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  • I saw Joe at the house of vans opening a few weeks ago...

    I will dm the guy who tweeted the pic and ask him.

  • Any news on this?

  • Actually I just ran into Johannes. He says he has the bike but the wheels are broken. He said he wanted to replace the wheels. Also he works at the same place as Bill, so I think all is ok and nothing to worry

  • Camberwell Kevin ‏@CamberwellKevin Aug 26 @benjid83 Did you buy this frame from a guy called Joe / Johannes?

    Ben Moore ‏@benjid83 Aug 26 @CamberwellKevin no, found it in a skip on my travels. Was in a bad way but not looking to bad now. Why?

    @ChukkerV 21s @CamberwellKevin @benjid83 Pretty sure that's my old frame (same stickers, stuck seat post). It was a loaner for the London bike polo crew.

    ‏@ChukkerV 1m @CamberwellKevin @benjid83 Can you tell me where you found it & if it was built up? Some fucking cunt was borrowing it & seems to have ...?

  • I'm about 99% positive that's my old frame in the picture. Can you ask Joe to either return the bike to you or take a photo with it with today's paper?

  • I'm not with him right now. Our paths crossed 20 mins ago while both on bike runs. He said he received my email and that he has the bike, the wheels are buckled. I asked if they could be repaired (I have a truing stand) he said no they were totally gone and that he wanted to replace them.

    He was surprised about the worries regarding the bike. He said he works with Bill (bill radios him - they both are at Creative).

    He said he will try to replace the wheels and return it in a couple of weeks.

    I'd say he was genuine. He made the effort to stop and mentioned my email first before I said anything. If you are still worried maybe get in touch with him via Bill?

  • I believe he has a second AW frame, ex-otters & maddie.

  • Thanks, Io. If you have a good feeling about it, that's good. However, I want to have someone see the bike in person or see a photo. I don't believe him. Don't feel any need to involve Bill.

    Is the only reason he had this bike for so long because he was storing it? If we have a place to store it, then I'd say the loaner should be temporary, certainly not for two years ...

  • @coventry_eagle Well. I have no idea. I'd say best way to find out what you need to find out is contact him. If you need the email address let me know

  • @Chukker_Dredd No he was not storing it. He was using it and then stopped polo and stopped using it. Ideally it should have been returned when he stopped using it, but he didn't. I sent you his email address via private msg if you would like to contact him.

  • Hmmm, don't remember that. Sorry. Does anyone have a place to store it?

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  • @sensom This thread is for new people playing polo regularly in London who need a polo specific bike, sorry.

  • Balls, sorry.

  • Are you going out of town to play polo?

    Johannes wouldn't sell the loaner on, @Chukker_Dredd, he's a good lad...

  • I also don't think he would.

  • You fools need to check your bullshitter gauge. Here is a picture of my frame, the one that Johannes, from the guy on twitter:


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  • I will be contacting some people offline to deal with this. I0, please send me your email.

    Here's what the twitter guy said:

    This is how it was found in Victoria, near the Albert pub, in a skip. I asked the workmen there if it was ok to take it and they said it was fine (I've been after a decent frame for a fixie for a while so it was abit of a godsend).

    Seat post was a nightmare to remove but I finally removed it in a vice. The bottom bracket took about a week to remove too (minus 1 broken BB removal socket).

    I stripped the paint and sanded it ready for painting and priming.

    Let me know if it's your frame and we can work something out.

    As you can see, I've put quite abit of labour & cash into it so far so would be abit gutted to have to say goodbye but I'm aware that it could be yours and I don't want to leave you hanging.

    ...

    I think the best thing to do might be to figure out a price for the entire bike and make Joe pay that and donate it to the LHBPA. Thoughts?

  • Shit buzz.

  • Also can someone send me Joe's number?

  • I think I have it Chukker, hang on a minute...

    Sorry, it's a different Jo, just remembered.

  • Would anyone who wants to join the reclamation posse please pm or email me?

  • Cant believe the forks, headset, stem etc also got dumped. Unbelievable.

  • Wow... :(

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