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I'm very reluctantly selling my fixed gear, due to needing the money more than I need multiple bikes...

I'm not sure what it is. I was told by the person who sold it to me that it isn't a Colnago Super, but despite my best efforts, I haven't been able to ID the frame. Whatever it is, it's nice, Italian and from the 70's.

It's served me very well over the months I've had it, and is a lot of fun to ride. I'll be sad to see it go, but needs must. I've done a lot to it and spent a lot of time on it since I bought it, and it's got quite a few new bits. There's one or two minor issues, and this is reflected in the price. My asking price is still well under what I've spent on it.

Spec -

• Italian frame of some sort, chromed Campagnolo dropouts. A few chips in the paint, as can be expected by a frame of this age. A little bit of surface rust on the cable stops, but nothing serious. Nice and light with a responsive geometry
  
• Zeus 2000 chromed fork
  
• Rear wheel Formula hub laced to AlexRims ID19 rim (Flip-flop)
  
• Front wheel Formula hub laced to Fuji rim
  
• 23mm folding Gatorskins front & back. Like new, barely used
  
• As new saddle, barely used (Can't remember the model off the top of my head - see pics)
  
• Noname crankset. The type where the chainring is part of the cranks. It works, but the spindle that attaches the crank arm to the ring is worn, so I believe the whole thing needs replacing.
  
• Generic pedals with fabric straps. The pedals themselves are ok and the straps work, but the straps are on their way out
  
• Tange headset, recently serviced and rebuilt by LBS
  
• Dirty Harry brake lever, bought not long ago, connected to Shimano caliper on the front. No back brake as I've only ever ridden it fixed. Cable/housing as new
  
• Atax stem
  
• New KMC chain
  
  

Since my LBS serviced the headset, there's been a slight clicking from the front end when you pull up hard on the bars. I've given it a once-over and can't see anything, so I suspect something needs tightening up somewhere. I haven't had time to look properly and this is reflected in the price.

ASKING PRICE - £320 - Located in Peckham Rye

P.s - Apologies, pictures aren't the best but I was in a rush. If anyone wants pictures of any details, let me know.

They say that supervisors ride around making sure nobody is doing anything dim, and to make sure that your bike is up to scratch, but I never met anyone out there who'd ever been pulled up on anything. Yeah, don't try to do the interview trial thing brakeless though...

Ah, so it's a cheap POS as I suspected. New cranks it is. Shake the magic money tree....

This crankset came with my bike. I'm fairly sure it's some sort of cheap copy of the Eighthinch spline system, but I can't seem to find any information about it whatsoever. Reason I ask is that the slots on the chainring which the splines fit into seem to have worn away, so when I move the cranks, there's a bit of play until it actually turns the ring.

Anybody know what the system may be called, and where I might be able to find a replacement chainring? Or is it worth just getting a new crankset, because this will probably just keep happening.

Cheers

Might have to be the one. Cheers.

Hi

Does anybody have a 32mm headset spanner I could borrow for a couple of hours near Peckham? Took my headset apart to service, but then realised I need another spanner to hold the bearing cup while I tighten the lockring, otherwise it spins the cup at the same time. Tried many an improvisation, none of which worked!

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Deposit for all of the stuff is £150. And I got mine back in the end, so they may be a bit useless, but at least they didn't try to skank me!

Ended up quitting a few weeks ago. The work itself isn't too bad (Apart from the hours being a pain in the arse), but I can confirm that the company itself are absolutely useless. Nobody in the office seemed to talk to each other and you'd get 3 different people ringing you up to ask the same question, which you'd already answered.

When I handed my notice in, they sent me the generic leaving email and told me to return my stuff. I worked my notice, then had someone call the week after asking why I hadn't been turning up. Explained to her that I didn't work there anymore and all was sorted. Then a week later I had an email telling me that I'd been fired because I still wasn't turning up....

They also don't answer the phone to their own couriers if there's a problem with any delivery, and are generally impossible to get hold of, with emails/phone calls/follow-up emails/follow-up-follow-up emails going unanswered.

Returned my shoddy equipment with some breakages (Not my fault) and still haven't seen the £150 deposit return to my account yet, so we'll have to see about that.

In short, I wouldn't bother with them.

Spotted outside a certain SE15 drinking establishment.

A fairly typical shift for illustration

The work is actually alright. It's fairly mindless, you haven't got a boss breathing down your neck and once you get used to that stupid f'ing box, it's essentially just riding around central as fast as possible for 3 hours at a time (They're making everybody do a month in central when they join, then you can pick your own area).

The box isn't as bad as it looks and it barely weighs anything, but yeah, it's horrendous in the wind and about as aerodynamic as you'd imagine, which is really fun going across the bridges. You can almost tack with it, and that isn't an exaggeration.

The food is intact when you arrive. The restaurants tend to pack it pretty tightly in the bag and it goes inside a smaller thermal bag inside the f'ing box (as it will henceforth be known).

Not sure about the other areas, but in central I've never earned below £10p/h, with tips included in that. Which isn't amazing, but for brainless courier work it could be worse. I would imagine this could go down if you were in quieter areas.

According to the Garmin, I end up doing about 100 miles per week for work, split between 5x 3hr shifts, and that's including the commute from SE15 to central. So not too bad overall. They make you do 2x evening shifts (6.30 - 9.30) on the weekend, but they're the only mandatory ones and you can choose your shifts the rest of the time.

Let me know if you're intrigued about anything else.

@edscoble - If you know central reasonably well (Which I do) and have Google Maps and an A-Z, it's hard to go too far wrong

Bit of a dead thread, but I started with them a week ago, feel free to ask away if anybody wants to know about my (limited) experience with them.

Haven't read much of this topic, but thought I'd put my 2p's worth in with a Gatorskin story (Like everybody else probably has a million times on this thread).

Riding through Soho a while ago when the car in front of me decides to slam his brakes on and reverse towards me at full speed for no apparent reason. Did a very glamorous and elegant panicky jump thing onto the curb, which rolled a glass bottle up onto the curb with me. Weight went back down onto my bike and my rear wheel smashed straight through the bottle. Not a single mark on my 23mm Gatorskin. I know some disagree, but I've found them to be indestructible.

Also, Panaracer Pasela Tourguard (28) for when I'm on my tourer. Done both long-distance, French countryside rides, and the daily city commute on a 2nd hand pair and they're similarly indestructible.

Didn't think there was any chance of 3rd dibs so I bought new in the end. Sorry!

Unlikely 3rd dibs on the Contis.

Nice one. I think mine is probably one of his racing frames in that case.
Now, whether or not to take the decals off to see what's underneath...

Cheers!

That definitely looks likely. Does yours have any serial numbers or other identifiers on it? Can't seem to find any on mine.

Has yours still got it's original decals? Be nice to see how mine was supposed to look, if indeed it is one of these.

Cheers

Anybody know what this might be? It's got Campy dropouts and Zeus 2000 chrome forks. Hint of the day: I'm fairly sure it isn't a Colnago (That's what the person I bought it from said anyway, but I'm not sure how they knew that, the decals were already on when they bought it).

I've looked at a few of the old Zeus frames but I don't think it's one of those.

Edit: Sorry for the enormous photos!

Cheers

Sorry, this has gone. Started a degree so haven't had much time to sort out business on here recently.

Cheers!

I'm after something complete and simple. It'll be a working bike, so cosmetics aren't too important, as long as it'll take some abuse. Something reasonably nippy would be a bonus!

Cheers
J

Thrasher: Depends what floats your boat

aka: The fork is indeed drilled. Had it done by Sea Bass cycles in Peckham

Part list:
Dolan Pre Cursa 54cm Frame sprayed white (Originally black)
Alpina Carbon Forks
Alpina Headset
Kappa 2 saddle
BLB 48T Chainring
BLB Crank Arms
17T rear sprocket
Sturmey Archer hi-flange track hubs hand laced to Halo Aerorage rims with sapim spokes
Continental Inner tubes
BLB Black mamba 28c gumwall tyres
KMC Chain
Bombtrack Stem
Unknown Risers
Oury grips
Shimano bottom bracket
BLB Plastic pedals

Looking for £300, been used maybe once a week since I bought it. It's been sprayed white with a rattle can so has the chips you'd expect, but it's fairly tidy.

Rapid as anything and quite terrifying, it's good fun!

Feel free to ask any questions.

Cheers

Edit: Sorry for the potato quality photos, let me know if there are any detailed pics you're after.

In London. Sounds good to me, I'll PM you.

I'm looking for a simple and robust touring bike for an excursion to France. Doesn't need to be super light or fancy, just a nice workhorse.

Bottle cages/Racks etc a big bonus, but not 100% necessary.

Looking for something <£200. Ideally I'd spend more, but I'm not doing vast distances (~500km) and I'll probably look to sell it when I get back.

Cheers

I'm guessing that he doesn't need the roll attached to the front, it's just to stop it tipping over backwards?