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i_am_john

Member since Mar 2011 • Last active Aug 2012
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  • in Components and clothing
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    holly thread resurrection!

    apollo's got them for the time being, but if he decides he doesnt want them, you can by all means have them.

    Im based in swansea if thats any good?

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    As per title really. got these as a warranty replacement, but dont need them. 1inch stearer diameter, 225mm stearer length with just over 40mm of thread. suitable for short drop dual pivot brake calipers with a 700c wheel. immaculate condition, £13 posted.

    I cant manage to insert pics here, so heres the album link:

    http://imageshack.us/g/830/img0266tb.jpg/

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    1. Kingcutter +33
    2. RetroDiCorsa +14 He is the Man!
    3. broken_777 +7 Excellent speedy wheel builds at a great price and mega strong; always good work
    4. socialamnesia +7 (very Excellent - total dude- more than helpful. cannot fault.)
    5. Joe1983 +3
    6. East End Images +5 very cheap and very quick, a lovely chap
    7. Benjybars +3
    8. Hilarystone (of course-he's like the lfgss Tesco, but better) +17
    9. PeterV +10 (extremely helpful, extremely friendly and sends a well-packed bike fast)
    10. zieleman +3
    11. Tel +18 - friendly, fast and fantastic packaging.
    12. Rik +5
    13. Andy.W +2 (top trader - collected and posted a bike for me a long time ago)
    14. Varno +9 (Five brilliant transactions, good seller)
    15. Arup +2
    16. Simplex NL +14 (extremely nice and an excellent bike packer)
    17. Dogsballs wheel builds -alarmingly quick but good wheel builds) +2
    18. Pistoffski +9 (super polite & straight up, delivered just as promised) A true Gent.
    19. Roy Airs
    20. Pistanator +1
      20a. Skully
    21. Fox +2
    22. Roberto (example to follow) +2
    23. Jermaine Jackson
    24. Carl
    25. Forms
    26. Philosovril
    27. Archie's Grobags +4
    28. Nuknow +5
    29. Platini
    30. colnago_costa +22 (posted before I paid, what a gent)
    31. Temper_Temper
    32. velocipede65
    33. JIMMEH (very quickly delivered.) +2
    34. dmczone +4 (very professional and good service)
    35. teenslain +2 top sowf london geezer
    36. snowyagain
    37. spaghettihoops +2
    38. RPM
    39. horatio +1
    40. jonny
    41. Virgil +3 Great price and well packaged - cheers!
    42. Andypancake +3 Absolute gent... and some nice goodies. Ta fella.
    43. Tito Jackson +1
    44. Steelarts +1 This guy sure knows how to pack a bike.
    45. Dirty Harry +2 (and his brother)
    46. Janet Jackson
    47. TheBrick(Tommy)
    48. Michael Jackson
    49. dr fast
    50. RIH (bought bike very well packed from Holland) +12. provenrad-agreed-(bought campy bits)
    51. Prince
    52. Germaneddie - bought lots of stuff from him at jumbles and other places. very helpful and good prices +2
    53. Fixado
    54. Harry Major
    55. Philxthomas
    56. Dalester
    57. Tilover +2 prompt delivery, and reserved an item for me for a very long time, cheers!
    58. Faso
    59. Tee Tee
    60. Buddha Fingaz
    61. Reginald (bought bars months ago - v helpful)
    62. andyfallsoff +2
    63. maxcrowe (traded seatpost + bought some sweet S75's)
    64. Fruit (Just one of the most helpful people) +1
    65. darstachy (spent £300+ in one go, did exactly as he said he would)+1
    66. SoperRiva - Cannot BELIEVE he's not on this list yet! - agreed, the man is a legend - ta henry - super - cannot recommend enough, super cool! +5
    67. Aroogah +1
    68. The Bonk +4
    69. Crows
    70. knowthejo +1
    71. Erikfox, bike came very well packaged from Holland and was very helpful +2
    72. IDOnothing
    73. Downlo - Quicker than Wiggle.
    74. Bikejunk
    75. KLM - genuinely nice guy, I rate him
    76. Jessberry, nextday delivery
    77. XMAN
    78. Flowmont
    79. Berniebike, great communication, frame packed brilliantly, next day delivery ace
    80. Danb - kept me up to date, well packaged and pretty speedy all things considered. +1
    81. Yap
    82. Robertoegg
    83. WjPrince
    84. Benjybars
    85. Chompy - Nice wheels as promised, friendly Pm's, and delivery was swift. Cheers ears. +1
    86. B'jammin - super helpful, thanks for the rims!
    87. 36x18 - brilliant service, really quick wheel build turn around :) +2
    88. Chompy - excellent service!
    89. Sirf - couple of things weren't originally perfect and he fixed it up! great guy.
    90. Björn - They say good service only shows when something goes wrong; in this case inept couriers ;)
    91. Yorkiefix: great deal, came real quick
    92. harv4130 - not only did he post me a cog for free/gratis/nada, he then sorted me a nice stem out for super cheap.
    93. Rodolfo
    94. catfood - bargain wheels and even brought them to Souths for me
    95. Maelstrom
    96. Pifko +1
    97. Lew_redd - fast delivery, well packaged and even got insurance on the posting of the frame
    98. MrLemon - really helpful and well priced, worked around my schedule to meet
    99. Bespokebicycle - exactly as the label on the tin. Many thanks.
    100. Solarider
    101. Re-cycled +1
    102. mdcc_tester
    103. babydinotrackboy
    104. yogicabbage
    105. igloo69
    106. wblenkin - +1 2 deals, one sale, one buy, both good
    107. number6 - +4 quickest postage in the land! and good guy to boot.
    108. adman--did more web research on current price of bits between dibbing and picking them up and dropped price completely unprompted
    109. Weslito - stand up guy, really nice & easy to deal with
    110. Chegas - Worked out a good deal, answered all my questions, stayed in touch etc etc.
    111. Colm +4 Shiny Dura Ace by post at good prices, prompt delivery
    112. 606 - Bought a Langster off him, rides sweetly, he even threw in a 3rd tyre, mtb grips and straight handlebars and some road bike shifters. thanks again : )
    113. ChrisMGS +1
    114. Tenderloin - thanks!
    115. rbh0riz0n - Quick communication, posted asap, & pedals smoother than expected. Bam.
    116. sash — bike excellently packaged and recieved 2 working days after payment, from Germany! +1 couldn't believe how fast my bike arrived too!
    117. The_BMX-KId
    118. samdaniel +1 winner of best packaged frame award - and best packaged wheels award
    119. Jammy - Top guy, was willing to hold seatpost while funds arrived! And it's the busniz!
    120. Sumo - Bought forks and headset, lovely job, simple as.
    121. Dootroy - Bought some forks- great wrapping with kodak film paper! nice
    122. Upstart - top bloke, I know I'm not the only one.
    123. Jimalex - +3 Honest and trustworthy fella, posted before i paid!
    124. jambon - +3, packaging was first rate
    125. cipolinni +1 Well packaged, missing bit followed shortly afterwards
    126. Rawrrr - only a small sale but very helpful and friendly
    127. Spinto - bought some well used Ksyriums at a good price, friendly chap and didn't mind my getting caught in traffic and turning up late...
    128. fasteddy – recently purchased a fairly expensive wheelset from me and certainly deserves a bit of recognition for it!
    129. Eightball– great comms and quick post. Excellent deal on bag
    130. Spotter - brilliant bike, nicely packed!
    131. Singspeed - punctual. friendly, and good guy.
    132. Fahrgestell - top bloke. joker! and good bit of banter when doing our deal.
    133. miro_0 - Reliable, great price and super quick delivey. 531.
    134. skelator - +1 good price, well packaged and just as described. sorted thanks!
    135. Roy_Airs - absolutely chuffed with the saddle, friendly and honest chap. Thanks!
    136. pajamas - Overdue Anyway, great build, great bike, fair price/top bloke/great wheels. +3
    137. 313 - Nice wheels. Easy transaction. Thanks, start of the new build.
    138. longman1971- fast, simple and brilliant deal. Well pleased.
    139. Unit lost - Nice chap in Lithuania, helpful and prompt.
    140. VintageBikeCave - found some obscure parts for me then sorted me out with new bits when I found some of the old stuff was worn. Graham & Betty, legends.
    141. TheCrane +2
    142. Aidy40 - bought a frame off him, nice frame, nice guy, nice delivery, well packaged. Very happy.
    143. MatP - Received a few parts in lovely condition, quite literally as new. safely packed and swiftly delivered. spot on!
    144. Wharry - Cheers for the setup, well packaged and in pretty much mint condition!
    145. Arantrek - lovely wheels, run v nicely, v pleased & nice bloke
    146. The devils falcon - +4 Really nice guy and he goes the extra mile with requests
    147. Brig7 - Bike arrived in perfect condition and well packed in about 3 days from Holland.
    148. sushigeezer - bought half link chain and hurley laptop bag today - almost brand new for £20, thanks dude : )
    149. lae- Good seller, polite, and offered me a drink! Honest too , wheels are just what i needed, thanks
    150. Readview - Sold me a nice frame. Posted next day. Friendly too. Thanks.
    151. No1 - Bought a few bits of him on several occasions. Pleasure to deal with. Great guy! Thx;)
    152. Doosh - Quick, lots of communication.
    153. richoking - great communication, friendly to deal with and a great price.
    154. Adman, very smooth transaction
    155. Deegee - Bought some campag crank bolts - very fast delivery, top notch bloke
    156. benottomadmax - Got a saddle and a couple of sprokets off Oscar - no messing around, good lad!
    157. roowilliams - picked up some forks - no fuss
    158. PortsmouthFixedGear - Had to go to portsmouth to trade frames but was worth it - chucked in some very nice parts too
    159. harlsden - good chap and experienced tourer with lots of stories - straight and honest
    160. Acid Drop - Good Comms, was helpful in working out a small problem, good to his word.
    161. The Caped Crusader - Quick delivery, 2 days from Lisboa! well packaged, kosher.
    162. Nigel182 - Bought from and Sold to - smooth transaction both times.
    163. Mechanical_Vandal - Good comms and quick postage. Items exactly as described.
    164. Tombardo- good comms, bike as described, great price
    165. Dazzling - Pleasure to deal with, good comms ;-)
    166. loafheads - everything went nice and smooth. thanks for the deal!
    167. yeahnerdz - Good Comms, and a speddy delivery too... Top Bloke.
    168. Stedlocks - nice bike, super condition, great price, lovely guy. Safe.
    169. CasaSteve - Stuff came in a Wiggle box and it was so well packed I actually thought I'd forgotten about a wiggle order! Plus a good guy.
    170. b4b - Good communication, deal was pretty good. Thanks!
    171. Black Rainbow Project. Brought from Scott twice now....A Top Bloke....Cheers.
    172. Doktor P. Although I suspect he's not really a doctor ;-)
    173. Red-biff. Nice guy, easy to deal with, great frame!
    174. Wicksie
    175. mashergirl
    176. Bigben

    +1 for The Devils Falcon. His pedal straps are brilliant. He also sorted me out when my first pair got lost in the post, he just sent me another pair completely hassle free. legend!

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    the last molteni please!

    Mercier:

    1. JaRyder
      2.


    Fiat:

    1. JaRyder
      2.

    Reynolds:

    1. JaRyder
    2. Knowthejo


    Panasonic:
    1.GetOutOfNJ

    1. omossis
      3.

    Faema:

    1. JaRyder


    TI Raleigh:

    1. JaRyder
    2. Tarboy
    3. Tiswas


    Brooklyn black:

    1. Digger
    2. Tiswas
    3. n3il
    4. Psee

    reserves on brooklyn black
    1-JD

    Brooklyn blue:

    1. bodieanddoyle
      2.Buckaroo
    2. EEI
    3. omossis

    Brooklyn pink:

    1. JaRyder
    2. Tiswas
    3. telephone bidder (Mrs Skully)
    4. EEI
      5.

    Molteni:

    1. Knowthejo
    2. EEI
    3. omossis
    4. i-am-john
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    ill have second dibs on cane creek cross top leaver

    and has the dia-comp tech 77 leaver gone? if not ill have that instead.

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    ill take the levers if slowmotion decides not to.

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    im going to add my voice to those already praising Varno. picked them up a few weeks ago. really good chap, nice to have a chat with him, and the wheels are sweet. novatecs and 40mm rims, all black.

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