Am in the UK. Looked for 34T steel Bosch E*Spec DM Chainring (CR4USA-100), seems to be out of stock everywhere. As you say, the alloy version is available but 3 times the price.
Rear wheel has about 4mm wobble so bought one of these to true it myself. Never done it before so watched a few videos, what could possibly go wrong? ;)
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-tools/bikehut-spoke-adjuster-164198.html
Amazon customer feedback:
"Not work on 1 x 12 mountain bike chain.
Reviewed in the United States on 4 October 2023
Fit my 1 x 11 street bike chain but would not fit on my 1 x 12 mountain bikes. Tried it multiple times on three different 1 x 12 chains with out any luck. I couldn't find any...
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My wife has her things and I have my things and when they overlap then they're our things. I'm happy when she's happy and she's happy when I'm happy. Am twice divorced from needy wimmin and never intended to get married a third time, just worked out that way.
Agree, have to know which areas to avoid. Basically, everything on slopes has drained and dried out OK but the dips in the flats haven't IYSWIM. In our area anywhere low near the river Lavant is a quagmire because the chalk South Downs are emptying like sponges and overflowing lower banks...
Once you put up shelving storage the inner size shrinks dramatically. So decide what inner floor space you want then add in wide storage shelving plus space for a spacious work bench. IYSWIM.
As soon as it becomes evident that the business can not survive as a going concern then wind it up and move on. Seems that point arrived years ago and thereafter continued as a vanity project financed by other peoples money. Doing so has done neither the customers nor the employees any favours.
That's sh1t, really feel for you. ☹️
I've recently been a victim of an online scam, not a lot of money, but still gives you that sinking feeling in your stomach.