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Yep, bingo.

That's interesting to hear though. We had been expecting to have to go in above asking ("OIEO") but sounds like that's maybe not the case. One of the agents even told us that based on a budget of 450, we should be looking for places listed around 430 OIEO.

Viewed a couple of places in E17 over the weekend. Asking prices seem to have increased by about 5% since pre-COVID and while I don't know if sellers are actually getting that for them, it doesn't seem to be putting off potential buyers. One property was a "2 bed" flat, with a second bedroom not big enough to fit a bed. 450k OIEO and apparently a viewing every 10 minutes between 9.30 and 2.

Ultegra R8000 RD won't shift into smallest cassette sprocket. It's fine when I disconnect the cable and push manually up the cassette and let it return, so thinking probably gunked up cables causing friction somewhere?

I'll take the vest. PM incoming

Will PM!

Any cheaper/more readily available alternatives to the Cannondale KT012 lockring tool? Or anything else that could be hacked to work e.g. the £2 aluminium rod I bought from eBay rather than buying the Cannondale crank extractor bolts.

Thought a Park Tool BBT-18 was the right fit. It is not.

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Maybe an hour or two after being charged. 4 weeks after signing up for the trial, and as pointed out in their response, a week after they sent a reminder that the trial was ending...

Signed up for a Komoot Premium trial, and completely forgot about it because I don't think I ever used any of the features (it doesn't add much). Just been charged £60 for a year's subscription, and despite sending a very nicely worded email (IMO), they're essentially saying 'tough'. Anyone know of any loopholes or regulations I could use to get out of it? I want my £60 back...

Impressive finish in Poland. Not sure it was intentional, but the way they showed it on the live broadcast, without having the finish line in view, added a lot of suspense!

That's an excellent mundane fact. Will add that to my E15 repertoire, along with the fact you can get to any station on the Underground network from Stratford with a maximum of 1 interchange.

The blue section on the East in the map you posted is quite nice. There are wine bars, breweries and restaurants in the railway arches on Winchelsea Rd.

Yep this was a catalyst for me looking in the area again, after not really being enamored with it previously. Could be transformational.

Yeah we have been looking around there as well. E11 pretty much on par with E17 though, if not more expensive - especially the closer you get to Leytonstone station and Bushwood. We've seen a couple of places closer to Forest Gate that we quite like, but our issue is that houses there are cheaper than they would be in E17, but not quite cheap enough for us, unless they're teeny and then we'd rather just have a flat. And there aren't as many flats there as in E17.

Very helpful thank you. There are a couple of places we've been watching for a few weeks that are still on the market, and I was thinking "what's wrong with them?" when everything else sells in a matter of days.

Yeah I can only assume that one buyer just said 'fuck it' and went all in. Surely in that scenario, you run the risk of the mortgage lender disputing the value and not lending enough? Is there any way of finding out how much a property actually sold for?

As I say, it was quite nice and had a big garden. But the 2nd bedroom was internal, like a cheap cabin on a cruise ship. So I hope whoever bought it also budgeted for vitamin D supplements.

The one we made the offer on pre-Covid was listed on the Thursday for 400k OIEO, we viewed on Saturday (with a constant stream of other people) and offered 400k, it sold on Monday morning for 450k+. It was nice, but not that nice...

Asking the question because we're now in a position to start looking again, with an offer our current place. But I don't want to waste time viewing properties that are listed within budget, but will realistically end up selling for more than we can afford. If that makes sense.

When a property in E17 is listed as "£x OIEO", can that be translated as "The property is valued at x+10% but we want to lure in as many viewings as possible to create an inflated sense of demand"?

Any advice on what level to go in at with a first offer in that scenario? Before the shit hit the fan and we shelved everything for a bit, we put an offer in of 400k on a flat listed at 400k OIEO. It apparently sold for 'more than' 450k.

Sold. Thanks Tom

Bought these from the ridiculous TriUK sale but unfortunately, they're a bit too big for me. Will cost me to return them, so thought I'd see if anyone is interested in taking them off me for what I paid: £65. They're brand new, in the box. Have had one foot slid into them for a total of about 10 seconds.

Cheapest I can find online is £150 so they're a bargain if they fit you. Collection from Stratford E15. Don't want to post as then I might as well just return them.

Photo to show colour, which they call "Mud/Caramel". I would call it "green".

TriUK dispatch notification came through today, shortly followed by a refund email. I ordered two pairs of shoes and it looks like I've been refunded for one of them, but no idea which pair I'm actually going to get.

Perfect, thank you.

Park Tool BBT-18 Bottom Bracket Tool. They say to use a 36mm socket, but it's 8 sided... I know I can just use a spanner, but any suggestions for how to use with a torque wrench?

Maybe not directly comparable, but I'm paying Direction Law £897 for the sale of my share of a Shared Ownership flat. Conveyancing is £695 + VAT.

Got a confirmation email from TriUK when I ordered on the 21st, but nothing else since. Logging in to my account on the site shows no orders. I see a PayPal dispute in my future...