Northwest Marketplace

Pop by somewhere like Popup Bikes, buy a coffee, and ask if they have any scrap rear MTB wheels lying around. Take a couple of cone spanners with you to remove the axle, and put some change in the cat jar.

Will anywhere in Manchester have spares for sks mudguards? I'm looking for the plastic stay caps

Not sure, but if there's been a part failure, SKS are good at sending spares.
Email (and tell them about your summer!).
They sent me a new complete set of Raceblade Long guards after they snapped, even though it was my fault for a slightly dodgy install (rear stays positioned too far from brake bridge).
N.B. I assume volume of returns are why they stopped making that product.

these? http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/sks-chromo-eye-bolts-caps-pack-of-8-prod23286/

dunno about in manchester but I ordered some spares from here and they were delivered pretty swiftly.

That's the ones. If there's nowhere local I'll order them. It's no rush but I'd have liked to have had them for the weekend!
My idea is to trim the top off the ones that I have, so I can measure exactly how long I want the stays to be, then cut the stays, then put the new intact ones on.

Why not fit the stays without the caps, measure, cut then put them together with the caps?

Easier and less wasteful...

Last time I tried that I got frustrated and ended up fitting a set with the ends clipped off and the ends of the stays exposed in rage and they tore my legs to bits. You're right though, I'll try with an added dose of patience

I reckon a lot of the frustration last time came from using a bad hacksaw to cut the stays, without a workbench to clamp to. Gonna get a cheap rotary tool for this

@alialias
I've got these which you're welcome to have. Trafford/Hulme area mostly.

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Sounds great, I'll send you a PM now thanks!

Anyone got a dirt cheap rear wheel? 700c and 11 speed shimano freehub needed.
Only for a turbo trainer so anything is considered!

The attached is for sale by a colleague. 52cm frame and bits as pictured = complete bike.

Miche Primato 165 Cranks
50 x 15
Spd sl pedals

Any interest gimme shout will put you in touch with seller.

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http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/277656/

looking for an alpina crownrace?

Mavic Aksium Race wheels, no more than 20 miles use.

Shimano 8-9-10 speed compatible

Perfect condition £80 collected from Cheshire (near Delamere)

I can include the equally new **Vittoria Zaffiro tyres/tubes as shown for another £20 **

Pics on the bike below….don't have any better ones at the moment but you get the idea!

$_57 by velocipede65, on Flickr

$_57-1 by velocipede65, on Flickr

$_57-2 by velocipede65, on Flickr

Flip flop wheelset here:
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/277801/
£45 collected

Might be interested in the Bontrager wheels depending on price?

650c front wheels:
http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/277421/

Rear disc wheel:
http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/277419/

Thanks.

700c tyres, on the photos bottom to top or left to right, the first three are Panaracer Paselas, non-folding, 28, 28, 32 then a Schwalbe Sammy Slick 35. £7 each. Thanks.

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Will take the two pasela 28s! Pm coming your way

Anyone up north intrested in this, il be too and from Manchester over the next month and up to Christmas so can happily bring up and arrange collection/delivery:

If at first you don't succeed.....

I need to focus on getting some winter road miles in without crying about the weather and wrecking my best bike, so unfortunately something has to give financially and spatially to accommodate a new winter road bike.

And lucky for you it means you can get your hands on this!

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Specs:
Frame: Kinesis MaxLight FF29 size S (I'm just over 5'10" and this just fits me - Kinesis size guide recommends up to 173cm height. )(RRP £499.99)
Fork: Kinesis MaxLight IX Carbon 15mm Through Bolt (RRP £274.99)
Wheels: Kinesis MaxLight 29er Tubeless Ready - will include all axle through bolt/qr adapters (RRP £399.99)
Groupset: Shimano Zee 10spd Shifter & Rear Mech (1x10 setup RRP £90)
Cranks: SRAM X9 (RRP £229.99)
Chainring: Raceface Narrow Wide 32T Spiderless Cainring (RRP £54.95)
Cassette & Chain: Shimano XT, 11-36 Cassette (RRP £68.98)
Brakeset: Hope Stealth Race Evo X2 (RRP £320)
Rotors: Front - Hope Black Floating Saw 160, Rear - 140 (RRP £60)
Finishing Kit: Thomson Layback 31.6x410 seatpost, Thomson X4 100x10deg stem, Raceface 710mm XC bars, Time ATAC Z Platform/Clipless pedals (RRP £190)
Saddle: not included.
Tyres: MAXXIS Ardent 29x2.25 Rear, 29x2.4 Front (RRP £80)

Il throw in 2 brand new Specislized 29er innertubes, tubeless valves, a brand new bottle of stans notubes fluid and a brand new specialized 25g gas canister/applicator/tyre lever toolkit, 3 spare pairs of bars, 3 extra chainrings and a Maxxis Aspen tyre.

That's about £2000 worth of gear - even if you take about £500 off the RRP's to account for currently discounted/sale prices you're still taking about £1500 of bike, which is a rough OTP price for much lesser spec'd options.

There are a handful of tiny chips to the frame, a few bits of laquer peel / chips on the carbon fork, a bit of plastic missing off the Zee shifter and some small marks to the rims; very minor aesthetic things which go hand in hand with MTB.

The cassette, chain, chainring, seatpost, stem, bars, grips, rotors, cables and bottom bracket have about 100km use and as such all perform as new.

I’ve ridden this bike on the road, on trails and in some seriously deep mud and it performs excellently all round. It’s low 10kg weight makes it great for climbing and very easy to throw around trails and hop over high obstacles, let the tyres down to 15 – 25 psi and it’ll float through the deepest bog with ease, at 35psi it’ll handle excellently on slippy trails and provide a good few cm of travel through the tyres to soak up all but the most brutal lumps/roots etc, at 40+ psi it fly’s on dry ground and light XC trails.
Whenever and however its ridden its handling, speed and liveliness always puts a smile on your face!

Most of the components need no introduction, and many reviews can be found on the Frame, Forks, Wheels, all of which are highly complimentary.

Any questions, discussion about collection, costs, condition etc please pop me a PM and il reply promptly!

Im after £650 ONO for the full bike and everything listed above

Im based in Central London, N7, and ideally cash on collection would be my preferred option

I can potentially deliver within a sensible radius - please send me a message to discuss

I'd consider sensible road bike related swaps.

Hiya,

I've just moved & my commute is now much hilly'er.
So now I need some gears! I'm sad to be parting with my 3year old well used & well loved Pista
Come collect or I can drive to meet you somewhere inside the M60!

Chrome Bianchi Pista 55cm
£450 or near/sensible offer
Deep V rims (no logo) heavy!!!
Dirty Harry break
riser bars & short stem

Will also throw in the original drop bars, factory wheels and a coaster break back wheel too! BARGS!

http://postimg.org/image/axlkjg6rt/

RALEIGH DYNA-TECH 400 reynolds 2050 tubing full bike 61cm all original FOR SALE £200 North west,Lancashire,Lancaster..

Carbon track handlebar 3T Sphinx LTD 420mm, 31.8 in good condition but with some scratches. PM me if you've got any questions. Worldwide shipping. Bar tape includes. Price-85 GBP

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USD????
This is manchester mate >>>>>>>>>

I know, man... Sorry. 85 POUNDS