Bike porn

yes, bit narcissistic that
got a reply from the "laser" vendor
Is in Flemish, but he's in Dublin with the bike frame
strange
"Hallo,

Ik verhuisde met mijn baan in Dublin, Ierland. als u wilt komen om het te inspecteren en te kopen, zul je mijn gast zijn, anders kunnen we een oplossing met betrekking tot het vervoer te vinden. met vriendelijke groet"

sounds like a fuck goat to me

There are so many errors in that text, no doubt a quick translation with babelfish or similar because no way this guy really speaks Dutch/Flemish

I translated it before I posted
In his response
He has given a Dublin address, which is not residential, and a UK phone number
I'm aware of the escrow scam, because I fell foul of one myself sometime ago, it was a C40 jet decor with xentis bars, posted on an unregulated auction site in Italy
The vendor said he was in Athens with the bike, he could transport and use an escrow agent
I sent a second email asking if he spoke in English , but as yet no response
2ehands.be is an unregulated auction site
(the c40 with jet decor and the sorry tale here)

Def a scheme Saarf, let it go.. Someone who has a Laser (and acts like he knows what he has) would have posted that thing on E-bay instead of a dodgy local craigslist kinda site.
That in combination with ripped images and a dodgy story on where he or the bike is makes this sad story complete imho

i let it go mate, it the rat replies I'll wind him up

edit

Don't post your own bike in Bike Porn.

motherload

well put!

Every bike you post is tiny!

and it's a bit mehhh

Shit paint, no saddle-bar and spacers*

*lol

^still got more saddle-bar drop than half the bikes that end up on reddit

Amey, I got your back bro, I like it.

(very) wrong seatpost.

Less wheel and stem decals, a low-stack top cap and we're talking.

Black brakes wouldn't hurt either.

you forgot the spacer

Less wheel and stem decals, a low-stack top cap and we're talking.

Black brakes wouldn't hurt either.

You unfortunately can't get low stack top caps for these, it's a specific system like Canyon and Time's.

That said, I'll be taking acetone to the stem shortly, and the silver brakes are mismatched Veloce because I accidentally bought campag brake blocks, which will be rectified when I move everything back over to my normal bike. But it's nice to be close to porn.

Black brakes wouldn't hurt either.

I think the opposite. It adds a nice balance and stops the bike being another standard all black affair.

You just need silver hubs and spokes.

(saddle is naff though - other than that I'm very jealous as this is pretty much my dream ride )

Phwoaar! I believe the word is rad. One of my favourite cranks, that.

My Look never made it to porn :( Clearly because I have no suitable camera for taking nice artsy fartsy shots of it, not because it's a boring build.