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No, me neither, but perhaps that removes any element of doubt then, doesn't it? Who knows what people may, or may not think. Can't say at time of writing (and not re-re-reading before posting) I was giving it any more thought than to offer a positive and pretty general character reference from my own personal experience, s'all.

Veloflex Master Tyres and Campag something? Omega, Strada hardox?

My personal approach to selling stuff here is that, if i don't have time to respond quickly, or post in reasonable time, etc then i wait until i can. I'm no trader, but like to think i would apply the same approach if i were.
I agree, it is frustrating when people have time to advertise things (and in some cases even take your money) and yet not respond, or even communicate what might be considered a less than favourable turnaround time for a transaction (for whatever reason) But this is no CRC/Wiggle/etc operation, so human error and mistakes are more likely to occur.
The mans life is cycling, you'll not meet many more passionate about that, BUT he is old school, and I guess that can be a bit hit and miss at times. I've had nothing but easy dealings with Hilary (visits/postage/communications) friends have had some minor issues, but they have been amicably resolved. I must admit I havent had much to do with him since his website took off and he frequents here less, and seems like more problems have occured in that time.
My advice, If you can, go and pay Hilary a visit (either at home* or a jumble) he is most welcoming and a truly remarkable wealth of knowledge and parts.
It's also worth mentioning that in the past he has happily held parts/frames for me with/out a holding deposit until i could tie in a visit, which suggests anything but a rip off merchant in my eyes.

*Perhaps an easier option for me as regularly travel from south west to London.

Ben,

Maybe not much use, but I've still got these if you're visual requirements and budget stretches.

^^^
"when in doubt, sound it out"...was she taking that in the context of Spelling, or Racism.

@Meds - Thanks for the thought! It's much appreciated, but these are a little too rich for my blood at the moment though, what with recent acquisitions an' all ;)

@OP - Shame you've been messed around here in the past, from my experience it's generally a rare thing. I'll PM you.....

Freshtripe, maybe? SJS cycles sell the Paul thumbies

Shame, I just sold these, they were nicely made, not silver though.

Nice frame btw, sounds like a good build!

I did on the 7700's with no problem,

Edit - actually that was 7400's, but assume it would be okay. As I used 9 and 10 on them no issues.

Don't forget the new H+Son Archetype which is as wide as the TB14 but in a lovely aero

Yep, and them.

And yes, We all need more of that Somec, that's a special frame.

Yep, A23's are on my list (for Mack hub rebuild) but so are TB14's, Omega 'v's and good ol' Open Pro....

Been running a 25c Refuse on my open pro, but looks a nicer shape on the A23 you got there Ed.

For sale over on Retrobike

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^^^

That's a beast, needs a "10 Gold" on that Toptube, but what is that poking out from the stem face plate/bars? Thomson Elite, Easton Track bars and.....?

i prefer the more minimal logos

Agreed, Tho' would've been nice to see it the other way round, with the removal of that big fugly white cervelo and others left...

Adding Meds here, as I had a very straight forward parts exchange with him. A Trustworthy and friendly chap.

adman--did more web research on current price of bits between dibbing and picking them up and dropped price completely unprompted. + 2 very smooth transaction
-Adroit- Great seller, honest prices. +2

• Adscan- bought a PSP of the man, better than well chuffed. package arrived via matter transfer.
  
• Aidy40 - bought a frame off him, nice frame, nice guy, nice delivery, well packaged. Very happy.
  
• ALDI
  
• amey
  
• andyfallsoff +2
  
• Andypancake +5 Absolute gent... and some nice goodies. Ta fella.
  
• Andy.W +2 (top trader - collected and posted a bike for me a long time ago)
  
• apolloxl +14 excellent sale / sub 24 hour turn around from dibs to postman! / Very pleased / top man / thanks for the speedy despatch and excellent communication. / delivered the item straight to uni, like a boss / sold me a nice set of drops, turned up well quick and top bloke
  
• Arantrek - lovely wheels, run v nicely, v pleased & nice bloke
  
• Archie's Grobags +4
  
• Aroogah +2
  
• Arup +2
  
• Ascari - nice helpful guy, came to the station to meet me
  
• b4b - Good communication, deal was pretty good. Thanks!
  
• babydinotrackboy
  
• belgiangoth - sorted me out a nice cheap replacement wheel in double-quick time for polo
  
• Benjybars +4
  
• benottomadmax - Got a saddle and a couple of sprokets off Oscar - no messing around, good lad!
  
• Berniebike +1 great communication, frame packed brilliantly, next day delivery ace
  
• Bespokebicycle - exactly as the label on the tin. Many thanks.
  
• Bigben
  
• Bikejunk
  
• B'jammin - super helpful, thanks for the rims!
  
• Björn - They say good service only shows when something goes wrong; in this case inept couriers ;)
  
• Black Rainbow Project. +1 Brought from Scott twice now....A Top Bloke....Cheers.
  
• Bluerip00 easy transaction
  
• Brig7 - Bike arrived in perfect condition and well packed in about 3 days from Holland + 1 - pleasure dealing with
  
• broken_777 +7 Excellent speedy wheel builds at a great price and mega strong; always good work
  
• Buddha Fingaz +1
  
• Cake - Item as described and pleasure to deal with!
  
• Carl
  
• CasaSteve - Stuff came in a Wiggle box and it was so well packed I actually thought I'd forgotten - about a wiggle order! Plus a good guy.
  
• catfood - bargain wheels and even brought them to Souths for me +1
  
• Chegas - Worked out a good deal, answered all my questions, stayed in touch etc etc.
  
• Cheesecake_intl - great packaging of frame and very easy to deal with
  
• Chompy - Nice wheels as promised, friendly Pm's, and delivery was swift. Cheers ears. +3
  
• ChrisMGS +1
  
• cipolinni +2 Well packaged, missing bit followed shortly afterwards
  
• Citron +1 Very friendly trader!
  
• Colm +4 Shiny Dura Ace by post at good prices, prompt delivery
  
• Cohen - great international transaction
  
• cornelius blackfoot - thanks for the wheels
  
• colnago_costa +26
  
• Crows +1
  
• D- Generate - The guy is an absolute don. Thanks for the light, and best of luck with the babe!
  
• Dalester
  
• 'Dan
  
• Danb - kept me up to date, well packaged and pretty speedy all things considered. +1
  
• darstachy (spent £300+ in one go, did exactly as he said he would)+1
  
• Darwin - fast and cheap
  
• Dazzling - Pleasure to deal with, good comms ;-)
  
• Deegee - Bought some campag crank bolts - very fast delivery, top notch bloke
  
• Dirty Harry +2 (and his brother)
  
• dmczone +4 (very professional and good service)
  
• Dogsballs wheel builds -alarmingly quick but good wheel builds) +2
  
• Doktor P. Although I suspect he's not really a doctor ;-)
  
• Domwarman - Nice easy transaction and good communication.
  
• Doosh - Quick, lots of communication.
  
• Dootroy - Bought some forks- great wrapping with kodak film paper! nice
  
• Downlo - Quicker than Wiggle.
  
• dr fast
  
• drunk - great contact, fast shipment
  
• Dumps, v. helpful seller.
  
• East End Images +6 very cheap and very quick, a lovely chap
  -EdScoble - delivered a wheel to my work when I was in need. helpful and friendly, thanks.
  
• Eightball– great comms and quick post. Excellent deal on bag
  
• Erikfox, Erik supplied me with a lovely Gazelle frame with thanks +3
  
• F34Rthefixed
  
• Fahrgestell - top bloke. joker! and good bit of banter when doing our deal.
  
• Faso
  
• fasteddy – recently purchased a fairly expensive wheelset from me and certainly deserves a bit of recognition for it!
  
• Fixado
  
• Flowmont
  
• Forms
  
• Fox +4
  
• Fruit (Just one of the most helpful people) +1
  
• Germaneddie - bought lots of stuff from him at jumbles and other places. very helpful and good prices +2
  
• Hammo +1 Posted despite saying pick up only and then didn't charge any extra for it. Great guy....This is also for the Condor Pista frame
  
• harlsden - good chap and experienced tourer with lots of stories - straight and honest
  
• Harry Major +1
  
• harv4130 - not only did he post me a cog for free/gratis/nada, he then sorted me a nice stem out for super cheap.
  
• Heythropbikepolosoc - all good
  
• Hilarystone (of course-he's like the lfgss Tesco, but better) +17
  
• heavisides really nice guy, met me at euston, great bike and even better deal.
  
• Hobo - Great seller, kindly posted and in super quick time too!
  
• horatio +1
  
• Howard - Easy comms and good postage times!
  
• i am john - great packing
  
• IAmNotARobot - Made a big diversion to meet me, then gave me stuff for free when I had no change.
  
• IDOnothing
  
• igloo69
  
• jambon - +3, packaging was first rate
  
• Jammy - Top guy, was willing to hold seatpost while funds arrived! And it's the busniz!
  
• Janet Jackson
  
• JD - bought a frame to be sent to australia, ultra smooth transaction, good communication, all round stand up guy. Frame arrived packed excellent, cant wait to deal again.
  
• JC Chapi - Bought a frame. Very well packed. Great communication.
  
• Jed - brought the item to me to make my life easier. Lovely bloke.
  
• Jermaine Jackson
  
• Jessberry, nextday delivery
  
• Jimalex - +3 Honest and trustworthy fella, posted before i paid!
  
• JIMMEH (very quickly delivered.) +2
  
• Joe1983 +3
  
• joelipol Thanks for the lovely red retro jersey....a star!
  
• jonny +1
  -jontizzle91 - good price on Garmin speed sensor (new in box!) and fast post. Cheers
  -Kay nice group set ad fast delivery from Belgium!
  
• Kingcutter +36 [and more besides]
  
• King Saxlingham
  
• KLM - genuinely nice guy, I rate him
  
• knowthejo +1
  -kucharz66 fast delivery and brilliant price!
  
• lae- +1 Good seller, polite, and offered me a drink! Honest too , wheels are just what i needed, thanks
  -leotandph12 - Thank you for the snipe sir. Good man.
  
• leozon - Great international transaction. thanks.
  
• Lew_redd - fast delivery, well packaged and even got insurance on the posting of the frame
  
• loafheads - everything went nice and smooth. thanks for the deal!
  
• longman1971- fast, simple and brilliant deal. Well pleased.
  
• Maelstrom
  
• Malaysian +2 - send me a saddle as good as new, before even having paid, at very reasonable price. cheers / excellent communication, very helpful, well packed frame
  
• Marxist_fixie - + 1 Pleasure to deal with, Got what i wanted the next morning!
  
• mashergirl
  
• MatP - Received a few parts in lovely condition, quite literally as new. safely packed and swiftly delivered. spot on!
  
• maxcrowe (traded seatpost + bought some sweet S75's)
  
• mdcc_tester +3
  
• Mechamorgan - Great comms and pleasure to deal with!
  
• Mechanical_Vandal - good comms and quick postage. Items exactly as described.
  
• Meds
  
• Michael Jackson
  
• miro_0 - Reliable, great price and super quick delivey. 531.
  
• Mr Bump - nice guy!
  
• Mr Cow - +1 Needed rear wheel today, picked up today, great comms, what a gent.
  
• MrLemon - really helpful and well priced, worked around my schedule to meet
  
• Munky + 1 - Had the bars in my hand half an hour after dibsing. Champ.
  
• nefarious
  
• Nickyboy
  
• Nigel182 - Bought from and Sold to - smooth transaction both times.
  
• No1 - Bought a few bits of him on several occasions. Pleasure to deal with. Great guy! Thx;)
  
• ntc
  
• number6 - +6 quickest postage in the land! and good guy to boot.
  
• Nuknow +5
  
• NurseHolliday - went well out of his way to deliver me a part, top chap
  
• Nuts - very helpful in posting a cheap frame that I wasn't able to collect
  
• Orko42 +2 (Quality trader, did everything to make me as happy as possible, top man!)
  
• pajamas - Overdue Anyway, great build, great bike, fair price/top bloke/great wheels. +3
  
• Paramounted +2 (Dealt with 3 times, top bloke!)
  
• papercrate
  
• PeterV +14 (extremely helpful, extremely friendly and sends a well-packed bike fast)
  
• Philosovril
  
• PhilS - Items well packaged and good communication. Decent chap!
  
• Philxthomas +1
  
• Pifko +2
  
• Pistanator +1
  
• Pistoffski +14 (super polite & straight up, delivered just as promised) A true Gent.
  
• Platini
  
• PortsmouthFixedGear - Had to go to portsmouth to trade frames but was worth it - chucked in some very nice parts too
  
• pricey
  
• Prince
  
• ProMarker
  
• Rawrrr - only a small sale but very helpful and friendly
  
• rbh0riz0n - Quick communication, posted asap, & pedals smoother than expected. Bam.
  
• Readview - Sold me a nice frame. Posted next day. Friendly too. Thanks.
  
• Re-cycled +1
  
• Red-biff. Nice guy, easy to deal with, great frame!
  
• Reginald (bought bars months ago - v helpful)
  
• RetroDiCorsa +15 He is the Man!
  
• Roberto (example to follow) +2
  
• rocksteady
  
• richoking - great communication, friendly to deal with and a great price.
  
• RIH (bought bike very well packed from Holland) +13. MF says you a good man
  
• Rik +5
  
• Robertoegg
  
• Rodolfo
  
• roowilliams - picked up some forks - no fuss
  
• Roy_Airs - absolutely chuffed with the saddle, friendly and honest chap. Thanks! +1
  
• RPM
  
• Sacredhart - Lovely bike, good price, good trader. Would recommend
  
• samdaniel +1 winner of best packaged frame award - and best packaged wheels award
  
• sash +4 Very nice, sat and had a cuppa and a free camera to boot!
  
• Sharkstar - went out of his way
  
• Schnitter - 2 good transactions
  
• Sheathy
  
• shinkuu kiss
  
• Shuai - Good transaction, fast shipping, great packaging.
  
• Simplex NL +16 (extremely nice and an excellent bike packer, great bike, perfect condition, great price. excellent communication and good delivery)
  
• Singspeed - punctual. friendly, and good guy. +3
  
• Sirf - couple of things weren't originally perfect and he fixed it up! great guy.
  
• skelator - +1 good price, well packaged and just as described. sorted thanks!
  
• Skully
  
• snowyagain
  
• socialamnesia +7 (very Excellent - total dude- more than helpful. cannot fault.)
  
• Solarider
  
• SoperRiva - Cannot BELIEVE he's not on this list yet! - agreed, the man is a legend - ta henry - super, cannot recommend enough, super cool! +5
  
• spaghettihoops +2
  
• Sparky - Cheers for the cateye!
  
• Spinto - bought some well used Ksyriums at a good price, friendly chap and didn't mind my getting caught in traffic and turning up late...
  
• spin2win
  
• Spotter - +3. I generally like him =))
  
• Stedlocks - nice bike, super condition, great price, lovely guy. Safe.+1 gave up his violet hip pouch for me!
  
• Steelarts +1 This guy sure knows how to pack a bike.
  
• Sumo - +2 Bought forks and headset, lovely job, simple as.
  
• supersonik-zlad - thanks for Les
  
• sushigeezer - bought half link chain and hurley laptop bag today - almost brand new for £20, thanks dude : )
  -swedeee Fast, simple transaction!
  
• teenslain +2 top sowf london geezer
  
• Tee Tee
  
• Tel +22 - friendly, fast and fantastic packaging.
  
• Temper_Temper
  
• Tenderloin - thanks!
  
• The Bonk +4
  
• The_BMX-KId
  
• TheBrick(Tommy)
  
• The Caped Crusader - Quick delivery, 2 days from Lisboa! well packaged, kosher.
  
• TheCrane +2
  
• The devils falcon - +4 Really nice guy and he goes the extra mile with requests
  
• Tilover +2 prompt delivery, and reserved an item for me for a very long time, cheers!
  
• Tito Jackson +1
  
• ToeByeErs
  
• Tombardo- good comms, bike as described, great price
  
• tomd - reliable, very quick postage, items always as promised
  
• tommmmmmm
  
• tomsvoboda - bought a saddle, excellent condition and top bloke
  -Tonydiamond
  
• tsou +1
  
• twiltshire
  
• Unit lost +1 - Nice chap in Lithuania, helpful and prompt.
  
• Upstart - top bloke, I know I'm not the only one.
  
• Varno +9 (Five brilliant transactions, good seller)
  
• velocipede65
  
• Vince +1
  
• VintageBikeCave - found some obscure parts for me then sorted me out with new bits when I found some of the old stuff was worn. Graham & Betty, legends.
  
• Virgil +3 Great price and well packaged - cheers!
  
• wblenkin - +2 > 2 deals, one sale, one buy, both good
  
• weaselyone - pleasure to do business with
  
• Weslito - stand up guy, really nice & easy to deal with
  
• Wharry - Cheers for the setup, well packaged and in pretty much mint condition!
  
• whatok was very easy to contact and meet up with, and friendly once I got there. And gave me what - I wanted for free.
  
• Wicksie
  -Willem
  
• WjPrince
  
• Xander - Excellent guy.
  
• XMAN
  
• Yap
  
• yeahnerdz +3- Good Comms, and a speedy delivery too... Top Bloke. And give out free nuts!
  
• YesNoGame
  
• Yetidamo - good deal!
  
• yogicabbage
  
• Yorkiefix: great deal, came real quick
  
• zieleman +3
  
• 1000archangels
  
• 1894mk2
  
• 313 - Nice wheels. Easy transaction. Thanks, start of the new build.
  
• 36x18 - brilliant service, really quick wheel build turn around :) +2
  
• 606 - Bought a Langster off him, rides sweetly, he even threw in a 3rd tyre, mtb grips and straight handlebars and some road bike shifters
  

My Enigma Etape in winter guise on the hill in N. Cornwall that convinced me I wanted a triple (it was difficult crossing the road to take the photo) and now ready for the summer with the triple (best thing I ever did)

My neck of the woods, don't recognise the hill, but DO recognise the need for a triple every now and then ;)

Apologies for thumbnails - any help in getting proper pics appreciated.

Once you've uploaded the images, go to the attachments icon to manage your uploads, then insert them into your message.

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Nice! Both, very, very nice. Hadn't realised that previous bike was a singular frame, looks good. Bet they ride even better.
Now your singulared, singulareded?....We handglide, they handglided...

Thought I'd bump this thread with my recent Ti acquisitions,

The burls got a new stem and poked the post off the Merlin,

The Merlin got the spacers, well the 2 that came with above stem,

By any chance have any of you Ti lovers got any spare spacers? I need 2 5mm's and a 10mm for the burls. Moots ideally, or a suggestion for an alternative that are the same width and readily available?

Long shot, but dont ask, dont get. And before I order some, has anyone got any?

Ideally I need,

1x 10mm and 2x 5mm's

Cheers!

Haha, got to be done! The leashes are tightening as we speak

I really like my EC90sl's
But having wound ups on both bikes can be cool, just ask Toby d

And B if you want to sell the Enve seatpost... :)

The EC90SL's are indeed a sweet fork and the Burls is spending more time on road than track, so don't mind the extra rake.

As for the Enve post, i must confess it is one of the only bits that i have actually bought new, other than the BB and finishing kit.....never say never, but it's a keeper for now. You'll be first to know otherwise.

They refused to. So I bought the drilled version and put a presta valve with a bullet cap on the end through the hole.

Wound Up Sods!
Sound like a good solution, got a pic?

^^Hah, i wish.

@B&D - btw, What happened with your attempts to get an undrilled version? Still no go?

Hah, bloody wind up this is!!

There's already a Wound up, Plan "A" and now maybe a wound up, Plan "B"

@pistoffski - For those pics^^^^, I literally pulled the Moots inline post out of the Merlin, and put into the burls, note different saddle and didn't fiddle with position as I wanted to get out and try it out.

And yes, to all the rest (wound ups, ti gubbins, etc) which is pretty much where the Merlin is.
It's just gonna take time, as it's all so bloody expensive and most of what you see is secondhand. Plus, I've run out of swapsies and condensed the bike collection, so it'll be little and less often now :(

^^^^^That top image of the 3 (post 72) has my Moots Ti seatpost off the Merlin. Here's a couple more pics with it on,

I can't decide which I prefer, aesthetically speaking.
The ride between swapping stems was notably different, the Enve and moots seatpost is not so distinguishable, for me atm. Ooo, check me, Enve, or moots, hard life ;)

As for the fork, it's a bit hard to say with much certainty as ive just started riding Titanium. I cant compare on this frame as I've not had anything else on it yet. The only frame/fork combo that I can compare the Easton with, was with a wound up fork on the Taylor. the wound up was stiffer, but then the rake was 10mm'ish less. I may be able to tell you more in a week, or so as I may get to try a different fork in the burls.

Your Thomson stem is a 130mm, 25.4 clamp and prob 1-1/8th steerer. All printed on the side, looks like 5 degree rise.

Noticed Merlin cycles have inline Thomson Seatpost on offer at the moment. Think you can get extra 10% as well by signing up.

Link

Link won't work but it's on their homepage

Damn shame about that Flite Post, always fancied one. But I'm a big guy and not sure i need a new arrishole.
How long between top of damage to rails clamp? If it wasn't exposed it would be a bit safer, no? and after a filling with epoxy....and a steel insert.... ;)