jimmy2shoes

Most recent activity

• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 7 years, 4 months

  

  Can international orders be placed from the UK? There's an older item I'd like that's only in stock in the Aus/Asia store.

  Otherwise, if anyone on here can help/has one for sale it's the city pack jacket in black i'm looking for in Medium.

• eBay problems, resolutions, shenanigans, questions and info (not bike finds)

  in Classifieds • 7 years, 8 months

  

  The rear wheel has the Alfine hub attached though, which is one of the things I was looking for.

  Also looking at the axles on those things it looks unlikely he could've threaded it, especially whilst undoing it, so it's more likely the nut, which wouldn't be costly to replace.

  Either that or the whole thing is BS.

• eBay problems, resolutions, shenanigans, questions and info (not bike finds)

  in Classifieds • 7 years, 8 months

  

  It is annoying though as i thought i'd found the perfect bike for my needs, and I was prepared to pay a bit more if i'm honest. But now i get the feeling he's not going to own up to being a bit disingenuous (he's tried to make out that a threaded bolt is a fault and warrants a refund - how do you thread a bolt by undoing it anyway?)

  He's got 200+ good feedback though so there's that at least. I just need to reach out I suppose and make a better offer

• eBay problems, resolutions, shenanigans, questions and info (not bike finds)

  in Classifieds • 7 years, 8 months

  

  A little eBay advice required if possible?

  So I won an auction on a bike this weekend at well below the sellers Buy-it-Now asking price. Now I’ve just received an email saying he has refunded the item and been sent me a message explaining he’s damaged/threaded the rear hub whilst packing it up.

  Thing is, it could be a legit and expensive mistake as it’s an Afine 11 hub, but I can’t help feeling he’s trying to get out of the sale somehow.

  I’ve asked him for a bit more info on the fault and told him I was going to take it to be serviced straight away anyway if that helps. Short of asking him for photos what other steps can I take?

  I’ll admit its a pretty good price on my part, but I still want the bike at the end of the day.

• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 8 years, 4 months

  

  Is it the city one in Fig? Interested if so.

• Which Tyres?

  in Bikes & Bits • 8 years, 5 months

  

  The 28c's came up a lot bigger when I had them. Swapped them for the 25c's which are pretty much on the nose on my 18mm internal rims. They're a good tyre but nowhere as supple as a true cotton gumwall a la Veloflex or Vittoria Corsas.
  But if you just want that gumwall look for general riding & commuting duties you can't really go wrong.

• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 8 years, 6 months

  

  I was wondering this myself so checked my order history. Seems early August is about right.

• SOLD: TRP Spyres. CLOSED

  in Components and clothing • 9 years, 6 months

  

  I'm interested in the calipers, brackets and shimano rotors if a split is still an option?

• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 9 years, 6 months

  

  Can codes be used in-store?

• Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

  in Bikes & Bits • 9 years, 7 months

  

  Thanks @Borek ...what i'm really after though is one of the thinner wind versions.