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ok, how about drag or roughness on the little saddle the cable pivots round under the bb shell. Sorry I don't know the name of this. Maybe some crud or tar spot on this?

I'm not sure about this, but I think I remember that a rear mech I set up once had two options for connecting the inner cable to the pinch bolt. one way for 7/8 speed and a slightly different way for nine speed. Perhaps one was over the pinch bolt and one was under. It might be worth trying to get the tech doc off the interweb and checking...... Or this might be a load of old nonsense, in which case apologies and someone shoot me down quick!

+1 to the jumbo ones. They have a bit more texture and are less slimey than Quaker style rolled oats.

I use horlicks lite instead of powdered milk. As its sweet you don't need to carry sugar and milk powder.I know its not your question, but a spoonful added to jumbo oats, nuts, dried and normal fruit makes a really tasty energy dense breakfast (meusli) when camping. Mix it all up dry then just squirt in some water from your drinking bottle.

local library?

I can't help with using the capitaine site, but did take our bikes on the regional train (ter?)from Caen towards Paris last summer. We didn't go as far as Paris. No problem booking at the station,no need for bags or boxes,and plenty of space for maybe 8 bikes on the train. TGV is a different kettle of fish though, there are various threads on here talking about travelling on them!
Happy hols whichever one you use.

Ha, fair call. probably more than 200g a tyre,which is a good weight gain.

I've put an ebay picasia carbon fork on my 90's rockhopper. I really like it. Been riding it for 6-7 months now, so a bit early to comment on longevity, but it has certainly made a noticeable difference to the weight of the front end unloaded. I don't use front rack or front panniers either. Seems a bit more compliant off road too. Also use 1.5" randonneur pros, highly recommended.

+1 for the bike shop in Rhayader.(clive powell I think). Helped me out with emergency rim tape last year. Very reasonable price and jumped me up the queue to get me on my way. Lovely area too.

How about Vittoria randonneur pro's? I've been running a pair for about 18 months for general utility riding and a couple of tours. They have been gentle off-roading on tracks, gravel and singletrack, but don't really have enough tread for slippery stuff. Touch wood, no visitations as yet. Seem light and quick in 26 x 1.5". Won't break the bank either, keep an eye out on P-X.

Possibly not the sort of thing you are looking for but carbon cycles have a good range of forks, in guess what.... carbon. Also worth looking at picasia,who is an ebay seller in Taiwan. I bought a carbon fork from them, good fork and service. They also sell alloy forks.
When I did this to my rockhopper, I did find a suspension corrected Surly fork that would have fitted. HTH

Had similar symptoms last year. It was very hard to pin down exactly where the creak was coming from.... Anyway, when I finally removed the UN55 bottom bracket it was easy to spot the discolouration caused by some water having worked its way in from the NDS. Liberal use of copper slip has returned it to normal silent behaviour. You didn't say what type of bb you have, but might it be worth a try?
Just re read OP, as it occurs when the cranks aren't being turned, I think my suggestion is unlikely to be relevant.

Bournemouth airport seem to have it in for us cyclists. I had my small cable lock taken from me at security, presumably they thought I could use it to garotte the pilot. Meanwhile they ignored my belt, shoelaces, daysack straps and countless other passengers with thin leather hand bag straps. As our American cousins might say " go figure ". So you've been warned, pack those cables in with your bike!

£5 spoke wrench. Google spokey. I think I'm correct to say that everything else can be made from old tools and scrap wood bits and pieces you may have stored in your shed. Musson's book gives instructions for making a wheel building stand, but plenty of people just turn their bike frame upside down and use that. Also highly recommend this book. Now built 4 wheels. All fine in use.

On a campsite next to one of the big lakes in Kenya, maybe Naivasha. Woken after dark by the sound of tearing grass, grazing style. Peered out, could just make out the shape of two hippos attracted out of the lake by the irrigated grass. Found out the next morning that a camper had been trampled and killed the year before when a car returned late and the headlights spooked the hippos, which took the most direct route back to the lake! Don't know if the last bit was true, but I was glad I wasn't aware of it that night! Interesting and frightening to see them so close though.