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My wholesaler has it at £5.95 a kilo, so that seems reasonable.

Newandusedlaptops4u on eBay was one dealer who was recommended on here when I last asked; so far I'm happy with the X230 I bought (about £300 with an SSD, lots of RAM, and a 2-year warranty).

My semi-local wholesaler finally had everything I was thinking of ordering in stock, so should have a variety of 00 flours to try out, as well as Napoli chip fior di latte, San Marzano, friarelli, and fennel sausage arriving in the next day or two.

Interesting, ta. There were times that no-hands riding might have been handy, but thankfully it's still possible to peel a banana/open a bottle whilst steering one-handed, in order to keep one's passengers fed and watered...

My big pink cargo can be ridden no-hands

That's impressive - I was under the impression that no-hands was a no-no with any steering linkage. I only tried it the once on my bakfiets; never again...

Also, how many 7'2" bike thieves can there be in London's famous London?

I like to think that, as in religious doctrinal schisms, this is going to lead to militant sects of 'old rite astrology' believers.

(I've since acquired a Nelson, a Camper, some Super C panniers and a bar bag, which would lend credence to @withered_preacher's 'gateway drug' theory...)

The metal bits on top of the bag - for the strapping on of your rain cape.

When I got my Barley I also ordered some extra leather straps to use on the cape loops, but didn't check the measurements, and ended up with some long (50cm?) ones. This means that I can strap a jacket to the top and still have enough strap hanging loose that I can run the tail end to the bag's buckles as a kind of poor man's longflap. I wouldn't want to do it in bad weather or with lots of small items, but I've managed to over-stuff the bag and carry a surprisingly large amount of crap that way.

I've got one; it was cheap, and it's lasted fine for a couple of years of commuting duty. From what I can tell they're decent bang/buck; if you want ultimate durability, then Tubus is the way to go.

^ Good Life Thread not GCT, surely?

Sounds like my Camper is the one to take with me on the trails then...

(I suppose anything with a suitable cover/scabbard will look suitably like a tool rather than an offensive weapon, though I like the idea of a grass hook sticking out of the saddlebag for that pint-sized grim reaper effect - am guessing it would greatly cut down on close passes...)

What's people's favourite tool for clearing Sustrans paths and the like (so brambles, nettles, lianas, tropical forest, etc.)? Bonus points if it won't immediately attract the Old Bill when strapped on top of a Carradice (on which point I'm guessing machetes are suboptimal).

AIUI rotor rattle is pretty standard across Miyota movements, but my Everest only does it occasionally (or if I really try to spin it). I don't mind it - it's infrequent enough that I can just enjoy it as a quirk.

The perforated Ooni one is meant to be great, but I've found my combo of bamboo peel for topping and getting in the oven and aluminium for turning and removal works well - you want something that's thin enough to easily get under the base.

Not necessarily; mine didn't. I got one on eBay that arrived within a couple of days - this one looks similar, and supposedly has a London-based seller, so @sodha might be able to message them and ask? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pizza-Paddle-Peel-Bakers-BBQ-Oven-Restaurant-Wooden-Handle-66CM-kitchen-UK/133451367462
Otherwise give Nisbets a ring?

What are people doing to the cranks - just cross-threading/installing the wrong pedal?

Yeah, but the Audax Mk 4 is disk only, isn't it, and pretty much all of their models now default to disk don't they? Given how vociferous he was about their effect on front forks, that's quite the turnaround.

Yet another sign that the end times are upon us - Robin Thorn making a disk-braked audax bike...

(Would totally, obviously.)

Beautiful!

Noodly as all feck though? A FOAF's a mechanic who was presented with a Ti frame to build up; as the client then made weird choices like deep carbon rims with Marathon+ (!), it ended up being >9kg and quite unpleasant to ride.

Pack of crayons and a b/w print, just like we had to uphill both ways when we were young 'uns. (I probably still left pieces all over the place, mind...)

I've had a Samsung b/w laser for well over a decade now, and it's still trucking along fine - have bought new toner maybe twice in that time?

This Which page suggests that if you've got proof of postage back, they need to refund you within 14 days of the date of posting; presumably their inability to get to a sorting office is their problem, not yours?
https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-contracts-regulations#cancelling-goods-and-services

Edit - the text you want to quote at them is regulation 34 para 5 of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013:

(5) If the contract is a sales contract and the trader has not offered to collect the goods, the time [for a refund] is the end of 14 days after

(a)the day on which the trader receives the goods back, or
(b)if earlier, the day on which the consumer supplies evidence of having sent the goods back.

Trading standards?

I was going to use my cast iron skillet, but hadn't really thought about how how the handles could get. Nisbets look to be selling sizzler pans for under six quid, so might go for that (they're all out of their cheap IR thermometers, boo!).