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Chris King R45s (ceramic bearings!) on H Plus Son Archetypes, with black double butted spokes (not sure of brand). Still very smooth, but they're probably coming up to their service interval.

The freehub has some marking, as is expected with an alloy freehub body, but it's nowhere near as bad as I've found the marking on Hopes to be, and the rims look to be no more than halfway through their usable life (front has one small flat spot from a pinch puncture on a pothole).

Come with Ultegra skewers (if you want them) and 28c Continental tyres (Ultra Gatorskins?). Front tyre has literally 15 miles on it, rear tyre still has lots of life left in it.

£425 ono (a slight price drop from the previous thread they were hidden in the middle of). I'm in London on 14 September if anyone wants to meet up and grab them then.

Little "I've just got back from holiday" bump.

Bump for the wheels. I'm in London on 14 September if that's good for anyone.

OK.

Bags are sold. Bars are sold. Brakes are probably sold.

All that's left are the wheels and the CX1 brake levers/shifter ('cause I'm keeping the rest of the groupset).

Bags have been undibsed, which means that the only thing provisionally sold now is the bars.

Slight change of plan, I'm keeping most of the groupset.

If anyone wants the wheels, or the Force 1 shifters, and can meet me early on Saturday morning, now is your chance for a bargain.

I'm in London this weekend, and I'd consider an offer beginning with a "6" if it means I don't have to spend the day lugging it around.

That's a 6 followed by two other numbers, not one - I'm well aware that this place is full of smart arses. An absolute bargain for a new in box £1,000+ frame.

The arrival of baby no.2 means that I'm re-evaluating how much gear I have, and the nature of that gear. With a heavy heart, I've decided that I just don't need something as large and as loud as the HK990 - my floor standers have become Neat Iotas, and I think that the amp needs to make a similar transformation.

A bit of a cult piece, that flew below a lot of people's radar: you'll struggle to find anything other than a 5* review of this amp. It'll produce more current that you'll ever need, it has both a MM and MC phono stage, a decent inbuilt headphone amp, outrageous connectivity and despite the model being a few years old the DAC is still very musical (and can do a few party tricks like room correction).

Condition is great - not used as much as I'd like (I blame baby no.1 for that) and it has always been in a smoke and pet-free home. There is a very small imperfection at the top of the facia which I've tried to photograph, although it's something that you feel more than see.

Comes with all the bits (remote, room adjustment mic, etc) and the original box/packaging. This thing weighs a ton, so I'll probably have to deliver it to you (if you're London, Birmingham or somewhere inbetween) or you can collect from Solihull if you're up in the Midlands.

These aren't exactly common, and none of the three completed listings on Ebay are from the the UK (one in Italy, one in Germany and one in the USA), so it's not straight forward to price. Of those three completed listings, prices ranged from about £640 - £675 plus some pretty outrageous postage figures (as you'd expect for a 25kg amp, I guess), so £625 ono?

I can throw in a set of Chromecasts (1x video one, 1x audio one) to sweeten the deal. They work fine, they're just a bit redundant.

Any questions/need any more photos, give me a shout. This is also advertised on a hifi forum, in case you still have to disclose that sort of thing.

On reflection, £800 is a touch high. Price now reduced to £750.

Wheels come with tyres if you want them - 28c Ultra Gatorskins. The front one has done a whopping 15 miles.

Here are the Ortlieb bags - forgot to upload the picture of them last night.

@Johnnyw I'm not interested in splitting the groupset at the moment.

@Spongeworthy2 someone else PM'd me about the panniers at about 2am last night, but you're definitely second.

I managed to snap the frame on my commuting whip and while it's been warrantied, I've decided I want something with discs. So I'm selling the new frame I've received under warranty.

I liked the Yukon and probably would have kept the replacement frame it if I thought that I was going to do any touring, but toddlers mean that I'm lucky to be doing 15 miles a day. The shop I got it from hadn't seem any snapped VNs and I put a hard five+ years on my frame, so I don't think it's too bad a bet in that respect.

The frame I warrantied had forks and a headset, so this one should have too, but I've not been in London to look in the box, so no guarantees in that respect. Assume it's probably got the old headset and forks, and stand to be pleasantly surprised if it's got a new headset and new forks.

It's in London, so collection from London next time I'm down (which is probably 20/8).

Fatbirds say £1,070 with a headset but no forks, so call it £750 ono.

The bits that were on it are here: https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/291155/#comment13151466 Dibs followed by a PM, whoever I think has gotten in first has gotten in first.

Having snapped the frame on my commuting bike, I've decided now is the time to move to something with discs and that means selling pretty much everything off the old bike. Pictures below, I'm sure you can work out what's what.

First off, the groupset. SRAM CX1/Force 1. 46T X-Sync front ring, 172.5mm cranks, 11-36T cassette, Uber components BB. Probably about a year's commuting (5,000 miles tops?). BB is new (it was installed the day the frame cracked), the chain is probably less than 1,000 miles old. The chainring is showing very little wear, the cassette still has a decent amount of life in it. There are some scuffs on the rear mech and brake levers from where I slid off on some ice in January, but you'd not notice them if you weren't looking.

Now keeping

The wheels: Chris King R45s (ceramic bearings!) on H Plus Son Archetypes. Still very smooth, but they're probably coming up to their service interval. The freehub has some marking, as is expected with an alloy freehub body, but it's nowhere near as bad as I've found the marking on Hopes to be, and the rims look to be no more than halfway through their usable life (front has one small flat spot from a pinch puncture on a pothole).

£450 ono

Ortlieb bags - pair of panniers in yellow tarp, and a matching yellow bar bag. Comes with the handlebar mount and a Tortec velocity rack with an LED light attached. Everything is minimal wear (apart from the rack).

£70 ono

Some Ritchey Evo curve pro bars - 440mm wide, lovely sweep to the tops. Rear ended a van riding them once, but they seem fine. Caveat Emptor though.

£10 ono

Shimano R650 brakes - deep drop (for use with mudguards, etc), dual pivot. Ultegra level but non-group. The best deep drop brakes I've tried - perfect for souping up that Steamroller or similar.

£35 ono

I'm based in Birmingham although I am in London intermittently (next time is probably 20/8). Collection is preferred as it gives you the chance to look things over before any money changes hands, although I can discuss posting at cost.

Dibs followed by a PM. Whoever I think got in first, is first, unless someone I know and like jumps the queue by messaging me on Facebook.

Bit of a weird one, but a few years ago I decided to have a go at being a distributor of bike stuff. Suffice to say, I can't sell to save my life which when combined with a new baby and things picking up in my "real job", means that the distribution company never went anywhere.

This has created a situation where I have a significant (probably £20K+ at retail) quantity of bike bags that I need to do something with. I have accepted that I'm not the right guy to be trying to sell them to shops a few at a time (if I could do that, I wouldn't be in this situation), nor do I want to sit around waiting for them to sell themselves and keep laying out for storage, website costs, etc but they're far too good just to throw away.

Is there some secret buyer that people use in this sort of situation (not that I can imagine many people having gotten themselves into this mess)? Is there someone at Planet X or Chain Reaction that you can phone up? The bags are great, and I honestly think that the problem lies in the way that I approached this/my lack of sales ability rather than any problem with the product.

Bump for the BBs, headset, Brompton stuff and t-shirt.

Open to offers on the NJS and Brompton stuff, and sensible offers on the ceramic BB (I'm sure I'll find a use for it at some point).

TL;DR - nice big two bed flat in East Putney £1,600pcm without a garage, or £1,700pcm with a garage.

Full version:

I'm relocating to Birmingham for work, so I'm renting out my flat in East Putney. The local letting agents I've spoken to have said £1,700 a month, but I'll do £100 a month less if I'm not having to pay a letting agent a fat commission.

It's two bed (a double and a large double), one bathroom, with a separate lounge and kitchen. It's about 3 minutes walk from East Putney tube or 10 minutes walk to the mainline station - the West End is about a 30 minute cycle and Richmond Park is about a 15 minute ride (traffic free, if you want).

There is a communal bike store, but if you have a lot of bikes (i.e. more than would be fair to put in a communal bike store) we can discuss you renting my garage too. I was going to use it for storage while we work out what's happening with Birmingham, but it's potentially available for rent - estate agents say £45 a week (so about £200 a month) but I'd do it for half that if you're renting the flat.

Big Daddy Wayne lives in the block opposite, and if you're lucky you'll see him enjoying his morning coffee on his balcony from time to time.

PM me if you're interested.

I hope not.

Tool wrap is now gone.

Headset, both BBs, the Brompton stuff and the t-shirt is all still available.

I have the means to record a drummer (we did the drums ourselves on my old band's stuff, using my box o' mics) and I could probably gain access to one. I'm pretty into the unrelenting mechanical brutality of a drum machine though.

Bike stand and SRAM chainring are sold.

Tool wrap is dibs'd.

Listing now updated for details of the ceramic BB.

A friend did, and gave it to me a few years ago on the offchance that I'd find a use for it.

Two years ago I would have been bang up for a Kingston based band that did all this.

Right now though, I'm more up for a Birmingham based band that does all this. Unless you want to do it by correspondence - I'm yet to use my bass VI (well, Schecter Ultra VI) in anger.

Cards on the table though, I'm not sure I really get the Windhand hype.

Feel free to PM me your email address if you want to do something by correspondence? As well as the standard Hydrahead leg humping, an interest in The Austerity Program, My Bloody Valentine and Mainliner would be useful.

OK, a bit more of a clear out. Definitely the last one (despite what I said last time). Collection central or South West (subject to office hours), I'll post the smaller items if I have to and I might be able to deliver the workstand within zones 1 & 2.

Post and then PM. No PM, no place in the queue. In fact, you might want to PM first.

As always, I'm open to sensible offers.

The gear:

Hatta Swan headset (1" NJS). Mainly track use, and wear/condition is consistent with that. The bearing surfaces are good, and it's generally pretty clean - some light marking from fitting/removal.

It's pretty nice, it's complete, it's just not for me (I'm a bit maintenance phobic, so I've got something slightly more utilitarian).

£40

Sugino 75 BB (NJS). Mainly track use - bearing surfaces are still nice and shiny, although the cups have a bit of a patina from the bearing cages. Gives you a perfect 42mm chainline with Sugino 75 or Dura Ace 7600 track cranks.

Again, it's a perfectly lovely BB, I just decided to get something a bit more utilitarian appease my maintenance phobia. I don't think I've got the little plastic sheath any more, so a few quid off for that.

£50

Ceramic BB (GXP). Black with silver accents, only a few hundred miles, insanely smooth/free turning. Came off the bike I split a few months ago, saved as I thought it would end up on another bike. It didn't, so now I'm selling it.

This is an Ultimate Ceramic Bearings GXP BB (black - manufacturer's website: http://www.ultimateceramicbearings.co.uk/product.php?id_product=102). Less than 1,000 miles, marks from installation and removal but otherwise very clean.

Save a few watts for slight commuter racing gains, or use it somewhere sensible like the track.

£65

42T SRAM X-Sync narrow-wide chainring (110 BCD). Unused - came with some CX1 cranks, and was taken off to make way for a more commute friendly 46T.

This is £78 on Chain Reaction, and hasn't even touched a chain. It has the threaded insert for the "hidden" bolt on SRAM cranks, which I can see being a bit of an annoyance for some people, so priced accordingly.

£sold

Brompton cranks (170mm 50T) and BB. Taken off my Brompton because I sort of fitted some carbon cranks to it for a giggle.

These would be about £60 new, and although they are very low mileage they're the old type, so priced accordingly.

£25

W Base t-shirt. Pretend that you like to buy fixed gear and BMX stuff in Japan. Japanese medium, so a UK small? I think I tried it on once, and then remembered that I'm not a small.

£10

Acre (Mission Workshop) tool wrap/roll. Unused. I'm not sure what the UK RRP on this is though, so let me know if I'm way off.

£sold

Park Tool workstand (from memory it's a PCS-9). Easily the most used thing I'm selling, but it's a work stand, it's not like you can really wear them out. Comes with a few tools (Superstar hex keys, some cable cutters) that are now redundant after a bit of a garage upgrade.

£sold

Vulpine Musette and/or Thomson 1.5" top cap- free with any other purchase. I can't imagine the musette is worth anything and after a decade in London I'm yet to meet anyone running a staight 1 1/2" steerer on any of their bikes.

Bit of a long shot, but are any London folks driving to Svajerløb in Copenhagen at the end of the month? And is there room in your van (or car with roof rack) for a man and his cargo bike (a Bullitt)?