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Ah ok no worries, I'll pass. Thanks though.

As long as there's no play (rocking when front brake only is applied) and it still turns freely then it should be good. Tighten the stem cap bolt first, to get the bearings loaded correctly to get to this point, then the stem bolts to hold the bars straight.

Hello, is the rear mech from this bundle still available? And possibly the 10-speed shifter? If so what's your price inc. postage?
Thanks

I don't think you'll be getting the moving parts any closer together than that without overtightening things. Looks fine as is.

Man we're sharp on this stuff... Came to alert, already at least 4 people ahead of me.

Mmm-hmmm?

I'm afraid I'm out this time sadly, will certainly be keeping an eye on other planned rides though. Have a good one.

Great stuff. Are you planning a dead trendy rack and/or basket on that cool Surly fork? Got the braze-ons for it!

Absolutely, I agree - it can just sometimes seem that being one means you must be an awesome driver, so people might think that because they are a professional driver, whatever they do and their interpretation of the road must be correct.
Anyway, this morning's commute - crisp and chilly with a warming sun, excellent bus driver behind me up a hill, looking forward to ever lighter evening rides home.

I'm yet to be convinced that the term 'professional drivers' indicates anything at all in terms of skill/awareness/road craft/courtesy/general common sense when driving. Everyone on the road, cyclists included, is just a fallible bag of organs hopefully making good decisions most of the time. But that lorry - ha.

I'm now enjoying Motley Crue at work, thanks!

Also that Kona is great.

I have this maybe farfetched feeling that disc brakes doesnt leave the same amount of black dusty dirt on the bike as rim brakes does

Very true.

Subbed for bike builds, haven't tried out the music yet...
The Genesis with Jones bars is amazing, I remember it from a different thread.

Where would it be based? Any more details on the role(s)...? Sounds interesting. Thanks

Lush

Attending this year with my better half, deliberating between drop bars with 35mm knobblies, or a hardtail with 2.25". I think either would probably be OK...

Whatever it is, Benutzungspflicht is a marvellous word.

The crown race (lowest part of the headset) will need to be seated on the fork so he's probably talking about that, which would make sense to do at the same time.

Narrow/wide chainrings are very good, but the old one will be fine assuming it's not too worn, and chain/chainring/cassette are all of a similar age.

Cables - reuse if they aren't rusty/corroded etc, outers and inners can both degrade over time. Otherwise it's not a big expense to replace with new.

Baskets always get a nod from me. #basketlyfe

Fantastic. Sharing widely.

8 speed is fine for pootling around and even commuting/touring, if you're not aiming for blistering speed and use a suitable chainring - maybe a 40t if you can get up to 30t or 32t on the cassette. For sprucing, I'd just give it a blast/soak/wipe with GT-85 or similar, which should get most muck off it with a toothbrush & cloth approach. It doesn't look too grubby.

My thoughts as well

I like your FAQs. And the thread potential.

No...great writing as usual, I just struggle to believe it!

This forum throws up some mad stuff, across so many topics beyond bikes. Good stuff.