Bunch of arse

So, as is well documented hereabouts, I've been waiting a while and a half for my Witcomb.

As is his wont, Barrie assured me he could source a Nitto Pearl and some 123s.

I already had a Jaguar on order from eBay.

Dropped off a bunch of parts to SE8 the other week, only to be told that I was still Nitto-free.

So off I jog to CONdor, who inform me they have a container load of all things Nitto on the high seas, ETA last Wednesday. Having listened to the sound of silence for long enough I called up this a.m. only to be informed the vessel was now expected "end November". CNUts.

Time to go stemless?

I think not.

Time to break my unbreakable rule and give a well-known establishment on the Bethnal Green Road one last chance?

Waste of valuable drinking time. Never again.

hubjub?

Will has 26mm Pearls (I want 25.4), no CroMo 123s.

:-(

O and I'm still without a seatpost, six weeks and a PayPal dispute in...

What about trying to track one down on the interweb? Even if it takes a week for the stem to arrive, that's still a whole lot faster than a container ship. I mean, this is a sad enough story as it is. Would it be a big surprise if the Nitto-stuffed vessel sank? Take action! :-)

on-one have chromo 123s in stock.

i'm waiting on a reply from Ben's Cycle.

The shipping is kinda mental, but I'm three months without wheels.

NB to self: next time don't sell the old bike before the new one arrives....

http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=17207&category=1728

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-NITTO-PEARL-Stem-25-4mm-clamp-110mm-NJS-TRACK_W0QQitemZ280130482458QQcmdZViewItem

Universal Cycles are charging me $30 to ship a Nitto stem. That's not too bad, is it? Of course, it hasn't actually turned up yet...

Soweto888 http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=17207&category=1728

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-NITTO-PEARL-Stem-25-4mm-clamp-110mm-NJS-TRACK_W0QQitemZ280130482458QQcmdZViewItem

Universal Cycles are charging me $30 to ship a Nitto stem. That's not too bad, is it? Of course, it hasn't actually turned up yet...

Err...

Hope your luck is better than mine.

Universal have it on backorder, the other muppet is who I'm in dipute with over the invisible seatpost.

RPM on-one have chromo 123s in stock.

RPM, you are a god amongst men.

Order placed.

And a stupidly expensive but terminally sexy beverage holder.

Now, a stem...

kowalski O and I'm still without a seatpost, six weeks and a PayPal dispute in...

I had a paypal dispute. Buyer never received goods....

I am negative balance in my paypal. Have you cleared it?

Still waiting.

The dude hasn't responded to me or PayPal, but still trading.

I can't afford a seatpost til this nonsense is settled.

what kinda seatpost you after

Well, I had thoughts of an SP72 (and at forty sheets I couldn't say no).

Failing that any Nitto (ideally 2-bolt).

Poss Dura-Ace, if the sh1t hits the fan, Ultegra.

Not that I'm fussy....

If on-one don't come through with the bars then I have some cr-mo 123s that I don't want. They're a bit scratched on one side so they need taping (which I'm sure you'll be doing anyway).

just hope that ship doesn't end up like that other one on branscombe beach
if it does a fixed gear ride to the coast to " salvage " container loads of njs / nitto parts might be in order

Momentum If on-one don't come through with the bars then I have some cr-mo 123s that I don't want. They're a bit scratched on one side so they need taping (which I'm sure you'll be doing anyway).
They're showing as in stock, so I've ordered them.
Cheers anyway.

what about brixton's finest?

No joy there either.