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Doh, just bought Sapim Race for £24!

Cheers all, will take that advice in and go a hunting. Will see if Bethnal Green Library has the book too.

what brand do to recommend? Is it best to go for DT Comp double butted, or are there other prefered brands for riding fixed? Sapim ACI etc?

Brilliant service from Bens in Millwaukee, ordered some bits and asked about the spoke length as they build Deep Vs onto Dura Ace 110, and they gave the the required length - 276mm if anyone needs to know.

Ok, i have used the spoke calc posted by Tommy and this is my results.
Not sure if anyone else on here is running High flange Dura Ace on Deep Vs, in which case they may be able to confirm these measurements. In fact, do Deep Vs have 575mm inside diameter, when i measured, it was somewhere between this and 572mm?

Never built wheels before, hope to use the fantastic service offered by SBB.

I run 49/16 on my single speed, but i do have a 19 that i'm gonna try on the back, as in winter the knees take a hammering! But i find that a pretty good ratio, gonna run something lower on the Bridgstone when it's built though.

Cheers Jonny, guess you have 32s? Might call in Cavendish tonight or tomorrow.
BLB have a few in last time I looked in, so guess i could try them too.

Dura-ace track hubs. 36 hole i want.

Who does the best price on Deep V's? I would buy these, but only want a single rim with machine surface, and I want white really?

There's not a lot in there, but it is pristine, and the chaps are helpful even with my bad language skills. Could have spent a lot of money, but also didn't want to carry too much. The shop itself is in a out of way area, not much there at all, but it is very cool - if minimal.

Just got back from Tokyo last night after a very quick visit (2 days)!
Got to say a massive thanks to all who helped with advice before I went.
And amassive thanks you to the man Akio (or was it Masaki?) who opened the shop
for me early. I got a pair of 110mm Dura-ace hubs for £80 off them and some tires.

Also went to see Shingo at Sexon Pista, who has the coolest little shop. Didn't get chance to buy anything off him as I was not able to go back before I had to return.

All I can say is, can't wait to go back for a decent amount of time.

Sorry to hear about that fella... Always had more damage from ped accidents than any other, good luck with the recovery.

Quite the opposite, some of my favourite work was the Stella/Petersen ads from last year. Type is a tool to gain our attention and give us information. If it is done in a good way, like all advertising, it makes you buy the product. Having worked in the profession for over 10 years, I still love it when i see a really well designed piece of type.

The work of Alan Kitching is wondrous to the eye, i went to his retirement lecture at St Brides, and it was fantastic to hear him get all emotional as he talked back over his career.

I love typography.

I just head off to my local market stalls on Saturday morning and buy all my fruit and veg from them, Great fish monger there too, so buy 3 or 4 items off him then call in the butcher for some meats.
So much more taste than the super market stuff.

Just as good as Abel & Cole, and cheaper. Probably not Organic though?

Get Trickers, 'Made in England'!
I might pop into cyclefit, they are on the street behind me!

Yeah, bit of an odd spot is Skipton... Full of grannies during the day, then turns violent at night!
Still go back now and again, maybe once a year to see mate who didn't escape... why you would want to stay i don't know!

Eddie is now a stunt man, and Andy Ruffle is something to do with the Mobo awards?

Yup, Skipton North Yorkshire. Why, you know it well?

Yup, they are for use with spd's - but ony 2 bolt cleat fixing i think.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360021876&N=Adidas%20Cycling%20Cyclone%20Shoes

I remember going to see Andy Ruffle and the Mongoose team at the Ford Garage in my home town Skipton.
But was always a bigger fan of Eddie (the Flying Banana) Fiola - mate still has his yellow GT.

Sorry, but being a 'modernist' at heart, they do nothing for me.

Much prefer these, clean minimal style.

Found them... http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/id33704.html

My Gaerne shoes are humming from 2 years of on and off road use.
Can you get replacement insoles for cycle shoes?
Would like some of the Specialized BG ones if possible?

Sorted - Cheers for the reply Ant.

Anyone got an 18 tooth cog for a single speed, was gonna get one from on-one, but cannot find anything on the new site design! It's awful, not even got product pics?

Unless anyone can recommend sellers? Knees are too cold for turning 49 - 16, not so bad in spring/summer (yes it's getting near).

Ah, found them now... and there is a picture - ignore me, i'm a fool.

Didn't know if this should be in this section as it's not a SS or fixed part, so moderator, move if it is wrong, and apologies.

Just searching the Crank Bros site to see if i can find the size of the bearings used in Egg Beaters (wanna source better quality ones than those supplied in the rebuild kits) and it loads onto the MTB wheels they do, they look great, are they any good, dunno?

http://www.crankbrothers.com/wheel_design.php

Surely the obvious thing to do here is to take the bike back in a bike bag like below, that way they should just see it as a piece of luggage?