cycle basket alway have contis short valve at £1.50 or long £2.00 ;)

I heard Roberto Bicicletas in London has long valves for £2.50

Honestly, what's wrong with american eBayers?

Bought a bloody cycle computer from the US, seller tried to charge me $30 for shipping!! Wtf?!?

Chris Hoys old 853 bike for £550. http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/view...php?t=12574503

If only my legs were longer, and pockets deeper... ;(

horatio could get a matching one to adrienne

clamping top-tube, FAIL!

^Welsh flag, FAIL!

Frame too big?, FAIL!
but I want it. HOw much will you buy the wheels for anybody? 350?

you'll sell those easy

Argh@!@

i'll buy the white titanium rolls saddle ;)

Too small. long. hard. thought.
I'm out... <sniff!>

Very tempting.

Dura ace hi flange track hub laced to 650c ambrosio

Badly listed Roberts with Zipp front and Specialized Tri-Spoke -- £525

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=015

Colnago Master lo-pro… with shiny bits, lugged bits, and curvey bits:

What do you think about this, overpriced?

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/4/4...5380741_tp.jpg

http://cgi.ebay.it/CINELLI-1985-SUPE...3286.m63.l1177

no thats what they go for!

Lovely but waaayyyy out of my budget :(
Thanks

lovely SR cranks (got these on my black bike)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SR-Royal-1970-...QQcmdZViewItem

... and part them out?

£700 for an old headset is crazy!



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=001

+1 to those SRs. Luvverly.

I used an abrasive block - kinda rubbery thing i found in my dads tool box, really fine wet n dry would prob do the trick - to scuff up the anodising then went in with autosol and the dremel with the white cottony type polishing head on. Took a wee while and i got bogging doing it but the end result is really nice.

Nothing wrong with clamping the top tube, it is neoprene lined and not even clamped tight, it was just closed a little toi take photograph.
As for the flag? It could have been worse could have been a different flag I will not mention :-)
I prefer to sell the bike as is and will probably advertise it on ebay at some point but like it and still use it even though I have new dolan arc.
The rolls saddle is now on my Arc.
I also have a 105 front brake to go with this and the original long pinarello stem.
I am 5'10" and have 33" legs so rode this bike no problems, I do not see the obsession with having really small frames with huge seat posts and extended stems.
This bike is really ok for 5'10 to 6'2".
Don't really want to split the bike but if need be I will. I have seen zipp wheels go for almost as much as the bike is :-)
The wheels were rebuilt by GB mechanic and were tied and solderred. Two new tubs also.

clamping top tube is still a FAIL!! tubing isn't designed to take weight there and especially with double butted tubing, you're asking for trouble.

FWIW, seat post!

Oldwelshman I'm very interested can you PM me please?

As I said, i loosened the clamp right off, it is not actually clamped onto the tube so there is no force at all on the top tube.
I have another 531c db frame which is 24 years old, and old raleigh road ace and it has done thousands of miles and is still perfect so think I just about know how to loof after a bike frame :-)
Also graduated in engineering so understand all of newtons laws, unfortunately too well as one of them slows me down more with age :-)

hairy muff, you are asking for trouble though!

oh shit I'm going to have to agree with dogsballs!

what about nimhbus is a numb-skull?!?

ask hillbilly about the time one of the mechs clamped the TT on a custom 853 jobby for a BB job.

it ended in tears

roberto did it to moose's pink track frame as well :(

(don't do it at home)