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Having a quick look at the Park website that is meant for Dura-Ace or XTR.

If it is Dura-Ace you are after I have a tool that fits the BB if you want to borrow it.

I'm in SE8 if you want to borrow it, or I could stick it in my bag and bring it to work tomorrow- SE1.

Mind you with the weather forecast looking as it is it may well go rusty on the journey in.

Grade two, "thug-lite" if you will.

The hair that is.

The old lid was/is a medium, and I have always thought that the reason it gave me headaches is because I had to have the straps/band very tight to keep it in place.

But then I might be wrong, and should get a helmet that can move around slightly.

I do not know, hence the question!

My current lid dates from 2002, so it needs replacing.
Plus I hate it and never wear it, so a new one might make me slightly safer.

If I wear it of course.

Anyway- the question is this: Size.

I've tried on both a small and a medium Specialized S-Works 2D.

The small one seemingly fits really well- with the adjustment straps/band loose it seems to fit perfectly on my head.
I can nod, shake my head etc and it just sits in place.

The Medium moves around with the straps/band loose, but then sits well when they are tightened up.

Now my quandary is this- I have tried both of these on in the shop, on my lunch break.
So I was not exactly exerting myself.

Should I get the medium, with a bit of room for head expansion when hot/longer hair (currently sporting a "This is England" haircut), or the small one and keep shaving my head?

They just emailed me- they always use DHL, who quoted £90.
Other options are unavailable it would seem.

They are unwilling to dismantle the bike to any degree at all, and so have decided to refund me the cost- and will not give me the option of arranging a courier.

Hey ho, anyone got an old classic lurking anywhere that they would like to go to a good home?

Well I had a look at train prices- £41.80 return, 7 hours travel time.
So that's out.

Then I had a look at Parcelforce, who quote £20.99 for a 15 kilo load- which I think is roughly what the bike weighs.

Last time I needed to ship a bike I just went to Evans and asked for a box- so would £25 sound unfair to anyone?

£20.99 to ship, plus £4.01 of duct tape etc is what I was thinking.

As has been pointed out it has ROD brakes (is it the convention to capitalise that?) so the chap who owns it might have a fun time turning the handle bars around- I'm willing to offer them a little more for the faff of working out how to disconnect the ROD brakes.

Obviously I will be sure to ask them to document in exhaustive detail how they managed the black art task of disconnecting them so that I might have a (probably vain) chance of reconnecting them afterward.

I cannot comment on how good the Surly cog is- I never used it.

It's 1/32nd, 18T, and for a fixed hub/side of hub.

£10 wins it if you want it.

I have an 18 T Surly, no lock ring though I am afraid.

The bike that it was meant to go on was stolen, so it has never been fitted.

I think it cost me £20- make me an offer!

Not sure of your point Hacked?

£20-£25 is normally the average for shipping, are you suggesting that this is unfair on the vendor?

I'm happy to pay reasonable postage- and have in fact already paid that which the seller asked, I just feel that the extra (£70) they are now asking is unreasonable.

Here is the new purchase in all it's glory, I thought £10.50 was a good price...

I agree that they are trying to claw back some cash as it went for a little less than they wanted it too- always thought that was what the "reserve" was for myself.

I have googled bike delivery, but does anyone have a recommendation for a company that they have used?

Hi all,

I bought a bike recently from ebay.

It cost me a massive £10.50, with £20.00 shipping, which I paid the moment that I got the email telling me that I had won it.

The seller has now emailed me (twice) saying that they want me to collect it, and the second email said that the cheapest that they could do would be £90 to ship it.

So therefore they would like another £70 to ship the bike, on top of what I have already paid.

Now I have never shipped a bike, so do not know- can the fgss community put me right on the cost of shipping please?

Triumph Sprint, from Telford to London.

Looks like they put an old Arione on my bike- went and compared it to other (newer) Arione's in the shop afterwork.

So I'd have to spend £90 on a new saddle to get my £10 light to work.

Anyone want an unused Fizik Blink light?!

I have the aforementioned saddle, which is a 2007 model.
It is meant to be I.C.S compatible- as far as I can tell from the Fizik site.

My issue is that whilst I am aware that I am meant to remove the silver "Fizik" tab to slot the Blink light in.... it looks like that will take enough force to snap it, not unclip it, and I can see no physical space for the clip of the light to go in.

Does anyone else have one of these saddles and could advise me?

Thanks,
N

I have to say I am very tempted by the Garmin 705- anyone have a real world knowledge of how long the battery lasts?

Tynan have you still got that 'puter for sale?

How many Dorra you want?

I looked into this myself when my 1FG got nicked- I exchanged emails with the MD of the company that made the dog tracking collar.

He said that the bike product (size of a matchbox) would be out in roughly September.

The issue is that it would have to go under the saddle, else the GPS woud not be able to lock on.

Essentially the thief woud have to know to look for it to remove it.

Battery life is meant to be excellent- the unit only wakes up when you text it to ask it where it is.

I'd happily pay the £200 for it, if only to "reducate" anyone who steals my bike with a cheese grater and some tabasco....

1K including all parts- the Tupelo, whilst very nice, would break the bank somewhat.

I'm tempted to steer him toward the Willier Pista (as has been suggested in this thread).

Has anyone got one that would like to share their experience?

My old flatmate wants a singlespeed, and he wants it now it would seem.

Suggestions please?

Yep, turning it the right way- checked that about 5 times just to make sure that I was not making a schoolboy error!

I'm at a loss now as to how to shift it- might have to go the shameful route of taking it into the shop and admitting defeat.

Mainly because I would hope that the shop would replace the frame if they break it getting the BB shell out...

Frame is alloy- Cannondale.
Steve and I considered the options re: penetrating lubricants and we came to the conclusion that the seal is so tight that we would just end up spraying the general vicinity.

Leverage would seem to be key, but I am unwilling to clamp the frame.

FSA bottom bracket- left hand cup came out fine, right hand cup will not admit defeat.

After you left I found the 3 foot torque wrench (last used in anger to tension the chain on a Ducati Monster), but my socket set does not include the monster socket required!

I'll let you know how it pans out.

Cheers,

N

A massive thank you to Steve S who came through with a huge spanner- still no success but I'll keep trying.

Thanks again.

Looks like it would do the job admirably.

I've just stripped the bike down and got to the point where I reached for the tool...that was not there.

If anyone has a large spanner/adjustable spanner that will go to 36/37mm and is in the Greenwich area please let me know- I will pay rental with beer if that is acceptable?

Just messaged him- I agree it would be great to team up on this, he has clearly done a lot of work on this.