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I've always been a cream on top person, but when I lived in Cornwall I had it impressed upon me in no uncertain terms that this was the one true way; lesser types (i.e. Devonians) put jam on top because they're ashamed of their cream and want to hide it...

I think the B&M lights come with bare wire ends, which you can just wrap round the dynamo terminals. It's possibly marginally less reliable than soldering spades and heat shrink, but it requires little fettling, and if it ever goes you just strip a bit of the wiring back and reconnect it.

Guess those Dugasts are the widest latex tubes available? I could be half tempted to try them on fast touring tyres like hypers or marathon supremes; I guess above 35mm people are using road tubeless?

Ooh, ta - will look into that. I've got a Carradice City Folder for when I need to go away overnight/bring the kitchen sink, but I reckoned something a little less chunky might be helpful. I thought about getting a game bag, but lovely though they are, they're not three times as lovely as a Stockport...

Yeah, just turn up and stick your bikes in the doorway - even on the express trains to Brum I've never had an issue.

Banging watch; crime against scones in the background there #jamfirst4eva

No, this one's an automatic - I don't think they were doing the jump hands when I bought this.

Boo to Brompton, but good to hear about the replacements!

@R.hobbs any word on if Brompton are going to start selling the front carrier frames again? Thinking about getting a Carradice Stockport, but don't have a spare frame.

Why so negative?

Such a good watch. I went for my oldest watch today, another Swiss design classic.

Senate, see it*, sorted.†

*where 'it' is a map that shows suitable green space near the clue in question.
†hey, you know who else likes sorting things? Librarians, that's who. (UDC 629.1:93 represent!)

That's a pity - their bibs are usually decent (at least the mid-range ones).

If you're spending under £250 (edit - not £25!), you're almost certainly going to be better off trying to buy something second-hand in the classifieds here. Looking at the photo of the headset it's not sealed in any meaningful way; if the hubs are similar, then the first week of wet weather the bike sees will probably start to trash components, and once they (and the chainset, sprockets, etc.) have gone, you're probably looking at the cost of the bike again in parts and labour to fix it up.

Interesting, ta.

Strong.

Is that a repair to a broken frame, or something else?

Interesting - had never heard of them, and a quick Google didn't bring anything up. Were they an indie outdoor gear maker?

Kinlin ADHN?

Good-looking spring there! How do you do the poppy seeds - as it goes into the banneton?

I got it from Will's senate clue; a bit of googling led me to the link with the quote. One of these days I may even be in London's famous London when a tag I recognize pops up...

Great, thanks! Can I call dibs on both £15 bags?

I like the look of the tatty longflap but am not in London's famous London - would you consider posting?

Effect of being a motor city, I guess? At least On Your Bike moved rather than closed, but that is a bit shit.

My default answer is cycle.travel for a quick and easy tool that will give you a good route; if you want more detailed route fiddling/comparing of options, the the tools in that thread ^ are great fun.