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@marchantd
Hello,
I bought a fixed back wheel from a forum member which I knew was pretty worn. But in person before buying the wheel, I explained I was a cycle courier and that's what I would be using it for this. The selling said, it would be fine.
After two minutes of using it, the lock ring popped off and it later turned out that the thread was completed destroyed and he had, inadvertently or otherwise, provided me with a very dangerous back fixed wheel.
Has anyone ever had a similar issue when buying a second hand part from LFGSS, and if so, do you know if the forum offers a similar type of buyer protection as Ebay, for example, or whether or not there might be another option if communication with the seller has broken down.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Dave