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ok mate no probs may be bad weekend with it being a bank holiday, not in any kinda rush so if it a case of rescheduling then thats fine by me.

caustic soda works well, i used cillet bang on a stuck stem. Its worth a shot.

What you could do is take a sharp flat bladed screw driver and place along the rim of the broken bb shell ( from the inside) . Gently tap it in the same direction you would to unscrew. You need to make sure you do not hit the threads so go along with care and ensure the blade of the screwdriver does not make contact with the threads of the frame but only touches the bb. The aim is to make a slight indent in the rim of the bb which you can then continue to use your screw driver against comfortably to unscrew out.

As long as you do not hit the threads directly you can use a reasonable amount of force to try to get it to begin to swivel once it does it should come out easily unless the thrads are damaged. It will be the same principle as releasing the lock ring without the correct tools and using a hammer and screwdriver.

this technique will work as i've had a similar problem in the past, just go gently at it and be patient.

good luck

was looking for a nitto stem and was concerned about sizing, emailed Will at hub jub and this is what he said,

"Sizing is odd on Nitto stuff because the extension is measured along the
centreline, from clamp centre back to pillar centre, rather than along
the top like other manufacturer"

I'm sure if you email him he'd be happy to advise.

pm on grips

Glad its gone to a forum member, was eyeing it up myself was concerned about it being too big for me and if i bought it and it was wrong i'd be super gutted!

damn too big for me, was hoping it'd be 54-55cm sorry, good luck with the sale.

Hey well up for it can do 23rd flexible on time too but not 24th unfortunately.

Sorry for the shameless plugging but a friend of mine is running the Streetffest event taking place on, Sunday 24th of May, so i thought i'd try and rustle up some interest to anyone at a loose end on that day.

For more info check out http://www.streetfest.net/

Tickets are a fiver and though not Fixed specific should provide hours of entertainment so why not come along.

I'm also aware that it clashes with the LFGSS Track session but what better way to enjoy your bank holiday weekend then a good track session followed by a chillaxing (sorry for my Hipster jargon) session at Streetfest!

Ok Shameless plug over!

what size it harvey as could be interested

yeah i know but its a lovely down hill ride from there!!!

Hopefully be taking on the hill with DMC zone this Tuesday.

wow that throws a spanner in the works, guess i'll have to appeal to the non athletic more hipsterish bikers on these forums!

sorry if its out of context but if your at a loose end on the 24th of May how about coming along to Streetfest

http://www.streetfest.net/

A good friend of mine is organizing it so hopefully if successful it will become an annual event.

cheers and sorry for the blatent spamming!

sorry if its out of context but if your at a loose end on the 24th of May how about coming along to Streetfest

http://www.streetfest.net/

A good friend of mine is organizing it so hopefully if successful it will become an annual event.

cheers and sorry for the blatent spamming!

sorry if its out of context but if your at a loose end on the 24th of May how about coming along to Streetfest

http://www.streetfest.net/

A good friend of mine is organizing it so hopefully if successful it will become an annual event.

cheers and sorry for the blatent spamming!

sorry if its out of context but if your at a loose end on the 24th of May how about coming along to Streetfest

http://www.streetfest.net/

www.myspace.com/streetfestonline

A good friend of mine is organizing it so hopefully if successful it will become an annual event.

cheers and sorry for the blatent spamming!

My friends organising this so super keen to get this some publicity. Should be a good day out so if your not up to anything just swing by.

i'll be up for the next one, my first attempt was a joke ask Dale! so it'd be good and wanted to join this group but cant do it today.

Stevo just do it out doors and wear gloves its really not that difficult but as RPM has said it will probbably work out just as expensive and time consuming than a trip to aurmourtex.

If you do decide to go down the nitromoors route just apply it liberally and leave it for a little while to work and penetrate and then start scraping it off. Just make sure you clean and wash it down properly with plenty of soay water (fairy liquid) afterwards or you will get a chemical reaction when you apply paint which often leads to a cracking effect which means starting all over again.

I'd say for a frame like a bob its worth spending that little extra to get a proper job on it, not only for yourself but in even of selling it on your re sale value will be better.

As Big daddy wayne has suggested it may be worth seeing if a group deal is possible, i may be up for it so let me know if your interested and maybe i'll buzz them this week.

As someone who predominantly uses the forum for selling i'd quite happily pay the subs but would also welcome the idea of an additional trader fee as someone pointed out its unfair for someone whos selling a £8 seat post once a year to pay the same as someone who is powerselling and making a substantial amount via the for sale & classifieds.

For those who have started to open their eyes to VB's potential profit making from all of this ( a few pages back), i would say that is the least of his reasons. I pm'd VB about trying to advertise on the forum legitimately a few months back and the main reason for decline at the time was to ensure that the community spirit was maintained and so as not to upset the regular forum members even if it meant as i have now read (3 days late) at his personal cost, a decision which although baffling got my maximum respect.

In our current economic climate its crazy for VB to carry the costs when people such as myself have stated that i would be happy to contribute and pay to have the right to sell without feeling guilty or having people post up snide remarks or alternatively to sell me an advertising banner.

I would suggest that although the £3 subscription is good, and more than reasonable perhaps it would make sense to put a maximum amount of sellers posts on for that £3 eg 2 posts per month, those who post above the annual allowance have a higher fee and maybe those like me who would happily pay a trade fee have a avatar sized distinguishable trade avatar with perhaps a link opportunity underneath their forum name. , therefore a unobtrusive form of advertising but also would distinguish between an occasional seller to a trader and in that way forum members are
aware of who they are buying from.

One of the points i read about the subscription fee was of the posibility of putting off potential members, i have to agree with this, hence why i feel it should be £3 for the classified sections so that the rest of the forum can be enjoyed for free by those who are new and just happen to stumble across it.

Alternatively perhaps having a GUEST sub category like many other forums with restrictions on posting and viewing so say they can only post between 9-5 on the guest forums and no other. That way they get a taster and decide on whether to subscribe as opposed to being met with a demand for money straight away without knowing what benefit will be derived from it.

Just my two pennies worth, which probably doesnt make much sense but hey not much does after an afternoon on the beverage!!!

is the brooks tape the perforated one? if so interested bud.

This scenario would have been the perfect end to a perfect night of champions league entertainment!

YouTube - Aggressive Referee fight with players

try cillet bang on it, sounds mad but worked twice for me. I had a stem stuck in a calton frame which i had tried wd40 soaking for ages, hitting with a hammer (with a block of wood) but to no avail. Saw a thread about caustic soda and using a cleaning agent and tried Cillet bang. Took the top allen bolt out and sprayed it down the stem and turned it over to spray from the bottom too. Soaked for about 5 mins and with a bit of jigging about to my disbelief it came out.

Thought i' try it just to see if it wasnt a fluke with another frame i'd given up on and after letting it soak and then using the hammer and block technique lightly tapped it out with no trouble.

Give it a go.

62cm seat tube centre to top
57cm top tube centre to centre
130mm rear spacing.

531 frame and forks, campagnolo rear drops and forks, minor dink in top tube. Paint work is average for age with general scratching but be nice commuter, project or town hack.

700c WHEELS NOT INCLUDED

Looking for £110 or near offer.

Based in Maida Vale if you want to view.

No Dibs , first come first serve.

Cheers

got a 57cm raleigh banana if your interested. Prob a bit small but thought i'd throw it in there incase.

Looks all original bar the pedals.

pm me if your interested.