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Would you sell the 185mm rotor on its own for maybe £5 or so posted?

£5 says someone mentions carbon fibre within the first page of replies

Can I go with caesium? You’ll need good mudguards.

spread the word about this unscrupulous company, sticking to the facts. The facts appear to be that their terms and conditions are both legal and commonplace, and that they have done nothing untoward in this case. So, if you were “sticking to the facts”, on what basis would you “spread the word abo...

I believe that the next standard 700c width increment above 40mm is 47mm, perhaps you have to go to 650’s to get the required clearance but I don’t believe that 650 tyres are a common size whilst 700c’s are widely available. Plenty of 42 and 45mm tyres in 700c, along with a few stragglers in betwee...

To an extent, yes. My Genesis Vapour is sized for 38mm tyres on a 700c wheel. The diameter of a 650b wheel would allow a wider tyre, but the other area of constraint would be the bulge between the seat stays as Carlton green says. Looking at my current bike when it has 38s fitted, I doubt I would b...

I don’t know what the relative rolling diameters of both sets of tyres are but I’d be surprised if the bottom bracket didn’t sit a little lower with the new tyres - it’s probably not significant and circa 15 mm. Depends what tyres you use of course, but the design is underpinned by the principle of...

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velorog wrote:In the UK I am sufficiently familiar with the roads to be able to memorize the route .

You must have a brain - or memory capacity - the size of a planet.

Or just a memory that remembers shapes (such as junction layouts) easily.

Or just ride short routes

I’ve not used Android for a few years now but I used to sometimes use My Trails by Frogsparks. It has a bunch of options which let you reduce the battery usage. Back in 2012 I used it on a Sony Xperia Active for navigating and recording a 36-hour ride, during which I had to recharge it once from an ...

KM2 wrote:The split race and sealed bearing must match in angle, otherwise they won’t marry together properly.

But assuming you buy a headset and don’t then start swapping parts with other headsets, that won’t be an issue.

We don't know what you mean. Well, *you* might not ;) It’s not just integrated headsets that come with split races (they’re not races, but everyone calls them races nonetheless); that component is basically independent of headset type anyway. Some headsets do come with split races but it’s hard to ...

I wouldn't remove it. It's been designed to be there, and an open end is common because a closed gusset creates a stress riser which can eventually cause the tube to crease. Open gussets do tend to harbour a little rust, yes. But if you want to avoid that then, as above, rather than file the gusset ...

I would get a refund, buy from elsewhere then send them a demand for the additional cost you have had to pay to obtain the frame if above £800. Whatever the contractual status beforehand, that'd be a futile demand. Still… news to me, but the pertinent bit from the CAB site: Depending on the company...

Trikeyohreilly wrote:They say Surly have put the price up to £999.

That's their problem. They sold you one for £800. If they took your money then the contract exists and you've fulfilled your obligations under it.

(IANAL)

Yeah, of course, it’s a regular polygon. But what I meant was that whatever the OP’s measured, it’s probably not the PCD.

Let's take one of your examples, the 24t sprocket. 97.7mm is about 3.85". 24t is 24 1/2" links, so the circumference is (approximately*) 12". 12" divided by 3.85" is… ;) * NB for bonus detail, you need to measure the pitch circle diameter (PCD), and that's not quite what you...