Vince

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• Current Projects chat and miscellany

  in Current Projects • 1 day, 1 hour

  

  Lovely!

  I've had a few but not in this colourscheme!

  From my experience, if the seatpost is 26.8mm, it's Columbus Aelle tubing.

• eBay and Craigslist finds

  in Classifieds • 1 day, 1 hour

  

  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alpinestars-C­romega-Retro-mod-MTB-/193852149215?_trks­id=p2349624.m46890.l49292

  Nice Alpinestars Cromego but a bit far in Walsall!

• Bike Storage: Wall mounts, stands, lock-ups, sheds, etc.

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 day, 12 hours

  

  Got new wall mounts today.

  I was looking for cheap versions of Clug on AliExpress and those came up. That was a RISK I was willing to take.

  They come with a 3M sticky pad so you don't have to drill.

  Will report back once fitted.

  Paid £16.97 for 3 items

  ￡1.99 46%OFF | Bike Wall Hook Holder Stand Practical Mountain Bicycle Parking Buckle Portable Rack Indoor Vertical Bracket Repair
  https://a.aliexpress.com/_BT7I87

• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 3 days, 8 hours

  

  Sounds like you've taken this personally, not sure why this offends you but I can assure you that they are incapable of dealing with MPF Drive e-assist.

  I have used them as they were near my old work and I wanted to support a small independent bike shop. Hindsight is a beautfiful thing - yes, I should have cycled the extra few miles to London Green Cycles (a Douze dealer) to get it done.

  As @VeloSurMer indicated, it is a job they should not have taken on and I am sure they have spent more time than they would have liked on not sorting out my lighting issues and stripping most of the lighting wiring while doing so, rendering unusable.

  Both parties ended up disappointed - a simple "no we do not deal with MPF Drive" would have save everyone time & money.

  I am going to leave this here - still not planning on leave reviews online - but please message me direct if it is still bothering you.

• Wanted: Nagasawa / Nakagawa / 3Rensho / Makino / Zunow track frame 56cm (c-c)

  in Wanted Adverts • 4 days, 12 hours

  

  I think @BigH has a 55cm - saw it on his Insta

• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 days, 12 hours

  

  My feedback is based on personal experience.
  I've mentioned it to them at the time and have not left any reviews on Google or similar.

  I am sure they can read the manual and put a round peg in a round hole for a brand new £5k e-bike but then again so can bike techs at Evans.

  I am not trying to get into a keyboard battle - simply sharing personal feedback.

• Owning your own home

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 5 days, 9 hours

  

  If anyone needs a staircase...
  1Spotted at 186 Ivydale Rd SE

• BB30 / PF30 to BSA 68mm Bottom Bracket Adapter / Converter - 1x new FSA B3119 to BSA cups & 1x used Praxis Works Shimano 24mm

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• BB30 / PF30 to BSA 68mm Bottom Bracket Adapter / Converter - 1x new FSA B3119 to BSA cups & 1x used Praxis Works Shimano 24mm

  in Components, clothing and miscellany • 6 days, 14 hours

  

  FSA BB30 Adaptor Sleeve - now sold to @matthewn5

  Praxis Works 68mm conversion Bottom Bracket, BB30 to Shimano 24mm - still available

• Cargo Bikes

  in Bikes & Bits • 1 week

  

  I wouldn't trust SBC Cycles with any non "out of the box" e-assist built.

  They had my Douze with MPF Drive for 3 weeks and could not get the front light to work.
  They manage to mangle the cabling for the lights so now these won't work again.
  At this point, I am just glad they didn't fuck up the e-assist.

  They tick all the hipster boxes for looks & music taste + they do "rad wheelies" outside the shop but they do not know what they are doing when it comes to anything with a e-assist - unless of course it is a simple plug & play type of build.

  And if you need a VAT invoice, be prepared to ask weekly for about 4 months.