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I rode it this year on my Bullitt, I thought it would be a good test ahead of potentially doing some cargo bike touring.

Set off at about 19:15, made it to the beach around 6am with a fair few stops. Bike and bag weighed about 33Kg, which was OK on the flat, but you do feel it a fair bit on the hills.

Gaming PC is now living out a happy retirement as a Minecraft machine, Shuttle Media PC still available.

I have a couple of computers that are no longer needed. I've just done clean reinstalls of Windows 10 onto them, and they are in good working order.

Pick up from North London, or I can deliver via cargo bike if you're not too far from N4.

Specs are:

Shuttle XPC Glamor SN68SG2
Been used as a Media Streaming and TrainerRoad box

AMD Athlon 2.8 GHz CPU
4GB RAM
Clean install of Windows 10 Pro (Activated) & updated to 1083 release
NVIDIA GeForce GT730 2GB graphics card HDMI & DVI outputs
1TB HDD
DVD Rewriter
Solid state card reader
Firewire
Ethernet

Dimensions
h:19cm w:20cm d:29cm
Price: £80

SOLD - Tower PC
My old gaming machine

Thermaltake Soprano case
Q6600 Quad Core CPU
P5KC Motherboard (can be overclocked)
8GB RAM
Radeon 6850 1GB graphics card HDMI, Display Port, DVI outputs
Clean install of Windows 10 Home (Activated) & updated to 1083 release
500GB HDD
DVD Rewriter
Ethernet

Dimensions
H:45cm w:20cm d:50cm
Price: £75

Not heard of that. Broadly speaking, there are two designations of Spirit. one for lugs, and one for TIG. They have different butt profiles and thicknesses, and I think there are some different cross-section shapes available in TIG.

If you're UK based http://theseatpostman.com is great for stuck posts.

Oh I know that feeling well! I commute on a Bullitt too, but I've just built up and started riding a Kinesis Aithein. Quite a different ride.

Hunt wheels, Fizik finishing kit, Ultegra R8000 groups, running 52-36 / 11-32. I'm doing a lot of mountain riding next month. The low gear is amazing for keeping a smooth cadence. Gonna need it, I'm climbing the Zoncolan!

I work in retail design/consultancy and that limited range/small format offer is becoming very popular for car brands. It works extremely well for them.

For example

https://www.motortrader.com/motor-trader-news/automotive-news/volkswagen-open-store-bullring-center-birrmingham-22-06-2017

There are lots of other brands who do similar. If you're going this way then you need to have control over lots of steps in your supply chain, which is why I do think for a Direct To Consumer (DTC) operator like Canyon it'd be viable. Offering services like pre-purchase fiting, bike loan when being serviced etc etc.

Condor do it to some extent already, although they obviously have a larger retail premises. No reason why they couldn't do a smaller format in other parts of the country, or even do a mobile tour, like Speedvagen. https://www.speedvagen.com/fitting-tour/

Those margins sound about right.

I do agree with your point. It is very hard to make it work, especially with London levels of overhead.

Servicing and P&A is dependent on your customer profile. It's the same amount of time to replace a Super Record or Dura-Ace mech as a Claris one, but obviously the profit is way bigger.

E-bikes are an interesting area, but not one I feel very qualified to talk about. Anecdotally, I am seeing a lot more about, and I suspect it's not a saturated market. How long that lasts for, who knows?

Yep. Warranty is a massive PITA.

One advantage of selling a smaller, well-understood, and tested range of stuff is you can cut out anything that starts to show high warranty rates.

I have some experience of this, having worked as the primary mechanic in a small higher-end London independent for a while.

Well before that, the more progressive shops could see which way the wind was blowing. One quote that stuck with me before I got inside the industry was "The last thing an independent bike shop should do is sell bikes." It ties up so much capital and floor space it's ridiculous.

The money is in service, and if you can avoid being too generic, certain product lines. The quality of your mechanics and your advice really matters. You need to build a dedicated following, who then become less price-sensitive because they are loyal to what you do, and who you are.

We stocked a very limited range of components, but all of it had been ridden extensively by people in the club we also ran, so we knew the pros and cons of it all, and could recommend accordingly. We were very honest and free with advice, and also didn't price match online (we did sometimes discount) - because we had a central London premises to pay for.

Fundamentally, you need to find a niche, and serve it very well, with real focus. That's what (IMO) Condor have done. They know their type of customer well, and are organised accordingly.

Cheers, and I hope you get many miles out of it :)

In case it's of interest, I've got a pair of the original winter bibs up for sale at the mo. Size L, £50.

I'm selling a bunch of Rapha clothing that doesn't fit me anymore. I'm somewhat slimmer than I was when I started cycling.

All of this is in excellent condition, can be posted (will work out costs if you want them sent) or picked up from near Angel, Islington.

SOLD Classic Rain Jacket, size medium, grey - £50
SOLD Lightweight Jersey, size medium, white - £40
SOLD Lightweight Jersey, size medium, damson - £40
SOLD Gilet, size Medium, black - £40
Winter thermal bib tights, size large. These have no pad, designed to be worn over shorts. They were always a bit long for me, to be honest. - £50

https://photos.app.goo.gl/mBch8056IDdbOYVr2

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Nope! Not unless I lead a secret second life I know nothing about.

:)

Not sure about Mott Street, but I've ridden an unladen Bullitt up Swains Lane. 32 chainring, 1x11 MTB groupset. Still had a gear spare. You can gear them so low that it becomes as much a question of balance as it is forward progress.

They do the urban hill climb there, and there's a cargo bike category.

I commute on my Bullitt, about 6km each way. It's fine.

That's a lovely, practical, build.

A couple of pages back you mentioned friction in the shift cables. I can thoroughly recommend the new generation of Shimano polymer coated cables - the low friction coating is very durable and they do make a noticeable difference on bikes with long, fully enclosed, cable runs. Not cheap, but they pay back in terms of reduce hassle and maintenance.

I got hold of an early, and pretty standard, Bullitt from a friend. He'd been using it to move his kid around, but when they upped sticks and moved I took it on. I've fitted an SLX 1x11 hydraulic groups, and got a nice pair of wheels with an SP dynamo built by SBC.

Box comes from a company called Trifibre, it's a well sealed alloy case.

I move the hinges so it opens at the handlebar end, stuck a couple of gas lifts in there and put it on small alloy box section rails to make it fit just so. Reflective black vinyl on the sides of the box.

It's a combination of things, wall thickness, butting profile, tube shape. The Niobium alloy they use is the same across Spirit and Life tubing.

Not at all unusual to mix and match across both ranges to get the frame design you want.

Thanks!

Yeah, I tried a few different cantilevers, and I really like the Avid Shorties. Easy to setup and adjust, in my experience.

Well, I'm not in a hurry, so I guess I'll see if anyone else shows an interest!

This has been my regular commuter for a few years, but the purchase of a cargo bike means it's now surplus to requirements, and is up for sale. It's very well maintained and overall in very good condition.

Spec is as follows:

• 52cm frameset in black
  
• Shimano 105 10-spd groupset. SRAM 11-32t cassette and long-cage rear mech. Shimano Dura Ace polymer gear cables, which give excellent shifting
  
• Mavic Aksium Race wheels, Gatorskin 28mm tyres, SKS mudguards with RAW mudguard flaps, Shimano QR skewers
  
• Avid Shorty cantilevers with Swissstop pads
  
• Ritchey 110mm stem, Ritchey bar & seatpost
  
• Charge Spoon saddle
  
• Cinelli Bar Tape
  
• 2x Leyzne bottle cages and pump included
  
  

Saddle height in the picture is set at 730mm for reference.

XT Pedals not included, but I have some others in the spares box so you can ride it away. Bike is available for collection from my house. I live in North London, N4, not far from Finsbury Park station.

£550

Thanks for looking!

I've had a look at Goodridge's site and can't see the chart you're referring to. Do you have a link?

It's going on a Bullitt and I'm pretty sure the front run is over 1700mm.

I might have to get one made up. Larry v Harry offer the XT groupset as standard, so there's obviously a solution, somewhere.

I'm just starting out renovating a cargo bike. Thinking of putting on an SLX 11-speed groupset, but I'd need a longer than normal hose for the front brake.

Anyone got advice on how to get a suitable length hose built up? It's the faffing with the banjo bolt that I'm concerned about. If it was a straight compression connector like Deore it'd be easy, but I'm not sure about how the banjo connector bit works.