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Wanted to sell the bike but had to split it, need the money for a geared bike.
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Not in London so Paypal only, all prices include Postage!!**

No dibs, Feel Free to make an offer.**

Dolan Frame + Carbon Forks + Headset + BB + Seatpost Clamp - Sold

** Fixed/Free wheelset + Rim Tape + Tubes + Tyres + Lockring + 16t Freewheel - SOLD
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FSA Vero Cranks 48t Square Taper - SOLD**
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1/8 On One 48T Chainring 144 BCD - £12**

Taken off On One cranks, done a few hundred miles, like new.

1/8 Dura Ace 14t Track Sprocket - SOLD

Cateye Strada Cadence Computer - £15

Costs £30 new, about 6 months old, full working order.
Requires a handful of cable ties to fit.

PZ Racing Compact bars OS - £EBAY
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Shimano 2200 STI Shifters 8 speed - SOLD**
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Geared Wheels - SOLD**

oh ffs, i've shat in a jiffy bag already... oh well I'll just send it to Lily Allen again.

Looks like it's sorted now then.

Unless you have linked your bank acount or set up a direct debit, they can't take anything.

They are known for it.

Not really much use now, but the way I avoid this kind of thing (and it would not work in this case, cause I only do if for £100 plus transactions), I put a little note that if paying by paypal, goods will not be dispatched until the money has cleared into my bank account. That way you know you have it before you send anything.

Paypal could still reverse it though.

His postal address?

If you have his postal address, and his name, then send him a letter before action, requiring the payment in full, or you will initiate a claim against him in the local county court.

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Just noticed that it's only for £17. Even then, write the letter. And phone the police, report the incident as fraud, and obtain a crime reference number.
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That sounds like a lot of effort.

Or I could post his address.

I sold some forks in March to **humbert&co **http://www.londonfgss.com/member6187.html paid me with paypal, I posted the forks, then paypal withdraws the payment (something about the bank declining it or something).

Sent him a PM and he said he'd sort it and pay me. obviously he hasn't. His last activity was 4th of May, which is the same date of his last PM... new username no doubt.

I actually had forgotten about this, only remembered when reading the thread "forum buying advice". Not really bothered about the money (only £17) just annoying....

Just a warning to anyone dealing with a Ben O'Neill. :/

UPDATE: Now been resolved.

brakeless with flat pedals?

tallbike-project.. ontopic since its SS :)

Reminds me of this simpsons quote:

Homer: Look everyone! Now that I’m a teacher I’ve sewn patches on my elbows.
Marge: Homer that’s supposed to be leather patches on a tweed jacket, not the other way around. You’ve ruined a perfectly good jacket.
Homer: Incorrect, Marge. Two perfectly good jackets!

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/66/dsc01678o.jpg

The Planet X is absolute beauty and the Colnago is beastly ugly.

Just completed my geared bike I took off the Shimano,and replaced it with Campagnolo and Miche wheels.

That's a nice dolan. :)

What about cross winds?

http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk/products/Dolan_Precursa_Frameset-9-6.html
Biggest is 58.

There is also the FXE, which is pretty much the same*, but goes up to 60cm. Loads about recently.

*but drilled for brakes, bottles and mudguards. and is blue.

Is the bag not too wide scot? I tried a frame bag before (a narrower one) and both legs hit it on every pedal stroke, I took it off after 1 ride. Have you ridden it?

hah, brilliant. Tiny stem though?

I like that paint, prefer the 09 to the 08.

I'd like to build from scratch, but cant ignore the 50% off the cycle scheme gets you + you pay it off over 12 months.. Bonus.

I have to use Evans... Was thinking

Fuji Track
Brooks Swallow
Shimano 105
Cane Creek Lever
Better tyres (Armadillos??)
18t cassette to commute..

Plus I like the look of some soma major taylor bars with black tape.. but need to shop elsewhere..

Any thoughts? - will end up costing about 280 all in (cash over 12 months..). Not sure I can get a better deal from scratch, and I can upgrade from there.... (what else should I consider)

Other than the brooks, sounds good, will be nice to see a fuji track with drops, very novel.

For the money it's the best bike out there, go mad.

Are you selling it because it made the anti porn thread?

like old lo-pro frames (a failed concept from the past) that are suddenly sought after, much to the delight of old school racers and timetriallers who now have a ready and willing doe-eyed market itching to pay over the odds on ebay for the junk at the back of their shed.
i bet BSNY experienced a frisson of excitement and repulsion the first time he saw one with risers on, an oxymoron of a bicycle if ever there was one.

How are lo pro's a failed concept? there were loads of records broken on lo pro frames, but when alu frames became popular they where then obsolete*. They are a part of TT and pursuiting history.

and they look wicked with risers and an upward pointing stem innit.

*I think they're also banned by the UCI now.

Bu they've just bought an old school hooligan!

ah but they only become a cyclist once you have sold it to them.

Can you define non cyclist?

Someone who doesn't ride a bike.

If i could make money selling bikes i am sure i would.. as would a lot of you. jealousy is a biitch eh!?

Go and work in a bike shop then?

Do you really have ambitions to sell cheap bikes for £40 profit to non cyclists? If so, you can get a load of unipacks and sell them on the market.

or maybe I'm just bitter from the seething jealousy.

because they're cheaper.

My bikes are cheap, a bit different and basically a way to have something nice & comfy to ride around on and stand out from the crowd. I'm not trying to cash in on the single speed craze at all, it's just my bike only has one gear so I need to make that clear - in no way is it a machine for abusing at speed around town. It's for cruising.

From my cynical view, you are absolutely cashing in on the single speed craze or whatever you want to call it. Especially calling it a town bike or a cruiser.

We're only just starting up so obviously don't have the spending power of Halfords, so of course you could go in there & buy a mountain bike for £120 but it's not going to be in the slightest bit cool, it'll just be a tool (as you would be for buying one).

So you're a tool if you buy a bike from a reputable shop with hundreds of stores, that can afford to sell things cheaply because they buy in huge bulk, yet you're cool if you buy a cheapo steel "cruiser" bike that is sold cheaply because it's cheaply made.

For the same price as your bike, you can get gears, brakes and an alu frame.

The bikes are made in China - but that doesn't really mean anything these days - virtually all budget bike components are made there - it's very easy to buy some custom components on eBay & make it exactly as you'd like it - for not much money.
Good point.

Plus it has a steel frame which is a rarity these days.
You're right, that's because steel is cheap, outdated, obsolete and heavy.

It's a shame that the UK Government puts a 48% import duty on them or I could sell them for about £30 less.

So your £120 bike is really worth £90 ?

I've sold almost 140 now and probably only had 1 or 2 complaints - mainly that it's a bit bigger than people expect or from small components failing under extreme use by people not using it in the manner to which it is intended.

what components fail? will you be beefing them up?

At least it's my own creation rather than the nasty single speed matt black things you see on eBay which try to be something they are not.

In what way is it your own creation? you stuck a sprung saddle on it? you chose the colour?

imo, it's exactly the same as a unipack on ebay, but cheaper.

Not hears that Ribble are closing.

Closing the shop but not the online bit.