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It's up now: https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/specialbuys/dates/2019-09-29

Somehow not even the worst thing on their site: https://www.helliot-bikes.eu/?lang=en

My only regret about my Pompetamine is that I didn't get a Pompino with a disc fork, precisely because of the rear hub ballache. I ended up using a heavy old CX wheelset with a single speed kit. It works fine, but I'd prefer a proper SS hub.

I've had an Edinburgh Cycles knock-off of that for almost 10 years. Apart from an issue with the height adjustment clamp being a bit shit, I've had no problems. The issue was that the upper section used to slide back down into the lower bit when cranks were turned or other things introducing some vibration into the system. I solved it by scoring the clamping section and putting in some carbon paste to add a bit of friction. Fine now.

GONE

Handbuilt Tiagra 4600/Kinkin ADHN wheelset for sale. I built these a few years ago and planned to set them up as a spare set for my wife's cross bike, but we ended up selling the bike and replacing with a disc road bike, so no longer have any use for them.

Everything was bought brand new and the build was checked over by Bromley Bike Co, but they have never had a cassette or tyre/tubes installed.

I'm in the process of packing and moving house, so collection from Beckenham prefered or meet at Victoria station only. Velox taped and QRs included.

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BB386 on that frame. Is this a nightmare of creaking and incompatible cranksets?

Looked up this ride a propos of nothing and what do I see...

IN!

In! First one I might actually make, as I had to drop out a few years back thanks to a broken hand.

Currently fat and slow, but hope to be less fat and/or less slow by the time this rolls around.

Is the gearing the same? That was my main issue with the original ones. 1 was useless, 2 was for setting off and anything over 10 mph and you spin out in 3rd.

Well, you are what you eat.

Hippy about 30 miles out of Newton, so should be there 4/5ish, GMT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=280yPTyei0U

New phone time: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L96EBPS/

We used to put them (sans bling) on our bikes in the 80s along with spokey dokeys and a lollystick rattling the spokes. Does a pretty good job at cleaning the hubs, but you do get grimy putting them on if your spokes are dirty.

My Raleigh Milk Race had glistening hubs.

I'm definitely up for it and hopefully bringing a couple of extras. Wonder if you can fit a helmet on over a horn.

Now down to £55. So tempting to buy and build, even though LittleH has shown no interest in a singlespeed build.

Gary Johnson is the Libertarian Party candidate, so his votes would tend to go with Trump rather than Clinton.

Thanks. That's bloody annoying though; mine was close to 4x the price and any SD card access kills the tablet. Of well, I use it mainly as a comic reader, so it's not a massive issue.

Discounts applied in shopping basket.

15% off Halfords tools and workshop stuff 1300-1500 today only. The offer stacks on top of existing discounts, so this tool chest goes from £250 (extortionate, never to be paid price) down to £105.40 (that's better).

Does it work OK with an SD card? I've got the 10" Yoga 3 Pro Tab and SD usage is incredibly sluggish even for photos or comic reading. The rest of the tablet is great, but if you try to use the SD, it shits a brick. Tested with multiple sizes/makes of SD.

Thankfully he's agreed to cash on collection and has sent me his proper address and will be bringing ID. As a quid pro quo, he's asked for original purchse receipt, which I do have because I'm a hoarder.

Edit: All sorted now. Turned out to be a nice bloke and completely understood about the need for cash.

I did consider offering bank transfer, but even those can be reversed, apparently.

Just sold bike on eBay, for collection only. The buyer paid by Paypal, and wants to collect today. His Paypal shows only a business address which is a rented office space "Business Centre".

According to this there's literally nothing I can do as a buyer to stop a chargeback scam for non-delivery of collected goods when Paypal is the method of payment.

I've refunded the Paypal and sent this:

Hi xxx,

I've been alerted to a problem with Paypal combined with collection in person, and I am somewhat concerned with the possibility of a chargeback of Paypal payments: https://conversation.which.co.uk/shopping/ebay-seller-buyer-paypal-problems-seller-protection-fraud/

In light of these issues, I am going to have to insist on cash on collection rather than a Paypal payment.

I have refunded your Paypal payment and am still happy to meet tomorrow, but as said above, will need to have cash as the method of payment. Let me know if you are still OK to meet. Apologies for the messing around, and not making this clear on mny advert, but this has only just been brought to my attention as a potential problem.

I understand if this is a problem for you, but given the lack of protection that eBay offers for sellers for collected items, this is the only way I can see to cover myself.

Let me know if this is an issue and we can cancel the sale if necessary

Does this seem reasonable?