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To be honest I think I'm just going to wander in in a suit on my friend's behalf with a letter of claim and see if they'll settle. Whatever the justification it's clear that the damage to the bike goes way beyond what was required to "move" it- since it was ultimately just tipped over the railings and this did not cause any of the actual damage.

It is private property. It's the stairwell of the building my friend lives in, which is AFAIK rented as a single HMO. I'll ask him for more details but from what I understand the stairs are his, hence why he left the bike there.

I agree it's not the best place but it was literally outside my friend's door...

But that's the entire point here. It wasn't obviously a fire escape. It's a door inside a private stairwell, with no markings. Not the usual location of a fire door from a commercial venue.

Besides, the bicycle wasn't obstructing the door per se, it was just in the stairwell. The guard's claimed justification of his actions to the witness was that the bike was obstructing the door.

My friend was in his flat which is on the stairwell. He was unaware that this was a fire exit as it was not signed as such, and certainly would not have left the bike there if he knew! I would imagine that it would have been significantly less effort on the part of the security guard to knock on the adjacent door and ask "Scuse me, can you move yer bike?".

Also it's worth noting that the damage and subsequent location of the bike hardly "made safe" the area, instead of a neatly locked up bike there's now a sharp broken wheel (the rim is sheared clean in half) and the remains of a bike precariously hanging over a railing above the stairs.

In terms of liability in case of a fire, I think the onus is on the club to ensure that their exits are properly declared- nowhere is it indicated that this is anything other than a disused door, which is what it certainly appears to be. It's only a fire exit in as much as it leads onto a locked and otherwise private stairwell.

And either way, to "get another one" costs money which in my opinion my friend has every right to claim from the club for, via small claims if they won't settle when I go and talk to them once I've assessed the damage.

It is indeed an Amazon. I'd have imagined this one's worth more than that since it is, or at least was, in astoundingly good condition. Round these parts bikes worse than this regularly sell for at least £100...

It's also the earlier model that isn't made of cheese and terrible parts.

Especially when it's their property, on their property.

This is my point. If you wanted to MOVE the bike, you'd have cut the lock. This is just damage, plain and simple, by someone with a power complex I'd assume. As you say, the bike isn't actually out of the way and overhanging onto the stairs I'd wager it is far more of a hazard anyway.

The black door does indeed lead from a club into a residential landing. The thing is, if the guard was able to get onto the landing to do this, it's pretty clear the bike wasn't actually obstructing the door.

It sounds like the guy literally just pulled at things to try and move the bike. You know, instead of knocking on the like, three doors on this otherwise private, indoor stairwell. The door isn't marked in any way and the stairwell has nothing else to do with the club.

Scilly, it's his stairwell, not the club's.

So, pretty much as it sounds. My friend left his bike in the stairwell of his flats, which is backed onto by a club. Anyway, turns out the totally unmarked door is in fact a fire exit, and the bike was locked up in front of it. So, the security guard sees fit to absolutely wreck the bike. I mean, I only have the photo my friend's sent me but he tells me the back wheel is snapped, the frame is bent, and the dérailleur has been ripped off. I mean, I get that it was apparently in the way but honestly this looks like straight up vandalism. Anyway, his flatmate apparently saw the guard doing this but was too late to stop it.

My question is, has anyone experienced this kind of thing before and has experience dealing with it? As far as I can tell, my friend is totally innocent of any wrongdoing as the door was in no way marked. I presume it's pretty much a case of being able to straight up bill the club for the damages and a new bike given that it seems to be beyond repair.

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Pulled to list more locally. I realise there aren't that many Bristolians on this forum.

The bike was from when I lived back in Oxford so basically yes.

Wait wait wait. I ride 95GI around town. Is there something wrong with me?

PMed RE Bio Racer frame.

Have sent you questions!

I am very interested in this! Could you deliver it within London? (Ideally to Paddington Station)

How much is shipping?

Back at the end of the summer, my local Wilko was selling them off for something silly like 30p. I bought maybe 15 in total, a mix of 1-3 and 5-7 speed chains... Mostly they went on the cheap town bikes of my friends, as well as on a bike I broke the chain on. They're nothing special but they work just fine. For the price, even the full price, they're a worthwhile spare. Probably about on par with any other cheaper branded chain.

Provisionally very interested in the CB853.

Any idea what the frame tubing is?
(Also the seatpost diameter?)

Well, my "local" framebuilder is Argos Cycles in Bristol, so I think that it's a bit far to get the tools, but thank you for the offer! For the sake of not trashing this frame which is pretty much perfect for my needs, I think I'll give them a call and get the bosses fitted.

A request for advice!
So, I replaced my light touring/commuting/hack bike over the winter, as my old frame got bent and the whole drivetrain was shot- it worked out cheaper to just replace the bike as it was nothing special mechanically.

Anyway, I bought a new bike, and everything about it is pretty much spot-on, it's far better quality, and better set up for commuting duty than the bike it replaced. However, I have one gripe. There's no fittings for bottle cages on the frame. I've used those clips before to fit water bottle cages to road bikes, but as I'm expecting this to get chucked around on rougher terrain, I'm not sure they'll be up to the job.

My question then is about fitting bosses to the frame. Research suggests that rivnuts are the way to go, but I'm not sure whether I'd be better doing it myself or getting my local(ish) framebuilder to do it for me. As far as I know, they charge £20 to fit the bosses. How much would I save by doing it myself, and am I likely to ruin my frame or end up with a worse job of it than if I just forked over the £20?

Possible dibs 7 and/or 14 pending pictures.