Oh, it's ugly...

sarajoy

....but I like it! Shall I?

http://bristol.gumtree.com/bristol/26/41607726.html

lost_in_thought

It's the 'rust removal' bit that I don't like... if it's just surface rust it's fine, but if it's gone any deeper....

Saying that, it's only a tenner....

sarajoy

Well exactly, I only want it for something to sling around town, I still worry about my new one looking tasty and shiny to would-be-thieves...

soy_sauce

go for it sara.

rolf_f

If the worst comes to the worst, for 10 quid you could almost certainly make a healthy profit by later ebaying it.

sarajoy

Indeed.

Have pinged off an email, will see if I get a reply!

I like the neon! It WILL be adorned with spokey-dokes!

If it's not gone, I'm in two minds whether to leave knobblies or put slicks on it. There are some nice trails around here which are rather a pain on my current 28mm slicks, a bit bumpy and gravelly and occasionally muddy...

gabriel959

that is an atrocious piece of bike in my eyes - it is not a tenner though as you will need to change the tyres and a few more things.

sarajoy

Atrocious is the point, I only need me to like it

MartinGT

A vomit coloured bike, cool

dirk_van_gently

I am somewhat bemused by the phrase

"It has a stand
Ideal for the summer months"

Why does having a stand make it ideal for the summer months?

at the price £10, it is £9.99 too much

sarajoy

But but but.... and I could even get (rather pricey and heavy I know) tyres to match.... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=12385

boneyjoe

The bench looks quite good too - love the grapevine ironwork - see if they'll throw it in for £12!

sarajoy

Hrm, just realised the seatpost looks rather rust-coloured... wonder if it's jammed...

greg66_tri_v2.0

sarajoy wrote:

Hrm, just realised the seatpost looks rather rust-coloured... wonder if it's jammed...

Pretty much precisely the smart-alec comment I was about to make.

Except I'd put a tenner on it being jammed.

Greg T

sarajoy wrote:

Wonder if it's jammed...

Wonder no longer - it's shagged.

New chain, new tyres and inner tubes, cables will be rubbish, cable guides perished, new seat post.

100 notes for the above before you start to do the work.

Spend 100 quid and save yourself the pain.

Buy it if you want it - if you like ugly your life will be full of opportunities!

sarajoy

Well if it's not gone that'll be the first question I'll ask. Worth a look anyway, it might be jammed at exactly the right height

jimjamyaharr

I have to agree with GregT hear, it needs alot of money and TLC!
But who can put a price on happyness

sarajoy

Indeed, we all need a hobby, and maybe mine is flogging a dead horse!

roger_merriman

sarajoy wrote:

Well if it's not gone that'll be the first question I'll ask. Worth a look anyway, it might be jammed at exactly the right height

it will likely be very worn but as long as that's ok go for it!

soy_sauce

you can get one of these for £50.99...


the best part is.... it come with 6 tennis balls for free!! :roll:

for the retro 60's colour you can always paint it yourself.

jimjamyaharr

A project like this would definatly help you understand cycle maitaninse

jangle

GRIM!!! If you do get it then you will have to lock it up far away from the Brizzle social club! Not sure our friendly drunk would even ride that

sarajoy

Teeheehee, it's free.

Sadly can't pick it up tonight and won't have the car for a week-and-a-bit beginning this evening, but she seems happy to hold onto it until I have it back. Niiice!

gabriel959

If it is free then yeah go for it, you can always dump it if its borked forever.

sarajoy

Not free-free, still a tenner - but I mean it isn't taken

prawny

My sister used to have a mens townsend mtb like that in about 1990. I nicked it once and me and a mate went over the local motocross track, I binned it trying to double some whoops and it didnt die!

Good times :?

Greg T

prawny wrote:

I binned it trying to double some whoops and it didnt die!

I recognise that the above sentence is composed of words I recognise, a smattering of verbs and such( if to "to bin" is a verb). However they seem to convey nothing at all to me that I could recognise as a sentence or meaning.

How do you double whoops and what's a whoops in the first place?

Rich158

Greg T wrote:

prawny wrote:

I binned it trying to double some whoops and it didnt die!

I recognise that the above sentence is composed of words I recognise, a smattering of verbs and such( if to "to bin" is a verb). However they seem to convey nothing at all to me that I could recognise as a sentence or meaning.

How do you double whoops and what's a whoops in the first place?

Don't rise to it Prawny, it's not worth trying to explain it to the old boy. I know exactly what you meant, I still try to double whoops now and I'm old enough to be DDD's dad

Jay dubbleU

Oh goody - an earwax coloured bike - Sara if you put spokey-dokes on that you'll increase its value by 300%

prawny

Rich158 wrote:

Greg T wrote:

prawny wrote:

I binned it trying to double some whoops and it didnt die!

I recognise that the above sentence is composed of words I recognise, a smattering of verbs and such( if to "to bin" is a verb). However they seem to convey nothing at all to me that I could recognise as a sentence or meaning.

How do you double whoops and what's a whoops in the first place?

Don't rise to it Prawny, it's not worth trying to explain it to the old boy. I know exactly what you meant, I still try to double whoops now and I'm old enough to be DDD's dad

For GregT

Greg T

Are they "whoops" or is it a dead heat in the worlds biggest Chocolate Log icing competition?

Doublng whoops is jumping two at a time?