eBay and Craigslist finds

yeah, that's a cracking bargain

Not bad value - Surly Karate Monkey frame https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Surly-Karate-Monkey-Ops-Frame-Small-/294352031359?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276

I can thoroughly recommend, I’ve been commuting on one for 5yrs, it’s a bit of an ugly duckling so had it painted and on its 3rd groupset with me but the frame is great, that’s a bargain.

yep if it was a size 60 I'd be all over it, since I'm looking for something similar

actually on that note, any idea how large a tyre you can get in the back?

And a pair of RS80 wheels for only £55!

Sick looking bag

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114941107139?hash=item1ac3061bc3:g:daUAAOSwKxlgllPT

Have thought about it for days, but i have decided that I am neither a world champion or able to pull this off.

I decided that I'd stick in a cheeky offer - which was reasonably countered and deftly accepted. I definitely don't need another bag, but simultaneously I've never needed a bag more. Thankyou for the heads-up!

I have a custom bagaboo, it's survived falling off my motorbike at 60mph and various other abuses. Rock solid

I’ve managed to squeeze a tubeless 32 in the rear, mounted on a newer slightly wider open pro rim, definitely no more than that. As an aside I’ve also managed to squeeze pdw guards in there too albeit with a little persuasion. I don’t know if the oe carbon fork will take that as I changed to steel.

Fab, that sounds ideal. I've got a mid reach steel fork lurking around that swallows a 30mm tyre with room to spare so will probably use that on whatever I find.

They do pop up from time to time but shame that one doesn’t fit as it’s a decent price, there was one sat on eBay, might still be there? for ages but it was an eye watering £1200 or some other ridiculous figure. I’ll need to measure mine now, it’s definitely bigger than 57 so may well be a 60 if that’s the next size up.

🤔

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Campagnolo-Athena-UT-SILVER-172-5mm-50-34-COMPACT-Chainset-ULTRA-TORQUE-/373695085989?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

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Yep I saw that one. Essentially im looking for something similar to my thorn audax which was perfect apart from the 72 degree seat angle. I use an smp so even with an in-line post I couldn’t quite get it in the right position. The Dawes seems like a great option, is the ride and handling in the biggest size nice?

So far in my ownership it’s seen off a carbon Synapse and a caad12, not that it necessarily did anything better than those two or was lighter/faster etc etc but it was always the bike I reached for first…

Trying to work out the stack & reach on this. Would you be able to measure the fork on yours for axle-crown please?

No problem, I’ve still got the original so will measure this afternoon.

this for the dawes? i'd guess close to 378 axle-crown so rough geometry would likely be very close to this https://www.bikegeocalc.com/#7Unnameda0b4c760d275e598.11125f821.52725g1022.87939h408.46803i340j340k1367.9015l849m1160n695.47136o1206.93842p929.87901q1238.62989r1370.37092s935.94998t31.8u40v6w12x16y280z40A0B150C25D375E50F172.5G30H30Z

I thought it might be slightly shorter, maybe 370-375mm but the external headset adds a bit of stack. My current bike is 402/582mm and your geo puts this at 400/574mm. Close enough to sort with an extra spacer if I’ve miscalculated the headset height.

If it’s shorter then it’s just the stack which is a potential issue but again the steerer looks long enough, maybe 3cm of spacers on it above the headset cup.

I’ve made an offer…

Edit: and he’s accepted it. I guess I’ll find out how long the fork is now!

Oh nice! I kept looking at it but was unsure on the size.

i'd be very surprised if a mid reach brake fork has an axle to crown has anything less than ~378mm. Most carbon and pretty much all steel replacements you'd find from spa or thorn are about that range.

Also congrats on new bike day!

Well if that’s the case then it’ll be just about perfect. Thanks and thanks!

Had a quick measure and appears the a-c on my fork is @375 give or take, my somewhat diminished hand eye coordination being a new cause for concern…..

That’s great, thanks a lot. This is shaping up nicely so far.

Nice Donahue with very nice 9 speed Chorus:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274919196675?hash=item4002760803:g:qVkAAOSwc~lhJVFy