Freecycle: / Trade: Elswick frame 58.5cm for beer, must be by 4pm Friday

I have an Elswick 'Safeway' frame that I need to get rid of today. This is a one day only offer.

The frame is 58.5 from spindle centre to top of seat tube, and around 56cm in the top tube. Sloping drop outs, ripe for fixie/SS conversion. There's a BB, headset and fork, although I have no idea what state the moving parts are in. Frame's got life left in it, shows plenty of wear and some bubbling of paint on the chainstays (so there's probably some rust under the paint, probably not tricky to deal with).

Unfortunately there are some conditions to this. The frame needs to be gone from SW8 (about 5 minutes walk from Vauxhall tube/station) by 4pm today. The bike is 'free' but I'd like a crate of 24 cans of Carlsberg in return. I work for a recycling company, the frame was 'waste' and the beers are so our boys who collect the scrap can have a drink after work. The frame is for someone who wants to build it up, not to sell for a quick buck (bad karma to anyone who abuses this).

Also have a chrome, threaded fork with a boss on going free in return for a a sixpack (or will chuck it in with the Elswick if you get that). Also a couple of hub-gear wheels (haven't looked to hard at them, don't know sizr, or if they work).

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Nice frame. If I wasn't stuck at work I'd have it off you.

can i get dibs

No probs - dibs to jazzythumper. But if you realise you aren't going to get here by 4 please let me know. I have to leave at 4 and if I leave and the frame is still here it will almost certainly get recycled as scrap. So, if you can't get it by then I'd rather give dibs to someone else, rather than see it crushed.

yebo - I'd have it off me too, if the Mrs wasn't the sort to go mental when she sees me bring another project bike home...

I don't desperately need this frame but if it gets to 3:30 and you've not got rid of it, let me know. I'm just in Southwark so I can be there within 30 mins and while I can't deliver a crate of beers on my bike, I can give you the cash for same. Don't want to step on anyone elses toes though, this is literally an offer if the others fall through and it's about to go in the trash.

Nice one.

Jazzythumper is sounding like he'll get there. If he doesn't make it I'll do what I can, but I'm guessing that won't be necessary.

What a great idea! looks like the sun is out for your boys so they should enjoy that beer

Bleak it's all yours!

Will only go for this if no-one else wants it, if someone could use it more than me then no harm done. Just don't want to see it get trashed.

The chrome ones are about 35cm from the centre of where the hub would be to just under the top, where the biggest wheel would fit. There's about 14.5 cm on the steerer tube. Don't know about tube width, is that what you wanted?

Easier to hang onto than the frame, if you want them.