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Thanks both, not a bent rotor thankfully as I got the calliper aligned nicely this morning (and the bike has barely been used!) @M_V not at all, will persevere this evening and see if I can get the wheel back in the same place twice! Failing that, work out how to wedge it in the boot in one!

My daughter has moved up to a 20" bike with cable discs. She cycles to school, but the front wheel gets removed daily for her return trip in the car (separate issue). 2/2 days of this routine and the disc rubs the pads big style when replacing the wheel (QR). Other than cycling home, any rules of thumb to avoid this? It's not like I'm clamping the QR with wildly different force, fork is alloy and not noticeably flexy

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If they start listing the Prime wheels again I'm in trouble. But good that dhb is back, stuffs good

Prime bits appearing back on Chain Reaction:

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/searchresults?descriptionfilter=prime

I'd get a different frame if it's not to your taste? The colour scheme and graphics are pretty individual to that frameset, be a shame to remove them. I think it looks great, especially the bubble-writing Cannondale on the downtube.

That looks bloody brilliant!

Super - chef's kiss meme wouldn't upload but insert here

Danke schön both, not a mega modern bike but does the job. 6.9kg with Chorus... 5-arm Record/Super Record one day and I'm done!

My attempt with a mediocre picture. Prime 28mm wheels bought in the great CRC/Wiggle bloodbath. Usually sports a normal double and 50mm tubs but compact and shallow for climbing around Aberdeenshire next week

I still can't believe timing chips go on a sliver of inner tube!

Well done, that's a neat job. I stripped the threads on some crappy FSA cranks that I wanted off, used a bearing puller to get them but that's much less ropey

Light Bicycle would get my vote, particularly if you can hold on until Black Friday and get a decent price drop. Or eBay and keep an eye on Tri Sport Resort/Chicken Cycles/Paul Milne's, normally some NOS wheels floating about.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/398930/#comment17500461

"Aye aye aye" would also suffice. Poor two-wheeled preying mantis

BRUH.

For the MGOOF in your life: 11-speed Campagnolo Record groupset with the silver/carbon rear mech, £600 or best offer:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387228855297

Requiring some "make offer" action to get a good price if you're in the market for 35mm Bora Ultra tubs: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186558742292

Second dibs on the pedals if motman doesn't take them

Zing! I didn't like 9000 much when it was out, looked dated compared to the Super Record and SRAM Red at the time but it's perfect for MGOOF builds

I tow my 3 and 5 year old in a Burley trailer with a Kona Honky Tonk. Find it much less wobbly than the Thule seatpost mounted seat I used with just one. As long as you can store it I'd go with that

Dillinja's partner in crime

Ultegra 12 or Campagnolo Super Sold out? Better get hoarding

Great topic, the beauty of cycling is not only the exercise/transport aspect, but simplicity of the bike and tinkering factor. I get that not everyone wants to work on their own bikes, but learning how to take care and then upgrade my bikes as a kid gave me a lot of satisfaction.

Making bikes unserviceable at home is frustrating, but deliberately not making spares or parts being written off due to labour to repair is shitehousery.

Not to get into the mech/elec groupset argument, because I'm sure Di2 is banging but it's a shame high-end mechanical isn't on offer new and you're restricted to second hand/fire sales these days. Better get the Abe Simpson yelling at cloud meme out...

Still available, brake track/dirty fingernail pics added and £75 posted for a bump full house