Recent content by wadsy

Now £875 ono

Now £950 ono

Reduced 👍

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Advertising on behalf of my good friend Stubbsy: previously active on here a few years ago, but now trading his pedal powered bikes for ones with engines!... Surly Pugsley Black Ops Original purchase price: £1800 + upgrades Excellent condition; very little use. Fitted with... Big Fat Larry...

Cardboard etc to cover frame, bubble wrap etc to pad around. Ideally in a box with a brace between the dropouts. You'll need to go on the Parcel Force website with the dimensions and weight of the package. From memory!.. I'd guesstimate roughly 4/5kg. Approx 100x60x20 - should give a rough...

I've always used Parcel Force

What finish are you after?... Polished/shiny Brushed Matt

Pace :cool:👍

SIDs come apart easily too, and can be painted :) The 'zochi is a good option though. I did this custom SID and bike for a friend's daughter...

I hope you can do a build thread - be good to see your resto process 👍 :) Cheers Wadsy

Many thanks for all your help in the past Tim. Wishing you all the best for a happy retirement.

@Monkeeee01 - the 32mm stanchion SID you have is pretty good and once serviced/tuned is a nice fork. The Fox may well be more stable (esp if you use a through axle) and perhaps more advanced... I'm not that familiar with more modern forks. I can do the travel adjustment on the SID, or you'd...

@Monkeeee01 - why not try the SID you have first?... it looks like it may be at 80mm travel atm, but by removing the internal spacer it'll be 100mm. When I've fitted forks that are too long for a frame, the steering loses it's smoothness - it hits a point where the bar and wheel quite quickly...

Sorry, it's not something I can do at the moment. As mentioned in post #12 of this thread, it's very difficult, and a major "pita". Also, the state of my health means I can't cope with it (or hardly anything else) either. I may possibly (health dependent) look into different processes next...