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dibs cranks. PM coming

Well... I've only gone and done it...

I've just spunked £60 on a set of Ledus Wheelus that I really can't justify... but they look awesome.

I'll just be waiting patiently by the letterbox then :-)

Isn't a metal cable tie just a jubilee clip (hose clip)? If so, every hardware shop will have one, though you'd need a screwdriver to take it off.-
http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=jubilee+clip&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=11658249032225629076&sa=X&ei=fnh1UJbgAeS40QWVzIHwBg&ved=0CC0Q8gIwAQ

You can buy re-useable cable ties (plastic) from most hardware shops. They don't last forever, as eventually the mechanism dies, but they would last a good while and are quick and easy.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/releasable-cable-ties-333?c=maplin&utm_source=gcs&utm_medium=gcs_search&utm_campaign=PE84F&utm_content=Cable+Ties

Otherwise you could get velcro ones I suppose -
http://www.audiospares.com/product.php?productid=1447

hmmmmmm......... I seem to be kind of talking myself into buying a set of these lights..... :-/

The Ledus Wheelus lights look awesome. Quick question for those that have them -
Are they just attached by cable ties? If so, is it not a bit annoying to remove every time you lock up your bike??

I really don't need new lights.... but these look too fun

I'm assuming this sold... let me know if not

I'm assuming this has gone.... let me know if not.

I'm after a Brooks B17 Honey saddle to replace the one someone stole off my girlfriends bike.

Also after some Brooks Honey leather bar tape if anyone has any knocking about.

Thank you muchly.

Dibs cranks (pending photo of crack) and 2nd dibs headset.

PM coming

Like butters said, you can buy all the parts in leyland in shoreditch. I did... It'll cost about 4 quids

I've done this a couple of times.
Note there is a difference in converting a freehub and freewheel.
A freehub (cassette - which you don't have) conversion, involves adding spacers either side of the rear sprocket, on the freehub, to determine your chainline, which I would say is easier than what you're going to have to do.

The freewheel type (which you have) I would say is a bit trickier, but totally doable. I taught myself how to do it with the power of the interwebz. I would recommend re-dishing the wheel (which will make it a lot stronger). Then realigning the axle, as it'll be off to one side, to compensate for the 5 gears that used to be on there. You might as well regrease the hub whilst you're there (as it may not have been done for some time.) Then it is a case of measuring your chainline and moving the spacers (washers etc between locknut and cone) from one side of the hub to the other in order to match the chainline at the front. You may need to buy a bunch of extra washers which are fairly thin (1mm, 0.5mm) to swap out for the spacers that are already on there, as they may be 3mm or more, and hard to finetune the chainline with.

I found these incredibly useful - http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/columns/bobgarage/indexb.htm

I'm sure I did a load of other googling when I first did it, but bob's garage was invaluable.

Any questions, then just ask

Good luck, and have fun!

Ha!

I've only just seen this. Thanks for your birthday wishes, though sadly it wasn't my birthday. I have a tendency to not enter birthdays correctly online when signing up to things. It probably says I was born in 1900 too.

goes and changes birthday on website

3rd (and unlikely) dibs on headset...

Hi im and new to the forum. Currently in my friends kitchen on Broadway Market building up an old scrapper into a fixed gear bike. Gonna be like the nightrider of bikes. Looks forward to being part of this community.

Good to have you on here Ben.... Though shouldn't you be round here cleaning this frame up, rather than just leaving it in my kitchen?

**Campag Mirage 170 52/39 chainset - £18

• did this sell? If not I may be interested for a friend.
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Frame now sold to Joshuabird.

Only saddle still left for sale.
Mudguards and pedals still available for beer/biscuit exchange.

Wheel now gone to antlers, with unexpected double donation of beer & biscuits... nomnomnom

joshuabird now has dibs on frame.

Both helmets now sold. Thanks to apolloxl and chocalateboywonder.
Wheel gone pending collection.

All other items still available.

All dibs on frame have fallen through so frame is up for grabs again.

Antlers will be providing me with a beverage or snack for the wheel.

dannyb22 now has dibs on frame.

All dibs noted. OP edited.

Apolloxl has dibs on ladies helmet
Chokalateboywonder has dibs on men's helmet
Both pending collection
All other items still available

Xx

No reply from Raoot666.

New interest from chokalateboywonder for the men's helmet.

All other items still available

I have a 63cm Sun GT10 frame and forks for sale for £25 - http://www.lfgss.com/thread82337.html

let me know if you're interested

it's frame and forks btw