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Definite yes to a peel - I have a bamboo one for putting the pizzas in (less likely to stick), and an aluminium one for turning/removal. Lidl were doing cheap alu peels last week, but I got mine from eBay for a tenner or so. For fuel I got a box of hardwood logs (ash and oak) delivered for £20 or so - sawed them in half, then split them to kindling size with a hatchet. When using charcoal I get it going in a chimney starter, then tip it into the Karu's grate to heat the oven, then add wood on top just before I put a pizza on. I wouldn't bother with a thermometer for pizza - just preheat it for 20 minutes and whack some wood on before each pizza and you'll be good. At some point I may get the gas attachment, but whilst tending the fire is more work, it's also part of the appeal.

Nice clue - until the second one, I was stuck on Shakespeare and Caesar...

Wtf is going on with that seat tube? The fietsersbond review I found said it's a bit flexy to ride and the stand isn't the greatest.

Quote the sale of goods act at them? IIRC they have to last a reasonable lengthy of time to be fit for purpose; I think 2 years minimum is the presumption for expensive things like white goods.

So my cheap dynohub and a spokey arrived from Rose Bikes, and now I need to set about trying to build it up into a wheel. Currently there's an Araya PX-45 on there, which seems to be no longer available, but it's a trad-looking box section rim; as my current wheel has done a couple of thousand km, I'm not sure it's worth reusing. I would like to continue using the 35mm Hyper Voyagers I've got on there, as they're comfy and reasonably fast for a touring tyre; what cheapish rims (36h) would folks recommend? This would be for day rides/light rough-stuffing rather than loaded touring. Kinlin ADHN are supposedly ~500g, Exal lx17 a bit more, and then you seem to be into heavy touring rims - Sputniks and the like. TB14s look nice but pricey.

Right; as an Instant Google Expert it looks like 90mm spacing was MTB U-brake specific.

(Despite the faff it looks like an awesome biek - Dave Yates + Tandem = much jealous!)

As far as I'm aware, you can - I don't think Weinmann made a different version for direct mount. With the stirrup removed, the pivot bolts should have enough thread left to screw into a boss. I don't know what the boss spacing should be, but I can measure my (crown-mounted) ones to figure out what it is likely to be?

Would a pair of Weinmann centrepulls work? Available for about twenty of your English pounds on eBay. Second-hand MAFACs will be more, as they attract the Compass Cycles randonneuring tax, but last I looked you could get a used but workable pair for about fifty quid.

No, I'm with you here - with its baller swagger it's pushed through awful and leveled up.

David Cameron will be rubbing his hands...

What kind of thing are you looking for? I think Walz caps are non-sweatshop US-made; otherwise there's various small makers on Etsy. And I believe LFGSS's own @TheBonk makes caps for sale?

^ I know that's a render, but what's going on with the crown there? If it's got a nail nick like that, I guess it's not a screw-down?

Looks good!

Guess the next batch will come with the summer caps.

Assuming the population is 120,000, that's about a 3.4% mortality rate.

Interesting piece about that airframe and its use in aerial surveying here: https://www.avbuyer.com/articles/special-missions-aircraft/kavel-10-smart-surveying-next-generation-surveying-112469

At that price (incl shipping!) I'd be kinda surprised if it had pneumatic tyres, never mind hub bearings. OTOH, you never know...

(I really want a Carry Freedom, but while I've got a bakfiets it seems a bit superfluous.)

I'd be interested to see what the relative turnover was between SJS (the physical shop), SJS (mail order), and Thorn Cycles; AIUI the reason (at least initially?) they have such a wide range of obscure stuff is that they're retrogrouchy cycle touring specialists at heart, and serve a similar clientele.* Spa Cycles fills a similar niche, albeit on a slightly smaller scale (and with added Yorkshire customer service...); I doubt there's the profit in it for it to be worth a big player's while.

*(Which, given the trad CTC member's aversion to spending money, would not seem like an immediate road to riches - IMO the 'Bandits of Bridgwater' nickname says as much about their customers as it does about SJS...)

Ha, my mistake - thought the LX ones on there were disc not rim! Should have bought one of those dirt cheap disc 3D3x ones you had on there a while back...

Cool, ta - might look into getting one of SJS's sale 2.4W disc hubs for the OH's commuter then.
Was going to try and make this dynowheel my first go at building my own, so am probably overthinking it slightly!

Yeah, was looking for 36h as I'm not lightweight, otherwise would just have got the cheap 3n72 from Spa (though I guess for non-touring use 32h might be ok?).

Which lights are you using on the 2.4w? I know people (used to) warn about dimmer lights, but then why are the latest hubs being released in 1.5w versions?

(Forgot there was a specific hub chat thread, sorry...)

I know you said the arms aren't ideal, but the Ikea Ekenäset's basically the same as that Dunelm chair. There's now a matching footstool available; the combo would give you change from £300.

My Bakfiets has a nurse's lock and I use a BFO Abus chain; have never had a problem in Cambridge (or the West Mids, but biek-thievery-wise Cambridge is closer to London's famous London). The nice thing about cargo bikes is that an extra few kilos of lock doesn't really make a difference, and they can just rattle around in the bottom of the box until required...

Shimano have stopped making posh ('sport series') rim-brake dynamos, right? Looks like the DH-3N72 / DH-3N80 hubs are out of stock most places.

Used 1% diastasic malt; not sure whether it made much difference in a sourdough, but it looks good. Need to work on my shaping - it's got good rise in the middle, but the ends seem to have spread outwards a bit. Good crumb, though. Still not 100% convinced by the iron cloche - it gives good colour, but not as thick and crusty a result as in a cast iron casserole. Still early days though - need more practice.

Also, has anyone found 1kg round cane bannetons in stock anywhere? Want to see if I get better results from a boule than from my wonky batards.