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Cheers Oswald

It is very dissapointing as I though I was getting a ready to ride bike.
Used and with some scuffs here and there but nevertheless all functioning.

Unfortunately there are another two issues I have identified:

1) If you look closely in the last pic (pic 5 above) you will notice that the cable boss/stop is cracked. (I am not to fussed about the rust as it will clean out) but I am worried about the crack.

2) The top spring housing of the rear derailleur and 1 of the 8 moving cornerns of the parallelogram are cracked.

I bough the bike from a fellow LFGSS member who was selling on behalf of someone else. He has been very helpfull so far. I am hoping that we will not have to go into arguments.

I bough the bike complete €450. I know my costs (for used parts) will be more or less as follows to make the bike safe and functional:

1) Carbon Fork (1" uncut) : €100 - €150
2) Stem/headset/ top cup: €50
3) Rear derailleur (Campy record titanium): €50 (for not titanium)

I don't have the patience to wait for used parts to turn up but I guess I will have to pick up the premium for new parts!

Given I paid €450 for the complete bike, do you think I should be refunded if I was to take care of the problems myself?

Cheers guys!

No other issues with the bike as far as I can see! The carbon fork was a weight saving at some point during the life of the bike.

Yes shim is home made and to small, hence stem overstretches when tightened.

In order to talk to the seller my understanding is that I will need a fork and the top cap/ starnut & bolt.

I assume that the spacers (1")/ headset (see pics above) and stem will still do!

Unfortunately no forks on the forum will do (I need 25cm + steerer if I will be lest with any height adjustment options).

a couple of thoughts

If I replace the top cup with a threaded top cup would I be able to get away with no top nut to hold it in place?? Can the quill adaptor with the spacers hold it in place, or is it bound to loosen up every now and then??

The stem is 1 1/8" shimmed which is not ideal! Are 1" stems available??

Cheers mate !
I am more familiar with threaded headsets/forks so I know exactly what you mean!
From what I see though the fork was cut to short for fitting the top cup + nut of the threaded headset!

Since this is a 62cm frame with a long head tube there is a good chance that the carbon forks came from another shorter frame!

Any ideas ??

Greetings to the group !!

I have received the lovely Frondriest I have purchased from the forum and I am currently working on cleaning/adjusting/overhauling to my liking!

The bike seems to have an improvised headset/fork/cockpit set-up.

It has a short threaded carbon fork and it is using a quill stem adaptor with spacers to extend the fork up to the point where the stem is attached.

See pics below.

My problem is that there is a lot of play in the headset which is impossible to remove.
The quill stem adaptor does not seem to pull the system tight as it should.

Any ideas on how to address this issue? Is it a limitation of the setup??

Nigel is out so Arione still up for trade !

pmed you with email address so we can share pics.

hi, purchased this Arione CX white with black for my Fondriest X-status but decided that I prefer all black.

Saddle is BNIB, see pic:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/abzm1bjo8hqarkq/IMG_20130906_102418.jpg

Looking to trade with all black Arione CX (or similar) in new or as new condition.

Would also be interested in a Brooks saddle (Swallow, Team, etc).

If interested drop me a line (or pm).

Cheers

George

I contacted him asking how he acquired the bike! Below is his response!
I should say, top marks for good...communications !!!

[SIZE=2]D**ear lsegeorge,

**got it 6 months ago from gumtree they gave me a evans green book with it thanks

[/SIZE]- tolpuddle-corner

v nice!!

Best LFGSS thread ever!
Well done guys !

Hi mate, your post works more as a bump so no worries!

I had no responses though! I am not sure how active this part of the forum is??

I am not even sure if there are any alternatives to the ridiculously expensive post office !!

The online stores (wiggle, CRC, etc) seem to be enjoying much better rates via the corporate couriers.

Does anyone have a clue how to reach these couriers??

Amazing !!!

Cheers

Do you mean losen the screw to bring the jockey wheels closer to the large sprocket? (or the oposite?)

Greetings to the group!

Is anyone aware of a reasonably priced service for shipping a pair of 700mm wheels from UK to Cyprus.

The seller has quoted £82 excluding insurance (£100 including insurance) which is ridiculous!!

Any input appreciated!!

Okay time to report progress.

I received the veloce 9 speed rear dérailleur today.
I replaced the jockey wheels with my 8 speed tacx wheels and fitted the dérailleur to the bike.

PROBLEM SOLVED !!!

The group indexes properly !!!

Conclusion my old dérailleur was not suitable for index shifting.

I still get some noise from the jockey wheels when stretching the chain (i.e. large front and rear sprocket) but I think its from mixing brands KMC chain/ campy dérailleur/ tacx jockey wheels

Lovely bike and nice price !
Have a bump and good luck with the sale!

700€ ???????

Cheers, will see how it works out !
Should I replace the jockey wheels of the veloce with my 8 speed jockey wheels?

Cheers Jon

I tried both routings but no improvement!
The channel for the cable on my derailleur is actually on the top site!
Like this pic:

routing the cable under the bolt made things worse !

I guess per the previous posters my derailleur is not indexed shifting compatible !

Thank you for the offer!

I bought a Veloce 9 speed from the group which is on its way.
If it doesnt solve the problem:
http://www.lfgss.com/thread111807.html#post3785274

I will contact you for the Athena !

Bargain !!!

Bump for a good seller !

That was quick! Have a free bump!

Cant go wrong : -)

Cheers !

Hi all

I was able to find a Veloce 9 speed rear mech to purchase.

Before purchasing I wanted to see if anyone can confirm that it will function properly with my 8 speed ergos and Cassette?? (i.e. does it have the same cable pull actuation ratio).