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Well I'm afraid its all frowns again now, they promised me a refund within 24hrs two days ago and still no refund and they aren't answering my e-mails anymore.
When you ring them its an answer phone and they don't get back to you on that either, its a shoddy way to treat customers whichever way you look at it, 11 days that they've had my money now.
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Going to spend a bit of money on the Ciocc as I want to do it justice :) only just bought the Carlton and it hasn't arrived yet so I'll decide once I see how nice it is.
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Explanation received and refund on its way so all smiles again.
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They've had my money for 8 days now and still no wheels, no response to e-mails or phone calls which is a little worrying.
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They were having computer problems, so I've edited as its all sorted now.
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Watch out as lots of them have French threads which is a bit of a pain.
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All sorted now, thanks Craig :)
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Back up for sale due to time waster, probably on ebay next week.
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Wheels and tyres have arrived, so hopefully I'll start building it up this evening. Still can't decide on what bars to use though, Drops, cut off drops or risers ?
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Still waiting for a few bits to arrive but it should hopefully be finished by the weekend, once its all done I'll post a few decent pics taken outdoors and we can go from there.
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I was going to build it fixed, but you can have it singlespeed on a Tiagra rear wheel with a spacer kit for quite a bit less if you prefer :)
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Few more pics, I'm hoping built up as described I'll be able to do it for £300 posted but it may drift up a little but not by much :)
Third pic shows the only bad scratches but as they only go through to the chrome it doesn't seem as bad for some reason :)
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Just wondered if anyone wanted to make an offer on frame and forks before I start building it up ? 55cm c to c ST and TT comes with a chrome 531 fork not the black one pictured.
It looks better in the pic than it is, there's a few scratches here and there but it still looks very pretty as its chrome plated underneath so the scratches just reveal the chrome.
Best offers at the moment but as a guide, built up with new On-One wheels, new KMC chain, New Surly rear cog, new FSA chainring and new tyres and tubes, Nitto stem and either risers or cut off drops, I'll be looking for around £300 posted.
Any interest ?
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You should really have a go at building one yourself, I love building fixed wheel bikes as their so simple to build :) the only special tools you need are for the bottom bracket but you could have your local bike shop do that and you do the rest.
I've given up trying to find cheap rear wheels, they do come up on here from time to time but nobody wants to post :D so thats going to be your biggest outlay so buy brand new and budget £60-70 for that alone.
Chainsets you can pic up for as little as £5 and a new chainring £15 ish.
Rear cog from about £10 but I'd go for a Surly one £18 upwards.
New chain £10-£12 I use KMC ones.
Bottom bracket from about £10 but I usually go for the Sugino ones about £18
I'll give you a front brake and lever :)
Front wheel from about £10 ebay.
Handlebars ebay for next to nothing.
You've got tyres and tubes on top of that as well so it all adds up, as P!mp said your best bet is a cheap 10 speed racer so you can use a lot of the parts already on it :)
The next one I'm building is a 54cm seat and top tube so probably a little small for you ? and its probably going to come out at about £220 as its a pretty one so I want to put some nice bits on it :) but I usually build one a fortnight sometimes more if I've got the parts hanging about :D
I'm not usually so mercenary about selling them as I was about the Bianchi but I've spent too much on bikes this month so had to claw some back sorry, I usually don't make much if anything on the ones I sell.
Ask friends and relatives what they've got, its suprising what people have hiding away in their sheds :D
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Sold to 'Porter7474' :)
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Final bump :)
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p.s quite happy to cut down the bars and put a green BMX lever on instead if thats what you want :)
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Best offer so far is £185 posted for completely finished ready to ride bike :) still open to offers until 6pm tonight but for finished bike only as its all built up now and ready to go apart from bar tape :)
Took some better pics this morning in the sunshine, only a short ride to the grave yard but it runs completely silently even with the slightly slack chain :D
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I'll get back to everyones pms and emails this evening as I'm late for work, should be back about 6pm.
Your a fickle lot, no interest to 7 offers in one evening :D
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Both pretty worn and the bearings in the right hand one are really tight, I can't be bothered to take them apart so your welcome to the pair if you want them.
pm me you postage details and I'll get them in the post tomorrow for you, I can send them through work so you don't even have to pay postage :)
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Those dropouts are very short.
They just look short in the photo, the axle is only about half way through them. I'll take a close up pic if I've got time later.
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I've got a pair where one side is knackered can't remember which side though. I'll have a look when I get home from work tonight, if the good one is the one you want its yours :)
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Used Paypal so it should be instant, I wouldn't be so bothered but it seems impossible to actually speak to somebody who works there. Its like dealing with a utility company they don't actually seem to want to speak to you.