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As pictured, was bought new and used for a year to store 4 bikes, hence the extra bracket.
Great condition. £120 all together or £100 + £25 if split. Collection from SW8 Stockwell (5 mins walk from the tube).

Totally understand where you are coming from, I already have a dibs on the wheels by a good mate, so he’d be first in line. However, I think a Defy buyer is more likely to be after the full package and is not into building frames up…

Shockingly, this is still up for sale. I’m including a pair of Ultegra pedals at no extra cost to sweeten the deal. This could be someone’s first carbon bike at an accessible price point, or winter / training bike. It really is a lot of bike for £1290.

Price drop £1290

Aww thanks! I agree it’s very modestly priced, but I’m mindful of people tightening the belts right now. Will be a steal for someone for sure.

P.S.: The green elements on the frame are actually decals, so if you cannot live with this colour, they can be removed or replaced with custom decals.

P.P.S.: I set up the tyres with Silca Ultimate sealant, it was a week ago. Around 3-4 months down the line you will need to top up with Silca's replenisher, which can be added through the valves (unlike the original sealant). Essentially you will just need to top up every now and then until the tyres wear out.

Gallery:

As you can see, the frame clears 32mm rubber (plus note the lacquer coat at the bottom of downtube mentioned above):

Cockpit update (rate my bar wrap job):

If you never tried bars with a backsweep, you will love the ergonomics. Also the drop bend is the most ergonomic I tried, really allows great descending and cruising positions.

Hoops and rubber:

Cosmetic damage:

As you can see, the 105 cranks don't interface too well with Ultegra rings, but I don't care for turbo:

Drivetrain pics:

Saddle and Ultegra cranks that will come with the bike when sold:

Hi all, after over a year of prevarication, I am reluctantly selling my Defy. I bought it new in March 2019, it was THE bike for 1 season, then was the audax / winter bike (I really don't ride in shit weather much), and for the past 1.5 years it's been on turbo duties. All in it clocked 9500km on the road and probably the equivalent of 700km on turbo, but many drivetrain components have much lower mileage.

I've always loved this bike: it's super comfy (250km rides under its belt), climbs like a devil and descends on rails. As a loved child, it received some lovely upgrades over time, listed below. Product page here. This same model reviewed here. Specs and geometry here.

I took it for a photoshoot as it was set up for turbo. Sold as pictured below, plus SKS rear mudguard (the front guard can be seen and is also included), minus the saddle (stock Giant Contact saddle will be supplied, but I will throw in the saddle mount for 9mm carbon rails). The crank is currently 105 in 165mm length, but I will re-install the original Ultegra 172.5 crank for sale, unless you want to keep the shorter crank, and throw in the Wahoo cadence sensor. I also swapped back the brake hoses (right front, left rear - I run my bikes with the continental brake setup) and applied new Fabric Hex bar tape, which is the best tape full stop imho.

Full spec:
Frame: Defy Advanced Pro, smoky black and green, size M, carbon composite
Fork: Defy Advanced Pro, full carbon, OD2 steerer (1.25 inch diameter)

Drivetrain: Ultegra r8020 mechanical,
RD medium cage (rated for 11-28/34 cassettes), hydro disk brakes, front caliper brand new (old one had a crack in the piston)
Crankset: choice of 105 in 165mm or Ultegra in 172.5mm
Chainset: compact 50/34 (only 2000km in it, I was running this bike with 52/36 for most of its road career)
BB: C-Bear hybrid ceramic BB86 press-fit, the CX version with tighter seals for all-weather riding
Cassette: Ultegra 11sp 11-32 (around 1200km mileage)
Rotors: Centrelock, RT-MT800 (Shimano XT range), 160mm front 140mm rear
Chain: Shimano XTR 12sp (works perfectly and is quieter)
Pedals: none, but can add Ultegra pedals for an extra 30

Stem: original Contact SL 100mm
Handlebar: Syntace Racelite 7075 aluminium, 42cm o-o, 6 deg backsweep and 2 deg flare at the drops

Front wheel: LightBicycle WR38, 38mm deep, 32mm wide, 25mm internal width, UST tubeless (no holes in the rim bed), DT Swiss 350 hub, 24 spokes (Sapim CX Ray) with brass nipples
Rear wheel: LightBicycle WR50, 50mm deep, 32mm wide, 25mm internal width, UST tubeless (no holes in the rim bed), DT Swiss 350 hub, 24 spokes (Sapim CX Ray) with brass nipples

The wheels are the real highlight here, they are from LB's Pro series and come with a beautiful paintless finish (rims come out of the mold like this, you can see the actual UD carbon under the clear coat - only Campy make their wheels using the same technology). Both are set up tubeless with 30mm tyres, which measure around 32mm on wide rims at 55 psi, which is how I run them. Front tyre is Schwalbe Pro One Addix with about 1000km in it, the rear is a brand new Hutchinson Fusion Performance (because good luck finding the Pro Ones in 30 these days). They really are very close in performance and especially grip.

The bike has some minor cosmetic defects from normal use + the shop butchered stickers removal when they built it, hence there's a large lacquered area on the BB shell. The steerer has been cut, but there's 12mm of spacers still left under the stem, which is plenty for this geometry in my opinion. You can see most defects in the gallery below.

All in, it's a great bike well taken care of, with sensible upgrades where it matters and amazing wheels. Tips the scales at 8.2 kg including pedals. Current year model would set you back 4 grand, I can see a bike like mine for sale at 1600 at CycleExchange, but with vastly inferior wheels. I would like to fetch £1300 for mine. Test ride / collection from Stockwell SW8 or can post at cost.

£850 > £750

I’ve trawled through this thread for a few pages, yeah, much dodge, mine is more like me overthinking perhaps :)

Thanks, didn’t know about the Magura.
The Di2 (Dura Aca) referred to this ad: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dura-Aca-Di2-Grupset-/174482433623?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Maybe it’s the seller’s broken English, but I find the lack of details someone who knows what they are selling would mention a bit dodgy.

That ad looks very dodge, seller copied and pasted some unrelated description, e.g. the ad says it’s hydraulic disc brakes when it’s clearly not etc: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cannondale-slice-carbon-/174529004824?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Seller’s other item is called “Dura Aca di2 grupset”.

For sale this Felt FR2 frame and fork + headset bits. It's a 2018 model year frame, but I've owned it from new (as a complete bike) for exactly one year and 6,000 km. I loved it so much I decided to cough up on an identical but lighter FR FRD frame when I saw one on a good deal (for reference, the FRD frameset was just under 200g lighter, but exact same geo etc), which has now become Felt II. You will get this frameset in the FRD frame box, so no kidding here.

This "second tier" frame still comes in at a very respectable 950g for the frame and 390g for the fork, which I prudently didn't cut, so it will take all of 20mm spacers (10+5+5) on top of the tall (15mm) headset cover & cup. All the headset bits (FSA No.44E for reference) are included + I left the hydraulic hoses in, you will have enough length for a 100mm stem at full spacer stack height (or just use to re-route new hoses and bin them). BB is not included, but it's a 386evo frame, so you have options to run a 30mm spindle for light weight, or run a Shimano / 24mm spindle with oversized bearings for a superlatively stiff BB if you like to climb like Contador.

Please, note this is a Di2/electronic-specific frame: the cable port on the head tube will accommodate only one brake hose and one wire or cable housing. Gear cables for a mechanical groupset will need to be run externally (the frame has mounts for cable guides under the down tube, mounting kit also supplied). Unfortunately, I completely forgot about it when taking photos, and now the bike is packed for shipping. I can take pictures of how the cable port looks on the new frame which is identical in this regard.

It builds into a fantastic lightweight climbing bike, really stiff with a geo that is not too racy (if you don't run it with a 130mm stem like I did, of course). Felt, who know a thing or two about aero with their experience in triathlon frames, threw aero out of the window to create a lightweight bike with lovely handling and superb stiffness. I know aero is the hot thing, but nothing compares to the fun of riding a lightweight bike that doesn't bend like a noodle. Felt use TeXtreme spread tow carbon fiber as the innermost and outermost layer in their frames, that's the material you see in Formula 1 and other super-high-end applications, but no other bike manufacturer does. This is what you see as checkerboard pattern under the clearcoat, and that's where the light weight and stiffness come from.

My FR2 bike was 7.5 kg all in (as pictured in the album), built with UDi2 and heavyish aero wheels. It was my best & "fair weather" bike, well looked after, never (intentionally) ridden in the wet, never crashed etc. There are some cosmetic defects where you expect them (stone strikes + an unfortunately dropped chain, but you can't see those marks behind the chainset), I've included photos of all I can see in the album. The only repair it required was the lower headset bearing getting replaced.

Geo and specs: https://feltbicycles.com/products/fr2-di­sc-blk-performance-road-bike

Album:

Felt FR2 disc frame, size 51

I am looking to get 850 quid, but let me know if I am being too greedy. The frame is in London if you want to collect; I will post at cost to anywhere in mainland UK, and we can discuss suitable carrier & insurance arrangements.

Now sold

More pics

Hi all, this is my housemate's bike, she's a hospital nurse and doesn't have time to deal with the sale right now, understandably. For sale is this Claud Butler, 6061 Alu frame with Shimano Tourney triplet and V brakes. It could do with some TLC around chain, bolts and headset, but otherwise structurally and mechanically sound and was ridden until last week. 3.5 years old, was stored inside at home but has seen all sorts of weather being locked up outside hospital during shifts. Size label is missing, but I reckon it's a Medium comparing the reach to another medium hybrid next to it. Reason for sale - got a new bike.

£120 or make a reasonable offer. Covid-safe collection from Stockwell (7 minutes walk from the tube).

Likewise, as someone who gave you those tyres for free, I’m entitled to have an opinion re scavenging on free stuff for resale on this forum.

Reselling freecycle bits for £15 profit, LOL
I would suggest donating to a bike charity if you don’t use them.

Hi there, I just got some Veloflex Corsas cheaply for my city bike, so these are no longer needed. I don’t think there’s more than 600-700km in these, so lots of life left. Collection from SE5 Camberwell New Road. Can take a picture if needed, but they are free so offered as is.

They did I’m afraid.

As per subject, new unused Spesh Body Geometry SL Footbed insoles with high arch support (+++). These come as size 46-47 from the box, but I unwisely trimmed one to size 46 before realising they don’t fit my foot. Free collection from SE5 Camberwell New Road, sorry can’t post as still too much hassle.

Hey, sorry just saw this. Giros still going, yours for £25.

I’ll take the Lakes, PM incoming

Dibs on bibs PM incoming

Shimanos SOLD, Giros still for sale.