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Corsas sold pending payment/postage etc to @freewheely_

Based on PMs time-stamps, second and third dibs to @krwski and @alex_s

These bits have been taking up space for an age and it's time to move them on. All well used/dirty, see pictures for details.

Shimano Ultegra FC-3500 crank, 170mm, with single 48T chain-ring. £20 obo excl. postage

MKS Half Cage Toe Clips + screws, nuts and washers. Stainless steel. Well scuffed. £10 obo excl. postage

Vittoria Open Corsa SC 25-622 tires (x2 i.e. 1-pair). Side walls very dirty from brake dust. These were on my Cinelli Gazzetta when I purchased it off the forum. Easily punctured so I quickly replaced them with Gatorskins. Does anyone even buy second hand tyres? £10 for the pair(?) obo excl. postage.

Based in Swansea. Figured I'd have to post... Although I am in Oxford regularly.

A bit banged up but I assume they are functional (don't have the shoes to check). Bearings are nice and smooth. Threads are perfectly fine. Will give them a clean before posting.

£15 for the pair posted.

My wife recently acquired a second hand gravel bike and doesn't want the bottle cages. Pretty sure they are MOST The Wings carbon bottle cages.

One is size 70mm ID, the other 65mm ID. 65mm looks to have been previously cracked and glued on both upper arms. 70mm has slight delamination (reparable) on the lower right arm.

Not sure how to price these. Seem to be about £60-70 each new so given the cracks, perhaps £20 ea (excl. postage) is a starting point.

I'll try to get photos of the cracks in better light tomorrow.

Bit of a long shot but I'm chasing a Surly Straggler in size 38cm for my wife. She is only 5ft3in with a stand over height of 730mm.

She wants to upgrade from her 2018 GT Transeo which is heavy and slow. She wants something lighter, faster, and more suited to both trails and road.

Happy with a frameset only or an equivalently spec'd bike.

All sold.

Not sure this is the right sub-forum but here goes...

My old Giant Escape 1 has been sitting on the balcony neglected these past few months. It was my daily ride for 5-odd years and I pretty much road it into the ground. Now I'm questioning what I should do with it.

Here is what's wrong with it:

• All 3 chainrings need replacing, particularly the middle.
  
• Rear cassette needs replacing; rear rim probably doesn't have much life left.
  
• Chain has had the bisket.
  
• Shifter triggers (Shimano Altus) are broken. Left side fell apart years ago. Right side is missing the number indicator.
  
• Grips need replacing
  
• Rubber portion on brake levers have perished.
  
• Pedals have all but disintigrated and are possibly fused to crank arms. They may need drilling out.
  
• Seat has a tear.
  
• There is damage to the seat tube from the bike lock clamp
  
• There is worse damage to the down tube where the D-lock rubbed over the years.
  
  

TBH, I was pretty slack at maintenance.

As I see it these are the options:
1) Sell it as is.
2) Spend a little as possible to get it ridable and sell it.
3) Split it and sell it?
4) Turn it into a SS gravel bike to eke a bit more life out of it.

Thought I ask what people here thought. What should I do with it?

Yep they are.

Yep. Everything is still available. I'm open to sensible offers.

Yep.

Price drop: £35 (+ postage)

Hmmm, fair point.

I've still got the carbon fork but I've also changed the headset. The top cap that came with the headset required a different expander. Changing the fork is on the cards, but not for a while.

I've changed out the cockpit so the below are now surplus to needs.

Based in Oxford but happy to post at cost. Prices listed exclude postage. Would prefer to sell as an assembly, but can split if need be.

1. Cane Creek SCR-5 brake levers. Black. Pair. Very good condition. £25
   
2. Deda RHM01 drop bars. 40cm width. Very good condition though I
   haven't had the bar tape off (I bought my bike off the forum). £10
   
3. Deda 01 stem. 90mm length. 31.7mm bar clamp. 1.1/8" fork clamp. The screws are showing a few signs of rust but the stem is otherwise in good condition. £10
   
4. FSA compressor adjuster and stem spacer. 1.1/8" clamp. £2 (or free + postage if sold separately).
   
   

Price for assembly: £47 (+ postage)

Small update for any one who is interested:

1) I got in touch with BLB and their flat Crown fork isn't available in 1.1/8" :(
2) Tange (https://www.tange-design.com/component_list.php?type_sn=5) do some great looking chrome forks, of which the T-2S01, T-2S02 and T-2M04D models are all 1.1/8" threadless.
3) Soma Fabrications (https://www.somafab.com/parts/forks) also do some nice chrome forks as well though they are all 1" threadless from what I can tell.
4) Soma and Tange seem to be available from https://southerndistributors.co.uk/ but unfortunately no prices are listed on the website.

@MCamb - I hadn't seen those Origin8 ones; their website doesn't list a chrome version so I wonder if it's an older model or custom? I haven't checked with all the LBS; one couldn't source Nitto components so I'm not too confident... worth an ask tomorrow I suppose.

@M_V - that flat crown BLB fork is why I'm seriously considering using an adaptor headset... as MCamb suggested I'm gonna give them a call tomorrow to see what they say.

@JamJam - yea I'd spotted the Tsunami ones as well but am a little hesitant. I didn't think to look at their reviews on alibaba.

Yep, this is about the only one I've found (so far). Too bad I don't really like the style. Would definitely prefer one with a nice crown. Have considered trying to get a second hand Surly Steamroller fork and then get it chromed but... faff...

As @Lolo said, shim the headtube and/or get a headset that steps down the size. But I'd rather stick with 1-1/8" if I can given that's the modern standard.

As the title says, I'm looking to replace the PlanetX carbon fork on my Cinelli Gazzetta (that I purchased off the forum) with a chrome plated cromoly fork but can't seem to find many/any with a 1-1/8" threadless steerer tube. Preferably with a nice crown drilled to accept a brake.

Does anyone know where I can get one? Or should I just give up and downsize to a 1" threadless steerer tube?

Hey. Are the bars still available? Do you know the (centre-to-centre) width? Willing to post the bars only to Oxford?

I'm interested. Whereabouts in Oxfordshire are you based? I'm Oxford based and would be keen to view/test ride if possible?

@midlife, is that a bad thing? (Asking as a newb...)

So I take it this has been sold to @sacredhart?

Brand new to single-speeds...Looking to build/buy a nice one for commuting as my Giant Escape 1 is dying.