tyres' have just arrived in stock at SJS:

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tyres-small ... nch-25349/

No idea what kind of ride they offer, mind - I can't imagine 25mm tyres on 16" wheels are going to be particularly comfy.

Just seen elsewhere; given how his _Cycling Science_ has been praised and discussed many a time on here, it seems appropriate to mark Prof. Wilson's passing:

http://news.mit.edu/2019/professor-emer ... es-91-0508

I couldn't find a contact number on a quick scan of their website; if you can post it here I'm happy to try giving them a ring and see if they're still going.

I saw those as well, and I think it's just the normal green duck that Carradice use - when new or freshly waxed it's really quite dark, and the photos look to have been taken in indifferent light, which won't help.

There's a fair number of historical threads on here, but they tend to be about specific queries and spread around the place a bit. Does the V-CC have a forum?

Ti is tricky to weld, and very sensitive to weld contamination. Where frames fail they tend fo go with some kind of fatigue fracture at a weld. Some of the better producers offer a lifetime warranty, but only for the first purchaser; of course if it goes after a decade or two, it's anyone's guess if...

For the sake of a couple of quid I'd try it out, but I personally wouldn't recommend it for a longer day ride. Against something slippery like a cycle jersey it's going to be moving around a fair bit, especially if (as I recall you do?) have a fairly low/flat-backed riding position; if it's got an a...

One of these: https://www.lakeland.co.uk/25597/Dry%3ASoon-Deluxe-3-Tier-Heated-Airer-and-Cover-Offer-Bundle ? We've got the smaller model at home and it's great; depending on how much you're drying you may want a dehumidifier as well, but I'd have thought that's still more eco-friendly than a tumble...

Interesting - I'd not realised that 'tester' had at one point had a negative connotation.

I'm probably being really dense (or possibly it doesn't show on the mobile site?), but I can't find the donation link - where should I be looking?

I don't pedal - the flapjack in my saddlebag is so dense, I just bend spacetime around it... (Am I doing this right?) I mean, to a certain kind of driver we're all 'bloody cyclists', but I think there is a particular culture - more common in some clubs than others - that is quite insular; the kind o...

IME Alpkit stuff is reasonable quality and decent VFM, and their customer service is supposed to be pretty good (I've never had to use it).