eBay and Craigslist finds

Have been in touch with seller but haven't come up with an efficient way to get it yet, short of literally getting a day return to pick it up... Anyone travelling from Salisbury to London, Oxford or Gloucester?

This is pretty crazy

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175299360028?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=f0rKmQPnQYC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=-_7P-7_mTk-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

It is even better in the flesh! :)

Rad chainring stencils

Fancy doing a forum deal on the ITM cittas? :-)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325198648701?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=0J847t3LSAG&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=n7aMS2DjRE2&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

54cm Ritchey Breakway for 330 with a day to go - looks cute

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1653838588299529/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/fietsen-en-brommers/fietsen-racefietsen/m1835686463-racefiets?c=4dc4183dfac1254e7aa85845826d5acd

generation gap

So they just posted their recent photo history to give it that personal touch.

This had a £20 BIN and some idiot has just bid on it: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255564720722?

Edit: BIN is back.

You beat me to it

Went quick.

Wondering if someone placed a bid to stop anyone buying it then cancelled the bid and bought it on the BIN once they’d checked what was on offer.

@BareNecessities is this a good price?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203920380980?campid=5336525415&mkcid=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&toolid=1001

I do like Nicolais, but that's quite an old model, and could be hiding all manner of costly suspension based headaches

Ta

I'm a bit obsessed with this

https://en.nicolai-bicycles.com/bike/argon-gtb-pinion/

I'd definitely recommend having a go on a Pinion bike before throwing any money at one. I'll have mine at July's Epping ride if you want to try it :-)

Is it an XC type bike you're looking for, as gearboxes tend to be better suited to more downhill and touring based riding? I'm not concerned about the weight, as I have enough of that myself for it to not matter

gearboxes tend to be better suited to more downhill

They're especially good when you don't need to pedal

So much cheek this morning

Thanks!

Having a belt drive rohloff on my cargo bike has made me more open to different technologies. I partly like it because it looks cool. Is the shifting slower on pinion? Or is it just a weight thing?

do you live in my head?

Ah right. If you're used to Rohloff shifting, the transition to Pinion would be pretty seamless

Still the microsecond pause, easing off on the pedalling when shifting, but I'd say the shifting feel is a little lighter and it runs a bit quieter than Rohloff ( a new Rohloff anyway )

Because of having a freewheel built into the Pinion box, it's advisable to use a really fast engaging rear hub, or you'll get an annoying pickup lag when you start to pedal

Having the gearbox weight central to the bike also feels better than being at the hub when riding offroad too. Not really noticable on the road

do you live in my head?

What a terrifying thought

Because of having a freewheel built into the Pinion box

So you could use it fixed?

You could. Pinion don't advise it, but Effigear actually sell a fixed rear hub to work with their gearbox

https://www.effigear.com/en/119-216-moyeu-arriere-roue-libre-14812.html#/5-color-grey

The chain would be moving around when you're freewheeling, so perhaps Pinion aren't really into that idea?

Germans being more cautious than the French, perhaps?

Sounds dangerous and cool