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Wheels would be £110 with tyres, tubes and 17t cog... Still not splitting until cranks +bb are also wanted, but thanks for the interest!

Thanks! Will definitely look into auckland. I'll try borrowing/hiring a beacon, seems a bit pricey for me.
I'm starting to think my bike may not be so suitable, as it has no bottle cage mounts, or proper brazings for panniers... Also it can only manage a 6-speed block. Should I work with it,or just sell it on and buy something more modern?

Snow is £5 per kg posted. I can shape this into snowballs for an extra £2 for the time.

I've also had an offer for the rear wheel. I will split if anybody will take the cranks and bottom bracket.
For forks I think I paid £50, so would like that for them (will include the top cap and some spacers if required)
The frame would be £140
Cranks+chainring (49t miche performance) £60
Carbon firbre bottom bracket, 107mm square taper, £25

If these prices change your mind or seem unreasonable let me know. To be clear, it is simply not worth my while to split unless I am confident in also selling the bb+cranks. Thanks!

Yeah well, I just checked Air New Zealand and they allow bikes as your hold luggage so long as it is packed pretty tightly, which is great news! Assuming I can get all of my stuff to pack into a carry on bag... anyway, that was a great suggestion thanks a bunch!

I'll also look into multi-use tyres, at the moment all of my bikes have smooth 23c tyres, also a good point :)

Does anybody know what phone reception etc is like? As I'll be going alone I'd like to be safe in the knowledge that if my bike becomes unrideable or i am badly hurt I'll be able to make contact.

Asking £500 ONO. I am in cambridge, so this will need picking up within say a 10 mile radius. There is a fast train from kings cross to cambridge for any londoners! If there is enough demand for the components I may split, so let me know if you're interested and I may decide to split.

Dolan Track champion frame, I think it is 56 or 58cm. I will check if neccessary.
Carbon Forks
Varno fixed/free wheelset, 700c, gatorskins (quite new)
Carbon fibre bottom bracket
Alu cranks, i think they are omnium copies
carbon seatpost
... I guess you can see the rest. I can supply with different handlebars if these aren't your style, I have some airwings and some sprint drops. Also I could change the pedals too, I have some MKS GR9 pedals (no clips on them though) or some single sided SPD pedals.

I actually don't have a shortage of bikes, I have a dawes galaxy, a super galaxy and a holdsworth, the only issue I thought of was transport! I'll definitely look into Air New Zealand if that is the case! I'll look around for a tent then, I was hoping to not need one but I'm sure it'll be worth it.
Thanks for all the advice everyone! :)

Thanks! I've never actually done any off road riding, but it couldn't hurt to try. I've been hearing about their roads, kind of makes me want to find alternative routes but there don't seem to be many.

I should be going some time around october/november, but I want to make sure I have things to do and so on, my girlfriend's brother went without a plan and ended up cleaning toilets for a couple of weeks on his gap year!

The furthest south I have planned so far is kaikoura, but if you wouldn't mind that would be amazing, i'd get to see much more of the south island! Both on the east coast so it should be a fairly straight forward journey as well (over a couple of days naturally) :)

ah thanks, looks like a good book! Are you camping at all or going to motels etc? I'm not sure which to do! I'd rather be there than here, I have work at 7:30 outdoors in the snow :(

Not planning to split unless there is interest in all/almost all of the parts, but I'll let you know! Also I forgot to mention the frame is either a 56cm or 58, can't quite remember but i'll check if you want me to be more specific

Going to new zealand on a gap year, so need money. My holdsworth from previous pages is still available, as is the falcon and dawes galaxy. I am also selling my Dolan, and I'm going to ask £500 ONO. Any questions about it feel free to ask!

yeah I was there 3 years ago for some hiking, but didn't get any cycling in. It was a beautiful place, I think I will enjoy it more from the saddle :) I was planning on mostly wearing summer clothes and packing lightly so a week of rain could ruin me... I'll have to buy a lightweight coat or something

ah cheers, sorry I should've noticed that thread... I guess that answers my question about shipping, no way I can afford £300+ to ship one of mine. Also that route "the forgotten world highway" looks like it'll be worth doing if I have the energy!

I'm planning a Tour of New Zealand for part of my gap year, and I was wondering if anybody on here has ever done any cycling there? I have a friend in kekerengu (south island, east coast), one in Taupo and another in Auckland, so the plan is to join the dots as it were. I'll need to stop in more places than that, and I don't want to miss anything that is worth a few days detour as I doubt I'll be in NZ again for years. Also as money will be tight, if anybody has a friend or relative that wouldn't mind giving me somewhere to sleep and shower for a night, or even a job for a couple of weeks that'd be extremely helpful! This will also be my first solo tour, and my second ever tour, so any advice would be appreciated!
Also, I am planning on buying a bike on arrival and selling on departure... is this a good idea?
Another thought is that I could also fly over to Australia and do a little bit of cycling there, but I have no contacts so any thoughts at all are welcome on that front! Thanks in advance!

Dawes galaxy here
http://www.lfgss.com/thread99341.html

I'll let you know if I do :)

So yeah... I quite like this, but it is too large and I need funds for my gap year in a few months time. I am asking £450.

Components:
Dawes Galaxy 531 Frameset, 60cm seat tube
Shimano 105 Wheels, 8-speed cassette on there at the moment
Cranks, BB, Front and back mech and brake levers all shimano 105
alhonga deep drop brakes
Campag fluted seatpost
Turbo saddle
Shimano Ultegra bar end shifters
MKS GR9 pedals, or without for like £15 less

I am in cambridge, so can probably meet up somewhere nearby. Alternatively there is a direct train route to london so that is also an option.
If I've left anything out let me know!

I have one of these, £6.99. Not sure how much p&p is though http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/origin8-clamp-on-double-frame-cable-stop-prod26491/

Just in case you don't know, www.sheldonbrown.com is very useful, I used it a lot for my first build.
You need to know the size of headset you will need, the wheel size, the seatpost size, what bottom bracket length/thread and all sorts.
Maybe post a pic of your frame and any stuff you have under the current projects thread, lots of very helpful people read those.

What is the OLN of the rear hubs? might take a set I think I am looking for 126mm but I'll check. Also got any more info on that guitar? I assume it is just a beginners one

Hate these people... I'll keep an eye out. I do have a prolite wheel you could have for £40 with a tyre but not exactly the same league as phil wood

Agreed it is a bit much. I was putting my holdsworth up for £250 and as a geared bike has a lot more to it... incidentally:
Here is the falcon frame in a previous build. with a headset and bottom bracket I'd say £50, got some other parts lying around if you need any of them.

The red bike is my holdsworth, £250 would be lovely. It has shimano 600 parts apart from the brakes which are 105. at the moment is in need of tape and possibly a bottom bracket service.

I think I put my galaxy (green) up for £500 so I'll drop that to £450

yeah i've got a bb and headset, call it like £50? I'm so lazy, I didn't get round to pics. I'll do it tomorrow, promise

i was thinking just the frame for that, although I can include a bunch of other parts as I have loads of spares. I'll think about how much it's all worth and take some pics of everything this evening

I have a blue falcon (reynolds tubing but not 531). I think it is 60cm, and £35 would do me.