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Thanks, that’s what other websites seem to suggest as well. Did your mate have any issues with damp after installation? Some suggest this could be an issue but we have quite a deep crawl space so hope it won’t be an issue for us

Related to the insulation discussion above, has anyone got experience with insulating suspended timber floors? We are looking into replacing the floorboards in our draughty 30s house so would be an ideal time to put down some insulation.

Depends on the bank. Eg. Barclays has a £50k limit for single transfers online, you can do up to £100k in any 24h period. On the phone or via app it is usually less. I would call up and ask your bank, it’s worth flagging it to them in any case as even smaller transfers could be temporarily held due to money laundering etc which can then simply be waved through

In Europe it’s pretty common to have one of those ramps in apartment buildings where bikes are stored in the communal basement.
See a variable length ramp here from a German site: https://ukib.de/Variabel-einstellbare-Fahrradrampe-E-Bike-Treppenrampe-von-60-365-cm-Laenge

Thank you! We really like the area, buying on Kemble Rd

House

Thank you @stevo_com @rogan @Howard, makes sense looking at it from that perspective

If they do accept, can anyone recommend a good surveyor in Forest Hill area?

Decided to take the plunge into home ownership. We have put in an offer for a place in Forest Hill. Can anyone recommend a decent surveyor in the area?
Also perhaps a noob question but the EA has asked for an AIP to qualify our offer. While we have an AIP, it is for an amount almost as high as our offer so the other side can easily see that we could go higher. Should I just get a new AIP or is it worth showing that you some room to go higher (we went in a bit less than 5% below asking so expect to be told to go higher)?

I have the SKS edge AL 46 on my Cross Check and quite like them, easy to install too. They are perhaps a bit shorter than some other mudguards at the rear (fine for commuting, though I have installed RAW mud flaps for extra coverage). I think 40mm tyres are probably the largest you can mount with these mudguards (I’m using 40 G-One)

I have a Sinn 6052 whose day function is moving at 2x the normal speed (ie. during the night it goes from Monday to Wednesday). From what I observed the process sets in motion at roughly midnight (as it has always done) but will continue changing the day until c. 8am (usually a 1day change is complete by c. 3am).
I fear I might have caused this when I absentmindedly set the watch during the night ...
How much £ would I be looking at to get this repaired and could you recommend anyone in London? Thanks!

EDIT: Found on IG

Pick-up/viewings at Condor Cycles or can deliver within central for free
All photos here

Mack Wheelset £290
700c f/r, very solid and bombproof, running straight and true, built by Arup
Silver Kinlin XC279 rims, 17mm internal and 23mm external width, 28mm deep
Silver Sapim CX ray spokes
Silver custom Mack Hubs, 28h front low flange, 32h rear high flange, OLD 100m/120mm (F/R) with spacers included for rear OLD 126 and 130mm
Rear hub is one side fixed, the other 6-bolt ISO disc brake fitting for ISO cogs
Replaced the original Hex bolts with slightly more theft resistant Torx bolts. I will include both sets of bolts + Torx key + Torx bit
Comes with Mack lockring, used Velosolo 19t and unused 18t ISO sprockets, Halo fixed thread cover, as well as 18,15,14,13t Dura Ace NJS sprockets plus lockring

Wheelset came off my Roberts which is sold and hasn’t had much use in the last 2 years. Before that it was used on track and riding around town. Front has been braked on, rear maybe on 1 or 2 occasions, however no discernible brake wear on either rim. There are some marks and scratches from general use on the rims however they don’t show up well in the photos unfortunately.

More photos in the Flickr album (link above)

Pair of Conti GB4000s II folding tyres in 23mm £30
Very little use, you can still see the rubber moulding line in places

Pair of Conti Gatorskin Hardshell folding tyres in 25mm and 23mm £10
Used these for commuting. They have some cuts but never punctured on them. The 23 still has the wear marks intact, the 25mm does not. Have not been used for skidding

Pair of 35mm Panaracer Pasela PT Wirebed tyres £15 (Pictures pending)
Used for commuting, so sidewall is pretty dirty. A few small cuts but plenty of life left

Pair of flat pedal adapters for SPD pedals £8
Used for 1 ride. Come with Wellgo SPD cleats

Stronglight 110BCD 42t chainring £10
New, never used or mounted

KMC Z610HX 3/32 SS chain £10
New in packaging. Silver

Canti Cable Hangers £Forum donation each
One new in packaging (same as this), the other used

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The £26/tyre offer is for the performance line version, OP is referring to the Evolution line which could be these ones:
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Schwalbe-G-One-AllRound-MicroSkin-Tubeless-Easy-OneStar-Evo-Folding-Gravel-Road-Tyre_100928.htm
Though there are several other versions of the Evo line.

Cranks sold and frameset is on hold. Wheelset might also be on hold pending some questions.

@SideshowBob thanks!

Still have my Roberts for sale if interested:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/315338/#comment14040539

Buy a crown mounted one like @thebrenthamtaffy and @M_V suggest. You’re less likely to get brake judder the lower down the front your mount the cable hanger (although you might still get it, in which case you need to toe in your brake pads as next step).
Get rid of that end noodle and route the brake cable+outer from the bars to the hanger and feed outer into the hanger just like you would with normal calliper brakes, no need to go above the stem

@.gaz. @gav thank you!

So it looks like I will be splitting the bike. @T0mg and @Wadi2 how serious is your interest as I’d like to free up the space sooner rather than later?

@jerrysk8 has dibs on the bars and will collect next week

@Congo are you still interested in the saddle?

Thanks for the info, updated thread title

@T0mg @Congo interest noted. Happy to split if I have buyers for wheelset and F&F at least as my main concern in freeing up space

@SimonR92 thank you! Yours looks stunning indeed! I wish I had more space to keep mine :(

I am selling my Roberts Lo-Pro. Living in a pretty small flat I simply cannot justify the space for the few times a year it gets used.

If my research is correct this has some forum history, having been owned by @gav, @Harry.Major and @fourforty, whom I bought it off.

It was originally a TT frame (rear dropout width 126mm) with Zeus track dropouts which had a cable hanger attached but a previous owner must have filed it off. It is drilled for front and rear brakes and has internal rear brake cable routing through the top tube. The geometry is for 700c wheels f/r

I am not sure when it was built, but the BB stamp would indicate 1984. Apart from the BB cluster it is beautifully fillet brazed throughout and made from either Columbus Air or Reynolds 531 Speedstream tubing, meaning all tubes are aerodynamically shaped (or at least what was considered "aero" at the time), including the seat tube and proprietary seat post. The seat post seems to have been repaired some time ago, which isn't surprising given the seatclamp design. As you can see (picture with seat post fully extended) it is quite easy to damage the post if doing up the seat clamp too tight or too lose so the post is slipping. I tried to get round this problem by using a shim with some success, but in the end you just have to be very careful when doing up the seatclamp.

The paint is a nice metallic red but chips quite easily. There are chips on the down tube, stays (most notable near the rear brake) and 3-4 smaller chips on the top tube. The decals are above the lacquer and are starting to come off in places. In some places there is what must be residue from previous decals. No dents.

Size
Seat tube: 57cm c-t
Top tube: 58cm c-c (~56cm virtual horizontal)
Head tube: 7cm

In the pictures it is set up for me (186cm/6ft 1in) so that I am in about the same position as if in the drops on my road bike. It would say it would fit someone 5ft 11 to 6ft 2, the limiting factor is the seat post really

It is currently build up with

Campag C-Record Pista (v2) crankset, original chain ring bolts, 52t Super Record Track 3/32 chainring, only one dust cap, can include bolts with integrated dust cap if you want

Campag Centaur square taper BB, 111mm, English thread

Cinelli 1A stem, 26.4mm clamp, 7cm extension

Cinelli LA84 Handlebars, 40cm c-c, 26.4mm clamp, drilled by previous owner for internal cable routing, marks from aero bars

Selle Italia Turbo saddle, reissue, marks/cuts near the rear on both sides

Tange Headset

Wheelset
700c f/r, very solid and bombproof, running straight and true, built by @Arup
Silver Kinlin XC279 rims, 17/23mm internal/external width, 28mm deep
Silver Sapim CX ray spokes
Silver custom Mack Hubs, 28h front low flange, 32h rear high flange, OLD 100m/120mm (F/R) with spacers included for rear OLD 126 and 130mm
Rear hub is one side fixed, the other 6-bolt ISO disc brake fitting for ISO cogs
Replaced the original Hex bolts with slightly more theft resistant Torx bolts. I will include both sets of bolts + Torx key
Comes with fixed thread cover, used Velosolo 19t and unused 18t 1/8 track sprockets
Tyres are 23mm Conti GP4000S II, very little use

In total looking for SOLD

If it comes to splits I had following prices in mind:

Frameset (inkl. seatpost) and Headset: SOLD
Cranks, Chainring, BB: SOLD
Cinelli Stem: SOLD
Cinelli LA 84 bars: SOLD
Saddle: SOLD
Wheelset: £300

Let me know if you want additional photos or have any questions

Pictures here

Pick up at Condor Cycles (WC1X) during the evening or mornings, parts also in Marylebone during the day/evening

If you want to spend a little less money on a bar that might turn out not to be the right shape, the Nitto M151f or M109AA (the latter is available at @thecycleclinic ) have the same shape as the M106 at almost half the price. I have the M109 and find it very comfortable

That design is sold by a bunch of companies and shops. I bought the titanium version through eBay from China (no idea if same manufacturer).

They hold bottles firm but not so much that you can’t get them out quickly. I think weight was as claimed.
Only thing I didn’t like was that one of the cages had the upper bolt hole drilled very slightly off centre so the inserted bottle does not quite align with the down tube. Its not that noticeable though and doesn’t bother me.

Damn, desperate 4th dibs on groupset

@Dawid_Owl
Quick to respond and went out of his way to deliver to me. Nice to meet you!

Cane creek headset at a very good price recently spotted by @mdcc_tester

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/CANE-CREEK-40-SERIES-EC-30-1-HEADSET-SEALED-BEARINGS-BLACK-NEW-ROAD-OR-MTB/192344261413?_mwBanner=1

Otherwise what ^ said, either the Advanced FF4 forks from Ceeway or Columbus Minimal (cheapest I could find is £140 at Triton). There might be some used Look, Easton or Reynolds Ouzo forks on eBay too.

You can find shims on eBay for less than £5, make sure they correspond to the stack height of the stem