You are reading a single comment by @crossedthread and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@crossedthread
The good bits:
Well, it's blue.
It's a Specialized.
Quite light, relatively.
And it's a 26-er
Nice blue ano canti's
It's a bit ratty but not so bad (I need to give it a bit of quick clean just to check) and looks sound.
Size 19.
Nothing's stuck.
BB seems ok, headset seems not too bad.
Nice topcap, steerer and bars.
Specialized hubset (really nice, excellent chrome) on Ritchly ano rims (not bad, lots of life) and all straight.
It would make a good trail-worrier / commuter (has eyelets and rear rack bosses) or run it as a 46/18, or whatever.
The not so good bits:
It's too dark now for me to check it over properly, will do so tomorrow and give it a wipe over.
The nds crank is stuck as the threads are shot. I've tried to get it off but to no avail. Will bung it in the vice tomorrow and try to persuade it to leave.
The chainset is totally shot. The rings are toast.
I've pinched the rear mech and one of the shifters,
The Deore brake levers are scratched.
I'm near Reading, so would prefer collect (or could deliver to The London, possible next Saturday, Clapton-way.)
Say £60 collected (or that if we can do a meet in the East Ends, pending all that, etc.)?
Will upload pics in a moment.
Thanks for looking.