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Left the cone nuts loose.

Ok, bag of bearings courtesy of Brick Lane Bikes, repacked, and things are pretty... ok. Not perfect, but for £4, not bad and will keep me rolling while I save up for something a bit nicer.

Nice aside - got about 10 miles out from home on a test run, hadn't tightened the cones down properly. Idiot. Gingerly nursed towards home with a wobbly wheel and rolling through a village spotted a MTB-er coming out of a drive. Pulled over with a "long shot, but you don't have any cone spanners handy?" Turns out his dad does, in the shed. Quick re-tighten, back on the road.
Cyclists 10/10

Phew. Good to know. Thanks again. New bearings and might try and get new cones as well.

Racks thread?

Beautiful bike as well.

It's the traditional hollow steel (also marked 'HR 6400' and with the little three band green/blue logo on the black sticker running around the hub body, like the one attached) so sounds like I'm a bearing short (as usual, in so many ways).
Cheers @mdcc_tester, off to the shop then.

Might not be the right place for this, but...
Shimano 600 front hub's giving me grief. Axle was a little loose and on tightening a little and test riding, the wheel was making a ton of squeaks and clicks. Cue total strip down, clean, grease, reassemble. Still really crunchy. Appreciating new bearings might help - was 10 in each side, does that ring true? - but is there something else going on that I should look at. Am in town (E1) tomorrow so can drop into an LBS if there's a recommendation also :-)

Cheers Jon

Colour-matching very nearly on lock there, mind you.

What sort you after? Have a silver shimano, allen, short drop, yours for a fiver...

Looking the the small inner ring, anyone have one surplus to requirements, for the attached?

Did the Garmin go?

Nearly there now, just need the dust cap and my SKS's...
...and then that small chain ring...
...and I can fit my long cage Centaur...
...then it'll be worth a repaint...
...nearly there.

That. Indeed.

Bishop Wulfstan?

Too flat for that many bikes.

b'jesus

jealous face

C̶a̶r̶d̶i̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶W̶o̶o̶d̶l̶e̶ rubbish

Just ordered from CRC for £19.99, free delivery, so not so bad.

Spoke to Tom at the store and he says they're all gone. Think they need an update!

Arse. Sold out already. Snooze and I lose.

Ah, no, good spot.

I gather that Stronglight cranks need a specific axle to fit properly - could that be what's making some nasty creaking sounds? Can't quite identify where the sound's coming from but it's the chief suspect as have swapped out the loose axle bb for a campag one to try it.
If so, anyone know where I can lay my hands on a 110mm axle to replace the triple version I think I have?

Spending (even more) money on repairing the (fucking) car. Again.

Bloody hell.

edit: now don't feel bad about having (just) six.