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Anyone near Barnsley ?

Keep up the good work. I almost bid on the "Pete Dunn" (who ?) but it was too far to go, shame as it went for low price :(

P.X London Rd £300 BIN in London W9
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326321619503

I'd assumed that moving your money out into FIAT would be at a cost !?
The downside is that the FaceBook sellers have moved in (next door) and the eBay neighbourhood is going down hill fast - some new and awful buyers/sellers in the past 2 weeks.

I think I've got the hang of it now ;-)

PS, it's not me, just someone on eBay.

They used to sell saddle frames for most models in chrome, black and even Ti for some, along with copper rivets in regular and large head sizes. And the chrome frame for a Professional was £17 !

They offer a repair service, but you may as well buy a new saddle for the cost of most work.

For spares, this is all you can get now, it's 99% for the Cambiums : https://www.brooksengland.com/maintenance/spare-parts.html

You lucky dog, that's great VFM.. so long as it's not collection only in Glasgow ! But confirms the observation that FG/SS isn't as popular as this forum anymore ;-)

Oh, I "dream" of being a robot with all those freedoms, but am more convinced that I'm just an avatar in the Matrix :)

Those bloody Smiths have hacked eBay and keep checking my browser at every turn I take.

The eBay Captcha crap, just keeps asking me to find the Pandas/Lions in a continuous loop FFS! I've used Opera, Brave, and at last Chrome got me through.

Is it just me it hates, or have I messed up a setting somewhere ? Thanks for any ideas.

No, I offered you good advice, there will be a buyer on eBay ! Put it on as an auction with no reserve, instead have a mate bid it up to your lowest value. I buy/sell 500+/- things each year on eBay and you will get good money from someone.

I noticed that parts like frames, rivets, and others have been 'out of stock' for a couple of years now. Initially, I assumed they were just waiting for a new shipment — but I was wrong!

From what I see on their website, it looks like anything older than a Cambium model has been abandoned. There must be millions of these older products still in use, representing a huge market opportunity. Please tell me I'm mistaken!

OK, you asked, and someone needs to break it to you - you are WAY off on price ! The front ring is shagged - which is very expensive with a power meter, the cassette ditto, the rear mech is a beaten-up disgrace, and I've not seen such worn out levers in a long time.

On the good side, it's free to sell on eBay these days, you may find a victim there !?

I'd suggest buying a crystal press and glass to put your one back in good shape. That will give you basic experience in modding, and make yo money. Parts for the 007 are fantastically cheap and plentiful, I'd start there.

Anyone 6'7 looking for a nice road bike £350 in Warwick
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116351657464

All together for the chorus "Rule Britania ..." yup, for sure, but it set the idea for true standards (Whitworth) which then developed. It should almost be listed as part of the series of industrial revolutions/standards/increments that brought us to where we are today... ADSL- TCPIP...

LOL !!! Thank your lucky stars you are not in the US, it's become Hip to quote long distances in "klicks", to prove that you "served", and yet workshop mechanics are still quoting 7/64 of an inch. Metric threads are just so damn good in steel and ally ! Did you know that the Crystal Palace was the first place to introduce standard threads ;-)

If you are only six and a half inches tall, I think they'd be over your head ;)

I sold a stem, and admit I made an error in the description, so accepted a return, and it came back damaged :(

I can't find any option that actually allows me to reduce the refund I have to pay. I've seen things that I should have the option to do that, but no way of doing it. Any pointers please.

Or how can I message eBay customer services for help ? I only have until tomorrow to make my claim

Thanks in advance....

Yes, I think Citizen produce the best quality cheap (sub £500) watches these days. Seiko are too busy thinking of themselves as a "Brand" these days and their costs outweigh their very average quality.

In fact, I think a part of Seiko has lost the plot, they are producing dozens of ugly watches at just above the Casio level, but 5x the cost. Their low-end catalogue is bewildering, and even the GS range is looking like a directionless explosion of models to me.

No ! The dimensions are wrong, the bracelet and clasp are wrong too.

Clearly, some people put a Rolex in front of a Royal Oak... I'll get my coat ;-)

V.nice, but why are aheadset stems so ugly :-( I'm in this position now with a couple of bikes. If they had maybe put the steerer clamp bolt at the front, rather than as a knee smasher at the back it would have been much better IMHO. Does anyone else get my drift, and know of a suitable stem... I need help.

Have you tried running your frame Geo through Bikeinsights to see if you can get an off the shelf, or 2nd hand frame, that would match your requirements ? Example I was using ...

https://bikeinsights.com/compare?geometries=5dfe5a09e2ac130017fe9fd3,655523f24d1b3f002110cf08,

Bullseye, thank you.

It was the subtle and rare Green and Gold combo that drew me to it. But not being a Navi myself, I can't see much use for the outer bezel, so I'll see if they have similar and simpler model in the line-up.

I've just watched a superb YT on servicing a very old pocket watch, and the expert's wrist watch came into shot - can anyone identify it ? The YT is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4p5ZaeoTE8