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I've now finally moved cross country. Rented a storage unit in the village to store my sisters stuff that's been living in the workshop.

So it begins...

^ What he said

The link just didn't give me too confidence in them as tandem hubs. I have Hope on a bunch of my bikes without any issues and maybe that link is just anecdotal evidence from one guy.
I think I'll just go with Deore for the time being. No point in buying a nice front hub, if I'm exchanging it for a dynamo soon anyway.

It's Denmark. Everyone has at least one cargo bike. And we're knee deep in cunts...

I've made mostly questionable decisions in my life, but selling my apartment in Copenhagen and moving to the edge of civilization is hopefully a good one.

The future bike shed. Didn't get any closer as the people currently living there are cunts.

One of the main priorities is getting the place heated, so an air to air heat pump is high on the shopping list. I've been doing plenty of reading on the subject, but still haven't decided on what to get.
As the cladding on the outside is looking a bit tattered in places, we might as well make sure the insulation is OK, when we replace it. A quick look suggested no vapour barrier and the cavities didn't exactly look stuffed with insulation.

Instead of working on the actual project tonight, I decided to assemble the combination woodworking machine I bought a few months ago.
Blades need sharpening and the safety features aren't really upto date. The slot mortiser is probably the feature that will earn it a spot in the shop.

My brother in law is a cabinet maker and I work as a carpenter. The workshop will be a dedicated woodshop for our joint business. When the house next door is mine, I'll build a dedicated workshop for bikes, so for the time being all my bike stuff goes into storage.

The plan is to build a separate shed for bikes that currently live in the garage part.
That frees up that space to move the junk that's stored in the other part out there. Then we'll begin building the workshop in the insulated part.
At some point within the next 6-9 months we'll acquire the house next door along with 2 decent sheds. They'll get turned into regular storage which will free up the garage.
When the garage is empty we'll do a concrete floor, insulate the walls and ceiling and put in an insulated garage door. Then the internal wall can be knocked down and we'll have the full space for the shop.

Current situation: 50-60 square meters divided into a garage/carport with gravel and an insulated, but unheated workshop that is mostly used for storage

I have a tendency to not keep my workshop tidy enough for my own liking. My brother in law has the same problem, so let's see what happens when we share a workspace...

Haven't decided on a case yet. His requirements are basically anything with a window and some sort of lighting on the front. My thought was that it would be neat if that light could be synced with his keyboard, mouse and headphones.

I have a 12 yo who's been going on about getting a RGB case for ages and for various reasons I've decided to surprise him with one. But I seem unable to find out if one exists that is compatible with Steelseries PrismSync. Does that exist?

Has anyone measured/built a Sputnik rim recently? Ryde lists the ERD as 600, SJS lists it as 602, but in the Q&A one of their employees says it's 607 (Same as Spa Cycles). https://leonard.io/edd/ has it listed as both 600 and 606 (I assume the CSS has the same dimensions as the regular version).

Anyone used Hope RS4 hubs on their tandem? I'm building a new set of 36/36 wheels with Sputniks. Been offered a Hope front for £30. As far as I can read on the interweb the rears might be dodgy (http://www.wildehobbs.plus.com/hopehub.htm), but the front might be ok?

I like CMT. Haven't had any issues with DeWalt (Extreme?) either.

It's a housing cooperative in Denmark. Having surveyors around would be very unusual. Usually you just have a sparky and a plumber look at the absolute basic stuff and then a 'valuar' to give an estimate of the value of whatever improvements have been made. But a large amount of drop ceilings in Danish apartments aren't made up to code. @Lolo will have two weeks after moving in to get it looked af and then he can claim money back from the seller as the board of the housing cooperative will withhold a large part of the cost of the apartment for around a month.

He's got a kid now, so not likely... Cute, little moneypits

I'll go ahead then. And if I just lose weight at the same speed my son gains it, it'll be ok for a while.

Where's the limit? I'm looking at building new wheels for the Trek posted a bit further up. It's on some tatty 36/36 Linus wheels atm and I was looking at building a set of 36/36 Sputnik/Novatec/Alpine III. 100 kg captain and 35 kg stoker plus a few bags on weekend trips.

Ace!

Picked this up today. Very good price, fits me and the kid and in great condition.

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