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Dibs the half link chain if it's black. Pm coming.

wpo, she's a local and is on the forum, had that bike for years.

Does she warrant slapped wrists for her efforts then? Actually I reckon she might be shooting upstairs...

Scratch that, bike's gone. Along with rightful owner I'm assuming.

A rather delightful 3Rensho outside my work.

Whoever you are, I love your bike but you really need to reassess your locking strategy. I can't spend the entire afternoon keeping an eye on it for you and bikes have been nicked from here. Next time you struggle finding a parking space give me a knock, I'll keep it indoors for you, Studio 6.

What you mean you never ride them? Pretty much par for the course on lfgss

One of them, yeah, a little bit. But I do actually keep them polished and waxed so when dirt does decide to stick, it does literally wipe off. I've honestly not 'washed' a road bike in as long as I can remember especially fixed, there's no abundance of gears and mechs to trap crud.

I love mine so much they never get dirty enough to warrant a wash...

This was more a response to Velocio's request. Personally, I only ever wipe my bikes down about once a month with an oily rag. They loves a GT85 bath.

I've finally found the box of random leather at work and there's even a shade of cherry. The only issue is it's all been hacked up into 13 x 13cm squares for some non starter of a project. Still, could stitch a couple of pieces together or even brick layer a few strips and bond with glue.

I'm yet to hear anything back from paramounted, I enquired into some further measurements as I normally ride a 56cm. If it turns sour I'll update.

Dibbing, PM coming your way

Looks smart, dibs a black one if there's one left.

For what it's worth I'll stick a dibs on the wheels, 3rd is it?

I've avoided the area ever since I first read of the attacks on here. Thanks for the heads up though.

I have a mid 90s Specialized Stumpjumer M2 frame with cracks in the head tube. Not steel, metal matrix or summat. 18in frame, would make an awesome polo bike I imagine. Yours for nowt but I'd like to see it reincarnated.

I waded in with a PM last night, no response as of yet, is this sold?

^ I'm put off by the Adisos triple stripe...

You can actually turn this inside out (unpick the Asos label) and it's just plain black. Same fabric composition inside and out.

Sounds like a poor build to me unless your riding style points you towards potholes. Lack of tension or dry threads? I'm no expert but IME a set of decent hand built wheels have always been sturdier than factory offerings.

That looks well tidy, what part of the bodywork were you responsible for? I'm actually looking for someone to take care of a few paint issues I have with my car, any 'cash work on the weekend' type recommendations in and around the London area?

^^^Bought one of those a while back when it was on sale at £2. It's alright and keeps the ears warm but not keen on the fit, but then one size headwear tends to come up small on my large noggin.

I'll have a look at work tomorrow as there should be some skins knocking around. If I find I'll make some up. Not sure if there will be cherry flavour though.

1) A white Rolls, comes in a box but has been used and shows light wear. Bought from here but never used. Asking what I paid - Gone

2) Cinelli 1A, 100mm, 26.4mm clamp. Some insertion marks - Gone

3) I ordered some Condor decals in white and a new self adhesive head badge directly from them but have had a change of plan so these are surplus to requirements. Handy if someone is planning an overhaul on their Condor. Decals are wet slides and are designated for down, top and seat tubes. They were £25 the set but I can't imagine a huge demand for them - Gone

Also got a few odds & sods and freecycle on my other thread but didn't want to edit it as goes into a spam frenzy everytime I try and add images. https://www.lfgss.com/thread53935.html

Collection only from either N16 or E14 and possibly somewhere in between.

Just in case the wheel sale falls through I'll second dib them. In fact, same goes for the chainset.

What's the BCD of the FSA chainring?

I picked up this Francesco Moser a few years back and it was billed as having Columbus SLX tubing but the decals were all falling away and it was difficult to identify and the rear dropouts are not stamped although the entire frame is chromed beneath the front portions paint and that does tend to suggest that it was a higher end model

It appears to be a late 70s frame as it has above BB cable routing yet the chrome has lasted the test of time and is in surprisingly good shape.

The Shimano 600 group was a good few eras newer than the frame and the fork is a non original Tange so I convinced myself to convert it to fixed as with less parts adorned it takes me one step closer to getting the frame restored. NOS wet slide decals I sourced ages ago would then go on in place of the temporary vinyls I had cut when I first got it.

Actually, it looks like this now. I fitted a shorter stem, risers and front brake.

If it's just scratches in the lacquer then you can wet sand the clear coat with a fine grade paper, say 1500 and keep it well lubed. After flattening you can use a polishing compound to bring back a shine and then a coat of wax to protect.

If you're scratched down to metal then you'll need to touch with something like automotive paint and lacquer on top with a clear lacquer especially if the paint is metallic.

Perhaps it's just the days-gone-by penchant for Bolivia's 'finest' but I've never thought, "ooh, I right fancy a dab of speed"... Horses for courses I guess.