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If a 380mm axle to crown fork was specced with an external lower cup bearing, would the geo be the same with a 368mm fork and an internal lower bearing
Wrong way around. 380mm fork with a ZS lower will be about the same as a 368mm fork with an EC lower.
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Quite tempted as I’m going to do some tts this year but wonder if I’ll look like a bellend wearing this on a road bike…
You'll look fine, but you won't be eligible for the road bike class in that helmet.
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Which is the mamil edition of the 585?
Optimum
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Or put it on once it's all connected up?
Smear a thin layer on the part of the plug which ends up inside the junction box to seal it against water ingress. You don't need to be too fussy because electrical connections will eject any surplus as you plug them in and make metal to metal contact. If you're too liberal you can end up applying hydraulic pressure to sealed boxes as you insert connectors, so don't go mad🙂
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I vaguely recall the headset was proprietary
"Proper" 585/585Ultra uses a standard headset, proprietary Headfit adjuster is on the 585 Optimum, 586 and 595. Replacement bearings seem to be readily available. It's obvious which is which as the Headfit collar/bearing cover is splined for an HT2 style BB tool for adjustment.
ETA: From the catalogues, it looks like the final year (2010) 585 Origin also got the Headfit
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is there any real benefit to use, for example, one of these:
Only if you want to add a lot of distortion in the analogue path 🙂 You might hear the difference between a good DAC and a basic dongle, but if you were that fussy you wouldn't be using Bluetooth
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blob of vaseline
Use proper silicone based dielectric grease unless you're sure that the plastic and rubber parts are safe with petroleum based lubricants.
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when in big big combo, the chain rubs on the front mech
Well, don't do that then.
old campag veloce
You mean the one they designed when Campag didn't make a sprocket bigger than 29T? I think you can see where I'm going with this...
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straight 44mm head tube. And a 1 1/8th hylix carbon fork
You need ZS44 both ends (i.e. ZS44/28.6 upper and ZS44/30 lower), or an adapter crown to fit a 1⅛" steerer in an EC44/40 lower if you want the extra stack of an external cup lower bearing, or the rare chimera EC44/30 lower assembly.
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Is there anywhere I can buy 5l of hydrogen peroxide liquid 9 or 12 percent?
#tester_approved chemical supplier https://sourcechemicals.com/search.php?search=hydrogen+peroxide has both concentrations
Supplier of round objects to the forum
https://grafixbyjorj.co.uk/