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Forgot to put a price on the pedals - £20

Breaking my touring bike (after 500 miles use) so some nice stuff for sale...

Shimano R650 = Shimano's 'higher end' long drop brakes - Mint aside from some light scarring towards the back of one caliper>>>> £40 for the pair

Look S-Track Pedals - cleats and shims all included - a little bit marked from use, but as I said - sub 500 miles on them... Bearings perfect.

Finally - Shutter Precision Dynamo Hub 32h & B&M Luxos U light - (with USB charging feature) - Extra Battery included (not required for use - but useful for holding a charge for charging off the bike)

The light is a seriously nice bit of kit, retails for £140 in the UK, the hub goes for £99

The hub is the CL version - just in case you want to run a disc.

This is a great set-up for touring - top up your kindle / iphone / lights / whatever. Spare dynamo cable included, instructions etc.

£125 for the bundle - or £175 with the hub built into a brand new Mavic Black 32h OPEN PRO (with Sapim DB Race Spokes in black)

There is another brand called Old Man Mountain that specialise in racks for bikes without brazeons - they are USA made and quite pricey

Brass washers are not required, they won't do any harm but they are pretty unnecessary. I would be wary of using overly long spokes, in my experience most online calculators are pretty conservative and I usually find spokes at least 1mm too long when I've built a wheel.
You don't want spokes poking through your rim tape after all! Also, the spokes on either side of your rear wheel will be different lengths 99% of the time

Seattle is very pretty

The air smells fantastic with all the pine trees. Some silly steep roads though!

I settled on 34/48 for the front rings with an XT 11-32 cassette and I'm feeling very happy with the choice. My DT shifters wouldn't work with the frame bag so went with bar ends in the end. I also found my legs rubbing the frame bag.. So you can see I settled on a compression type strap to squeeze in the bag where my knees met it.

First big miles ride to Portland today. Will see how she fares

Some updates:

Bike ready for paint:

Then painted up, and half loaded

Now we are in Seattle

If you want a gorgeous Ti Quill stem, forget the dorky looking grammo

You want one of these babies:

Moved to retrobike /withdrawn from LFGSS

Aha! That sounds likely

Lovely little MTB for sale.

Cannondale Killer V frame (1996) medium (16-18") approx

Was used as a commuter until recently.. Had a full paint by armourtex a little while ago - still in exc condition.

Spec is mash-up .. XT shifter / LX mech 1x9 speed.
Avid V brakes + new levers
Easton stem
USE titanium seatpost
Charge Saddle
Maxis tyres
XT / Deore hubs
Wide swept specialized bar
Alfine chainset - some shoe rub
New ODI grips

Bike needs to sell this week hence - £160

Collect from Crystal Palace

Arayas and Bar sold

Velocity still available

Tyre is a SINGLE - brand new tyre NOT a pair

Now £15

RRP is £35+

Hi,

Based Crystal Palace, work in Knightsbridge

The fenders are suitable for 28-35mm tyres - they are likely a trifle wide for a 'standard' road frame with 23c tyres.

Evenin'

I have a few things that were bought for a tour but didn't fit my needs (or my bike)

All items new & unused

PDW fenders: 45mm version / New & unused - £50

ALPKIT Saddle Bag: "Flo Yellow" 13l - Including velcro strips I purchased especially / £12

Panaracer RIBMO tyre - 32x700c Folding / £17

If you do choose to repaint, you have to be wary of the plastic guides on the TT. They attach with weird little pins that need to be hammered through into the tube and shaken out --- if you break one they are nearly impossible to find!

Mine is a 54.. But with a 55.5cm top tube :-/

Nice!

I found a NOS one.

Doesn't say "black lightning" on it though, weirdly enough.

Wow, you're way ahead of me. Good going.

Very interesting to read your kit list - to see what you wished you'd taken!

Just the job!

Dibs please, but do you have a closer photo?

Thanks

I have some bits I may not use, offered for sale

1 x Velocity A23 (32h) NO Brake track - black (fixed or disc)

1 x Velocity A23 (24h) Braking Surface - black / lightly used for 2 months

2 x (one pair of..) NOS silver Araya VX400 rims - totally spotless - gorgeous rims 36h

Velocity Rims - £20 each or both for £35 / NOS Araya rims - £50 the pair

New style logo on both A23 rims

Also Ritchey Classic Bars - 42cm wide. Good Condition, light marks from stem / glue.

£15

Collection from Crystal Palace or Knightsbridge

I just wanna say, the Force Ten Helium I picked up last week is fantastic.

Very easy to pitch, even for a camping n00b.. quality is evident, lovely design features AND i can sit bolt upright! (should be the same for those under 5'9") It does feel a little bit fragile, the zips are tiny - so care needed - but overall I'm chuffed to get a 1.2kg tent for £170

This was an earlier thread I posted ..

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/247418/