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Still for sale, and open to reasonable offers

Cheers
Tony

Sorry.
Should have added these a long time ago

Bowery Pictures

Any interest at all?

Tony

Hiya,
I just need to pop to the in-laws where the bike is stored and Ill grab some fresh pics and full spec for you.

Cheers
tony

Price drop to £220.

Bought this a while back and used it a bit for work and has been really well looked after.

Size is a small. (I'm 5ft7)

I've just moved to a smaller flat without a garage and have had to store a few bikes at the in-laws temporarily.
Because I'm taking up alot of space, a few bikes have to go, and this is the first casualty.

Pictures
I'm near Portsmouth, but happy to post anyway.

Price, would have liked £250 but open to serious offers.

Any questions, please feel free to ask away.

Thanks
Tony

Sold

Selling this, as I finally managed to find a smaller frame and transferred the parts across.

So I'm selling the Frame,Forks,Bars,Stem, HS,BB, Levers, Post and Clamp.

I don't think I have anything else not used, maybe a saddle.

Size is a 54cm.
condition wise is pretty decent. Few marks here and there as expected, but no dents or cracks.

Price, looking for £110 Posted but willing to listen to decent offers. SOLD

I'm near Chichester in Sussex, so postage isn't a worry. don't mind where I send it in the UK.

Any questions, feel free to ask, cheers
Tony

Looking to upgrade my frame and wheels and the only way I can afford to is to sell some bits that I'm not using anymore.
Unfortunately the Mac Mini is on the list of things to go.

Mac Mini 2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 2009
8gb 1067Mhz DDR3 RAM
nvidia 9400
OSX Lion 10.7.3
320gb sata drive

Wireless keyboard and mouse
Display adapter

Can also include a 15" LCD monitor

Fantastic condition and runs perfect.
Only selling due to going over to a laptop.

Currently has iLife '11 installed

Looking for £350

any questions, please ask
cheers
Tony

Mac Mini Pictures

Dibs on this and emailing now

Sent you a PM, well tried too.

Thought Id add a picture just to show.
Its a 50cm frame, as im 5ft6.

Thought Id give a response.
My work runs bike to work schemes, last years scheme, I decide I wanted a Road bike and after alot of research, chose the Boardman Road Comp.

I cant say ive ridden many other road bikes, so really, cant compare it to any others.

I really rate the bike, and for the money, its still far better spec'd than any rivals.
Ive owned the bike 18 months now, and its still going strong.
Im not light at 13 stone, and the wheels are still true and spot on. really cant fault the bike at all.
I changed the bars to Profile Aero bars, and the saddle to a Charge Knife, and put Look Keo pedals on.
Its a very clean and well built bike thats stood up to my punishment ( I ride Bmx street).

I know what you mean about Halfords, and alot of the mechanics there dont know which end of a spanner to use.
But if your paying with cash and not through a scheme, you can pich and choose your store.
I can only recommend going to different stores until you find a mechanic you trust (even if its a bit).
To be honest though, they dont have to assemble much on the bike, so shouldnt really mess it up.
Just double check it over like I did.
You could have just a bad mechanic in Evans or somewhere.

If you want to ask anything or pictures etc, feel free to ask away.

Tony

Hiya.
Im obviously new here, so thought id introduce myself and let people know whats happening etc..

My names Tony, live not too far from Brighton in Sussex.
Im 29, been riding bikes, well, same as everyone really, since first able to.

I mainly ride bmx, and ride alot of park, and get all over the country riding.
I also own a few other bikes, so far the collection stands with,

1980's (ish) Diamant
1996 Kona Lava dome in Orange
1998 Kona Fire Mountain
2007 Specialized BigHit DH
2008 Boardman Road Comp
2009 Proper TTL Custom bmx
and loads of random frames and bits.

Onto the project.

Believe this is either late '80's or early '90's Bike.

Bought this from a friend at work as was his training bike for Triathlons and he hasnt raced for years now and was left in his garage.

Thought it would be a good starter project for someone new to the scene.

Ive spent the last few days looking at my options.
Had a ride of a Bowery '84, but was too 'race' for me.
Had a try on a genesis flyer and SE Lager. Very nearly bought the lager in white, but walked away for some reason.
Also looked at a 2008 Langster as was only £320. But im not really into the racer frames.
(I already have a Boardman Road with aero bars hanging on my wall).

Then popped to a shop over Chichester and had a chat to a guy who really knows his stuff.
Was offered a Montana Track frame for silly cheap and then build it up into a decent fixie.
But after really looking into it all, I was never really struck with anything.

I knew I wanted a retro build with an older frame, but wasnt sure how to do it.
So I ended up buying a pair of System EX hubs, Mavic Rims and spokes to suit. Then just the Token 15T cog.

With a bit of a fiddle and a few cups of tea while building the wheels, Ive ended up with the start of the build.
Im still yet to build up the front wheel, but also still have a few other things to do on it.
So far very pleased, and so much fun outside with my brothers pissing themselves laughing.

SPEC.

56cm Diamant frame
Internal cable run
Campag dropouts with tensioner

Sanko Fork Blade
Ofmega Linea crankset
Shimano 105 Front Brake
Odyssey Trigger Lever (Temporary)
Front Wheel - Mavic MA40 Rim on believe 105 Hub (Temp)
Rear Wheel - Mavic MA3 on System Ex Hub
Campag Seat post
'Flite' Saddle
Bargain Bin Handlebars
Unbranded New 23c Tyres (Unridden)

First looked...

then at 5pm...

then I found a chain and got it running..

Still more to do, but its late now.

any advice and info would be so helpful. Criticsm is always good.

cheers everyone
Tony